LES WATMOUGH: Dislikes.

cost-sharing formula.

No tagged
steelhead

surviving
in river

"+" The 1989 steelhead radio.tag-
. ging program has raised some

unexpected concerns. As of last
Friday, 37 fish had been tagged
at the Tyee test station but none
had reached the Lakelse River
monitoring station.

Fisheries biologist Bob Hoot-
on said they were able to locate
12 of the steelhead but they were
downstream of the monitoring
station and not behaving in a

_ normal manner, ‘‘They’re either

dead or not healthy,’ said
Hooton, noting that the first
steelhead had been tagged on
July 19. ‘‘There’s fairly strong

evidence that gillnetting induces

severe problems,” he said.
Hooton says the radio tagging
program has been in use for
more than 10 years and is a
‘proven technique’’; personnel
who attach the transmitters in
the- past have used angling or
seine nets to catch the steelhead.

This is the first year that a gill,

net has been used, and the ap-
parent mortality rate may indi-
cate that steelhead caught and
released by commercial gillnet-

ters may not be surviving either.:

The results demand immedi-

’ ate re-assessment of the current

program, says Hooton, and
imply there is little benefit in live
release of commercially gillnet-

“ted steelhead.

TERRACE — The city has been :
| advised by the Ministry of Mu-
“Nicipal | “Affairs that their. spon-

sorship under. the province's

Community Forest Program | of
‘the Skeena Cellulose silviculture
project at the north end of Lava .

Lake is not legal because the site

is outside the city’s boundaries.
Skeena Cellulose asked. tlie

city to sponsor the project

through the Community Forest. .
Program in June, The question _
of legality came up then, but.

according ‘to Tourism . and

Economic Development Officer
Peter Monteith, the Ministry of ©
Forests was unaware of any

problem at the time, - a

- The city has now asked the
Regional District. of Kitimat-
Stikine.to sponsor the project,
and last: Saturday the regional
district -board: of, directors as-

sumed responsiblity for the pro- ~

ject. Director Les Watmough
opposed the idea, however, be-
cause of the cost-sharing formu-
la, According to Watmough, the
normal cost-sharing formula be-
tween regional districts or mu-
nicipalities and the province re-
quires local government to foot
75 percent of the entire bill.

_Under the Community Forest

; Program,’ however, the provit-

‘cial. government will pay
- $275,000 and the. regional ‘dis-
trict is. required to pay only. -

$90,000. -

. Watmough notes that Skeenia. ©
Cellulose isin reality paying the
_ $90,000 on belialf of the region-
al district but adds that the end
‘result is that Skeena Cellulose is
‘doing $362,000 worth of silvi-
‘culture work, which is the com-

pany’s responsibility, at a cost
of. only $90,000. Hazelton board
director Pete Weeber defended

‘the project, though, by pointing

out that the silviculture problem
has never been” adequately ad-
dressed by the province and
Skeena Cellulose can’t be held
responsible for what took place
before they took over the tree
farm license in 1986. ;

The project is currently un-

derway in the 450-hectare: Ful- -
mar Block of TFL 1, which is

located at the north end of Lava
Lake about 70 kilometers north
of Terrace. It consists primarily
of conifer release and spacing to

reduce the number of harvest- §

able trees from 5,000 per hectare
to 1,600 and has created about
38 jobs. — .

Not your average walter, but one with talent nevertheless
— Sheldon Bennett helped the Northern Motor Inn
restaurant staff win the Most Outrageously Dressed team
award in Riverboat Days' Slingers Race. George's Pub won
the event while Fanny's Lounge and Hanky Panky’s placed
second and third. Sharon Hoefilng won the singles event,
and the Pizza Hut was named the Most Sportsmanlike

team.

"WE HAVE A NEW OWNER

REALTY: WORLD — LAKELSE REALTY
WELCOMES OUR NEW OWNER

VERNE FERGUSON

- See the Results People for all your Real Esta te Needs.

- IN THE SKEENA MALL — 638-0268.

