Businesses Pan One-Way Bridges Plan
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ice pack I Sworn in He's number one Supporters of a second sheet of Two dozen local residents Local youth bowler Phillip Durand ice unveiled their latest plan last received their Canadian citizen- is the best Bantam in week.\NEWS A5 ship May 16.\COMMUNITY B1 Canada.\SPORTS Cl W M, D 75¢ PLUS 5¢ GST T, NDAR VOL. 8 NO. 6 Businesses pan one-way bridges plan GRIDLOCK. old bridge -- will wait in a hold- traffic flow on their side of the get the right temperature for struction and equipment than has downtown, rather than bypass it, That's what local commuters ing area on the Thornhill side and street -- were stormed by the pouring the concrete deck. been the case with the laying of it also meam those tourists will can expect for six weeks starting will be flagged through a section news. The project consists of grinding B.C. Tel conduit, have a laard time getting to the June 12 when local bridges go to at a time across the new bridge. "You're kidding," said Irly offthe 20-year-old surface, clean- "It would mean much greater chamber's tourist information one-way flow only during resur- The highways ministry press Bird's Rod Cousins. "This is a ing the corroded re-bar and then delays," he said, because of the centre on Kelth. facing of the new bridge, release describes the plan as "a joke right7" pouring the new deck. time it takes traffic to clear the Highways officials also note Highways ministry officials an- significant traffic pattern "We'll be killed by this," said Stead said the decision to go to route before opposing traffic can that the scheduled closure .- nounced last Thursday that when the new (Dudley Little) bridge is change". Campbell Stewart, of A & W's a one-way traffic on both bridges cross. June 12 to July 21 -- is depen- Keith Ave.business owners like restaurant/drive-through. "I sup- -- instead of just flagging traffic That would make mayhem out dent on dry'weather. reduced to one-lane for the $750,000 resurfacing, both it and Kermodei Trading's " Glen pose jobs like this have to be each way on the new bridge alone of the Thornhill four-way stop, "We are looking at six weeks the old Skeena River bridge will Saunders call it a disaster, done. But we'll be seriously hurt ~ was based on analysis of traf- whereas with this plan, at least all to complete the project as long as be changed to one-way traffic He said he doesn't understand by this." fie counts and traffic flow pat- westbound traffic that wonld have the weather cooperates," said only. why the ministry couldn't keep "This is typical for the high- terns, slacked up there will be diverted highways ministry area manager the system used during the recent ways dept," added River In- "It's still going to be ugly, over the old bridge. Randy Penner. All westbound traffic will be directed over the old bridge. All bne-lane closure of the bridge to dustriea' Rick Kirl~wood. "'When there's no question about it," she "If we get into it and find there Rain could "impact the corn- eastbound traffic will take the lay B.C. Tel conduit, it comes to tourism time that's said. "But it seemed like this was are lots of problems, we'll look at pletion date of the project" be- new bddge. "There can be a five-minute when they. shut the highway the best solution." ways to solve it," Stead added, cause it could delay the pouring wait over the bridges now, but down and dig everything up." Highways ministry regional Chamber of commerce presi- of the concrete deck. fie,All RVs, westbound and most heavy commercial truck traf- it's not too bad." Highways ministry public in- traffic engineer David Edgar says dent John Evans noted that al- Flag people are to be stationed 3e, Business owners on the north formation officer Jane Stead said a much longer stretch of the though the change means west- at the new bridge 24 hours a day vehicles -- which can't take the ~ehic'. side of Keith--who will have no the work has to be done now to bridge will be taken up by con- bound tourists will see the for the duration of the work. Credit system could be answer for small mills By MALCOLMBAXTER Petter anticipated would give VALUE-ADDED mills will have small value-added operations the a more secure and long term tim- leverage needed to acquire a bur supply undet'a new systemto.... gUamnte~I' W00d sU[/l~ly '~,~f the .... be announced this summer, says lon~thteour~.h • . ~..... Forest minister Andrew Petter. the details have yet to Petter acknowledged such mills be finalized, Petter said the idea have a major problem under the