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A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 4, 2006

From front

Planned mine to bring benefits

Canada Jazz and
Hawkair.

“Terrace will have a role
as a Staging area,” he added.

‘But the : airport at Smith-

10

ers will also see traffic.
7: Organizing air support -
‘for construction. is crucial.

‘until the road‘to the mine
Site is constructed. — ii

critical: during the mine’s

to

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operating. life: tO. transport

* From front cde TR
Petroglyph rubbing
gifted to Kitselas -

“Our children can look back and say this

is from Mr. Walker and Mr. McIntyre and
- it's very special.”

Mason believes, the rubbing will be dis-
played in one of. the new longhouses built 7
this summer at the’ Gitaus subdivision n near
‘Kitselas Canyon.

Mcintyre ‘brought the ‘stunning piece
home and stretched it, like a canvass, over a
wooden frame about six feet tall by‘four feet
wide and there it stayed until this summer. —

~ That’s: when: McIntyre’. and his ‘wife
Roe moved to Langley leaving the old rubbing
“«...': behind with his daughter Teresa Palahicky.”

“After “discussing what

“to-do with the rubbing, the

family decided: to. give it to - :

-the Kitselas band to display
‘at its Gitaus subdivision...
“We decided if they

“wanted it, it would be a good

place. to send it,”
says. |
Kitselas - Chief Glenn

Mcintyre

. Bennett was’ only too happy

"29 Kitselas resident Morris Mason picked up
. the piece from Palahicky’s home.

; ‘something like this given to the band i is spe-

to accept the gift and Sept:

‘band.

in those workers who won’ "t
be living in the Dease Lake
area.

NovaGold’s ° ‘own’ air-
strip close to the mine will
be long enough and built to

a standard to handle large |
Hercules aircraft to bring in...
_ at the start of construction,
_ equipment for road build-
. Air support will-also be © .

ing.
“People will be. flown to

the location on Dash 8s (of

a

“It's a. major part

; of our. history, so

to have’ something
like this given to the
is. special,”
~ Morris Mason

the size , Hawkair now uses
for its Vancouver-Terrace
passenger runs. Twin Otters
“will also be used.
Information filed by No-

» vaGold as part of its govern-
ment approval: application. .

forecasts between eight and
27 flights a day landing at its
airstrip.

If the weather is bad, air-
craft will use the existing
airstrip at Bob Quinn.

a

“Pm just: thrilled. it’s

going back to’ its rightful
' place,” says Palahicky.

Ringbolt Island is home
to five known petroglyphs.
One. of those petroglyphs
-was on a small boulder °
which in 1975 was moved by
helicopter to a higher point
on the.island so it. wouldn’t

_ be washed away during high .
water. Known now as Res- __
“cued Rock, McIntyre-also has a small rub-
bing of that petroglyph and an old video of

..“Tt’s a major part of our history so to have » the day the rock was moved. .

os cial, .” Mason says.

ty Erom front

‘individuals

: mledged $450,000. wa aenee ab i

It will have to also call
on pledges from businesses,

tions such as Alcan, which

“We will have to get a

strategy in conjunction with”

our treasurer and let every-
body know that the project is
proceeding and dealing with

. those pledges on a one on

one basis,” Talstra said.

City councillor Rich Mc- —

"Daniel is thrilled to see the
". project going ahead. He has:

long lobbied for a second-

’ sheet of ice/multiuse centre.

“You know, it’s been 18. §

years that-I’ve tried to see

this thing through,” said Mc-

Daniel, who has long lob- - oe ;
- “Terrace doesn’t have too -

--bied for various forms of a

Sens

sports - ‘complex/conference

and ‘corpora- |

‘ no
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Rich McDaniel

-very much for youth and it’s |
, . something that’s needed and

He is donating both of those items to the
- Kitselas band as-well,—

> the community ‘needs it to

boost its infrastructure.”

“People are looking at
relocating here or starting a.
business ‘here“and they, look" "

** at what' the city. has to of- -

fer.”
” McDaniel said he is look-
ing forward to the day the
facility opens and says this
capital project is not unlike

-council’s experience build-

ing the millennium path-
way.

That project drew fire —
from taxpayers as an unnec-
essary expense at the time,
he added.

“That millennium’ path- ~
way, gosh, the. phone was
forever busy, and now look,
it doesn’t matter what day, _
rain, snow or sleet people

are‘walking,” he says.

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Vacation Travel

highway. Man

due io traffic congestion is required.

During summer vacation period, travelers should
expect. to meet recreational vehicles: on the

of these travelers will be unfamitiar
with the local Highways and may travel at a
slower pace, stopping to take advantage of the
_Many scenic views along the way. Please exercise
care and courtesy during these busy periods. Long
weekends are especially busy on the Highways,
extra caution and allowance for longer travel time

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NovaGold._ estimates it
will need 550 people at four

camp locations as construc-’

tion starts. The majority.
450, will be based near the
minesite.

That workforce will in: .

crease to 850 people alone

- at the main location by Au-
. gust 2009 leading to the final

construction phase.
NovaGold has already

signed deals with the Tahl- —

‘managed by the Tahltan..

ATTENTION:

KITSELAS BAND MEMBERS eG»

There will be community meetings:

Tuesday, Oct. 10th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
~~ Kulspai Community Hall,
1561 Kulspai Crescent, Terrace »

tan on whose traditional
territory the mine is located
to hire Tahitan workers and
develop business opportuni- _
ties for Tahitan-owned com-,
panies. The Tahltan will re-
ceive a portion of the mine’s -
income and a trust fund ©

Gitaus Health Centre.
. Agenda items are 2005/2006 Financial Audit,
Housing, Treaty and Forestry Operations
Door will open at 5:30 and refreshments will
be provided. If you require further information,
please contact Sharon D. Nabess at 635-5084.
ext. 221 or email: sdnabess @kitselas.com.

When in operation,’ the
mine will need more than.
500 people working on’ a
two-week in and out clock.

_ Wednesday, Oct. 11th, 6 p.m.- 9 p.m,

“| If you are interested in. attending this program, .

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