: native claims,

TERRACE =, The provincial
government. is: putting forth a.
land claim of its owtwhen say- +
ing the federal government has
primary responsibility to settle

“That's because the province
knows dt will: ‘eventually losé:its
argument ‘that native. title. ta”
land and. resources doesii’t ex-
ist, ° jaeten. a “Gitksan sand:

. ownership. We've proven it in: ~

a ee RR Ce ree

says a native ..
spokesman from the Hazeltons, ,

in. (rom. the federal

‘government) so when you hear:

figures like $6.8 billion to settle

he said,

province = doesn’t | have .-that.

_ othe” ‘courts ‘over ‘fishing and

forestry = the “province jut)

larid claims, the province wants:
-'that.. Indians won! t get a cent,” »
: ., sign the: -constitution of 1982.
Ryan. idcded that the provine - That: i
cial ‘position is ‘based ‘on it con.
+ stitutionally- having ownership “D
- of land and resources, be
“-: “But. we've proven that the

doesn’t have jurisdiction — and
we'll: continue to oo 80,” he
sald.

knows it's ‘wrong because it did

“enlstence: Of. ‘aboriginal . rights

but: did ‘not’ ‘define them: :

at

* Court decisions have enforc- .
ed. the concept of aboriginal

Tights;

saying ‘they do ‘exist, but
not gi
“To: Ryan,’ ‘aboriginal fights,

rouehly defined as the right to

_land, a decision is expected ear-

hunt, fish and trap, . are. the ,

same as the existence. of.
aboriginal title to’ Jand and

resources . de.

“They’re interchangeable. To:
negotiate; the province has .td_
recognize. the existence of
aboriginal title,"” he said.’

The spokesman. predicted the
Gitksan and Wet’suwet'en B.C.
Supreme Court suit against the

. federal and provincial govern- -

ments ‘for. ‘title . to northwest

ly next year, will further ‘push

~ fo: streamline special _licences

@ region's. fisheries head.

Naulations which: require -
sut-ofprovinee anglers to pay |
a a day’ to. fish ‘certain .

i Config ‘business: at his.”

rhin ‘ees were: to blame.: ‘And.
he: - predi ed. there's: yromte to ta..

eats ts

e

; y in the: wake of

“complaints “from ° “tourists and ©
- licence’ veridors, the fish and -
wildlife branch will look at ways °°

ow: required’ by people outside,
f B.C! who want to fish certain
eenia:watershed rivers, says

Bob:, Hooton:- ‘acknowledged .
“buyers: and sellers: aren't

ers.are killing the tourist’.
iy9:a local: motel owner. -”

said, Gorecaslng It. could be as:

1 ‘all the: best: fishing ‘holes in the.
-area;he sald, Therefore, the.

* os sould not avoid rein! ive

the new licences: 4 oe

Under’ the’ “angling auide

earlier this year,
province fishermen are required
“to. purchase an additidnal ,

licence for.rivers the branch has —

‘designated: either Class I or II.
"These licences cost $20 and $10
va day respectively, Lo

A licence is required for each
_ day of fishing meaning that ven-

dors: find themselves filing out .

m decline

With sporting ‘goods: stores .

"and: ‘other ‘ hotels/motels. also .
‘reporting a sharp drop off in
-business,: he emphasized the ©
-comimunity was-losing a lot of .
_toliriat- generated: revenue, :

‘While. most: visitors. would ;
- probably. not’ object ‘to paying ©
-‘ out extra money. to fish here,’ he.
~ sald-SLO or $20:a:day for those:
“spending. three weeks or.more in. -
y the “area was simply. too:much,*

‘particularly. in’. the: case: of
-Manilles or retirees, © .

bated
v designations’ had been given‘ to

Management. policy introduced ~
out-of-

The situation was: sonar
“because - Class*“1: or; 13°

cir

humerous forms’ for the same
person.

«As. well, vendors. ‘say
fishermen: “could then find
themiselves with: licences. they
have bought. but don’t use on

‘ days. when - water or ‘weather.

conditions imake for" “bad
fishing. aS

A further difficulty, Hooton
conceded, - is’ faced by anglers
who can’t find.a store open to
. buy.a-licence early in the morn-
ing of the day they want to fish,

feared

Although . introduction of a
‘Special. :dicence : for. long-term
visitors ‘costing $50-$100- might
help, he.warned, “Even if they
do change ‘it, iv” golng to hurt
: for,a few years to comé,”’

Ss aired

He said one single licence
covering a number of days is
one option the branch will
discuss with vendors.