is value-added mills are given existing system, that of ~'ying to credits for a given volume* of make long term plans based on a lumber. Major sawmills would be series of short term timber required to supply the smaller op- licences. erations with lumber, at a compe- Companies such as Terrace Pre- titive price, and when they do so Cut usually obtain their wood the credits are transferred to the supply by bidding on what are major. called 16.1, or value-added tim- "The transfer of c~edits is evi- bcr sales offered under the Small dunce they have met their com- Business program. If successful ndtmeut~" he explained, adding in their bid, they make a deal with the system would avoid havingto a larger, conventional mill under take standing timber away from which the major sawmill cuts the Andrew Petter llcencees •and, at the same tlme, timber and gives the value-added the program," he said. divert wood that is now sent over- mill an equivalent volume of The only avenues available at seas into local value-addedmills. lumber, the moment to increase the Facedwitha choice betweenan However, the amount of timber amount of Small Business timber arbitrary reduction and the credits involved in each sale is small, the are the five per cent "takeback" proposal, Petter said the large term of the licence short - gener- which takes place whenever a companies had opted for the lat- ally two or three years - and there large licence is transferred from ter. The system will be voluntary ; is no guarantee the value-added one company to another or to begin with but if that fallsto mill will be successful in its bid. through an across-the-board achieve the desired effect, the A further problem, Petter auk- zcduction in tree farm and forest minister said appropriate lngisla- nowledged, is the number of licence volumes as occUrred in tionwoaldbeintroduced, i companies competing for these the late '80s. , , Petter has now received a con, sales is increasing while the That will change when the pro- ~ su]tant's report and assessment of amount of wood available 'vince adopts a credit'system pro- the plan and said he'expected to through the program remains ]posedlastyear by the Forest See- be making an announcement static. "That's the dilemma with tot Strategy committee, a system within the next two months. Wade works won- i! ! • ; WHEN WADEFlahcrty final- Little wonder ihe Sliarks : ly hangs up his skates, he ,night mobbed their keeper afier iR~:~ Jook to ei efi htin=-as his n xt Whit. y's de ction gave c~u'eer. Jose victory...~:, : ;.~. i ~.:~ i: ' i. It would be a natural the way It was the second consecUtiVe.. :' the San Jose goalie doused the start ~ and viclory ~for back up "~ Flames in Friday night's Stanley Fiaherty, his only other appearance,, vu[ uon Knew when to stay out of the way. He and his wife Jan are from Prince Rupert and Cup playoffgame, in the series coming in game three-i they were at the provincial park trying out their new tent trailer. Jerry wasn't the only critter that In a stellar performance, the when he was thrown in to save an. stopped by their tent. Squirrels, blue jays and hummingbirds were also frequerit visitors, Terrace Minor Hockey product already lost cause. " " " .~ guided his team to victory in the Friday's performance had Don deciding game of its opening Cherry holding the Terracite up as .:: Visitors swamp campgrounds Stanley Cup playoffround, an example to youngplayers eve- ned 4,4after regulation, rywhere. Although he~hadlspent i PARKS BRANCH staff are expecting another Walbaucr said visitors to Furlong Bay will find Game 7 wasn't decided until 1:54 much of the Series on the bench, busy year at northwest campgrounds. a few changes including the replacement of the the of double overtime' .....' Cherry said it was obvlbus And they're going to be right if last weekend, previous 15 firewood corrals by four central wood By rights, It should have been Flaherty had not sulked but stiidied ~ the traditional opening of camping season, was lois and the installation of new, bear proof gar- anything to go by. bage containers. All 156 sites have also been over long before that and it should what was happening out on the tee, ~ Lakelse supervisor Tracy Walbauer said all sites resurfaccd with crush. have been Calgary Celebratirig. learned from it and put it to g6od ' in the Furlong Bay and Kicanza Creek camp- One thing that hasn't changed is the cost of Would have been but for Wade Flaherty, use He ndght have added....... that grounds had been filled by Friday and the few left staying the night -- it,s still $14.50 including Fhdlerty.