~ statis Indian, Thursday, May 19, 1993 “Indian ‘survives _° WINNIPEG © “Well, I survived the first year,” quipped national pen ow ae David. Legislative Library ‘Parliment Bui ldings Victoria, B,C,. _V8v- 14 " -25 cents (CP) of He” emerged from suk ° - three-day © conference of Indian chiefs with their endorsement’ of. his Ieaderahip . and. of the constitutional | ‘accord "he signed in March with Tnult, Metis and ~ territorial leaders, Prime Minister Trudeau and all provincial — . premiers - but - Levesque of Quebec. “Ahenakew also got clear support from the chiefs — Rene the governing members of -. ' the:Assembly of First ‘Nations, the national, Indian association. - for his: - decision - ‘not. “to: form a common - front on - con- stitutional issues with. Metis -and: ‘Inuit. ‘Indians “must - resist government attempts to “lump us all together’ _ under auch bland banners as “native’-or “aboriginal” people,” . sald Ahenakew, ‘who was élected to a three- _year'terin as national chief a year ago. Hesaid-Indians, who have trenties:with the Crown or . federal government dating . back*a hundred years and. + more, have special rights __ pot accorded Inuit or Meta, who claim a distinct culture _ born of mixed Indian and European ancestry, . “Indian rights are.here," he sald at one point Monday, his hand chest-high. 'Metls: rights are there,” he said, thoving his hand. between knee and waist.. . Hila statement won him no : friends among many Metis and Inuit leaders who feel co-operation’ 1s : ‘essential during political conferences to ‘define the aboriginal rights that are guaranteed: in the Constitution. . “We are all fighting for thé survival of Gir peoples, ° - whether. they be’ Inuit, non-status ' Indian- or. Metis,” Charile Wait, a key Inuit con- “‘stitutlonal negotiator, ‘said in‘a written statement read - to the assembly Wednesday, _ Later, Ahenakew softened his stand somewhat; telling - reporters there will be an informal “linison’”’ between. the groups but ne common position. The Thornhill Junior Secondary School gymnasium was a dangerous piace Wednesday afternoon as approximately 100° students.were participating in the Jump Rope “for Heart.program. Teams of six students | each skipped for. three hours during: the: afternoon: -to' raise money for Heart Foundation research in the program. The: ‘students. gathered pledges -from:. the... comimunity and their friends as: art of the. program, with prizes: awarded © ‘feaching certaln pledge fevels. Debbie Gyger, : ‘studéhis — By KEITH ALFORD" re, - Herald Staff Writer - 7 TERRACE—' : “On: May: : (1913. . approximately 100: people: gathered. in “Terrace to: organize the © town’s « Kriox - Presbyterian, Church... This’ ‘Wednesday. . ‘Gurdkia 100 peorle met at. ee in1a93, and d George Li Lille arrived i in 1905. ‘In 1912 Rev, ; Thomas ‘Marsh built ‘the | Anglican church: * pa. During the early part of this cent ry, churches hada gentlemen’s a coast: ‘The Methodists served the native _ villages and the- Presbyterians served the.” white settlers, The first presbyterian church building cost a total of $1,560 including the cogt:of -_ both tand and building. “With - . fhe = population of the- aréa' about 150, each ar the two churches had an average Sunday + congregation of approximately 10. people. ... AB post-World War I settlers. arrived, the. Presbyterians, ‘were able to pay. their - ‘minister $520 per: year’ and the janitor $72, Freda‘Mallory ‘travelled from Prince: 7 . Rupert toshare- her’ mitmories of the 1920's . 'with’old friends: Then the'church was the-;. - centre of all community activities other: than school and shame. In 1925 the Methodist, Congregational and most of the — , Presbyterian. churches: in Canada joined: - ; together to form: the United Church’ of - Canada, ‘the | nation's largest -protestant: ; body... Mallory, whose father was the son of... a Methodist” tiinister, recalls the Established 1908 the-student second from the right, gathered. ' $153.In pledges to become top student In. the” program, also earning herself a-irack sult from the Jump Rope for ‘Heart people for ‘. golng. over the .$150 limit. Several other _. Students got over $100, thereby earning a gym . bag, a rope and a t-shirt, and all of. the participants got to have. a ‘lot of fun for a coupte'of hours at school: Others In the photo » . above.are, from: left, Wanda Chay, -Tim Ven -Genne and: ‘Lena Kilgren,.. overwhelming feeling that the union would . fiever work; ‘but now ‘it-is “impossible bo believe those early: feara. Jennie Smith stressed’ the continuity ‘of , the. church ‘from the- 1930's: until. the - present. She noted that four members of the 1930's choir are still active in the Knox ecngregation, | jon * dividing up the province. - The’ ‘Catholics 7 concentrated on thei interior, the Anglicans . - on the upper Skeena and. the northern | "Margaret Casey’ retold tales: of the church as the centre’ of: town that added. contentment’ and: security fo. 7 people's’ lives, She remembers the year’g : big social évents, the ancora Pienle cages! and. ne armies Leap ite in! to hanpen when i a church burns down, and: a the’ ‘original, structure: did... ‘While ‘a new: building - “was: being ‘constructed, ‘the - eorigregation: met in the Oddfellow's 8 Hall for setvices:. : ‘Nellie McFadden ‘related the hisiory of the’ United ° Church _Women, “the oldest * church ‘group: in Terrace,, “Although its “numbers have: ‘been as high: a8°100, today only 40 belong, ‘but in many ways the UCW _ ig still seen as backbone of the ‘church tor some... : -. Ed McFadden told the story’ of the period “1950 7.1970. Anew ‘church was built next hg where Twin city Meats now stands. ° +; Laie on a cold morning.a 4.3, m.,the church: .. structure was ‘ moved. to its. current location at 4907 Lazelle Avneue, Although - that. building has. been extensively ‘added : “to, it still forms ‘ai integral. part af the ~ church structure, =~ . Ted (Gough took the’ congregation from’ “iso to. the present... ~In 1977, the current inister David Martyn: arrived); sand now ‘antual events such as.a, Sunday School -earnival “and Halloween . -bonfire and. _ fireworks began. : -, In 1979,. the mortgage was paid and the church sponsored a refugee family,’ In 1980, a new organ was purchased and paid ” forin one year. In i98i;there was another _ fire; this one atthe adjacent Scout Hall .. “which allowed for extensive renovation to that building for.greater use. On-May 30,. 