Page AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 23, 1993 BUSINES S REVIEW_ Big quys could get less Little mills need wood TERRACE — A shortage of lumber is the main problem facing B.C, value-added wood product operations, an all-party committee has concluded. And it proposes the problem be solved by reducing the number of trecs major forest companies can cut and diverting that timber to the smaller operations. The provincial sclect standing commitiee’s conclusions come al the end of a year-long tour of B.C. during which it held 32 pub- lic meetings and visited sawmills and value added/remanufacturing plants. Attribuling the lumber supply problems to the value-added sec- tors’s inability to deal with the major companies on an equal footing, the commillee concluded ‘*further change in the control of timber’? was inevitable. Specifically, it wants all the harvesting cuts “the province claws back whenever a cutting licence changes hands to be directed to the value-added indus- Iry. : That claw back amounis to five per cent of thé annual allowable cut (AAC) of the licence in ques- tion. The value added manufacturers would be able to obtain that wood under what’s called the 16.1 pro- gram, part of the Small Business Forest Enterprise program (SBFEP). The main crileria in awarding timber culting rights under 16.1 is the amount of value the bidder in- tends to add to the wood. The commilice also proposes that for each of the next five years, a further one per cent of the province’s entire-AAC be diverted to the 16.1 program, — And it wants some of. the wood already ‘allocated to the SBFEP to be earmarked for 16.1 bids. Have van, will travel TOUR GUIDE Gerry Dodd stands in front of the forestry tour van. The tours, which begin in mid-June, consist of a guided van trip through surrounding logging areas. Call the visitor centre at 635-4689 to make reservations.. Al present just 13 per cent of the province’s 72.5 milllon cum. annual allowable cut goes to ‘SBFEP. — And only slightly more than a third of that is put up for bids un- der the 16.1 program. - As evidence this is not enough, the committee noted the number -of applicants for timber was about four times the number of sales. . Other committee recommenda- tions include: * expand the small woodlot program to more than five times its present size by the year 2000; * prohibit whole log chipping unless the wood has first been of- fered to sawmills or like opera- tions; * attempt, as far as GATT and free trade regulations allow, to restrict the export of cants, flitches and other large dimension lumber pieces (wood which has been only partially processed and where the value will be added by further processing abroad). * provide government as- sistance to the value added sector in expansion/modernlzation and marketing. The commitiee also suggested the government set a target of quadrupling the number of jobs in the value added sector. . More jobs.seen if timber goes to value added mills TERRACE — There could. be more jobs here if the rtecom- mendations of a recently released all-party report are implemented, says Skeena MLA Helmut Gies- brecht, ee The report, on. lumber remanufacturing in B,C., tecom- mends a greater, guaranteed supply of wood be made avail- able to remanufacturers, That would essentially involve diverting timber fom major li- censees into so-called value- added operations. Giesbrecht conceded that might mean less cutting in sawmills be- cause they - would be cutting. fewer pieces, * Where a sawmill would normal- ly cut 2x4s, he explained, they night instead have to cut fewer, larger pieces of lumber to meet the particular requirements of the remanufacturers. He anticipated any loss of hours in sawmills would be more than offset by increased jobs in remanufacturing operations. Similarly, the suggestion more timber be earmarked for woodlots would not necessatily mean a net loss of jobs in the forest industry. Glesbrecht said many of the smaller areas of timber involved would not be of interest to major companies in any case. And expansion of woodlot op- erations might give . forestry workers who had lost theit jobs in recent years alternative employ- ment. Glesbrecht pointed out the recommendations were just that and il was up to foresis minister Dan Miller to decide what hap- pened from here. Given all three political parties back the report, ‘‘that stiould en- courage the minister to imple- ment them. ‘I believe the public is ready for the ideas,’’ he added. Giesbrecht said the cost of put- ling any particular recommenda- tion into effect would obviously bea factor in Miller’s decisions. Taylor returns to chamber job TERRACE — Sharon Taylor is back for a second stint as presi- dent of the Terrace and District Chamber of Commerce. In elections held at last week’s regular monthly meeting, Taylor, first vice-president. John Evans, second vice Gary Morrison, sec- retary Lynda Bretfeld and treasurer Sharalyn Palagian were elecled by acclamation. © Gerry Martin will also serve on the executive as past president. In the election for directors, in- cumbents- Peter Hoffschild, Barb Kerr and Pat. Ogawa’ were returned. ‘The remainder of the cight spots being filled by Bill Burgess, Henry Doherty, Linda Hawes, Joe Sullivin and Leona Klein. The new executive will formal- ly take ‘up thelr posts at the in- siallation dinner, boing - held . this. : Saturday evening, Guest “speaker: at the event will : Show: ‘chest, Rate _ be tedio. George! and. Gall ‘Muison wal Sharon Taylor also be recognized for being named the 1993 business execu- tives of the year. There'll also be an auction of donated items to raise money. for ‘a TV and VCR for the chamber’s _ tourist info centre. - “Tickéis’ informationis ” fvaltable Jt “ mes chamber office, Ph Ss 5 Helmut Giesbrecht | STUDENTS Enthusiastic, bright, and | ready to work for you. This summer, hire a student! Contact the Canada Employment Centre for Students at 635-7134 4630 Lazelle, Terrace Geuygenwamen| du Canada Covsinmen: af Canada Mmnisire CElal § la Jeunesse Mirv star ol Stale for Youth Carol Borghesi, Director-Residential Sales, announces the appointment of Pegay Davoren ta the position of Retail Sales Manager-Interior Region, etfec- tive March 15, 1993. Ms. Davoren joined the Company _ in 1965 and has held anumber of man- agement pasitions in Operator Services, Customer Service, Small Business and Consumer Division, and most recently, Residential Sales and Service. Ms, Davoren has.been an spacial assignment in the Kelowna operation for the past 18 months, primarily focused on Interior consolidation plans. As Interior Retail Sates Manager, she ls responsible for the residential and - business customer needs identified through the Campany’s PhoneMart stores. This includes 18 retail outlets and takes in the areas of the East and West Koatenays, Kamloops andthe Okanagan, a8 well as the Cariboo, Prince George, Peace River and Terrace regions. Ms, Davoren, who Is based in Kamloops, replaces Emma Brooks, who retired earlier this year. TEL yy ‘to submit proposals for CSERF funding. nw COMMUNITY SALMONID. ENHANCEMENT AND ee RESTORATION FUND Baling, CSERF CSERF Is a new provincial government BC 21 program to provide funding of $1 million to help community-based salmonid enhance-' ment projects. . CSERF will focus on training and the creation of | productive employment through the conserva... tion and restoration of B.C. fish stocks and fish habitat throughout the province. . - Profit and non-profit groups, associations, organ zations, clubs and volunteer groups invoived or. interested in enhancement) projects dre. invited: : For an Information and application package contact: CSERF Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food - 808 Douglas St. Victoria, B.C. VBW 227 Phone: 387-9568 Fax: 356-7280 Province of British Columbia “i = if you happen: to bea subscriber t0 the: trade magazine Canadian Security then you will have read june! 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