Lakes District News
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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Company baffled over reports that log yards are full Canfor continuing to haul REBECCA BILLARD Christine Kennedy, Canfor's director of public affairs and corporate communications said reports that the company's log yards are full, which will lead to an early break up this year are baffling and simply not true. She said the company is still hauling logs to all locations, including to its sawmills in Houston and Vanderhoof. "We are not anticipating an early break up ... I really don't know where these reports have come from," she said. Kennedy also said reports that contractors are being paid a reduced rate for the logs is also inaccurate. "Contractors decide the rate not Canfor," Kennedy said, adding that contractors work out a rate depending on their costs and according to the location they are working at." Tom Lewis, regional manager at Canfor further clarified the issue. He said to Lakes District News that Canfor didn't directly deal with any with contractors over log prices. "The price of logs received by the contractors was set through Babine Forest Products. Babine sets the rates with them. It could be based on how far away from the mill their wood is ... it's a decision that a contractor has to make whether to sell or not. I know that a bunch of contractors had wood in various states of processing in the bush, so Canfor went to Babine Forest Products and said we will take as much wood as we can at target purchase rates ... we buy the wood through Babine Forest Products." Lewis said he would prefer not to say what the purchase price was. Lewis said that as a
result of the purchase, 200,000 cubic metres went to Canfor's sawmill in Vanderhoof while 30,000 metres went to Canfor's Houston sawmill. David Lehane, vice president of Canadian Woodlands for West Fraser Timber said the only comment he is prepared to make to Lakes District News about the issue is that all logs were purchased at a fair market price. "We were fortunate after the disaster to be able to adjust our inventory plans to be able to accommodate deliveries from contractors, otherwise they would have been out of work, or have logs stranded on winter roads." He said traditionally February is a very busy month and that they are on schedule with building their log inventory. Both Canfor and West Fraser Timber declined to comment on reports that log prices had dropped by $9.
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BABINE FOOD DRIVE Becky Thompson, Babine Food Drive organizer displays a poster sent from the primary school students at Nechako School in Kitimat. As well as the poster the school generously donated a pallet of food to show how much they care for Burns Lake. Rebecca Billard photo
Accidental shooting RCMP investigate the death of former resident CONTRIBUTED On Feb. 20, 2012 at approximately 3:40 p.m. the Barriere RCMP were contacted by B.C. Ambulance Service to assist with an accidental shooting at a residence near the commu-
nity of Barriere. A 61 year old female, identified as Carol Ann Sandercott, previously a Burns Lake resident, was transported by ambulance to the Barriere Health Centre and was pronounced deceased by the attending physician. The South East District Major Crime Unit, Kamloops Forensic Identification Section, and B.C. Coroner Service are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Sandercott.
THANK YOU! The Burns Lake Snowmobile Club would like to thank the following sponsors and people that made our Cold Smoke Drag a success. Carey’s Positive Electronics Northland Dodge Flintstone Mining Lakes District News UpTown Auto Pineridge Holdings Sullivan Motors Andy’s Machining Repairs Outdoor Adventures Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd. Country Homes P. & B. Feeds Tire Tech Auto Centre Tweedsmuir Trucking Burns Lake Automotive Toni Strimbold Omineca Ski Club Aidan Carroll Jim’s Ultra Auto Service Ltd. Dave & Verna Hopper Rio Tinto Alcan Maverick Distributing Andy & Pattie Corfe Motovan Corporation Choko Design Inc. Parts Canada Forest Power Sports Lino’s Sales Ltd.
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Bill Beuckert Rosalie Beuckert Randy & Lana Miller John Jubinville Jason Jubinville Darrell Traxler Brian Hanson Shelley Hanson Trent Benson Trevor Benson Cory Fehr Dale Petigrew Lori Derksen Angel Petigrew Brenda Payne Randy Hamp Ike Fehr Dean Wilson Ed Giesbrecht Jeremy Murray Stevens Susan Mielken Chris Garneau Darcy Bell Eric Williams Doug Phair Britany Phair Fred Corfe Karen Corfe Burns Lake Ambulance Ron & Krys Mouw
Dennis & Dawn Firomski Island Gospel Youth Group Sheldon Wiebe Doug Driegder Sound Rays George Macleod Burns Lake Curling Club Rotary - Gordon Douglas Doug Payne Jarrett Payne Michael Payne Derrek Payne Dana Firomski Ken Nielsen Chris Mark Michael Petkau Josh Elliott Marco Perry Don Saul Gordon Mcfee Babine Forest Products Decker Lake Forest Products Art Cronin Thanks for the fuel last year
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No arrests have been made and an autopsy has been scheduled The Southeast District Major Crime Unit continues to investigate this incident. All those involved in the investigation continue to cooperate with investigators. No further information is being released at this time.
Wildlife Retention II
Wildlife retention requirements vary by site. Stand type, condition, trees species and windthrow hazard are all considered when selecting retention areas. Long-term stand structure goals that maximize the biological values of individual trees and groups of trees left after harvest is critical. The government, through legislation and higher-level plans, sets the minimum amount of area that is to be retained on a harvest area. The percent to be reserved within a harvest area can either be in hectares, the cross section of the stems, or both. Often retention patches – especially in sites that are located in mountain pine beetle-killed areas – are located adjacent to streams, lakes or swamps, as this is where live trees still exist. For more info on the community forest, call BL ComFor (250) 692-7724
Northern Interior BC Aboriginal Forestry Initiative
“Pathway to Success” Are you a Business Owner or would you like to become a Business Owner in the forestry sector? Then this workshop is for you! The Aboriginal Forestry Initiative, a partnership between PGNAETA, Central Interior Logging Association, Lheidli T’enneh Band, Prince George Aboriginal Business Development Center, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council along with Natural Resources Canada will be hosting a workshop for individuals in Northern BC interested in the forestry sector. Participants will be provided with the knowledge, skills, resources and support necessary to develop there own business in the forestry sector.
Place: Margaret Patrick Memorial Hall Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm w e N te Date: Friday, March 2, 2012 a D
PGNAETA will pay travel for one person per Band/ Organization at Training Travel rates to attend workshop. Please register with Shirley Layton at 1-800-510-0515 or via email at shirleyl@pgnaeta.bc.ca