1982 a new large Christian Education wing had its, Geremonial sod turned and is now near completion. - : » Gough sees. the .scope of ‘the United Church and Knox in particular as: ‘having " ehahged over the years. Its sense of world © wide mission has: inereased along with Service to others (non-members):, Gough- ‘Bays the church's future depends on that: : ~ weeks ago that no peralties are warranted ‘'is not going _ HeraldStaff Writer TELEGRAPH CREEK— A forest fire burning since Sunday and coming within two miles of this community is expected to. be totally contained by laté today. : Bill Haryey of the Dease Lake provincial forest service, - says thé firé has consumed about 900 acres so far. The fire, spotted on the afternoon of May 15, is contained oni, the south, east,-and west sides. The north flank is expected to be brought’ under control before nightfall. With the fire lying only two miles to. the weal of ifelegtaph Creek,’ thé evacualion plan: for. that ‘community WA no sucti daigte ¢ existe, oe... Sy ey ” this fire discussed With the band council and members of the RCMP, - However, ‘the comimiunily was not evacuated ad and currently. ° “ease Lake fire to be contained fa Seventy-eight men are engaged in fighting the fire. As -well, there are four’ tractors, four skidders complete with self-tontained 500 gallon water tanks, and one helicopter working the forest fire. ; The old “water bomber” haa beeri replaced by “air tankers,” These aircraft drop red-colored long-term fire "retardant on ‘and around the fire,” Long after. water has evaporated, the retardant is still working, However, during: . the blaze has managed to jump auch restraints at ba once, To fight the fire, men camé. ‘trom Telegraph Creek, ‘Suhithers, ‘Houston and Terrace:';-Harvey says that even, -with this latge amount of manpower needed, there wes no trouble finding them: ‘Trade restrictions lifted? "WASHINGTON (cP) = US, trade ruling early vert ‘worth about! $2 billion year. ot Thousands of jobs’: in Canada are dependent on the ovtcome. About two- thirds of the business at - stake Is baged in. British Columbia. ‘The case has cost com- peting U.S. and Canadian interests and the U.S. . Commerce Department an estimated $5 million’ ‘in. - legal, lobbying * and ~ in: vestigative expenses during the last seven months,” The decision is due by midnight Monday’ night but - a’ department spokesman ‘said the announcement may be delayed until - Tuesday morning. — es It would be "a sie it anything: more | nominal import. ates | it that;"'were to bé- recom- mended in the ruling by the . departiient's International Trade Administration, says an ‘official. close to the agency's operations. A preliminary finding, 10 ~, lo change significantly,” the official sald Wednesday night: 2. The — “elaim ‘for © coun-, ~ tervailing ‘duties that’ would” add up to 65 per cent to the “Import. price of . various , _#oftwood products, brought © by agroupof U.S. ‘producers last Oct. 7, pivots on ' whether the Canadian lumber ‘gains an unfair price advantage from ’ governmental subsidies in Canada. “1 The U.S. companiés, the _ ‘Coalition for Fair.Canadian _ Lumber Imports, - based their main argument on ‘the . Canadian dtumpage * - _Syatem of” Alloéating Umber-cutting rights in >" forests owned by ‘the provinces. The stumpage arqumént . was thrown out in the preliminary finding March - 8. That decision is not going to change in the final ruling; said the official, who did not _. want tobe identified. Other - [ederal and provincial - subsidies were ~ found: in. March. to. be’ 30 minor, when applied a6 an’ average | - ACrOsS Canada, that |; company, were fo’ provide an average rice advantage of less than one- half.of one percent. _ Any import penalty would be ‘recommended. only IE that figure has been found to be higher by U.S; in- vestigatora who carried out on-the-spot °. checks —in Canada this spring, : Even. a “nominal , penalty ‘could be waived by Com- merce. Secretary Malcolm Baldrige, who makes the. ‘final decialon. The .coalltion .of us ‘ companies, which accounts for. about 20 per cent of the American domestic lumber - business, challenged the ‘team ‘ formation collected, from ruling in ‘court. but the ap: - Caric the, U.S, coalition ‘expressed io . 0 interest in attending. J The “verification — reporta" of the 11-member Commerce investigative ‘— based on in- authorities in. British Columbia, © Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland — were made avallable privately to lawyers in the case, The Vencouver based ‘Canddian Softwood Lumber. Committee, a “group | of Jumber companies sup- ‘ported by federal’. and - provincial ents, . Says it haa spent more than’ $2 - million ‘to. fight the’ prelianinary” Commerce countervail case. Meeting planning _ TERRACE— Betty Green, president of the Vancouver - - Right4o-Life Society, is touring the northwest and will speak at the Terrace Public Library basementroom tonight — at 8 p.m. Topical issues include a showing of the “Morgentaler-Nathanson TV abortion debate. "_Mrs. Green has been active in the pro-life movement for: “nearly. 15 years; she is a, founding member of the Pro-Life Society of B.C. and was president of, that organization from 1974-1979. 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