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“DESPITE TERRACE’S: first, major fire of

°, = - the’ ‘season blazing ; almost i in their ‘backyards,- - Copper River Estates residents are: living life -

"normally. ©

“VAS smoke continues to rise 2 from Copper ; ‘Mountain and: firefighters ‘hose more water:

into the forest, residents are sunbathing and | walking: their ‘dogs. along ‘Marten Dr. ‘and. ~ Copper. Rd. as if nothing i is out of the, ordi- , ‘ nary. . . ., on » “I’m not worried about it.. Pm insured,” ” ‘said Denise. Reink whose lived in the area .

-for 11 years. “There’s.no sense in being _ Scared of it.’

~-Reink and others have seen it all before i in |

: 2004 when crews fought’ a 60ha fire for two

weeks i in almost the exact same location:

«This: year’ $ fire grew to 40ha after start

ing June 8. - A’ local resident reported the Copper

~ Mountain fire to the Thornhill volunteer fire

» dopartangnt at about 9:30 p-m. on June 8. .

A three-person initial-attack group then ~ worked until four i in the morning to control.

» the flames. ..

vsInitial, attack groups are sent to. fires t to -

“contain them‘ when they are small.

The origin of the fire is still undetermined, . . . hours a day to ensure © people do not go into .

“although it’s: ‘Suspected to be people-caused. Firefighiters: usually don’t work at night

pal in two years |

° because it’s too dangerous but the situation

, June 14, 2006

was . pressing, said Terrace fire protection

"officer Steve Westby last week at the early —

~ stages ¢ of the efforts of firefighters.

Three 20-person. unit. crews, including ' the Terrace. Firebirds, have been ‘working morning until night. to extinguish the. flames ;

since. aan

“While. they are ‘on, the ‘ground, tanker © . planes and helicopters are dumping water 0 on .

the blaze.

~ The main concern is to keep flames away from residential’ properties and structures, Westby said.

In: the first couple of days, flames were | ; only. 100 metres away, from some houses i in’

the area.

‘On-site forest service operations ‘chief -

Rich Forget said the’ biggest | concern is the wind. °

_ If strong winds pick up, it can carry flames 7

towards houses, he said, but as of late:last

week, the danger to the residents was low. The hot weather hasn’t helped either. Dry

conditions make it easier for fires to spread.

'-“Until the weather changes, anything is possible with this fire,”. Forget added. ‘Copper Mountain is a popular area ‘with — many horse, hiking and biking trails. . .

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_ the area. ,

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7 When it comes to “facts”. a ask the hard questions

: “erhere a are lies, damn lies, and statistics. ” (Mark Twain)

When comparing the employment figures of smelters in other areas to Kitimat’s aluminum industry, it is "important to review information carefully. Kitimat is a stand-alone aluminum industry and our employment figure will include all components of that industry. This isnot the case with comparator smelters in other °

locations. To compare employment, fi igures must Include jobs for all components of each. smelter. .

Employment figures of. only some components in other smelter locations cannot be compared to . _ the entire stand-alone aluminum industry in Kitimat. oe an coe - ce

Kitimat has many. ‘components: ‘of: this: vertically integrated industry, such as’ power operations, wharf. “operations, casting, coking, etc.. Each: component has associated employment, and it is misleading to “compare job fi igures for one or two components i in other locations to the entire aluminum industry i in Kitimat. : _One or two components will obviously have less” employment than all components of a fully integrated industry, as in Kitimat. -

“In. this important public debate on the future of our .

aluminum. Industry, make ‘sure we compare the whole . _ industry whenever we compare employment at different locations. roe ae

-RESA. maximizes sustainable jobs in Kitimat’s aluminum industry. ° |

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A message from MLA Robin Austin and

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Mayor and Council of the District of Kitimat

districtofkitimat@kitimat.ca www. dontsellusout. com

TELUS is pleased to announce the appointment of Shaun - Greffard as general manager, Interior North region. In this newly . created role, Shaun will lead the local TELUS team to improve:

delivery of TELUS’ communications products and services and’ to create a friendlier future throughout B.C.’s interior communities including Prince George, Peace River, Skeena, and Bulkey Valley regions. _

In the more than 10 years that Shaun has been with TELUS, he 7 -* has been responsible for the regional and national delivery of IT ‘services to TELUS’ outsourcing. clients. Most recently he was responsible for the

Managed IT Solutions marketing portfolio within the TELUS Business Solutions team.

Shaun Greffard

4 Shaun holds an MBA with “a specialization ins executive management from * Royal Roads University.

TELUS, a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, provides customers . - with a wide range of wireline and wireless communications products and services ‘including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video services. In 2005, . ‘TELUS contributed more than $11 ‘million. to educational, health, arts and charitable organizations across Canada. By focusing on the areas of health and wellness, education and sports, and arts and culture, TELUS i is committed to investing in opportunities that — include the innovative use of technology and make the future friendly for Canada’s youth. To find out how TELUS. ‘is working hard in. your community, visit us online at . telus. .com/community. ;

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