{CE OF ih College a president profiled AFFLUENCE & INFLUENCE PAGE 20 March 4, 1990 News 985-2131 Classified 986-6222 Distritfation 986-1337 48 pages 25¢ Future of mi NEWS photo Terry Peters RICK HANSEN shakes hands with a student during a recent visit to Brooksbank School in North Vancouver. The students were thrilled to meet a Canadian hero first hand. unclear FIRM PLANS TO BUILD 3RD H. SOUND PULP MILL BUT REYNOLDS SAYS COMPANY IS NCT PREPARED TO MEET B.C. POLLUTION STANDARDS THE FUTURE of a combined $400 million pulp and paper mill project planned for Britannia Beach and required under an agreement with the provincial government to be in full operation by next year is now unclear. While the owner of the company planning to build the two mills has told the News the project will go ahead, B.C. Environment Minister John Reynolds says the company is looking for another location for its mill. In 1988, Calgary-based Makin Pulp and Paper Ltd., signed an agreement with the B.C. forests ministry to build a $400-million modern-day pulp and paper mill at Britannia Beach in Howe Sound. The company was) granted 220,000 cubic metres of northern B.C. aspen annually for the pulp mill. In addition, Makin planned to build a chipping plant in the Hud- son’s Hope/Chetwynd area to serve the chemi-termo-mechanical pulp mill and the coated paper mill at the Howe Sound site. But in a Thursday interview with the News, Reynolds said it was his understanding that Makin was searching for another B.C. loca- tion at which to build the two mills because the company was not prepared to meet the existing en- vironmental guidelines at the Howe Sound site. “My understanding is that they are looking for another location. They're having a tough time meeting the environmental guidelines,’’ said Reynolds, who is also the MLA for West Van- couver-Howe Sound. When the 1988 deal was signed between Makin and the forests ministry, Reynolds said in the News the project was ‘‘great news for our community, which will create 370 new jobs at Britannia Beach." But last week Reynolds said he was not upset ai learning the pro- ject would not go ahead. “No, I’m not disappointed. I said at the time that if they couldn't meet the environmental requirements, then they could not build there,”* he said. But Makin president Ernie Mahood said Thursday the paper mill will be going in at Britannia Beach and that he is offering to move the pulp mill portion to another location in order to ‘al- leviate’’ any environmental con- cerns, “Pm not aware of that (Reynolds’ comments). It's still proceeding. 1 don’t understand how this perceived information has arisen,"' said Mahood, who added that he is still in negotiations with both the forests and environment ministries. Pe nee re a He charged that Victoria keeps on changing the rules on the com- pany by constantly implementing new guidelines that must be met before the two mills are built. “The provincial government are the indecisive people in coming down with a number of regula- tions,’’ Mahood said. ‘*Environ- ment is one of them. We are con- sidering moving the pulp mill component out of Howe Sound.” B.C. Environmeat Minister John Reynolds ...not disappointed with mill move. He added that his company is having problems in getting answers from the provincial government on what kinds of regulations it must meet in order to build at the Howe Sound site. ‘‘No one is going to put in a $400-million mill and then find out that the government will change its mind,”’’ Mahood said. ‘“‘Our pulp mill component is small and is not injurious to the environment.”’ He added that ‘regulations are one thing, but the business and social environments must also be considered."’ The concerns about the en- vironment, he said, ‘tare being taken from the wrong people."’ But Environmental Watch founder Terry Jacks said the com- bined pulp and paper mill will be “‘detrimental’’ to the area. “Howe Sound can’t take any more pulp and paper mills. Why keep on killing it (Howe Sound) more and more? They just want to extend Burrard Inlet," said Jacks. Under the agreement with the forests ministry, Makin sould be required to have the two mills in full operation next year.