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‘The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 28, 2004 -A15 -

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THE. REPOSSESSION of New Skeend. Forest Products’:
trucks.and equipment ‘by the’ City. of Terrace has come to |.
an end when. the last of what was seized by -bailiffs on]
ily council ‘orders. last November was returned Jan. 22.. PUERTO VALLARTA VARADERO
: The. estimated: cily expense: was’ $8,000°to -haul-thé: | - Decameron Los Cocos. - Villa Tortuga. Laurel
‘eauipment away ‘Jo its public: works: yard. on Graham | ” All Inclusive - Eeanemy room gine ‘7: All Inclusive - Hotel room : ? nights
+ Ave.,.but-it has.not paid. td. move. the ‘gear back ‘to Ne! Fobuary 14° $4399). February a: aa 81287, _
wy Skeena's. yard, ; os 7  § _
H i an Febi 21: 1299. ; Februa ‘6 7 1569: '
poe “We-iold- ‘them: to. come: ‘gel it ahd'send us: thie: bill, a a nary La fel y Bi eee F
Us --ouneillor David ‘Hull: ‘Said, -adding that expense: can, gel: ; Royal’ Decameron: Gomipiex oo binds ancas - rr i
. settled al the: same. time as. the company’s 5 uripaid prop- ‘| All Inclusive ; ‘Hota! room © woo Penighta «24 hr AU Inclusive - Hotel room, : gape
pt | erty, taxes. a : Febniary 14 - : “$1529. : Fabruary ° an me $1849 '
oe. The’ city ‘had: planned t to. »giliekly, sell the: seized. equip ‘February a - ; posit eee a “$2059 .
a ‘Skene eee samme “of: the $2, J million it: says: New, CANCUN:  Bahla Prinelpe: Varadero. eh
ae WES. ; Og: hr Alt irelusive - Hotel room Pcie
ous “Justice ‘Donald Bicnner ordered i in. ‘Dicember that tthe Oasis Viva Cancun’ Februar a $1777 7
ear ‘equipment be returned: to.the cormpany. 0 . . All inclusive - Hotel room.” ay ay : g vi
; Meanwhile a ‘new: report. of court-appoinied'r monitor. February 6 oe “February 15. Se ans 2039. oe
t ' PricewaterhouseCoopers indicates all-is proceeding ac: | ra 7 : ; hentashteslie ere Se SSB
.Leording to-plan’;with the twin -process to” gather’ offers emuany, - eee
van from: ‘prospective: buyers: ‘while: allowing. New ‘Skeena’s. » [PUNTA CANA® 7
~ Cowners to’ continue to ry td raise financing. “ + AB Indlusive : otal room we ts -Ocean Cana’ Beach Resort” 1
“oo No details were’ révealed - about” progress on. either: February 60 “| All inclusive + Hotel room. 7 nts 4
m3 “rack, but. the: deadline for: offers, to ou. New: ‘Skeena. ex- ff “Februar an 7 February 6; 12,18 - $1597.
‘pirés on Friday.” Pats i vy ’ = > | seide diay 8 on hee ;
oO Next week | the’ ‘monitors. are to review: “the: offers and: “vancoueen oeanmunes. visstrpario ie “ls tc booking dlucount,censtion app atin .
me “consult with secured’ creditors : who consist of NWBC oe ree era ocn ’ json GASES aes aa ite aa
~’lowners” Dar’, Veniez “and George etly; pls their pulp Fog #00188 8 eEDQOGAAy. BE Rey ACISUF ESOE. _

OG ; marketing: ‘partner ‘Cellmark.:
“. *The monilors: would: then: recommend: a. ‘coursé of. ac
tion when: “they: appear again before ‘thie: judge on Feb.-9.
a One ‘option*is. also: a. ‘liquidation. sale, and the latest
report. indicates the monitors have gathered. estitnates of”
what: might be raised through a total. liquidation: B
The: report’ shows: ‘New Skeena’s owners.didn't have to:
“pump quite ag ‘much: money. in-as- expected ‘thanks. to &
_ GST: refunds ‘and’ higher, than expected land: Sale, values
'Jn-recent weeks. - :
-"The ¢ompany. had $327, 000 éash’ on banda as s of Tan: 9
ae but i is projected: to burn: through . that and: an additional
. $99 000: NWBC is S excetedta: Tivest :in 1 the: tun UP: to:

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ALL OF THE equipment and other material seized
from New Skeena Forest-Products last: fall: by the
“city so-it could: be’ sold to recoup unpaid: taxes has _
now been. returned. B.C; Supreme Court Justice:
Donald Brenner ordered the equipment returned:

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| MT had heard :

Feb. = and the last of it went: back. dan. 20. 3 way upslairs to.” - glass of wile:
4 the dining room. Having perused the wine list, he asked why we only
(0 prepare for.” -had one non-B.C. red wine available by the glass?,

inner service’. After I countered-with “Is there a problem with thal -
Lwas unsilte if ..--- sic?".hé replied "B.C. red wine sneks":, mn
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By jEFF NAGEL sie ve been down | over. two and cut property ronly.,

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at the’ ‘Site:

berfor: Skeéna-Cellulose..

we "TERRACE ‘PRECUT. wants city:

-.. permission to” ‘begin. Storing: ‘and .”
‘ “entting logs on its. ‘property. cat’ the,..t
comer, of: Keith. ‘Aye, and. ‘Braun a

‘to’ $750, 000: to: build a: stall sawmill

do custom drying. and: ‘cutting ‘of tum:

‘But Skeena’s” ‘shutdown’ and the:
2 Failure so far ‘of hew owners to. restart .-

trom’ them. Bul’ it didn’t happen.”

“Takhar now’ ‘wants to: strike out on
. his ‘own -for a:timber licence. so that’

2 " Owne? Mo Takhar says 5 he’ fopes Me. doesn’t depend on. a Taree a -

stable partner for business. “
“He- said he. hopes to, obtain a ‘fo

“esr ligence 10° log.‘arqund 50,000.
= -eubic: metres: ‘a: year’ worth, of: saw
logs; ‘possibly. timber. Skeeria. tailed

‘6 cut while it was, down...

‘firm’ s, ‘application: to. allow -raw: ‘log.
- Storage and: processing’ on ‘the: north- :

a half years,” hé said: “I was waiting: ~
for Skeéna, Cellulose to get - supply.

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“there. | Sons am
An. 1994 neighbours or “ihe: value
added . mill: protested: ‘Terrace: -Pre=:,.
cuts: plans. at that time to. expand
and. add: al dry kiln which- ‘they. said oS
“was‘contrary t6°the’ allowed" uses’ in’ a."

City: Souncil i is “considering - his

= City. planier- David Block recom-
mended. approval ” as. long’ as. the
~maini“entrance is ‘reloéated to: Keith
and- the: logs. ‘enter through

light-industriat 3 ‘Zone.

‘Residents: then’ warned failing: 10
“ diawi a ‘line ‘would: lead to - even |
heavier: industrialization ‘ “Of, their’ -

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2 tne inthe Naas thas teh ak ‘ernmost, portion’ of. the. Terrace Pre-

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