TERRACE — Canadians are going to need a lot of informa- _ tion if they.are to plan and take “part in moves to safeguard the environment, says. a local par-

the subject,

Ogawa ‘who is in ‘charge of - forest. resources. for Skeena - Cellulose: in ‘the northwest, “is - ‘making: sure the information is : correct and gets out to all those ; “who needit. |

“Fo make decisions, the- in- formation, has to be available,

‘factual’ and unbiased, ‘so that”

: there is a level playing field,’* he

TERRACE. — Work has started “on a study to reduce the visual “impact of logging along Hwy 16. _c It will identify areas of high ‘scenic values_and either recom- ‘mend ways of logging to reduce _ impact or that the areas should ‘be left alone, says forest service

. spokesman Eric ‘Buss.

' The study takes in Hwyl6 from: Houston to Prince ‘Rupert, up Hwy37 north of Kit- wanga and Elwy37 between Ter- Face “and Kitimat.

« The scenic areas will be given

a value and then compared with

_ Whatever cutting plans there are

‘that might affect them, said > Buss. ”;

"There will be open houses to

-- present. some. of the findings .

-/and public meetings to address ~Guestions and take comments,” che said, ‘He’ anticipated the process “will continue into the new year. “In: the. meantime, logging is "taking place along Hwy16 but

ounced, are being examined to reduce visual impacts, said ~ Buss.”

“Two of the more recent.

“blocks. on -Hwyl6 belong to ~Skeena Cellulose and are near Usk, leading east of the city. One, on the railway track side of the Skeena River , is part of “. the company’s Skeena West log- ging -area, said company

sion on

‘ticipant in. federal: discussions

But. the challenge, says Pat.

Ogawa was one of several hundred to atiend a recent ses- the federal government’s Green ‘Plan, an initiative on environmental issues in the 1990s,

Participants there decided the federal government should take

the leading role in getting infor- . “mation out to the public. involve more:

That could education on the environment

in the schools to Setting up toll-

free phone lines for informa- tion.

Only then, said Ogawa, can People begin to make decisions on individual, company and government moves for en-

: ‘Highway logging _ Study underway

spokesman Brent Smith.

“It’s more visible than we thought it was going to be. We overlooked a viewpoint,’’? he said in adding it won’t be get- ting any bigger because logging has moved up a valley not seen from the highway.

The other block, in the shape ofa saddle, i is on the highway side of the river and is a second pass through a previously logg- ed area, said Smith.

It’s 20ha in size but looks big- ger because it nestles against timber left on rocky bluffs, he said.

That work involved removing trees that had been blown down, exposing young trees.

- for.” example,

vironmental protection. “The first step will lead to understanding the issues,’ he said.

‘Ogawa : used the forest in-

dustry. as an example of an area

in: which. decisions. made 30 years based on what was known then and.on perceptions of that time influenced what i is going on now.

. “Yet those decisions made then are now. being criticized by many. .people and. groups

~ because. values : have changed

-rapidly in the last few years.

\. “Back. then: we applied the best technology we had available, There wasn't the money really for reforestation,

natural regeneration,’' he said.

‘The key now is using technology combined with cur- rent values people attach to in- dustrial . development to ensure a healthy environment and economic progress, Ogawa con- tinued.

“Take slashburning for ex- _ ample. People ask now why is that necessary. We have to give _ those types. of explanations, make sure that ‘information is out there, so all can be involved in decisions,’’ he said,

Ogawa added that decisions made in this decade to protect the environment must also be ‘tempered with the realization that they must be cost-effective.

“Overall, there must be a Search for consensus and trade offs and that must be based on everybody having the same in- formation,’* he said.

.

_ those: cutting plans, approved . before the study was first an-..

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