The cost: of the special
licences won't be discussed,
Hooton added, despite fears by
some tourismi-related businesses
that it will keep away recreation
anglers. hes

“It is definitely not our intent
to kill the: tourist industry. Our
intent is.to maintain the atirac-
tive features of the sport fishery
that draws. the ‘tourists. in the
first place,“ he said, 7

“(The vendors) tell. me the
customers aren't so much upset
about the fees as they are about
the inconvenience - factor,”
Hooton added, -

He noted that the fees are still
less than they are to fish on
eastern North American rivers
orin Europe. |

Along aboriginal land claims.

Ryan dlso expected the pro-
vince will be. prepared, when it
releases ‘its position in several
weeks on how io settle land

Glaims, to negotiate aboriginal

rights..

“But those are. what we call
berry: picking rights. We have
always had those as part of
_ aboriginal title, but we'll have
to wait and see what the pro-
_ Vince says,’* he added.

“The idea of aboriginal title
was. rejected last week by

* Building
permits —

increase _

tion/addition to the noid ,

TERRACE — With more than
four months remaining until the
end of the year, the value of
building permits issued has
already surpassed the total for
1989, says the city’s: chief
building inspector,

Bob Lafleur confirmed the
six permits issued so far this
month have pushed the year-to-
date figure over the $11.5
million mark,

*. And with preliminary draw-
ings already having been sub-
mitted for two million-dollar-
Plus projects — a Kentucky
Fried Chicken drive through on

Lakelse and an office building -

at the comet:of- Sparks, and
Lazelle,,--he «predicts,
‘probably looking at another $5
million before the year's out.”

Housing starts continue to
lead the construction boom.
Lafleur said permits had been
issued for 45 single and two
multi residential units valued at
38 million. Last year’s totals
were 34 starts worth 34.3
million.

Commercial projects come
next at $2.75 million ~~ that in-
cludes a permit issued - this
month for a $400,000 renova-

We're

‘bandwagon ©

Premier Bill’ Vander’ Zalm’ ‘but m
he did say the province wants to

settle land claims.’ :

_At the same. time, Vander

Zalm made’ no vreference, pa
aboriginal. rights. ‘althou;

earlier. position paper , by. ‘the
premier’s native affairs cot

did acknowledge that’ the ¢on-- .
stitution recognizes ‘aboriginal |

Tights, :
The council also said ‘it’s

portant’ the province be involv- i. oe
ed in land claims’ settlements :
because of the i issue of land and my

resources ,

Mini-Mall on Lakelse — while
institutional renovations © and
additions total $500,000 to date;

Out of step, however, is the
‘industrial sector where there has’
not been a single project under-
taken so far this year; That con-
tinues the trend of the past three
years which has seen industrial
activity steadily decline from its
1987 high of $4.3 million. .

While agreeing the lack of
new industrial development
means. homeowners : will con-
tinue to bear the brunt’ of the
local taxation burden, mayor
Jack Talstra suggested that mat-
ched the ‘shift in mood’? he:

had detected’ over ‘the ‘Past five:
* Years. ,

“I don’t think people would.
tolerate within our boundaries a’
large industrial plant-that is not’
in harmony with the environ-
meni,’’ he explained.

Talstra said a large segment
of the population preferred. to

see Kitimat and Prince Rupert _

remain the industrial centres of:

the region if it meant Terrace re-

tained its clean air and water.
“And they're willing to pay the
price (higher taxes} for that,”
he added,

Roadwork coming

TERRACE — There'll be a
passing lane built and paved on
the Zymacord hill just west of
Terrace on HwyI6 this fall, says
district highways manager John
Newhouse...

The passing lane is one por-
tion of a major. project. which
will see 42km of new Hwy 16
pavement be-laid west of Ter-
race, he said... -

Included in the project is im-
proving drainage on the Shames
flat section of Hwyl6 and
building turn lanes on the
highway where the turnoff to
the Shames: mountain ski
development i is located.

“This is'a major project that
will be spread out over two
fiscal years," sald Newhouse of
the work. “The base lift for the
Zymacord. ‘hill will be laid this
year and ‘the pavement of the
42km take place next year,”

He expects ‘the. major con-
tracts for the work to be let by
the end of the summer and con-
struction start @§ Son as possi-

ble after that.
The Shames turnoff work

isn’t included in the $2.6 million |

already allocated by the
ministry to build an access road
and improve an existing forestry
road to the ski development,

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