Commissioners Re-appointed to TREATY COMMISSION Wilf Adam Debra Hanuse Peter Lusztig Re-appointed to two-year terms as Commissioners of the Treaty Commission are First Nations Summit appointees Wilf Adam and Debra Hanuse and Government of Canada appointee Peter Lusztig. The Treaty Commission is independent of government and does not negotiate treaties. Each First Nation government negotiates with the governments of Canada and British Columbia to conclude a treaty. © Treaty ‘Commissioners monitor, facilitate and report.on the 42 sets. of treaty negotiations now underway with $1 First Nations in British Columbia, To receive our 1999 Annual Report to be released in June and get on our mailing list call, write or email 1800 665-8330 or 482-9200 info@bctreaty.net BEST IN THE WEST: Kevin Braam, Christian were invited to attend an exclusive basketball camp Desierto, Robert Haugland and Braden Meashaw _ in Coquitlam next month. ; . Visit our Website at www.bctreaty.net Western Canadian’s invite four of oes ; Terrace’s best basketball players yg deitel Colendi, HARD WORK —s and big-time university scouts perform well enough to ‘‘It’s an opportunity to get Suite 203-1155 West Pender Street, Vancouver BC VE 2P4 determination is already will be there and the Grade have their name linger on to noticed,’’ said Desierto. “It paying off for four local 11 and 10 players hope to provincial season next year. just. opens it up,” basketball players. The youth — Braden Meashaw, Christian Desierto, Kevin Braam and Skeena Junior's Robert Haugland were asked to at- tend the Western Canadian Best of the West Basketball camp in Coquitlam in June. Omanizers invited the top 72 players from across the west and the boys are flat- tered and excited. ‘Tt gives us a chance to compete against, well, the best in the west,’? Meashaw said, “It shows the level of bas- ketball in Terrace,’ said Braam. He explained Terrace is the only northwest city to send players. The youth know all the. Christian school a badminton Storms BIG BUCKS AT TIAN School students took the lead at an elementary - Je , school badminton tourna- | sine our litres of - Grade 6 and 7 students used their home court ad- vanlage to win three silver and three gold medals e against 91 competitors from _ al OT; Kitwanga, Veritas, Copper & Mountain, Clarence Michiel = and Uplands elementary ' K schools. Mill SNACK ATTAG Veritas Elementary came in second overall with three ( ) gold medals, while students ; Lar ge Can 170 gr from Clarence Michiel and * * Uplands won two silver and _ yh Pringles Chips $ 1 99 one gold medal each. ie Jey 2, 3, Kassandra Cloutier won a5, ae (May 24-30 only) ; Copper Mountain’s only eo . medal coming im second be- a Pots oF . hind Amanda Botelho . , , (Veritas) in the Grade 6 Phe : girls singles event, = ian nares Teamate Nick Redpath ai won the Grade 6 boys : . 2 7-Eleven 10w/30 singles event after beating Centennial Christian’s Kyle v a Motor Oil $ l AI Or Wiebe. In doubles action, Bryce - . | | everday low price. oe | ~ case of 12 $17.49 Voogd and Daryl Bandstra 4 of Centennial Christian took - oo, + May 24-30 only) Patrick Sloan McMullen 27, ; ; ee, and Colin Parry of Clarence . Ma Michiel for first place, Clarence Michiel domi- nated Grade 6 girls doubles action When Raveen Parmar and Bakshie Aujla beat teamates Kiran Parmar and Sam Butler, Centennial Christian’s Justin Stiksma and Tim Braam won the Grade 7 boys singles while Erin : ee SOM ie SE te Froese and Annette Rol- ADT eee : feman took the Grade 7 girls Sue fe Bee es a, , singles. oe ; Ben Haigh and Justin LD ate ae , ; ; Demedeiros of Veritas beat Bf Sa “Rah: | ; Uplands’ Scott Hales and ON SS Me Kelly Doll in the Grade’ 7 OER se boys doubles. | eee ad fj Kaali Job and Ashley Biberdorf, from’ Uplands beat teamatea Melia Stephens aid Darci Deamaral for the Grade 7 girls doubles tide. Fill up with 30 litres or more and get a Big Buck.