Alé- the Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Decision time for B. C. |

on softwood lumber —

’ FORESTS |. MINISTER:
_ Mike de Tong. will lead de-
‘bate’ within the. provincial .
government’. as .early as —
this week.on whether B.C.
should back ‘the proposed
‘Canada-US. softwood
lumber deal.
-Skeena

cus meeting‘ ‘may See Lib-

eral, MLAs hear. the minis--:-

-ter's ‘Tecommendations and
"debate the issue >.
: « Harris. has not: yet taken
a public ‘stand --for* or
against the-deal, saying he
will wait to hear ‘what. the,
‘minister. says...” ok
But) he said - his. main”
-concem is making” sure.
any softwood: deal, ‘doesn't
threaten’ B:C.. forestry re-
forms that -he. says are’ es-.

sential -to reallocate. fibre ~

and revitalize.the industry. -

The proposed deal : to
limit... Canadian : exports °
based on. what producers ©
shipped in: the . -pasi-two
years: is ‘under fire because

it would shut out new en-

trants ~to~ the -industry: as
well as- hardship cases’ like
New. Skeena, .
been closed” during that’
period. :
Ministry “officials ays
there’ $.N0- clear: Consensus
within B.C. on. whether ‘toe
accept. or-- reject. the. Pro. |
posal... o .
‘De: Jong: has: toured. ‘ihe :
province. and the” ministry :
has received “moré: than
300: letters both. for and
against the deal;. “says, min-
. istry spokesman Rena:
Kendall-Craden. « A

Industry. players-are ‘also...’

split, she‘:said; *. with. many ys
taking. conditional :: “yes” or’
positions “depending
on how ‘quota is’ assigned -
or ‘forestry reforms take::

LEASE FROM’.

; MLA’ Roger’
Harris said: a Jan, 15° cave |

‘which has’.

“Frasel, oppose the deal. . :
; r tially.
Was -against: it, has. joined:

- with: the U.S. -
‘Also calling” ‘for. a deal.
“are” Slocan;. [nterfor;,: Lig
“muni, Weyerhaeuse, Weld
" wood: and. Timber Wes

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“LUMBER EXPORTS would be greatly limited ‘if

Canada agrees to the softwood lumber pact.

. whether’ the’ deal is likely _
“to lead to: wide-open’ fiee -
- trade and-an end-fo ‘quotas.

"Mike de Jong

: piace.
This ‘area’s largest” op- ml
erators, New: Skeena. For-: '

est* “Products « ‘and * West

‘which

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