Terrace Review

_ Wednesday, August 16, 1989 3 |

Having won their category
in the B.C. Festival of the
Arts, the Terrace-area
Northwest’ Singers are now
waiting for -word on how
they made out in the national
competition, .

The group won the small

_choral ensemble class at the
provincial
Chilliwack at the end of May

’ with -tape they submitted.
The pieces recorded were But
a Good Heart, an original
composition by group mem-

: f Northwest Sincere,
enter nationals ©

"ber T.W.: (Terry) Andersoui ~

festival in.

and Afi at Once Well Met..-
Fair Ladies, a madrigal by.
Thomas Weelkes.

Northwest Singers rep-
resentative Marilyn Brodie
said the national judging — .
for which they entered the —
same tape — takes place .
Aug. 19-24, but she added
that it may‘ take a con- -
siderable length of’, time
before they are notified of
the results.

Volunteers needed to.
finish playing field

The new playground by Cop-
per Mountain Elementary
School is a joint venture be-
tween School District 88 and the

Regional District of Kitimat-

Stikine. In order to complete the
project to the standard desired

by Copper Mountain residents,
however, volunteers
needed. If you can spare some
time this weekend, phone Bob
Marcellin at 635-2627 (home) or
635-7251 (work).

PUBLIC MEETING

INQUIRY INTO
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
ON CROWN LAND

David Gillespie, Commissioner of Inquiry for Hon. Howard us

Dirks, Minister of Crown Lands invites you to share your con- -
cerns, ideas and suggestions. regarding agricultural an

development on Crown Land.
The main goals of the Inquiry are to:

* identify issues associated with existing agricultural
development of Crown land; .

e determine if additional Crown land should be made -
available for agricultural development, and if so; e

identify the most effective methods to provide Crown

land for agriculture.

Written submissions are
invited and should be
sent no later than
September 15, 1989 to:
David W. Gillespie
Commissioner

Individuals or groups
wishing to make. presenta-
tions at public meetings
should reserve a time by
contacting: :

Ms. Donna Humphries

Suite 200, 124 St. Paul St. Land Policy Branch “
Kamioops, BC. Ministry of Crown Lands ©:
'V2C 3K8 4000 Seymour Place
—— Victoria, BC. V8V 1x5
Ph: 387-1832
Public meetings are scheduled as follows:
DATE - LOCATION TIME
August 8 PRINCE GEORGE 2:00 PM.-5:00 PM. &
Cranbrook Room 6:30 PM .-9:00 BM.
Holiday Inn .
August? ‘WANDERHOOF 2:00 PM.-5:00 PM. &
Elks Hall 6:30 PM.-9:00 PM.
August 10 HIXON 2:00 PM.-§:00 RM. &
Community Hall 6:30 PM-9:00 RM.: -
August 45. FORT NELSON 4:00 PM.-8:00 RM.
The Bear Pil
August 16 FORT ST. JOHN 2:00 PM.-8:00 PM. &
. Pioneer Inn 6:30 PM -9:00 BM.
August 17 DAWSON CREEK 2:00 PM.-5:00 PM. &
George Dawson Inn . 6:30 PM-9:00 PM.
August 22 WILUAMS LAKE 2:00 PM.-5:00 PM. &
Sacred Heart Parish Hall § 6:30 RM.-9:00 PM.
‘August 23 -QUESNEL 2:00 P-M.-5:00 PM. &
Royal CanadianLegion 6:30 RM.-9:00 PM.
. August 24 MCBRIDE 2:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
4 Elks Hall
. August 29 SMITHERS 2:00 PM-5:00 PRM. &
oe Hudson Bay Lodge 6:30 PM-9:00 PM.
August 30 HAZELTON 2:00 PM.-5:00 PM. &
Kisplox Community Hall = 6:30 PM-9:00 RM.
August 34 BURNS LAKE 2:00 PM.-5:00 PM. &
; High School Auditorium 6:30 2M-9:00 PM.

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