Page AZ — ‘Terrace Standard, Wadnesday,. August 7, 1991 Orenda doe plan tie TERRACE — Orenda Forest - Products doesn’t want to talk : about when it needs to know if . the provincial government will - approve its plan to build a $365 ‘ million pulp and paper mill near . Lakelse Lake. a - Ta do 30 would be unfair ’ given that.the company is about ‘ to enter the provincial govern- : ments approval process, Oren- : da vice president Frank Foster : said last week. oo. Foster said he has already been criticized for saying the company needs approval this fall if it is to raise the money it needs and prepare fora con- struction start date of next spr ing. oe ’ Orenda's | development : timetable “is an internal item to, : the company. It would be unfair - to continue to thrust that onto - the public as an ultimatum,’’” Foster added. - os _**Why bother focussing on it? - It will only raise speculation the company is trying to railroad something,” he said. i Instead, the company is con- - céntrating on explaining the ~ project to interested parties and ~ preparing for the _ provincial government's approval process, Mill plan expecte TERRACE — The provincial approval process which . will decide if Orenda Forest Pro- ducts can build a $365. million pulp and paper mill south of Lakelse Lake could start next week. It'll be triggered by the com- pany officially filing its plan, called a prospectus, to the pro- yincial government. ; - And that could happen by mid-August, Orenda vice’ presi- dent Frank Foster told a fun. - cheon attended by members of the chamber of commerce ex: ecutive, The prospectus was to have *ain.. gathering -inforn ation ; “ questions raised about the pro ject pushed back the date.’-* In the meantime, issues raised at an open house two weeks ago at Mount Layton Hotsprings and those expected at similar ones tonight. in tomorrow in Terrace will be in- cluded in the prospectus, said Foster. We've found them very useful in drafting the prospectus to ensure we're covering 45 many issues as We can,’’ he said. “The company has also been meeting with various. interest groups with questions about the Hawail, 8,425 square cataclysm from the ocean bed can eruptions that to arrive at the island who happens time. But aven without Ihe volcanoes, island group beauty of There's a fascinating history lo rival of the Polynasian outriggers of Franca, reeset "a pig is steam Surfing la @ pular. There are se eT ee ES Ee can _native way, : _ With little variation in temperature, too hot in.cummer, it's the ide - round. - we + been filed last month Weert Fy to Foster continued. — o ins as soon That processive prospectus, . Wi ie proyincial governments ai could take place ‘as early as next week, Foster said. : isc ed the Major Pro- ject. Réview |. Process AMPRP) and it involves . studying ¢n- vironmental and. socio- economic impacts ‘as well as a project’s technical merits. * Orenda wants approval-in- system is" ‘ principle for the project. That “gives it permission to gO ahead. pending receiving necessary Pet- mits and licences. . , -. But Foster said it: was .im- possible to ‘predict when it will hear ‘from the provincial ‘government. ." vewetre trying to facilitate a: a change oS ee “Boster’ said between" Kitimat and - miles, thrawn up by & votcanic a milion years ago, Hawai still has infrequent, though spec ba safely viewed by of Hawaii at the right the vartety of this ia fascinating, There are unusual birds and animala, scenic wanders and moods ta the brash excitement of Honolulu on Oahu, an old whaling town on Maui. discover, from when Chartemagne to tha visit of Cap: these the Sandwich Islands, warn in winter, not Idea! vacation spot all year ‘> process. We're trying to provide as much information as possi- ble,” he said. oe MPRP requires a company to hold public meetings after: its prospecius has been filed. The public has 40 days to make sub- missions after, the prospectus has been filed while provincial and federal agencies have an ad- ditional twa weeks. : That information is then con- sidered by provincial officials project. . Foster and Orenda lawyer John Sparks stressed that the meetings and the open houses are not part of the: provincial government’s Major. Project Review Process (MPRP). : That only starts when the. company files its prospectus and its contents are examined for environmental and socio- economic effects and the pro-: ject is judged on -technical merits, they said. -Inchided in the process is the requirement for _ public _ meetings. They will be held after interested parties have had : $0 eg over the prospec- ~ Roster. t $0'and_ 200‘copies of the prospectus will be'sent to interested parties‘and that other copies. will be ‘made available ‘at the library and at local government offices. He added that the prospectus: will be in two parts — the first. being a general summary of the project and the ‘second a more: detailed explanation of its en-, vironmental and socio-, economic impacts. ' Members of the, public have 40 days to make wrilten gubmis:: sions after the prospectus has: been released. Those and oral tacular, volcanic the lucky tourist choosa = from to the quiet v the ar Makaha Valley boasts two exceptional 18-hale!) : be rented for scuba, equipped charter boats iearn to cast nets. the _- GOING PLACES": "4736 LAKELSE AVENUE | TERRACE, B.C. V8G “FOR PEOPLE. ARE: sn mill The Erte approval. . Idcation. review. built to produce the, Kind of - § _ high. quality, - magazine-style machine finish coated (MFC). | paper Orenda wants to make. : $399° | Vancouver to Honolulu ’ Restrictions Apply. who then submit.a list of op- tions /to, a. cal {net committee. There is no timetable for when the province Jhas to. provide an att Tea “When we first filed our pro- j aera swer. " rhen a. _ wr rostet said the jew process Podue (for the Meziadin site) cui iante a might: proceed faster, /than-: roduction was 300,000 tonnes. SO CES" a would otherwise be_ekpe ced” When we file our second. pro- _ 4736 LAKELSE AVENUE. -: spectus it will be $00,000 tonnes died’ the 27d that és growing,” he said. © ied? The planned Orenda mill has a production target of 173,000 - prospectus fora” tonnes a year. ae z 7 | : ee rs Ah "TERRACE, 8.0..VaG 1Fe ey pany filed a Lake. The site was later /aban- doned for reasons not corn: | nected with technology. _ And although Foster was.- reluctant to talk about Orenda’s: development timetable, he did. say. the project's feasibility would have to be reviewed after the approval process ig finished. * He noted the company has already lost one construction season because of provincial delays in responding to the first company plan to build south of Meziadin Lake. - And he said the company can’t secure backers for the pro- ject until jt has approval from the province, =, ae As well, Foster said other: Prod Client . North American mills are being ice Pee. Y, lost 77 Ibs. . fate submissions made at the public. meetings will be considered by the company and by provincial and federal agencies. LS Those provincial and federal agencies have a further two weeks to make their submis- sions about the project. A provincial cabinet commit- tee then goes over recommenda- tions prepared by 2 committee of provincial officials. it can. either recommend approval-in-principle pending Orenda receiving necessary per-: mits and licences or ask for . more detailed studies. The latter . can include creating an indepen- dent panel which: will, ho , public hearings Nye FREE consultation - NEW Premier Pr ee j nutri/system | «suc ths apn wea wrest nde tf oo are, _— atten pour program per peton. Mee cents only Cannot be combined wich her offers, Valid et pactkipaing conireh \ . EXPIRES AUGUST 17/91, 4644 Lazelle Avenue, Terrace... - See h ck ed nyt oes ; every $15.00 purchase of delicous Kentucky Fried Chicken, you getia size (8") Sara Lee Apple Pie for 99¢”. Catch’em while supplies last, 5 ” th @ ole