Find ‘out why. ‘a. brand: new. ‘sports organization. ‘is right'on target . maT \SPORTS BB commissioners are ‘OK with, ar: [ | offi iciating, at gay: and lesbian . weddings \NEWS - Al4. Find out what's S shaking , with: Dr. Fishy, a QUIT, : 00 rus 76 GST. ag . ($1:10 plus 8¢°GST: -. |: outside af the Terrace sareay _ By J JEFF NAGEL Products. —— seven yeas. ago “and°is alow Hang to. TEMBEC : president and. CEO Frank “1 Dottori says his - firm is. -considering. A an investment in New ‘Skeena Forest : ‘ revive under New.Skeena: * - ‘ The parallels aren't lost'on. Dottari. -“Jthink it would:be-an interesting t a “of history to-start-up a mill together and - » directors, : Pes : ; “New Skéena has’ likewise struck deals” a te" cut wages by 20 per cent in exchange Ce ~ for profit sharing, among’ “other . Cost. . , culling reforins. ’ ": : “We Te” : “perhaps a lie shown much more ofa flair for tisk: fs © Petty.” en joyed : -speclacular “run. more’ e° ; “conservative,” Dottori said, “George has’: “Sometimes. when you ply 4 double or nothing- you ‘don’t. win,’ remembers.” “We - are.” obviously.” “ooking ‘at 5 bring i it'to success and maybe come back. °_ International.” “Paper closed. “thet turing. - industry He said Petty: does. not get ‘enough _ and: reviewing: whether. ‘Skeena - is. an. and: ‘do ‘another type. of project ‘with a” Temiscatiing mill i in 1972, Dattori ‘said, disasters into successes ceredit foi what he's done-to- build’ ‘the. . opportunity. for. us,"”. Dottori” tld. The. ‘similar mill. that’ s shut down," he said... triggering 550. layoffs. i front New. Brunswick. forest. industry throughout Canada. - ’ Standard Friday. from his Temiscaming, “ Quebec: office. “More. than that. T can “t : confirm or say at.this time:” Tembeo’s 1973 birth: i in ‘Temiscaming, : where: it rescued ’a shut-down pulp . mill and a town that was on'the rapes.’ -° One -of ‘Dottori’s partners then and - co-founder of Tembec was George Petty, - who went on-to. run: Repap Enterprises: ‘ Any. Tembec . investment - in “New oN Skeena would depend on a solid business. eee “case, Dottori ‘stressed. A deal with Tembec would reunite old partners ‘and: ‘draw: strong paralléls’ with” AL: ‘Temiscaming -. “Tt will be. sentimental, ” Dottori said. “of rejoining Petty; “It won't be factual in, ~ the decision-making proecis, But it will’ : bea nice touch.” 7 wo -enigepieneur, “unionized: workers “ and governments * ~ joined forces to save the. mill and’ forge “ acomipany with employee profit-sharing, ~ _ “There:was.a bit. of a struggle for 13 * “honths" to reactivate: the mill,” he: said.: “We took over the-mill and :re-invested’ -in the mill. "Today-at the job site there are -4,250° people. working there.”. ; “Now we have'10, 000 ‘employees. atid . “58 plants across Canada; thie U.S. Chile : - and France,” Dottori said a * Petty -and -the ‘other. three ‘Tembec _ - coe -founders “parted ‘in 1977 when Petty. : Petty: was ‘unavailable: for! comment . a and New: Skeena president Dan Neniéz . ‘declined -to discuss potential investors... “We're talking io a. number of people at oc “the moriént,”: Veniez. said. Court: “appointed © ‘Dottori~ - SZ ~" said. “George was very "siccedsful, and) * _he'missed one, :That’ 8 what Everybody. ~ “monitors Be PricewaterhouséCoopérs. have: reported. that’ New Skeena’s owners have been’ in’ left to:run Repap_ and | pursue his. own: ‘talks witha “significant industry: player” investment atyle. «that could i invest, $20 million. New demands — could scuttle — sawmill deal By JEFF NAGEL .. ‘GITANYOW : demands ‘that’ the. buyers of Kitwaniga an ‘Lumber | agree to make regular payments: in, exchange: for the band’s cooperation ate threaténing to scuttle the deal... - Westex Alberta last: month: strick.a deal to ‘buy thes. - ‘Kitwanga sawmill from: New. Skeena Forest Products for. $6.5 million ‘Spread out over ‘several months... : ® as ‘The.companics hope for approval of the timber licence - ‘transfer this week, with, the sale closing within another six _ days... an But’ main’ “Westex shareholder’ Baljit. Gill. last week : - wamed the. addition of extra-conditions could end the-sale.: “If such conditions are put ont then naturally the sale will. my “not go throtigh,”; she said. . oye. _ The Gitanyow | ‘have proposed Westex pledge: to, pay the ae ; band an as-yet-undetermined: amount of. money on-every; - cubic. metre, of umber. harvested, as well as: various: other, fs - payments. : os A Jan. 13: drat proposal ‘entitled’ “Timber Harvesting wo Cooperation’ Agreement”: “Would - alsa - require ‘Westex cooperate with Gitanyow land-use planning and. work to: increase the number of jobs for the ‘Gitanyow and. other: Ce ‘local people. oe "What" we're’ “proposing: there | ds: for: discussion,” Pee . Gitanyow: chief negotiator. Glen. Williams said: “We: have: - ee . _ : e absolutely no intention of.scaring anybody off." ne es — — ">. -Skeeria MLA Roger Harris said’ sawmill employers fear - TANYA GAUVIN of the Terrace Anti -Poverty Group Society stands by cupboards \ which were Searched bya mid: that 8 exactly ‘what‘could happen. re fall: part and 2s night burglar Jan. 20. A.break-in may not be unusual nowadays but this thief was hungry because food was eaten. | everyone's vost call rans au ‘ng iets : Gauvin and others say it is a sign. of things tc to come as. S:peope.P become r more desperate to find food because of |. . two. Sides together. - social program cuts. a _ “Harris” ‘said the’ ‘Gitanyow. proposal. ‘was! an “nitiad 7 and Skeena Cellulose, which . the lost,‘ ownership and control-via the. board of.” - contribution to the industry.” . He's negotiating. from: a beginning pasition and think a : 7 they* Il find resolytion,” Harris: said. “Everyone ¢ on- all sides ee seems. well motivated to’ make this work." | * position, adding he has cautioned: Williams the conipany is. a — By JENNIFER LANG: ° : not.a corporate titan with. deep pockets, aE - coun THE actions. of a. burgiar w who broke ‘into a. downtown: ‘office. and had ‘a. ‘ate night snack be-a'sigh of the desperation to’ come for 7 people on welfare?’ Tanya Gauvin, executive director of Teirace’ Anti- -Poverty, thinks 50.: On Jan. 20, Someone... broke into the ‘society's, Park. Ave. office i in ‘the . middle of the night... ~ Whoever’ it was. made,“a bbee-line for the society's. meagerly-stocked slaff kitchen, where. they helped. thenisel ves tod couple of stale buns.” that had been there: since before Christmas, and : a few syrupy sips of condensed milk. : Me “There’s so’ much. they: could have take,” Gaivin said. . . “TD think this i isa ‘tale. representation of what ; is yet'to come, We're here:to help people - = they. a : - preview of. the. desperation. people are feeling. : How ironic is. that — you: break: into. an. anti: “poverty. organization,” she said. “I can see. the: don't need t6 break in.” ‘The burglar appears: ‘to have taken a can. ‘of 7 " pasta sauce out of the cupboard and Placed it “ on i the’ ‘counter before the alarm 4 vas 3 iggeed, alerting RCMP, es : “The: person - fled: ‘througti: the. front’ door; leaving two-plastic bags behind: One contained - “a pack of matches: Several’ ‘cigarette butts from, office. ashtrays were strewn ‘around: «Nothing ‘else appears to have. been ‘taken, a even: though.'the burglar -would. have. walked... passed. ‘deiks, - filing: cabinets, computers, and: “+: fax! machines; new. ‘toys. and-éven a’ child’s bike. Staff. say ‘i's the-first. time: the ‘Terrace: : -Anti-Poverly office has ever been the target of a a break, atid enter.: _ ~The. ‘incident’ rated: her: emphiyesi; ‘but -Gauvin ‘said she’ would. be reluctant to: press a charges even if she. found ‘out who ‘the culprit: “WAS. a think it's 5 tellective. of: ‘he ‘cuts, Ir Sa : " circumstanices 6 that would make them do that” : Oy "On April 1; an-unknown, number of Teirace-. ; residents. are threatened with: being cut off. J- ‘welfare, ‘when.a new: two-year’ time: Jimi for —. “. people- considered. -employable'” comes: into i + effect. oe id. So