t

esitetelniint ale thetadethstiiedlaltetal

4
.
u
aa
we

Lawyer double-speak at work here

Dear Sir:

It’s my intent to write as
long as Mr. Smith’s.
columns on the Nisga’a
Se oe appear in the paper. If
, his views of the treaty and
; Mine do not match, it may

: ie that he is a educated law-

Pa
rae

yyer and IT have read the
* treaty,

CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

The

Mail

Bag

Mr. Smith is now looking
for certainty in the treaty.

«Being a lawyer, he cannot

wit

[ be expected to know that the

Seater
eid)

4) only things certain are death
-and taxes.

His column is mostly
s empty, but for a lot of law-

foregoing consultations and:
etc. between every town,
hamlet, village and city, and
senior governments, and I
daresay they will continue.
And the Nisga’a will partici-
pate.

Mr. Smith has found 50
instances of those consulta-
tions in the treaty. The same
is in the Municipal Act. In
the articles he has written he
has yet to find a single posi-
tive thing in the treaty,

Dare we say that he docs
not present a objective view
if the treaty, but seems to be
on a mission of search and
destroy?

Black Press has their first
ad in this paper'as well, and
it’s a zinger. It quotes, not
from the Weaty, but from
Some other unidentifiable
literature on the subject of
tax equality. ‘‘Not true,’
they say, “Nisga’as won't
pay sales tax and étc. for
cight years,””

But after that they will pay
their taxes, and that’s clear,

“Nisga’a won't = pay

licences and fees for wild-
life,” Well, they will if they
hunt off Nisga’a lands.

‘The Nisga’a government
won’t pay timber stumpage
on Nisga’a lands.’” It may
come as a surprise to Black
Press and Mr, Gordon Cam-
bell, bul normally stumpage
is not paid for timber on pri-
vate (fee simple) property.

So who is misleading
whom. © :

Les Watmough
Terrace, B.C,

(Editor’s note: The final
Mel Smith column on the
Nisga’a treaty ran Nov. 4.)

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 11, 1998 - A7

a

KICAICESICAICASICA
OPEN HOUSE
Ist ANNIVERSARY

NIRVANA METAPHYSIC & HEAUNG CENTRE
3231, RALUM = "TERRACE
DROP IN FOR COFFEE: & DOUGHNUTS
/ \ \

y

SALE PRICES YOU CAN CELEBRATE
NOVEMBER 14th to 21st

Laurel” Gregg Sean’ Gregg

635-7776 ,
Ce Ceo Cage

vo

v

Sf

ot Wt

aneicinal or]

; yer double speak, and he ;
i ‘does not mention Section 26 _ qvupeeereereeererrrre Ben ee A cone
‘+ and 27 under ‘‘general pro- eS eon Hi aoe ee — —
, visions’ that releases all fu-
©! ture claims, actions or pro-
‘ceedings. That's the
‘certainty other people are
¥* looking for.
s+ But he goes on endlessly
*: about future consultations,
"+ agreements, discussions or
*' approval between gover-
e ments. Well, Mr. Smith, sir,
I just came back from the
meeting of the Union of BC
Municipalities, and trust me,
sir, there were plenty of the

Hey you

Dear Sir:

This letter is for the guy in
the light blue Ford pickup at
the comer of Walsh and
Kenney on Oct. 22.

I would like to congratu-
late you on not killing our
two babies, myself and the
girlfricnd I was walking
with.

Not only did you see us
crossing, the street in front
of your vehicle, you failed
to notice that we hadn’t fin- —
ished crossing before yous
started to proceed.

You hit my girlfriend and
almost knocked over her son
that was in the baby strotler. .
If you hadn’t stopped, you
would have hit me and my
daughter as well.

Oh, and thanks for getting
out of your truck to see if
we were okay. You're lucky
we were dumbfounded and.
‘didn’t get your licence'plate” *
number.

I couldn’t help but notice
your age. Should you be
driving? In the meantime
you should be more aware
of your surroundings while
you are driving, the next
time you may not be so

a ty

ae

er

4
é
&.
Bo.
i
Ee
he
7

lucky. ee ecole se eas :
Terrace, BC Diamond Pendant FAN TASTIC PRICES!
In a big hole 10ctw *259° 14 KT Gold Channel Set

*369"
*499”
*649”

.15 ctw
.20 ctw
25 ctw

Anniversary Ring
1/4 ctw diamonds
$499”

1/2 ctw diamonds

Dear Sir:

What we are seeing today
in B.C. is what happened in
Quebec in the 70s,

Montreal was once the
economic capital of Canada.
In 1970 this started to,
change though the policies

: 14 KT
Diamond Earrings

Uniquely Styled

on exodus of business hap. 10ctw 8279" $799" | Diamond Dinner Ring |f
pened. Toronto quickly be- 20ctw %499° = 14 KT Gold :
ce aaen tines S0ctw *699% WHITE GOLD 1.43 Carat TW.
Montreal has never fully .40 ctw “979” DIAMOND RINGS Only

recovered, 5O0ctw *1199

This exodus is now hap-
pening today in B.C, We are
seeing longtime B.C, com-
panies such as Finning,
Westcoast Energy, and
forest companies move east.

With talk of the merger of
Telus (Alberta telephone
company) and BC Tel, you
can bet that we will lose BC
Tel as well.

An accountant told me one
of his clients is selling his
trucking business in Prince
George. By year end he and
his money will be gone. He #
will have an Alberta drivers §
licence and be an Albertan.

This will save enough
money though tax reduc:
lions to pay for his new
ranch.

British Columbia has the
second highest taxes in Can-
ada, Quebec is the only pro-
vince with a higher tax rate.
Alberta has the lowest tax
rate and just recently
Ontario Jowered its tax rate
to compete with Alberta.
The economy in Alberta and
Ontario is still very strong.

We need a government
that recognizes this and
promotes business, lot tums
it away.

B.C. is digging a big hole
that is going to take 20 to 30
years to recover. I wonder if
ihere is any one that thinks -
that Glen Clark knows what
he is doing?

Charlie Graydon,
Terrace, B.C.

*1999" __

Carters year's of experience
H means we buy better and
means we el hetier

WATCHES

We are the official
agents for:

Wittnauer

Bulova - Caravelle
Citizen

Swiss Army (Genuine)
Field & Stream
Cardinal

Adidas

All Priced At Up To

0.50 ctw
Reg $1136.95

Now $799”

1.00 ctw
Reg $1,742.95

Now $1199”

[DON’T MISS THIS SALE! |
» DIAMOND RINGS + GOLD PENDANTS
« EARRINGS + BRACELETS + JEWELLERY

FAMOUS BRAND NAMES YOU
KNOW AND TRUST!
CLOCKS - CLOCKS
And More Clocks!

You Have To See Them
To Appreciate

BUY |
NOW!

No Payments
Until April ‘99
O.A.C.

The Perfect
Christmas Gift!

sje we ellers
Smithers Shopping Centre Skeena Mall, Terrace
Box 20070, Smithers, BC. VO SPO 4741 Lakelse Ave, Terrace, BC. VOC 1R5
(250) 847-9768 Fs (254) B47 toed (250) 635-9000 Fax (250) 635-2127