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Dr. R.D. Greenwood | . Chiropractor :

. No logging, no cash

-FRBC faces cutbacks

."" FOREST RENEWAL B.C.

is starved for cash and needs to cut ils expenditures.

~ That’ was the message delivered last week by FRBC board chair Roger Stanyer in his tour of the

The shortfall will be made

up out of the corporation's

accumulated surplus.

‘We'll have about $400 moillion left in the bank at the end of this © year,”’ Stanyer said.

ment,” director Ric Care- less added.

The provincial tour is aimed at getting public and industry response to both contemplated cuts and where FRBC should focus

ly continue to pay for in- clude intensive silviculture, environmental restoration, and encouragement of value-added manufacturing.

Money that is likely to be chopped inctudes the $70

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~ northwest. ‘We are expecting the its efforts in the future. million a year spent on Reduced logging in revenue situation will im- ‘‘We’re looking at what bridge replacement and op- MSP, ICBC, WCB ACCE PTED fesponse ta economic hard prove next year, but we’re businesses we stay in and eration inventory work. Dynamic Gait Analysis and limes has translated into less being cautious in our fore- what businesses we get out ‘We're asking people if Prescription Orthotics Now -“stumpage revenue for the casts so we’re not forecast- of,’’ Stanyer said, this kind of strategy makes Available.

“. “@fown corporation, And

ing a dramatic improve-

Core activities they'll like-

sense,’’ Stanyer said,

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. Stumpage rate reductions in- . . fended to case the industry’s pain has in turn meant even less cash Mowing through to, » FRBC. The result, says Stanyer, is i - -that the spending in the next ‘.. ‘few years will have to fall ; dramatically :.. He noted this year’s . planned expenditures of -. $540 million will result in nearly $400 million more “going out than the $150 mil- * > lion of revenue expected to * - come in. 8 But. they’re — projecting _-*- revenues should recover to «about $300 million a year +, and maintain that level. Slanyer said FRBC there- 2" "fore plans to gradually «”- peduce spending from pres- «> ent levels to the $300 mil- lion level.

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TERRACE RCMP are as- king for help in solving a break and cnter at the Thombill Husky Station Aug, 26th.

Around 3° a.m. thieves smashed the stalion’s front window and slole petty cash left in the cash register.

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