ALAN WEBBER and two of his tlamas, zamflow and Little John, (below) rest up in between training runs on the cart. Web- ber is ralsing the llamas with a view to offering llama-drawn cart rides. That's llama trainer Barry McCleary (right), who came up from Williams Lake to teach Alan Webber how to train llamas to pull a cart. He claims to be able to break them to carting in an hour and a half. AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 10, 1996 BUSINESS a RG SR Plan change “A BURGER to go, and a little hay for the llama please.” T€ you were at McDonalds last Friday, you might have seen a very odd sight at the drive-thru window, Alan Webber, who was training a team of Hamas to pull a cart, de- cided a trip through the drive-thru was a perfect training run. It sure caused a few french fries to be ac- cidentally dropped. Webber, a local [lama farmer, has recent- ly expanded his {lama herd to 14. He was training one team to drive in iraf- fic last week, with the help of expert llama He places the inexperienced animal in be- tween two pros, on a special training cart. McCleary doesn’t use a bridle -— he relies solely on voice commands, and Little John, in serious training. the Riverboat Days parade. After that Webber hopes to rent the llamas out for carting for special oceasions, such as birthdays and weddings, So far Webber has one team, Zamflow,. If all goes well, he hopes to enter them in” ad mt Farmer trains llamas to pull carts in traffic “It’s something fun and little different for people,’’ he says, Webber figures he has about $55,000 in- vested in his herd so far. The breeding fe- males — of which he has four — are by far the priciest, and average about $8,000 - $10,000 each. A broke gelding however, can start as low as $800, Webber says they’re poptlar as packing and biking companions, and they’re also much easier on trails. He’s sold a few males for this purpose, and one stud, which turned out to be of ex- ceptional quality. Webber originally sold him for about $11,000. The buyers then made him the Grand Champion Heavy Wool Llama in Canada, and sold him to a buyer.in Texas for $45,000. .. fl didn’t know what I bad,” said Web- ‘ber. ““He was from my first breeding.” And contrary to same rumours, llamas rarely spit at humans, he adds. They will Spit at other Hamas, but it’s more to estab- lish a pecking order, he explains. “46240 Greig Ave, rronoa5si0 Ssrestis SECURITY The Riverboat Days Committee is pleased to announce that Blue Ridge Ventures Ltd. have been selected as suppliers for official Riverboat Days souvenirs and memorabila. Suppart your community and increase the visibility of your business at the same time with colourful t- shirts, caps, beverage holders, lapel pins, balloons, and more. Quality screenprintina, embriodery, and promotional advertising at the lowest prices anywhere. (604) 635-7731 or 1-800-837-3574 Age. . SSS v a NN UT! hol ey 4th Thornhill /Community Picnic ’ Saturday July 20th — 11 am. -5 p.m. Fun Talent Show 7 p.m. Thornhill Community Fairgrounds Everyone Welcome! * Celebrity Dunk Tank * Teen Volleyball * Bike Rally Gages 10-12/13& up) =» Manual Truck Pulls * Carnival Games * Kid Races Come Out With Family & Friends and Enjoy The Fun!!! C Sunday Events: July 21st Christain Music Fest: 3 p.m. Featuring: Local & Out of Town Talent Sponsored In Part By Local Businesses Hosted By Thornhill Community Church, A BIG THANK YOU 10 ALL OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORS & ALL WEIO HELP OUT! Warship Service 10:45 a.m, - 12:30 p.m. puts | Kemess in doubt A CHANGE in plans for a huge mine de- velopment northeast of Smithers has re- opened federal environmental review ques- tions. Royal Oak Mines’ wants to move the location of a mill that will process thou- sands of tonnes of copper-bearing ore each day from its Kemess mine. Until just fast month, the Kirkland, Washington-based company had planned on locating the mill on top of a hill. But geotechnical studies determined underlying rock wasn’t stable enough to support the massive mill machinery, That forced a relocation to an alternative site next to the open pit. A pipeline must also cross Kemess Creek to carry tailings to a containment pond slated to be constructed at the headwaters of the waterway. Although provincial permits have been issued and some construction is already un+ der way, Royal Oak won’t be able to pro- ceed with any work involving areas of fed- eral jurisdiction, says Gordon Ennis, area chief of eastern B.C, habitat for the Depart- meut of Fisheries and Oceans, “The fact that they (Royal Oak) have changed the mill site and tailings slurry line means that we have to evaluate this change and render a conclusion on the environmen- tal acceptability of it,” Ennis said. A full federal environmental review of the Kemess project has already been carried out-- complete with public input and final technical report — and the only hold-up was an official approval from the federal environment minister. The problem now, Ennis said, is that his department’s final public report was based on the old mill location, not the new one. “What went out to the public is not what’s being proposed now,” the scientist said. ‘Certainly with regard to the federal en- Alaskan fish THOSE large jets zooming overhead of late are Boeing 727's flying sockeye sal- mon in from Alaska, Alaskan fish rans, which come in before those on this part of the coast, often over- whelm Alaskan facilities’ ability to process the huge catch, and thus some fish are shipped south to canneries in Prince Rupert for packing. vironmental assessment process, it rem&ins incomplete until we get this information.”” A mill tailings pipeline crossing the creek poses a risk, and the mill site must be fully evaluated to ensure it won’t impact on the waterway or on people living in nearby crew quarters, he added. Ennis said the new mill location was was rejected earlicr by both the company and government because of econamic consider- ations and the potential for adverse en- vironmental effects. Although the Kemess project will destroy 17 kilometres of fish-bearing stream, an ex- tensive three-year study came up with an acceptible mitigation plan to create new fish habitat, **That’s all resolved,’? Ennis said, Meanwhile, the federal minister is hold- ing back a decision pending an evaluation of the new mill site and pipeline crossing. And there’s a chance the issue might have to go back for public review again, Ennis said. "You can understand the dilemma that places government in, as to whether it re- quires going out again — not with the whole project review, of course, but with this one component,’’ he said. “Somebody's got to niake a decision as to whether the public should be made aware of that and have an opportunity to comment on it”? One person who favors another public review is Rosemary Fox, the Sierra Club of B.C.’s representative on the environmental mining council. “T can understand there will be further changes (to the projec!) as information comes to light, but this is major. “It shatters one's confidence in the review process. It suggests (developers) don’t do their homework,’’ she sald. ‘*How can we be confident proper assess. ments are being done?” flying here This is the first year, however, that they've gone airborne, using 7275 modified to haul cargo. The fish are being offloaded at the Terrace-Kitimat alrport and then trucked to Prince Rupert. B.C. Packers officials said the limitations of the Digby Island ferry ptecluded them simply flying direct to the Prince Rupert airport. 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