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Bands sign timber deal

Wo: BANDS. near’ AGE _
they = ioe to. ‘Start: ¢ logging. and

a forestry agreement, flanked by Kitselas hereditary. chief Mel Bevan and Kitsumkalum chief: Alex’ -
‘Bolton. The. bands plan to set -up a logging businass i in the months ahead. JEFF NAGEL PHOTC:

been. underway Between: Victoria’ “Although the’ ‘deals sprang out,
and! various northwest. bands: since of the: court decision: over the ©~
a ‘court: ruling last’ year, ve o transfer. of, Skeena ‘Cellulose’ 5 li. ciple that we are. going’ 10 share'as-”
. aoBoth chief - ‘councillors: said /-@enees, ° ‘De Jong said. the govern- .“.a provincial: government. with First.
they? ve “been . Surprised « ‘and ment. decided: to make i: Ht provine...
s- pleased by. the: ‘Liberal. govern=~ cial! policy. no
ment's .mové to: negotiate ‘and ape ~ Some. people. call “this: incre:
y ‘prove: the forestry deals, a ‘mental’ treaty making,” ‘he: said. “I
"We! thought this. would bea don't: know what you :call ‘it.T. -do: “direction.” o
eal ‘tough. battle,” Roberts’ said, “know it’s! designed” to-get, to the +. De. Jong. predicts more ¢ aborigi:

: ands: expect "to" “partner “hoting: widespread. aboriginal’ con. heart of improving the lives: of opal forestry deals-will be signed; .
local ‘logging. ‘contractor, -’« cern about the: Liberals. two-years people: much’ more. quickly’ ‘than oo MWe. could: have: agreements.’
thelr. own eanip: et ‘during: ‘the: treaty: reférendum., --has happened ‘i in the: past!” “ with’a healthy majority: if: not ‘all
len the - “Minister tabled this’ "The. Téveniue=sharing, money. ha “OF -the: bands, i in, this area, the.
if iegolia . already begun ta flow, 8:20 * minister: Saidv =:
“> De Jong handed: over cheques
“forthe second: “quarterly. instal-

‘in: the: carly sages of oe

ing a business ae quantum,” he. said, “But the prin-

- erated: by.:the’ resources. that’ sur- °

* eadets for’ pioneering: :the: deals.
ce-sment of. the‘ money: - $79,250 for. that: are now, being. duplicated
meta ‘willing ‘to. work. with et ithe. Kitsumkalum © band “and: _ sewhere.: ="
rd. Nations,” added Bennett. ’- $60,250 for Kitselas: : Moe os Tp takes: outage to: go. “fits
The money’ is- based on’a: for! ‘sit down ‘and ‘craft .a- document
: mula of-around $500 per: year: per”
‘band member. There are 470 Kit-.-
“ selas, band members: and 600° Kit-
.sumkalumn band members.

deal, -perhaps:' with’ soni¢- negotia-
ted ‘improvements, ‘will: form the
" basis fora. local forestry’ chapter :
7 ofa an n eventual ‘Tsimshian Areaty.-

fortable’ with,” ‘he: said. “That: lea-~
‘ dership. has really ‘emanated: from’.
~ this part. of British Columbia.” vie

2 agTSELas: chiet blincillor Glenn Bennett watches while forests minister Mike de Jong signs the _
"You. can: argue | about: othe |

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found: them, T ‘think,- isa huge,” T
tangible’ quantum ‘step.i in: the right

- ‘He. credits. northwest ‘aboriginal:

“that First Nations. people are com-":

“hel Terrace Sordad Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - A

‘ News | In Bue .
: -Med students i in PG: .

‘gvattr UBC medical ‘students are. in Prince George
“this ‘Week.’ field testing the: planned opening ofa.
“medical school al the! University. of: Northern Brit--
ish Columbia.» |. fe
- They! ll “wor -under the ‘direction - of ‘Prince: 4°.
George. physicians, work. at: Prince ‘George. Region-
“al Hospital: and take: “part: -in‘lectures being con=.
ducted down south .at UBC -yvia ‘yideoconferencing, -
“The feedback. that:'we" get back. ‘from: ‘students -.

_ and: faculty will be:inyaluable tous as-we work: to-:
ward implementation” “of ‘the, Northern’ Medical :
Program, said- UNBC official Dr. David: Snadden. ~

-UNBC: will open-its: medical School, to be’ oper-.
ated. in conjunction with the..one at UBC, with 24. .
students i in Sept. 2005," a 7
- The: UNBC: -schoal;.. ‘along’ with, one also: under. ‘

the, number, of, medical, school graduates i in BC. by
2010, mo
“Medical: “stuidents: al UNBC. will also. sprénd out: :
around the ‘north .as: part of ‘their: training. The idea °
is that doctors. trained: in ‘the ‘north will Stay. in the :
north, helping. case, a ‘physician, stiortage. .

Health boss named

oA FAMILIAR northwest: medical: figure has’ been ;
snamed: thé: chief medical health officer: for: ‘the ;
 Northetn Health Aisthority; : me .
» Drv David’ ‘Bowering,: who: worked ‘fot years i in the ;
“northwest: for. the-old: Skeena Health Unit then’ for
‘various: “agencies which. replaced it before going ton,
Vernon’ ‘and then’ returning’ to the Prince. ‘George.
area, replaces“Dr.. ‘Lorna: Medd. : : 7
“Medd: will’ stay.’ on as ‘a ‘mediigal tiealth officer for
“the: authorily “in the Prince. George atea and-in the.

“issues. ‘such’ as safe, drinking: waier: -_

. Bowering | will: also: act as-a medical. health ‘offic- |.

“er for the: northwest, a:rolé he has already been do- -’ |.
oA ving, in addition to his. administrative duties, © |.

Medical health officers ‘are . responsible for a vare-:|-
sey ‘of. duties focussed: ‘on. public health issues such |:
as.immunizations,. food, Preparation’ and ‘handling:
- Inspections: and ‘the'like:- > - 7

The authority’ still has one mediéal {heath officer
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