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December 19, 1991
Enclosed for your information is a copy of a letter to the Editor of the
Edmonton Sun once again putting on display Daishowa double-speak. The
letter dramatically illustrates what the Lubicons are up against in dealing
with Daishowa.
Daishowa double-spokesman Jim Morrison resolutely denies that Daishowa owns
the rights to clear-cut Wood Buffalo National Park, saying that Daishowa
only purchased Canfor's High Level Sawmill which previously held those
rights and has an agreement with Canfor to provide Daishowa with the timber
harvested pursuant to those rights.
What Daishowa double-spokesman Morrison doesn't say is that the end result
is exactly the same as if Daishowa was directly clear-cutting a national
park and internationally recognized World Heritage Site, or that the only
reason that the harvesting rights were left in Canfor's name is so that the
terms of an extremely advantageous and controversial timber lease won't
have to be re-negotiated.
Daishowa's lack of respect for the intelligence of Canadians truly knows no
limits.
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Letter appearing in THE EDMONTON SUN, Thursday, December 19, 1991, from
Daishowa Spokesperson Jim Morrison
I am writing in reference to a letter to the editor from Donald E. Young
concerning logging in Wood Buffalo National Park, which appeared in THE
EDMONTON SUN Dec. 5. Mr. Young stated that the logging lease in the park
"is now held by the Japanese multinational Daishowa". This is not correct.
Daishowa Canada Co. Ltd. purchased the assets of the High Level Division of
Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) in 1990, but the rights to harvest
timber in the park were not included in that transaction. Canfor remains
the owner of Timber Berth No. 408 in the park and has a log supply
agreement with High Level Forest Products Ltd., a Daishowa subsidiary, to
supply logs to the High Level sawmill operation. Canfor's rights to log in
the park are currently the subject of negotiations with Parks Canada, with
the objective of terminating logging in the park in return for fair
compensation.
James P. Morrison
General Manager
Edmonton Office
Daishowa Canada Co. Ltd.