Nisga’a cautious on ‘plex aid

NISGA’A TRIBAL COUNCIL officials here in Terrace
say (hey don’t want to get hopes too high about the poss-
ibitily of a contribution to the multiplex if it gains voter
approval this Saturday.

“We don’t want to get hopes up and have anyone be
disappointed if it doesn’t: come together,” said Martin
Adams, a vice-president of the Nisga’a Tribal ‘Council
and head of the Terrace local of the tribal council.

He was responding to mayor Jack Talstra’s earlier
statements thal the Nisga’a were talking about contribu-
ting a sizable amount — possibly $100,000 or more — ta
the project, .

“Weve had very preliminary discussions in thal we
wanted to have meetings to find out how we might assist
in getting the multiplex in place,” Adams.said Friday.

‘He stressed that the Terrace local doesn’! have a
large amount of money available for such a contribution,
nc; is it planning to use trealy money. es

“We don’t have any ready money that we have at this

Islanders leery

SOME Braun’s Islanders say they’ve become political
pawns in the game of selling the multiplex to local vo-
lers.

The community won’t meet as a group until tonight to
tespond to mayor Jack Talstra’s suggestion that they join
the city and provincial restructuring grants that could
follow to the city then be tapped to pay for an island
water system and reduce the price of the multiplex. |

-, But Diana Penner, an island resident and vocal critic
of the city over suspected waler contamination, says
she’s horrified by the idea.

“I feel sick to the stomach right now,” she said, add-
ing a $1 million reduction in the cost of the multiptex is
being made to. hang on the decision of islanders.

“Tt won't make Braun’s Istand residents very popular
with the people of Terrace.”

Penner said il’s wrong to suggest the island would get
a free waler system under the idea, because their proper-
ly taxes would go up if they joined the city.

She said residents do plan to look at the idea, along

with a possible independent community water system,

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and a continuation of their efforts to prove city liability
in the contamination of island wells.

Residents have been told by the regional district that
a water syslem would cost each property around $9,000,
she said.

She added she fears the island will be forced to join

‘Terrace and take city water on the basis of health con-

cerns.
“Texrace water is terrible water,” she said. “You can
drink it and survive. Our water is far better than the City
of Terrace water and that’s pretty precious.”
Kathy Juba, one island resident present when Talstra

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time that we can commit to that,” said Adams,

He said it’s more likely the Nisga’a could instead
harness federal grants for the multiplex that wouldn’t
otherwise be possible.

That fits suggestions from Talstra that some sort of
First Nations cultural component could be incorporated
into the project if'such grants are available.

“We're going to be looking al ‘that and seeing if
there’s any way we can access money to help it out,”
Adams said, -

The improved ability to host conventions, major cele-
brations and gatherings, and sporting events like baskct-
ball tournaments are all reasons that the Nisga'a are
much more supportive of the multiplex project than they
had been of the 1995 second sheet of ice, he added.

- “The multiplex does mean something for the people
we represent this time around,” he said. “With the addi-
tion of the gymnasium that brings us into the picture

of water plan

made the announcement, added a water system wouldn't
address concerns about ditch and slough contamination
by city sewage or runoff.

She said islanders plan to meet and discuss Talstra’s
proposal tonight.

Penner is also upset that some of the temporary pipes
the city is using to channel sewage from the treatment
plant to the river have washed away.

That happened when the river rose quickly two weeks
ago.

We now have the sewage running right along the
shoreline,” Penner said.

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