eT SS ee A giant step on trail “art Bates A COMPANY that plans to bulld a multi-million dollar wilderness hiking and skiing. resort east of Terrace is a giant step closer to being in business. Seven Sisters Ventures. Ltd. has signed a framework. agreement | with three hereditary _chiefs representing the frog, eagle and wolf clans of Gitwangak. - The agreement is expected lo lead to an operating agreement governing native . employment with ths company,...consultant fees, and access to the clans’ tra- ditional territories, “We're starting negotiation, of the tenure itself,’’ said lands min-- istry spokesman Ed Opal, adding that agreement could be ready by March. “Certainly by this spring they should: be ‘up and running and they ‘should be hiring people by then,’? Opal said, And that’s the day. this is going to make sense to a lot of people.” Once the Crown land lease is negotiated the company can start construction of its proposed network of trails, cabins and bridges, ‘Seven Sisters Ventures vice- president Art Bates said tentative arrangements for financing of the project will be finalized as soon as the tenure is granted. Construciion..could. begin as early as this summer, he added, -**Tt seems to be going very well now,’” he said. ‘The project has been stalled for more than. two years because Seven. Sisters was: unable to secure a commitment from native leaders.- Opal said agreement is not yet “universal within the three clans, The company wants to develop a $12.6 million wildemess hiking and skiing resort near Dorrecn, across the Skeena River from the . Seven Sisters. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 12, 1994 - A7 Drunk drivers double trouble— RCMP CAUGHT nearly twice ~ as many drunk drivers at road- blocks this year as last , with impaired driving during the 28-day. Counterattack, compared to seven in 1992 while 24-hour . Suspensions stayed at 24, Const. LR. Walker said five ‘accidents during the campaign Twelve people were charged © _ Christmas - were alcohol-related. Noting this year’s numbers are comparable to two years ago, he suggested ’92's low numbers may have been a blip. “Last year at this time Ter- race (was) in a cold snap and | think that had a lot to do with it’ he said. ‘“You just don’t get people going out much in that kind of weather,”’ LUCKY DOLLAR BINGO JANUARY 1994 PALACE sanuary tg94 SUNDAY.) MONDAY.” TUESDAY." "WEDNESDAY, , THURSDAY» FRIDAY, "_. SATURDAY... 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Late Night Games Doors 9:30 p.m. Games 10:00 p.m. Family Bingo 1st Saturday of Every Month oo 7 T.V, MONITORS SMOKE REMOVAL AISLE CONCESSION 4410 Legion, Terrace 635-2411 COURT REPORT HERE ARE convictions resulting ‘from ‘recent cases heard in Terrace provincial court: August 23 ' Kim Gregory Wiege pleaded guilty to assault, impaired driving, and hit “and run, Wiege was sentenced lo ‘ninety-five days in jail, nine months ~ “an probation, and-is prohibited from “driving for one year. Wiege was " senlenced to an additional 14 days in : jail after pleading guilty to assaulting a a peace officer. : August 24 ; Russell Murray “Cockell’ wai ‘con 7D yan of possession of slolen proper i+; - ~ 4y and sentenced {o 21 days in jail. : - August 27 Alvin Wendell Davis. pleaded ; juilty lo disqualifi ed driving. He was fined |3750. and .is prohibited from driving for ane year. ~ Angela Margo Mooie pleaded guilty to theft under $1,000 and was fined $50. “Chantal Marie “Poitier pleaded guilty to impaired driving. Poirier was fined $500 and is prohibited from driving for onc year, - Ronald: Trottier was convicled of assault. He was sentenced to one day in jail and two months on probation. , Brian ‘Albert’ Wishard pleaded guilty to breaking. and entering. He ‘was sentenced to two years in federal prison. ; September 3 ” William Garth Bailey was con- victed on charges of assault and caus- , ing a disturbance. He was fined $200, * Kenneth Michael Ball. pleaded guilty to two counts of assault. He was given a suspended senlence and nine months on probation. - _Ray Letourneau pleaded ‘guilly to impaired driving and was. sentenced to. 90 days'in jail, to be served inter- mittently, ‘and is’ prohibited from driving for two years. . Chester Lee. MacPherson pleaded guilly to driving while under suspen- sion and failing to comply with a condition of a recognizance. He was sentenced to nine months in prison. + Clyde Oscar Martin pleaded guilty to theft under $1,000.-He was sentenced to 30 days in jail.” * Alan Wayne Webber pleaded guilty to assault, He was fined $300 and given nine months o4 probation. . Cynthie Sherri-Lane Peal pleaded guilty io uttering a forgery. She was given a. suspended ‘sentence, six months on probation and an order to perform 20 hours community work. - Carol Marie Haines.was convicted on one count of possession of a break-in tool, onc count of possession of property obtained by crime, one count of failing to comply with a con- dilion of a recognizance, two counts of failing to appear in court, five counts of breaking and entering with intent to commit an offence, and 25 counts of breaking, entering and committing an offence. Provincial court Judge Ed de Walle sentenced Haines to one day in jail and two years on probation. ‘September? Robert Hector Blackwater pleaded guilty to assault. He was fined $150. Mary Phyllis Harris pleaded guilty to mischief causing less than $1, 000 damage. © Harris*: was given ; suspended sentence and six ‘months ° on probation, and 20 hours of com: munity work, “Michael Damien Rochon pleaded ~~ guilty lo.making a false statement for’: of procuting a Firearms” .< 9 Rochon was” the ‘p “Acquisition Certificate, ei7 Lakelse Avenue * Restaurant, tobacco & other lease depts. net included. Cash, Major “Sorryno cheques, . q : Ml sles Final,