Talks make progress THE TSIMSHIAN TRIBAL Council has moved to the next stage of its land claims talks with the provincial and federal governments, All three parties now have the approval of the B.C. Treaty Commission lo negotiate a- framework agreement. That's the document that sets Out the topics.to be nego- tiated as part. of an eventual: overall ney. between the three parties, Officials expect the framework agreement to be in place by spring. Earlier this year: the Haisla of Kitamnat also reached the stage were it can negotiale. a framework agreement with the federal and provincial g governments, ~ Once a framework: agreement is reached, the three parties can then move to > negotiating an agreement | in principle. That will set out the’ broad scope of a tealy vihich will then be subject to public Teview.° Experienced negotiators say a final treaty could take up to five years from start to finish. City snow budget spent THE CITY’s $315, 000 budget for snow plowing ran out on Dec. 15. But.don’t worry. The city does continue to plow the streets when it snows more than they anticipated. Director of engineering Stew Christensen said extra money for snow-clearing will likely be taken out of the city’s surplus. Mickey and the RCMP MICKEY MOUSE cartoon toy soldier adorns the Terrace RCMP Christmas cards sent out last week. “I's our new corporate image, laughed RCMP Inspector Steve Leach, One of the controversies surrounding the RCMP this image to the Walt Disney Com. But don't-worry, The Terrace RCMP Christmias cards are a local detachment in-joke — not the result of some official ditec- tive sent from Disney's headquarters in California. “(Const.) Kim Hall saw them in a local store,” Leach explained. “It’s a bit of local humour.” _ SPORTS | ‘Volleyball finals tonight | THE BUNDES SPIELERS take on Pacific Heights tonight in the competitive section of the Terrace Volleyball League finals. Pacific Heights beat the Camel Toes 15-9,15-9 and the Bundes Spiel bested the Flyers 15-13,16-14 last week to earn berths in the finals. In the finals for the intermediate section of the lea- gue, the Dmosaurs take on- Amie’s Airtime. The Dinosaurs scored an upset. victory over first-ranked Gemma’s 15-10,15-10 while the Airtime defeated the Terrace Eagles 15-7,1 1-15,15-7 for the right to play. Cal avenges loss CALEDONIA KERMODES avenged an earlier loss here to College Heights by beating the Prince George senior boys basketball team_ 105-84 over the weekend. Host Duchess Park Condors, the No, I ranked AA team, won the Prince George tournament. Caledonia fin- ished third. Skead rink shut down THE MARG SKEAD rink of Terrace finished the B.C. Senior Women’s Curling Championships in North Vancouver with a 3-6 record. , _ The Jeanette Sillars rink won the championship and advances to Medicine Hat. year was its decision to sell the marketing rights to its | be . larger “receiving Thiessen added, "trustees (as low as seven from the current 21 in the three Mitchell. ~ School districts have till April 15 to submit alternative CORREA |!!! <3 i CDEP HEARS Terrace Crime Stoppers are asking for your assistance in solving a thet from a vehicle parked in Skeena Auto sales lot located at 3040 Hwy 16, Terrace, B.C. sometime during the evening of November 27, 1995, The investigation has revealed. that the culprit(s) attended the Skeena Auto Sales in Thornhill and managed to take a master unlock kit. This kit is used to unlock vehicle doors, Also stolen from Skeena Auto sales were the following items: 1. One Generxxa AMIFM: cassette stereo, serial # cOOSOU5E6: 2. One 100 watt Pioneer speaker . 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Another big concern for tustees was whether fewer districts) could adequately represent their communities, “We're all stretched to the maximum right now,”’ said ‘Business will have to be done differently,” replied Thiessen, ‘You can’t apply the old ways to the new struc- ture.’ He predicted advances in technology would help i in this area. Mitchell disagreed, saying much of the information she gets from schools, parents and the community comes from . iA Healthy & Happy | Holiday lo Me _ Hope the season. ‘shapes up just the ‘way you want! FFE cr 7 VE ITNESS CLOSED Christmas Day, Boxing Day _ & New Years Day oS, Phone 635-4 130 face to face meetings. She feels a new super-district might lose touch with the community. Others worried how many jobs would be lost through amalgamation, But Thiessen wasn’t able to answer except to say that there would be some jobs lost, and that school boards - would have to deal with that, while making sure that chil- dren still get a good education. proposals to the education ministry. The next scheduled meeting for the three boards and the steering committee is March 6, and more answers from ‘the education ministry are expected at that time. | Sands Hotel | { Weekend Sine Saver BI oF whe AFF Single or Double (Regular 19° p99") Toll Free Direct The Best Western ‘Sands 1-800- 661- F887. The Best Western Sands is located one ‘hal block from the # q beach and three blacks from world famous Stanley Park. There are 119 air-conditioned rooms and suites. Free parking iS provided for registered quests and a convenient Airporter § stop is across the street. Pay per view movies and Super g Nintendo in all rooms. 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