far. thie provincial goveriiment has tefusid 2 he _ to publicly: state“how. many ‘welfare recipients’. - willbe affected, but officials have offered vague |" “assurances, that the information. will be teleased a: soon, », Like. -other froniline:. ‘service “agencies, . . Terrace. Anti: Poverty, Group’ Sociely which | : ‘offers: a range of advocacy services ‘and runs. ov a Second’ hand’ “Free ‘Store”’ of .clothing and « |". household: items — ‘has. already been bracing a itself for the impact of the.culs. = a Until: then, ‘Gauivin has -a: “messige for the, ae hungry thief: “Come ‘and see’us-~ you-don’t | chave.. to. break - in. And “thank: you . for not. _ ransacking the office.” -_ . +: Hartis.said‘it’s not unprecedented to. strike a: deal. that a : involves: a company paying money to an: aboriginal band aS ; : part of operating In their territory. _ “Oui govertiiment is.out there: encouraging businesses to , ‘pariner with First, Nations,” he ‘added. : oo. "| deal-with Westex could also: pave, the way for the a “Gitanyow. to’ resurtie tatks aimed: ‘at getting their own ~ ~ timber-licence from’ the, province, Harris said, adding. the’: “ company’ 8. mill and i ey band timber, licence would be a good cat : Williams ‘said Gilanyow hereditary chiefs have pledged A © to.give Westex first opportunity to buy: logs if the Gitanyow: oe . ‘obtain their own timber: supply: , . :- Williams said the Gitanyow. approached the compaiiy’ fo” | enisure they sée eye-to- reye. on- timber harvesting: and, Other, . : plarining | issues.” ; THe said it’s‘more elfective and provides: more certainty a and. security the earlier that" s dane. “What we want todo. “js ensure. this business is viable and our interests are : being fe taken into account," ” he added, me Cont'd Page AD a re _ Junior high phase out ont tap tonigh . TEACHERS want assurances they won't be left out of the loop when. it comes to the future of high schools; Planning councils: at the three schools meet: with school: district officials tonight over a plan to phase ou out the j Junior high school: system by September 2005. - The district plans to move to common grade groupings for Grades 8:12, in order. to bring high schools here 4 in Hine ith: new ‘Braduation requirements. ee a - BYG,'s high: School: sraduai progrant ow ‘starts i in Grade. 10; affecting secondary. gchools in Terrace, where students don’ ‘Cmove to senior high until: Grade 14. The district is- leaving t the tak of of stidying various options to the ichool plan councils. : Scenarios include turning all three high schools: into. 5 three ‘small . Grade 8-12 schools, combining Skeena Junior and Caledonia into pone. Grade 8-12. school with.two. campuses while turning Thorabill into a Grade. 8-12 community school for about'350 students. won yee " Nextschool j year would be devoted to planning BY with implementation 7 in ‘September. 2005. - ar In December, Codst Mountains: tiustees’ came out’ in support of “eommon: gtade groupings from K-7 and Grades 8-12 after reviewing ' how ttinsitions between different, schools ‘effect: students, ~ 7 and asa Veralynn Munson, president of the Terrace ‘and District Teachers’ ". Union, says teachers are worried about being left out of the equation. _-. “You're going to end up with teachers whi are going to have, to live with decisions made.by this board,” she said." . Assistant superintendent: Rob- Greenwood : said the ‘board : has “decided school. planning eounells are the appropriate body, to. deal with “the task, _ ” School planning councils are. - education ministry. sniidated bodies with parent; teacher, school principal-aad student representation. ‘Each “school, planning: council: will find, ways: to involved ‘their result of the new graduation prograt:.” Pots = hole. school ‘commiunity” in the discussion, he said. ae board ants... In -many..cases, students in “Terrace: presenly atlend sip 0 foi” 2 planning council to make a decision ‘y serine. : = different schools’ by, the time they aiadliats arene . ut rae