ee
mmission ‘has’ in the interim’ ~

ERRACE -_ “One theme
underlined’ ‘ virtually everything
WE heard - the status quo is not
good eniough.

That's « the’ message from

rman Sandy Peel in his in-
'to The Future of Our
he. recently released

| Commission; ;
F'the more: than ° 100

i June! 1989, th the

iss-crossed the province get-

ting the. views of industry and
‘the public on what could, or
should ~ be - _ done - to better

aage avince's forests.

‘The first step, says the report,

to ‘draw up a comprehensive

land use plan for B.C. which
recognizes “‘social values have
changed dramatically. a

he commission points out

; promised economic benefits had
‘in the past been the main con-
deration irl decisions effecting

_ province’ s “natural

Tesources..:
: Therefore, ‘land use. plann-
ing: was: always based an a pro-

posal: for a specific use — such
“as timber harvesting. ” In turn, .
“government ‘agencies’ dealing -

swith those resources were set up

ss to: » support such proposals

.

‘and th

* While recognizing that system.
orked well enough in as much
“as it allowed British Colum-
‘blaine to achieve their present

report eniphasizes i it is unableto

* Lands: ministry. with an expand-

. responsibility. for implementing

- with the local land :base and its. -

the current state of such infor-..

enviable quality of. lite”, the

‘respond ‘effectively to sociely's s
Changing:‘demands.
‘Recommending the land use.
plan be ‘a blueprint for manag- | -
ing all values across ihe full pro- -
vincial landscape”, the commis-.. | |
sion «calls ‘for’ a ‘restructured: |-°

ed jurisdiction, establishment of |.
a Land Use ‘commission’ with’

the plan and formation of an in- | +
dependent appeal board to. set- “
tle any disputes, =

Public involvement ° ‘in’ “the:
planning process would also be
enshrined “in: legislation ‘with
local planning ‘groups being,
formed which would be respon-.
sible “for ‘determining, the
classification of Particular:
areas. -

Although the teclinical exper-_
tise. of forest service staff will:
play a key role in land use deci- <4
sion making, the report says it: —|-
expects those experts, ‘‘will draw:
heavily upon the experience and:
knowledge of individuals: and-
communities that..are:familiar. |’ -

historical.
capabilities.” -
~Emphasizing the importance:

uses _ and:

os of accurate inventory informa-

tion to the. planning process.
planning, the commission blasts .

mation as’ ‘‘a disgrace’? and .
data on second growth stands as.
‘woefully inadequate”.

. The report therefore calls for
an updated timber inventory for
the entire province be. com- .
pleted within the next 10 years.
In problem areas, that should .
be achieved in five years.

~ However, it adds, the lack of
inventory information - should
‘not mean planning is put on
hold until it becomes available,

gests.

district level.

tions include:

“Planning can start at a local
level using existing information
and ‘local Anowledge,” it sug-

A target of. two years should
- also be set for. completion of:
and use plans at: the forest

Other. major reecmminenda-

. replacement of the Forests
ministry by. a ministry of.
Renewable -Natural Resources
to be responsible for all forest
and range land in the province; ,

© formation. of a Forest
Resources Corporation to
manage ‘the commercial’ forest
land base; and ..

-® reduction -of the ‘annual
allowable cut-held under tenure
by companies with sawmill
Operations. to half. their current
‘level. or half their processing.
‘capacity, whichever. vis: -the
‘lower, :

Next week, local reaction to:

"the sweeping changes ‘proposed
by the Forest Resource Com-
mission.

On the trail of forest education

CPERRACE _ Officially open-

ed last Friday as part of Na-

‘tional Forest Week, the Red

“Sand demonstration forest is in-

‘tended to give the public an op-

- portunity to learn more: about |
‘one-of:the’province’s most‘inid _
“portant natural resources, says. ;
district operations manager Erle Top ee
Holt. a
' Located adjacent to the. ye
recreation site at the north end

of Red. Sand Lake, 26kms..:
‘north of Terrace on the West

Kalum.road, he said the forest

will eventually offer & view ‘of:
differing ecosystems, harvesting. -
methods and silvicultural prac- .
-tices.

- Although construction of
most of the planned trails has

yet to be completed, a 1.6km_
section is already in -place.-
Following ‘this trail, Holt said -
visitors will come across infor-

mation boards explaining the

Significance of what they are

looking at.

The first stop is a 50-year-old

stand. of lodgepole pine where
the tourer learns how a tree uses
soil, water and carbon dioxide

— “the photosynthesis process,

basically” —:as it grows.

‘The trail then leads on to a pit

which is intended to show the
different layers of soil in the
forest. floor including .humous
and mineral ‘soil. “It gives peo-
‘ple an. idea of where a tree’s
raots.and the planis’roots like
to live,”” he added.

_ Here, the visitor is also told
how the forest service uses the
plants growing on a specific site
in assigning it the appropriate
ecological classification.

