Wednesday, February 10, 2016
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Volume 96 - No. 06
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BURNS LAKE
LAKES DISTRICT NEWS
How is the wood waste in Burns Lake?
Although the region has made some progress, community leaders say more could be done
FLAVIO NIENOW
Albert Gerow, former Chief of the Burns Lake Band and former Burns Lake Councillor, said he has some concerns about the amount of wood waste in the Lakes District. The term wood waste describes anything left on site after harvesting that could potentially be used for lumber or other wood products. “In all my conversations with people who work in the industry, approximately 50 per cent of the wood fibre that is handled [in the region] is wood waste as it does not meet the sawlog grade suitable for milling into lumber,” explained Gerow. “Today, as the standing dead timber continues to deteriorate, there is little being done to capture this fibre as a resource for use in the bio industry, wood pellets, pulp wood, etc.,” said Gerow. “I cannot believe that we are not doing more to attract industry, to capture this wood fibre.” Bill Miller, Director of Electoral Area B for the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, said that although the region has significantly reduced its wood waste over the past few years – mainly due to the introduction of biomass facilities such as Pinnacle Pellet ...see WOOD WASTE ▼ P7
Family fishing Day ...page 10
CNC’s board refutes some of the findings
Soft funded programs’ don’t count as job losses
FLAVIO NIENOW In the story ‘Burns Lake releases impact study’ published in the Lakes District News’ Nov. 4, 2015 issue, the Village of Burns Lake had released an impact study showing the far reaching consequences of the cutbacks at the
College of New Caledonia (CNC). The study, prepared by Peak Solutions Consulting Inc., projected a loss of 70 direct jobs, a significant reduction in programming including a 75 per cent cut to enrolment, and a loss of $3.7 million in employment revenues within the community. In a recent interview with the Prince George Citizen, CNC’s president Henry Reiser said the approach to which the data was looked at was “not as accurate as it could have been.” The CNC board then sent a statement to the Prince George Citizen refuting some of the findings in the impact study.
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According to the CNC board, when projecting a loss of 70 direct jobs, the impact study includes staff of programs that are not annual course commitments. Therefore the college says those jobs shouldn’t be counted as cuts. “It should be noted that soft funded programs or one-time programs should not be counted as job losses because they are not really reflective of stable ongoing employment realities,” says the CNC statement. “Soft funding varies from year to year depending on the economy, local events and other government initiatives.” ...see CNC ▼ P3
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