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"ern plants aren't there.””: “Widely”. “circulated: scenario that’ a. 350,000. 10, 400,000" tonne: ‘new. ‘ plant-would . employ: only - workforce. a going to happerile “some of that?” ‘development intermediary ta’ work with other lo- “can pays $12 million per-year:for water rights, a : By JEFF NAGEL vo “ALCAN's: stop ‘official in B.C. is taking direct. ., Bim at what he’ ‘Says are recurring misconceptioris - about the company’ s operations here’ ands sales - of f powerin particular. - len ma a “Paul Henning: said. somie _peogle i ia: ‘the: region : ‘mistakenty:. believe ‘most. jobs: now at the: Kiti-. ‘mat smelter’ can be. rétained if only Alcan.can be forced ‘to use more electricity smelling’ and, Tess at for power sales.” oe oe vo" There: are, nuit Circulating «the, director’ of B.C. operations told a, business:luncheon here: » Septe:16; that the ageing’ smielter could be modern: “ized j into. 4 650,000 tonne new. stnelter employing: ‘That simply:won’ + happen, Heining said, Ls, “That would’be. wonderful in.térms of i ‘impact. 10 people and jobs,” he said, “But sadly the’ miod- “+ "Much: more likely, he An icated,. i8- the other. “y oo ,000° people’ a drop of: 625. from the: current “That? s- typically: wht ‘we. e think. could: ‘nap a 7 pen,” he, said. "I'm nal going. lo: tell ‘You. that i is. ——a a a cane 2 PAUL HENNING addresses a business luncheon here, Sept. 16... Kitimat: town officials coiled ‘Alcan. is lay: ce a : ing the groundwork for a smaller- than-necessary- i , smelter ‘thal will entrench a large amount of sur: | ment to make up for expesied workforce doctines "pany: inay a again have to wrestle with low’ reservoir. plus energy: for power siles, “The: own: hias gone ~ al the smelter over time. “., to-cotirt to gela Taling, on. whether present power |: .. sales violate the company’ ‘S original contract, ception that’ Alcan’s power | ‘salés are new: . 7 Henning : ‘said: there’ s 4.450, 000 tonne. plant i ine, You'd think: our business: was all: about pow Toe Quebec ihat has, only’750 people: running it.. . ae ‘he said."That's what you read.’ : “sy Anid he said the. workforce herre-is already i in ~~: He'said Alcan has long supplied Eurocan and _ Cover.” : : ‘decline for other reasons: The smelter isto. drop’. “other users. through direct, power sales’ He gaid- ‘Alcan is now examining ‘options to: froin 1, 625 to 1,565 workers by ‘ihe ‘end: ‘of 2005, "We generate more: power than we consum * dea with: the: significant’ rater, shortfall “in, the | — he-said, asa result of- retirements ‘and attrition to he said. “That power has always: been sold. " : Nechako reservoir, He said’ those. options. ‘include _. meet a global. bell: ‘lightening. goals ordred by! th cts ability 6° sell power grew: when the: poviter -Chiting: back on generation and: “cutting supply to. * multinational.- : , 2), levels, which: four. years ago forced the company. Henning also, lackled. what he said was: a per= to Shut down a pot line in-order to continue to sup. ply contracted power to B C. Hydro. adr ‘grid: evolved: “Alcan: recognizes: the “future might inean : LO! ‘defer: ‘OF delay, power deliveries: or t by buying © “Tt took a big step. fairther when. the j province, ' replacement; power; oh ] force," He g Sait vs . banges nt abou oer cannes sid es lo. agreed that B.C, “Hydro. wauld buy’ 140 Megawaus. " ° The ‘other optian is ae participate in sreating Jobs to that way” alleviate .a year-of power from Alean as Partial compenisar: a: aan “lion for: cancelling the company’s Kemano Come One step -the sompany, is, still working: Or, ne “Pein Project over fishery contems'in 1995; " said,: -is meeting its pledge to hire an‘economic.