o Exporting logs is all wrong Dear Sir: Roger Harris’ effort to convince us of the benefits of log exports in his Nov. 23 column, “Log exports: will ‘spur innovation,” must leave most people puzzled. There is no logic behind a ‘ notion that not processing a local resource in local facili- ties is more beneficial and - better economically. Log ‘exports by. defini-. tion means the logs are pro- cessed elsewhere and the jobs are therefore also cre- ‘ated elsewhere. How could ° anyone argue that creating fewer jobs for. the wood cut . . is better. If you believe that an _ elected government has no . business regulating the pro- cessing of local resources in a way that ensures local jobs then it is clear that logic has nothing to do with the posi- tion Mr. Harris takes. | Regulating that would - be an interference in the free-market system and any interference in ‘the - forest: companies right to buy, sell, export,’ trade or process the logs to maximize their prof-. jits would be “inefficient” ac- * cording. to Mr. Harris. It would not allow them . » the flexibility they want and job creation can therefore CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD » not be part of the picture. Mr. Harris believes that if industry had this flexibil- | » ity they would introduce all kind of value-adding, spe- - cialty products and local milling to increase the num- wood harvested. more profitable for them to do so. All we need is faith. The incentive to make a quicker and an increased profit by exporting wood or exporting logs to lower la- .bour cost areas for process- ing will not be an incentive. — The profit margin will be.. less important ‘than creating jobs. Right? ‘How many Terrace folks or mill workers really be- lieve that they are better off with logs ‘being exported « from the area? How many ‘mill work- ° ers think that forest licences . should be granted with. no thought of where ‘they will. be processed? How many ber of local jobs from the ‘He suggests it would be business people think that if © logs leave the area it will be of greater benefit to Terrace businesses? _ Mr. Harris then uses Hai- da Gwaii as an example that appurtency in forest licences does not work. Haida Gwaii has histori- . cally not had a’ sawmill be- cause the government of the | day did not prudently de- » mand one when they issued forest licences. Appurtency was not included. How can that prove appurtency does : not work? What it proves is just the opposite. .Then there is the com- ment that if two logging - trucks pass each other on the highway it shows the system» is working. What it shows is that both ‘wucks must dead haul on the. retum trip and that is extra cost and inefficient. If they -are hauling the same profile: _of logs, that is even worse. that. local resources be. © Processed lo- _Demanding n Not at all appreciated _ for violence against children and men. - ‘Dear Sir: I am writing to express my disappoint- ment over an ad placed in your paper on No- | vember 30, 2005, by Cook’s Jewelers (Page A8). Family’ violence is never + funny nor is it gender specific. Not only is there no excuse for abuse against women, as stated in an ar- There are many explanations for violence, laughing it off will not provide people with the skills and the support they need. Your paper should be more sensitive 7 home. ticle in that same paper, there is no excuse 8 Hats off to the cat saviours Dear Sir: We're glad to hear that Raga Muffin Rescue is plan- ning to build a shelter and. fenced-in area for its feral . cat colony at the old Co-op - property. Unless. they are located. in a temperate climate in an area isolated from roads, I people, end other animals “and are‘provided with food, water, amd veterinary care, - feral cats struggle to sur- vive. Many: suffer terribly from - contagious diseases like rhi- notrachitis, feline AIDS, and rabies. Others sustain punc-.. “ture wounds, broken bones, ‘brain damage, or lose éyes or limbs after being attacked by other animals, abused by cruel people, or hit by cars. We can help feral cats and the 6'to 8 million animals who enter U.S. shelters each year by sterilizing our ani- to the fact that, for many people, the most dangerous place they can be in is their own , | Wanda Kerby, Terrace, B. C. s mals and, if we are’ forced’ to . part with them, taking them ~ to a shelter where they will be safe, rather than abandon- ing them on the streets. For: a free brochure on helping feral cats, visit HelpingAni- ~ mals.com. Lindsay Pollard-Post, ... People for,the. Ethical. ‘Treatmentof-Animals ‘ (PETA), _ “Norfolk, Virginia ‘he Mail Bag first makes good economic sense. All it takes is the political will to insist that it be done. Helmut Giesbrecht, Terrace, B.C. cally to create local jobs © The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 7, 2005 - A7 #101 4622 Greig ave | errace B.C. V8G -~1M¢9 Picture Framing. ‘Passport Photos: Photo restoration Photography Your only full s service. BUICTURE PRATICA SHOPEE in downtown “Ferrace. J rte graphics. 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