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WEDNESDAY
‘December 19, 1990

BUSINESS

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Castlegar, British Columbia

75 Cents

Closures won't affect Celgar

By NANCY LINGLEY
Sun Editor

It is perhaps ironic that as
Celgar waits for the word that will

in the solid wood portion of the
industry would correct itself and
the industry would continue to go
through these cycles.

“Hi

to the

» if there is no
the

and the

at large, another sector of the
forest industry is facing a crisis.

Due. to a downtum in lumber
markets combined with high
stumpage fees, some sawmills,
including the Slocan Forest
Products’ sawmill in Slocan City
are laying off their crews and

shutting down. Others, most ;

notably Westar, a major chip

supplier . to  Celgar, have
d) their operati

considerably. ; :

The downturn in the lumber
milling side of the forest industry
will have no immediate effect on
the Celgar expansion and
modernization project, should it
get the go-ahead, said Celgar Fibre
‘Manager Fred Parker. In fact, what
is considered a crisis in the solid
wood sector is a bit of a blessing
for the pulp mill.

“We can’t take all of the
available chip supply now,”
explained Parker. “ The downtum
will allow us to utilize our
inventory. It will let us manage our

, chips a little better. With the

surplus inventory we have on hand
now, we can’t manage the species

blend to the degree we would like”

to. This will give us a chance to
tum our piles over and we'll be
able to use wood that has been

_ there fora year before it.”
deteriorates and the fibre breaks

Parker, a registered professional
forester, went on to explain that
what he called a cyclical downtum

in the
lumber industry over the next six
to eight months, we'll have to look
at other altematives,” he said. “But
there should be growth in the next
three months that will pick up that
area again. I hope that it’s just a
momentary blip. But it will be
much more difficult than in the
past. We're in a different situation
than we had in ‘82, There’s not a
lot of flexibility for government to

cedar/hemlock ‘wet — zone,
Compared to other operations, we
pay more than our share.”

‘When the mill is up and running
at 100 per cent, there are 240 full
time hourly employees. To keep
their all their hourly people
working, Westar is using a job
sharing program sponsored by the
U, i

ploy
Commission, that. keeps the
employees at work three days per
week and gives them UIC benefits
for the other two.

“What it does for us is lessen
our losses,” said Madlung. “It
keeps people employed as opposed
to full closure.”

The Celgar situation worries

manager for Westar, also
i the ion of 1982,

“Jim Browne (Celgar plant

“We’re caught in the same
situation as every other sawmill in
B.C.,": said Madlung from his
Revelstoke office, “The markets
have died, They're lower than ever
before. The last recession was in
1982. This one is at least at that
level. We're losing a lot of money.
We go through a weck by week
analysis to find if it would be
better to close down completely
economically.

“Today's analysis says we'd be
better off 100 per cent down. But
the economic impact on the

) says they depend on our
chips. It’s a fairly precarious
situation we’re in, We're one of
their major suppliers and Celgar is
one of our best customers. We
depend on them for a lot of
Tevenue.”

And Madlung is not as
optimistic about a correction of the
downtum cycle as Parker is.

“There's nothing in sight,” he
said. “We'll continue job-sharing
until the markets tum around, but I
don’t see any hope at this point.
Everybody is always hopeful that
the market will pick up in the new

would be di

year b h Starts

‘We'll try to whether this recession.
‘We've gone to the contractors and
asked them to share the pain, to
take a cut in their contracts.”
~ Stumpage fees are also a
problem for Westar said Madlung.
“The system doesn’t work for
us,” he stated. “It overcharges us
for timber. We're in the

traditionally go up in the spring.

“But there’s no reason to think
it’s going to get better,” he
prophesied. “It just keeps dropping
every month. It looks grim. In
reality we'd be better off
economically if we shut down.

“But we have a social obligation
to keep people employed.”

a

Creators Syndicate, Inc.
©1990 Leigh Rubin!

By NANCY LINGLEY
Sun Editor

has passed on, it is a time for
remembering the shared times.

Christmas is a time to sharing
with loved ones. Or, if a loved one

Any who’ wishes to
commemorate the life of a loved
one that is no longer with them

SUN STAFF PHOTO/ Nancy Lingey

Lovatte Nichvolodoff, lights another. bulb on the Tree
‘Of Life in memory of someone's departed loved one. :

Tree of Life commemorates lost loved ones

Christmas tree lights pay tribute to those who are missed this holiday season

can do so by lighting a bulb on the
Tree of Life on display at the
Home Support Offices located on
Columbia Ave. next door to
Avenues.

Cc a Life is d

one and are finding it too difficult
to handle alone.”

‘The group is always in need of
more volunteers, they said. And
anyone that is uncomfortable
around the i ill can help

by the Castlegar Hospice Society.
Originating in Victoria, this is the
second annual Tree project for the
local association.

“Last year it went very well,”
said Patti Richards, Hospice Board
treasurer. “The tree went up late
and 57 lights were lit. This year
we hope to get all 100.”

Anyone wishing to make any
donation at all may light a bulb in
memory of a departed loved one
explained Lovette Nichvolodoff a
member of the Hospice executive.
Asmall card is filled out and bung
on the light that has been turned
on.

As well, there is a registry book
to keep a record of who made the
donation, for who, and includes a
space for any thoughts.

“May the light I light today
shine on heaven as it does in my
bear. I miss you all,” reads one.

out in many other capacities.

“We have people that just
phone ‘ other people about
meetings,” said Richards. “Or
they can be involved in publicity
or fundraising.”

Volunteers that do take on the
duties of comforting family and
friends and/or sitting with the
terminally ill do take a program at
Selkirk College to prepare them
for the experience.

There is no set amount of time
necessary to devote to the
organization.

“Anything they can do. Two
hours a month, whatever,” said
Richards. “As much as they feel
comfortable with.”

There are “definitely” more
females than males involved said
Richards and she would like to see
more males come forward, “Men
are very important and are

“More than g
Friends,” reads another.

‘There are donations from as far
away as Nevada in the register.

Funds raised by the project go

P

3 ged to
president Gwilyn Hughes is a

Our

man.
Anyone who wishes. to
volunteer is asked to contact Ann

toward
volunteers said Richards.

“All the funds we use are
donations, we get no funding or
grants,” she noted...

4 Nichvolodoff explained that the
purpose of the’ Hospice Socicty
‘was to;“provide care and comfort
to the terminally ill and support to
family and friends: Our volunteers
are “trained to. sit with the
terminally’ ill’and relieve the
family’ of that duty when necded.
We/also’ off a grief support. group

who have lost a loved

at the Home Support
Offices at 365-2148 or at home at
365-8060. %
Anyone who would like to
avail themselves of the Hospice
service may also contact
Fominoff. ee
“Care to the terminally ill and.
their family and friends is)
provided at no cost,” said!
Richards.'“We also have an
extensive library that is available.
to those who fcel they don’t need
that kind of support. but want ‘to:
know more.”

me fees