City part of alliance to counter green campaign Asking FRBC for $20 million TERRACE is joining other cities and forest companies in an alliance aimed at countering cnvir- -onmental groups’ efforts to block coastal logging, The group is pressing ..for Forest, Renewal B.C. to. |. finance a $20 million counter-campaign in for- “eign markets to reassure buyers there thal logging in .B.C. is sensitive to the environment. - “It’s supposed to be a communily/forest industry initiative to try to combat ‘what’ we feel is misleading information coming from some © environmental "-greups,” said mayor Jack * Talstra. . o> He. met recently with other-mayors and industry reps onthe subject at -a meeting in Vancouver, * The $20 million from FRBC to’ finance a coun- ter-campaign “is probably “not nearly enough,” Tal- . Stra warned, = “Pve heard rumours certain” environmental ~groups have a total of $120 ‘Million set aside just to ‘campaign on the Greal Bear Rainforest,” he said. +. The issue was also dis- cussed during a joint meeting of Kitimat and Jack Talstra Terrace week, City council also met recently with representa- tives of the Truck Loggers Association, The group, which repre- “sents coastal logging con- tractors, is also trying to rally. opposition to the en- vironmental campaigns to preserve much of the north and central coast. TLA members fear ne- gotialions between some forest industry companies and Greenpeace and the Sierra Club — talks known as the Coastal Forest Con- servation Initiative — will put them out of work, “T can’t stand by and watch CFCI shut down my ‘company’s future and my ~ family’s livelihood,” said Rob Wood, of Alm-Wood Contracting. | councils last The talks are now on hold and twe companies operating in this area ~ West Fraser and Interfor — have walked out of the talks. Environmental groups have warmed they'll @ be the target of a renewed cumpaign if they don’t re- turn. “We're. determined to, use our best effarts. to combat any misleading in- formation,” Talstra said, One possibility, he added, is to go after the foundations and other do- nors that. provide money to the environmental cam- piigns aimed at the B.C. coast. The cammunities have also endorsed the Land and-.Resource Manage- ment Plan process already underway as their preferred means to resolve land-use debates. “We're asking govern- ment to speed those things up,” Talstra .said. “The standards set there should be the standards we abide by.” The Kalum table has nearly completed ‘its plan, bul one is just getting star- ted in the North Coast for- est district. The Kitimat-Stikine Regional District named area C director Bob Coop- er as ils rep to the new LRMP table there, Decisions in the north coast will also affect Ter- race. lis jurisdiction includes lower’ Skeena tributaries such as the Ecstall, Khta- da Lake and Scotia creck - used by area recreation- ists, but also an area where local loggers under con- tracl to Inferfor wark. , Dan Miller, the northern development minister, said he backs the “Churehillian approach as opposed to the Chamberlain. approach” when it comes to dealing with the eco-campaigners. “Appeasement doesn’t work,” said Miller, who denounced the negotia- tions when their existance was first leaked. “If you have a sense of purpose, you think you're right and you're willing to fight, you can win the day,” he said. “After a decade of making fundamental change in this province in terms of forest practices, in terms of park creation and all the things we’ve done, il’s appalling to me that there are still environ- mental organizations say- ing no progress has been made in B.C.” “That is not true,” Mill- er said, “There has been huge progress.” Manning forces digging for more votes CANADIAN Alliance members -here are vowing to redou efforts to support Preston Man- ning’s drive for the leadership of the party. ble their said, bit better and J thought Preston would be leading the pack,” he said. Straw polling indicates Skeena Alliance members back Manning by about a four-to-one margin, Sexton at a come-from-behind victory. “We will be talking to all of the members just to make sure that one, they vote and two that there are no problems and three that hopefully they’l! support Preston,” Sextan said. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 5, 2000 - A7 YOU BE THE JUDGE BY CLAIRE BERNSTEIN Is That Garage Safe? “Stella, what time is it?” Antoinette moaned, "If | have to show that apartment to one more pro- spactive tenant today I’m going to go nuts.” Stella looked up from her fling in the manage- ment office of Classyhigh Apartments, “Sorry, boss, but here she comes now, prospective tenant number 18." Mavis Briestrom knocked timidly on the office door. Her fur hat was askew, ‘her leather jacket had seen better days. And her chiffon skirt flaw- ing over her army boots was a look not found in ony fashion magazine, “I'm interested in the apartment you adverlised ~ in today's paper. Could you show ito me?” Antoinette tried:hard-to keep ‘a smile-on her ~- face as she grabbed the key to apartment 12. “This one is going to be a doozer." She whis- pered to Stella. : She was right, Nothing escaped Mavis Briestrom’s eye, *Your maintenance people are sloppy. The aint is peeling in the bathroom. | assume you'll @ repainting?” Antoinette grimaced, "No problem. Any olher concerns?” : Mavis pulled her ald leather jacket around her. “Absolutely. Security is my number one priority. I'm a vegisterad nurse and | coma home: at all hours. |s this building secure?” oo Antoinatte no longer grimaced. "Ms. Briestrom, in the 6 years I've been here there have been no security problems, This place is safe, «| assure you,” ; "May | see the garage? You hear so many horrible stories about underground parking.” Antoinette gave Ms. Briestrom a tour of the gorage as well as the laundry room and front -unlocked. That's not enough security for a dewn- ‘inadequate. Besides, the lease says we're not BASED ON ACTUAL COURT CASES entrance, Ms: Briestrom was satisfied. She signed the lease,” 0° “Two months later, at 8:45pm, horrible screams emonated from the parking area, Several tenants rushed. down fo investiqate, Mr. Briestrom lay brutally bludgeoned on the porking garage floor A stranger was sean running away. Alter ‘Ms. Briestrom was. released from the hospital, she sued Clossyhigh Apartments for her injuries... In court, Ms Briestrom’s head was bandaged. “Your Honour, | tald tham how worried | was about security. Antoinette assured me it was safe but ‘it wasn't. There was just 1. guard for 3 garage floors, no security cameras in the actual parking area, and exit doors were often lelt town cparlment,” Antoinette was firm. “Your Honour, my duly was lo secure wilhin reasonable limits. There was no promise of absolute security, The com- plex had. been free of problems for six years, so we couldn't predict thal our syslem would prove responsible for any injury o tenant suffers.” is Classyhigh responsible for Ms Briestrom’s injuries? You Be The Judget Then look below for the decision. SPONSORED BY Phone: 638-0354 WRIGHT & MARDIROS TRIAL LAWYERS Serving tbe Pacific Northwest TERENCE WRIGHT 15 years experience DAVID MARDIROS Criminal and Family Law Civil Litigation Aboriginal Law Free Initial Interview for I-C.B.C, and Personal Injury Claims 4730 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace, B.C. V8G 1T2 Fax: 635-2919 YOU! BE THE JUDGE - DECISION “Larne Sexton, president of the Al- ‘liance’s Skeena constituency asso- ciation, said he was stunned by first ballot results that placed Manning in second considerably behind frontrun- ner Stockwell Day. “T thought Tom Long would do a “Pay Ms. Briestrom $18,363.90," decided Judge Linda. "The assault was reasonably foreseeable and should have been guarded against. Classyhigh was negligent, either because they didn’t rea- sonably secure the garage after aiming it was sale, or because they allowed Ms. Briestrom to be lulled into a false sense of security. Although the lease says they're nol responsible lor injury, that doesn’t apply where there is negligence.” Today's column is based on a case from Ontario. If you have a similar problem, please contact (sponsor) or another lawyer in your province. Any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental. In the interest of clarity on brevity, the | al issues in the case have been greatly reduced and simplified. Claire Bernstein is a lawyer and nofionally syndicated columnist. Copyright 2000 Haika Enterprises. C23-2 The roughly 500 members in Skeena vote by telephone by placing a call to a $3 per call 1-900 number and entering a PIN number. 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