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By. JEFF NAGEL- i INTERFOR and -West Fraser .wanted [0 -give. up even. : . more. timber. ‘in the “northwest. than., the province ‘has. » Agreed -to. allow, forests minister. Mike: de’ Jong, says... a “What. we were confronted, with i in.some. cases. was a ‘desire. .on the part of certain. licensees. to. actually” sur- a render more,” "de Jong told” the: Standard’ al a Stop i in n Per: race March ‘1: : a 2 - Interfor ‘reliaquishes, 80 + per: cont 0 its north coast fore est licence:and; WestFraser sheds ‘68° per. cent, of. Tree Farm Licence 4) ‘cenired: on ‘Kitimat under the takeback » proyisions, - a Jeaked. summary: “shows. The official take-.. ~back: numbers. haven't yet. been’ made. public.” ee ‘Concentrating. the: ‘takeback ° inthis ‘area: ‘Allows’ Inter. - for and. West Fraser’ to- retain: larger’ amounts ‘of ‘timber elsewhere i inthe: ‘province. than: if Victoria. had. uniformly oS starts” flowing." de. Jong. applied: ‘its takeback. of a total: of 20. er, ent ‘of. major :] said. . - companies’ timber... ~" 7 He agreed the higher take." De. Jong:said his minisiry insisted. ona “smaller take- an Mike de Jong , _, back here raises ‘the ‘stakes a - that! the: revolution -in- -the-. i

ging. “If you're, like me and * looking” to ‘see. more’ ‘wood | én. the market, you like it’ - ‘} De Jong said he expects the ‘optimistic view “will: prevail : | as the woods. ‘transformation 4 takes Toot, , ] “Although there is ‘some: anxiely . loday.- -about. the } volumes: involved: i ‘inthe: ta-. ‘keback, a. year, anda half or ‘wo: years /from:‘now’ the = ‘criticism might. be the op-. posile - — why: didn’ you take: ‘more — once’ that “volume.

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~ cause it needs.to ‘assemble. wood: for auction, that ‘broadly, woods will work. aot ; “represents: all of B.C."s ‘forests: . ie Mak vo | But he. said the. stakes were c hight already anyway: be: : >.) Timber :is. ‘also. needed: elsewhere, “hie adde i to. turn * -gause:‘of the. importance. of forestry in’ thé northwest and ; over to Aboriginal: groups, community forests and other “the. ‘troubles in the indusiry. hére over the past decade; Users.» i va De! Jong» was‘ also’asked, whether. the desire of some — “It doesn't. serve ‘our. needs: to’ acquite ail of the: V icensees to abandon ‘most: if not all, of :their-timber heré ; lume j in any one part of. the, province,”. de Jong said... isa -sign that. the: northwest” s_ forest: challenges. are so © ~ “Enforcing a rigid 20 per. cent’ ‘takeback. from.. ‘every. “severe special rules: must be introduced for the repion.. | -- licence in B,C. would have ‘yielded small;: inefficient: dies. . “T-think- it confirms. “the extent of the, “challenge the . cences’' to offer’to new users, de Jong added. Soe! area faces,"”he ‘said, “It confimis and verifies the: legiti- - + “Tn: some: cases it-makes’ sense to: ‘acuially take: the’. macy of” developing a-strategy.' ‘unique | to the northwest.” "entire, licence and ‘have a Viable. business: unit,” he- said... 2 HL confirms: ‘as well,‘ in my view, the’ wisdom : and lee - Logging. coritractors’. here pressed de Jong* tO. acceler: ; - gitimacy . -of. placing :at-the cabinet” tablé:a second’ min: dte'the sale of-timber-in this s Tegion to offs tthe i imp: ots ister “of forests who is s intimanely familiar with, the: cir- ‘of the timber. takeback:" War Seb s ‘Cumstances here.” #)<" “The. message ‘was move: “as: ‘quickly.2 as ; your ° _ -He' was. ‘referring lo Skeeria. MLA: Roger Harris, the "Northwest Loggers Asscciation | ‘president. John ‘Nester: new Minister. of state. for: foresiry Operations, who accom: =. _ . “Hardest -hit’ during ‘the: transition: are. contractors. like ~ panied de Jong: It was the, first’ time: twa forest: ministers : : Bear. ‘Creek: ‘Contiacting,. ‘Alm-Wood: ‘Contracting. and --have addressed a ‘meeting. - Lr - - “Main Logging | who have traditionally. logged | on the lis *"-* Harris: remains particularly confident thie timber’ take: “-cences ‘Interfor. and: West Fraser are giving. up heres: 2s .back will: succeed: i ‘in. revitalizing” the region: _... “But. not all.the loggers fear: the ‘takeback. ° ig a We will- build an industry: that is dynamically. differ I: a OMT. you're one of the ones having. ‘it all. taken. away ei; certainly: stronger. and a Jot more resilient,” he: pre- a ee a you. don’ t like: it i ‘said Ken Houlden of Houlden: Loe “ ‘dicted. : oe . 2 F

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