The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - A?

ONNY’S

COLLECTABLES

Sportsplex spring start fF plan
gets put off until the fall

A SPRING’ start. for building - the” ‘proposed Terme,
" Sportsplex has been sidelined. .

~ Hopes -to raise enough money for an early 3004 build ;
have. not ‘panned ‘out, ‘but, city - officials dire ‘nonetheless .

. pushing forward with'plans to pul out a: ‘eall for proposals
n-hopes ‘the - ‘project will get under: way: by ‘September. _
va Architects. and engineers. will: be asked, to subimit esti-
mated ‘costs on detailed drawings. °° a

That! process is expected. to take about a. month OF'so, .
ys’ Mayor. Jack Talstra., :
-. Gétting those’ drawings finished: could take: “Up, to two .
"months | efore the job can be ‘put out to. tender. . wae
“The: sportsplex. committee has. set, aside $8, 000 1 to ad--
ertise: the call for proposals which’ will appear in news-. :
“papers and: trade. Journals...

_ “We pretty’ ‘well have to. go. io design tight now, ” Tale :
— stra says; “We Have.to get into:the ground by September

‘The sportsplex. committee.
has raised about. $700,000 in
pledges,: cash: and promises
‘of work in kind:-donations, °° | ie
i. stil needs another $1.3 : “Sonny: would like to é thank you all for ae
-the entire $2 million: match-. ; support. ..Pop by to see e what’ s new this week!
ing infrastructure: for a total ©

_ project value of $4 million.
Talstra’s pleased, with: the
money ‘that’s been:raised, so
far‘and says he’s.confident’
more money ~ ‘particularly .
from major corporate - Spon-
-sors will continue to-rollin,.
“There will be’ some money .-
coming in-from’ them,” he ;

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‘-or-they might pall the: $2. tnillion-on us". ; 2 ” said. “It, looks favourable, wan
“That $2 million comes in the form ofa “federal- -provin.. .. Jack Tatstra - While, efforts -continue. to
- ~ cial infrastructure grant’ = but Talstra says: the city needs || . build a: sportsplex,. the. city
“= to show ‘that. the: project is ‘proceeding atea’ ‘reasonable has laid to. rest a a conference centre plan. For that story, .
. 2 ¢: pace in ordér-for that offer to. femain in. place. cee . see Page AIO, ; cosas

~ Cash, timber deals doubted
_ by Gitanyow as being too lean

©. + “WHILE, the? 'Kitselas. ‘and’. ment in other areas, “we? re adequately. aécommodate’.¢ over “the. iransfer. of ‘the.
Pane Kitsumkalum ‘bands. anid . prepared to.talk,” he said. * their: aboriginal tights. . “.." Skeena ‘Cellulose forest li-
7.) NOW the. ‘Haisla’ now’ “have : If that’s not. ‘successful; “*) That's- what the. prov: cénces, That judgment led
ali agreement-with ‘Victor- he: said, the band could yet? i ince was’ instructed.to do to the: provincial policy of.
“\.:-da-for timber arid:cash, Gi-° return,lo, court and argue: in a court ruling a year ago” offering ti timber: and cash,
“> tanyow- leaders’ say" they ° that. ‘Victoria has failed: We 2 iy Ae
. are: far from: striking their we
“own imilar’ deal. aon
“452 Gitanyow-chief negotia~” a
+ stor Glen-Williams rejected."
| provincial: offer last: yéar °°
~~ that: he ‘says “fell far’ short. ~
. of what they. ‘could: accept. Solg
-The- offer ‘included: the’: -
“same Ap proximate. $500 —
]\-per_barid: member per year -° ~
_: formula - ‘thats, the - Terrace
"bands Agr reed to for reve:
“ne sharing, .
os  That- would translate to.
: $340, ,000! per year for: the:
|» Gitanyow, ; who live north
a of Kitwange.” A beac ee
oo Williams: ° said that oie
oO would: work out to just:
“" pennies:per ‘cubic’ metre of...) -
timber: logged ‘from Gitan- as
- Yow. femitory: oe we ee
= Thats: nearly mee
venough; he. says. particu- To
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Williams predicts’ that ce
ill drive up:the amount of ©
“money. the. province: cole.
“‘lects: on each: tree logged.
‘The band ‘estimates Gitan---
“yow" tetritary. timber could”:
: ‘worth: ‘as much as $76 2. °°.
illion’: to” “Victoria ‘in. ae
tumpage alone... S07
"The: “government. will: ee
e making: an:énormous. "2°20: -
ane ‘of money from: our
erritoty,”’: Williams ® said. oer
“We don't. ‘want to be: une
oe reasonable. We just. want oo.
“our rightful-share.” 9-000"

Hee “said: the: Gitanyow ee!
: want ito, oversee the -~..: -
= development. ‘of sustdin---° +
‘able forestry plans on their ~
‘territory:.and they: want’ a.
say. in allocating: 1:2 mil-
‘lion ‘cubic ‘metres: of. under...
cut timbér i in their, area. es

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: “Williams wants: to work ae
out a. ‘plan: with Nietoria. for :

$10 So mil noe aes
work. required theres) °°,
. He also takes’ issue: with :

yhich ‘require’ ‘riative lead-
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. rovincial” ‘forestry. deci-. ">;
siot d' refrain from-le-. |
“gall or physical. blockades.
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