Having begun. in lodgpole

pine, the trail then moves into
an area of mixed hard and soft -
- woods to demonstrate. the dif-
ferent: kinds of forests that are:
“foundi in the northwest. a
We! try’: io ‘explain how the -
two types interact. and how light
and, competition play: a tole in
what -type of: tree grows on the
site, ** Efolt sald. :
-. The section nunning along the:
lake's edge provides. an oppor: - .
tunity:to point out fish habitat:
¢ importance ¢ of forests to _

and ‘the
red with

widened: and. cave

’ Finally, ihe trail moves into a
more ‘than: 200-year-old stand of ”:
fhemlock ‘and cedar, the” only”.
pact of the demonstration fotest -
“to survive-a’ fire: which: occurred
there, tome 50-60 years.ago. >
-Holt «said: a. : further’ four
Mle NA trails. would :

avetoped Hi GUTH mer
existing (rail would, by. the | fall
“b
‘grushed: gravel :to, make
essible (o those In wheelchatrs..<.-"
Benphanting 'h ihe ‘echieational me

ration sladems and teacher who had “Shai ) public Involvement in | Ene. wi
: citons, Holt. sald yp puGin

forty.

_ opening.
ha

Terace Standard, Wednesday, May. 15,1991 — Page A AS.

TERS

, “70 THE TERRACE STANDARD © ;

“Ridiculous”

Dear Sir:
With reference to the rape

acquittal story on the front —

page of the May 8 edition of
your paper.

We are somehow trying to
justify this ridiculous ruling.
As parents of healthy, unim-
paired children, we. thank .
God our children will not
have to carry a sign with
large flourescent multi-
language ‘NO”'s printed on
it in order to get -a message
through to a rapist! Even
though that kind of com-
munication device would

‘likely be ineffective as the

last. court case we heard
about dealing with raped
charges suggested that “no”
can mean ‘“maybe'’.

Justice Lysyk's ruling im-
plies that one is free to
violate the laws of this coun-

Family

Dear sirs:

I have recently received a
letter from Mrs. Sarah Min-
ney, 20 Walpole Court,
Hampton Road,
Twickenham, Middlesex,
England (TW2 5QH) regar-
ding Thomas William Stamer
Parsons. .

He is Mrs. Minney’s great-
grandmother’s only child
and was mentioned in the
will of his father —- Thomas

- Think
An ‘open letter to Canada
Safeway.

: Dear Sirs: .

I am writing in regard to
Canada Safeway’ 's considera-

- tion of using non-union con-

tractors.
Kitimat, Terrace “and
Prince Rupert are thriving

~ communities because-of-their.

thigh percentage of unionized
workers. We, in the Pacific
Northwest, have prospered
because unions have set the
standard for wages and
benefits. It is because of our
success that Canada Safeway
stores have grown within the

community. The prosperity ;

of your stores depends on the
continued standard of living
working union people bring.

1 would therefore ask that

you use your influence in -

making sure that building
trades union contractors are
used for any construction
work Canada Safeway

try provided they’ re unable”

ta understand the victim.

‘In a country consisting of
so many different: races, ail -

with. unique ways of
language communication,
perhaps the first language we

- Ought to look at is Latin, in -

law. books and at law

“schools, where our Supreme

Court. Justices receive their
degrees.

From where we sit, Justice
Lysyk’s ruling means that a
person who does not unders-
tand English is free to violate
a -woman. or child simply
because he can not unders- -

tand their English language mo

pleas.
Yours,
- Tom and Bernadette .
Hallock,’
Gary and Ruth
Fowler

sought

Marsh Parsons — as living in
Terrace in the year 1913.
Thomas Sr. died around
1919 and Mrs. Minney would
be most interested to contact
any descendants of his son.
Anyone having information
on Thomas W.S. Parsons is
asked to contact Mrs. Min-
ney as soon as is convenient.
Thanking you in advance.
Pat Bayliss,
Vernon, B.C,

union

undertakes. Your company's
progressive past policy has
earned for Safeway the
respect of working people
and the support of organized
labour thorughout " British
Columbia,

Please do not discriminate
against the very people that
have contributed to Canada
Safeway's suceess:'Theq

wal
. ty. work of. building. ade, «

union contractors will
benefit your company, ‘the
consumer's that use your
stores, and will contribute to
your ongoing success.

Thank you for this con-
sideration, and please feel
free to contact the Kitimat-
Terrace & District Labour
Council if we may be of
assistance.

I remain,
Brian Liberman
President,
Kitimat-Terrace &
District Labour
Council

Refreshing read

Dear Sir:

As I understand it from
Mr, Chorn’s letter in The
Terrace Standard,
must love the USA and ap-
prove of the mass slaughter
of Iraqi civilians.

More and more people to-
day indeed consider the USA
to be public enemy No.1.

. The memories of the

American ‘pirate raid on
Panama are stil fresh, and a
good part of Panama City is
still in ruins. And then there
was Granada, Vietnam,
Korea...

That Mr. Ramzi received
his training in the USA cer-
tainly does not mean that he
must adore that country for
the rest of his life.
Thousands of Soviet Jews
living now in western .coun-
tries received good education
in Soviet universities. Yet
‘they feel nothing but hatred

we all.

towards Russia.

In the words of Mr. Chorn
“we have been subjected to
rhetoric about the merciless
attack by the US and her evil
allies,’’ etc.

In my opinion it was
refreshing to read the other
side of the story. We have
always been fed only the
American point of view by
our biased media.

It was interesting to hear
on various cross-country
check-up programs on CBC
radio, the vast majority of
callers condemning the
American aggression,

It is disturbing to see that a
physician approves of killing

of hundreds of thousands of -
civilians — as long as the kill- -

ing is done by his friends.
Yours sincerely,
Viadimir Cion,
Terrace, B.C.

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