-.: The reservoir isnot free,” he said, adding. cit back production “want todo,” “ape: B.C. Hydro agreed to.letAlcan undersupply. « Henning also Sounded: a warning that: the com : the next two. years. - cal agencies.:The goal. isto genernte new employ eo “THE. ‘LAWYERS fave. made. their. on Tt wants ‘the court to. fi nd ” “because it had: never been a signatory other: way “because we have ‘other - arguments, “ ‘now’: the. - District of o that Alcan. is “in ‘breach ’ of ‘those ao those agreements: - : roads: ta get to- ‘thee sane place.” That’ ‘Kitimat andAlcan can only.await the” * agreements in that il must’ use all the. 7 Municipal. manager Trafford’ Hall place: “was eventually havirig . thé judge’s decision. And that decision“ power: ‘generated at:Kemano for the " cautioned’ that even. if Kitimat. wins, “power. sales. i issue case, heard on: its. Will decree: whether - the - city” can. -Production. of aluminum instead of ‘this round, it’s only ihe beginning’: : > mens. _ proceed. with its power sales cases’. : selling a portion of it. a “2 Edn i think we should be. really; “Noting the’ controversy. had gorié: In January, Kitimat: petitioned. the. +. Last “week's cheating “résulted~ “really” excited: if-we° win* standing ~~ on“for Four years'so. far, he. said ~B, C. Supreme Court to:give.a niling.... from: Alcan’s: request that (he: ‘court . because: there: is “still a r long road -oit could: be another: two: years: yet, on,the meaning of the original 1950 * declare. Kitimat -had- no: “standing” ahead of us,”:he said. -, before it was finally settled, a Agreement between Alcan and the’ essentially - that’ it-was not legally ~~. And similarly, people ‘shoaldn’ ” *e, province, - ; ; aa entitled to bring’ the larger. case . be deterred: it the. decision. went the: to. pursue-a negotiated settlement, “ABS Brakes - eAM/EM/1CGD wilh rs speakais “The e Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - Ag JEFF NAGEL vere . "Pin aditde concerned bit I'm not ‘wortied,” ue of ‘Henning, said. “we need | to see. the reservoir. re- : fine to Terrace: was built and the continental: Pow. ‘. BiC, Hydro = vither by: ‘negotiating an -dgreement tf “in the plant;”: Hein sid, “That 8 not what we ‘The last. ime. there \ Wasa: serious: water ‘short. | ~hein- 2000 and. then, make up the difference over . First ‘round of. power sales case. before judge |. Hall said the city would continue * ; _News In Brief : Lift drill ban, feds told THE PUSH to. begin, offshore oil ‘and. gas exploration’ in north coast waters got ati added boost at last Week's ; Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, _ Delegates in Kelowna passed a resolution advanced | by ‘Prince Rupert calling’on thé federal government 10 lift its ‘Moratorium on drilling, Prince’ Rupert mayor Heth: Pond ‘said the resolution me =. passed with roughly, °75 «Per “cent of. ‘municipal oS _Tepresentatives in favour; “Certainly. the “resolutio sone ool. baskét: to: tell people: that: there ‘is. ‘broad support. ~at the. grassroots politcal level: for. the, ‘iting of, the. a moratorium,” Pond said. - B&Es abound. in town” POLICE. ARE investigating a fash: of: break and cites ae . thaloccurred in town'over the last ‘week: ” One man has been arrested’ and. police a are. seeking, public information to-solve the others," An unknown person, or persons, broke-into four Homes while the. “occupants were sleeping - sometime: between ~ late evening on Sept. 19 and early-morning on Sept.'20.° In three instarices, eritry: was: gained through unlocked windows and: through. an’ unlocked door in the fourth . CASE. One hoiti¢owner awoke and chased Iwo: » people’ from “his ‘house: He provided | a partial description of a, male, about 5° 8” to 5°10" with a slender build.’ ; Several items were stolen from Awo. homes; : “Tn a.previous. incident, Dennis: Doi Allen Alexander "Was arrested cand: ‘charged with one count of. break-and- . | enter with ‘intent to commit: an ‘indictable: offence at a “residence on the. 4500° block. of Lite Avenue around 17. ‘ “am. on Sept: 192: Alexanderwas: remanded into S custody and will appear _by video conference: from the’ Prince. George Correctional _ Centre: ‘for his.néxt court appearance on Sept. 28... ; > Police encourage residents'to secureall: ‘windows and. “doors when Jeaving their. homes ‘and. during the evenitig.” ~ Residents - ‘can: take Preventative, action. by. installing —Thotion lights. around doors-and. windows. 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