A? Terrace Review — Wednesday, October 10, 1990 Students - — continued from ‘page; Ai. 15, the district’s operating budget would be cut. At that time “the ‘board was advised that a‘shortfall of 50 stu-—. dents could mean as much as $250,000 would have to be cut from the budget. Bergsma said yesterday, how- ever, that the dual entry primary program is expected to make up for the funding losses. “We're expecting quite a number in Janu- ary, and they were not. previously funded," he said. Students entering in January are rated by the minis- try at about one-third of the fund- ing provided for a student going full time that enroled in Septem- ber. The estimates for students enter- ing in January, he explained, are based on the distribution of birth- days in the calendar year. The number of additional students coming into the school system in January is expecied to be about 60 percent of the number that entered it for the first time in September. Bergsma believes about a quarter of the 60 students that were expected to enrol but didn’t appear this year have transferred to pri- vate schools in the area. The rest, he said, represents a net enrolment logs in the district. a. FAST FOOD BOOM.This lot between the Mohawk Stop 'n Shop and McDonalds will soo Chicken and three new retail spaces. The $820,000 developent will offer 23 parking drive-through window and 4,700 square feet of retail space. Work is also underway on a new the Greyhound bus depot which will offer 96 seats anda drive-through window. n be the new home of Kentucky Fried spaces, a 56-seat restaurant with a $500,000-plus A&W restaurant beside Nisga’ a people to celebrate tomorrow as province enters land claim negotiations ~ GREENVILLE -— Tomorrow will mark the emergence of a new era in the negotiations on the land question between natives and Canadian governments. The government of B.C. is going to be an official participant in the talks, and the Nisga’a Tribal Council is sponsoring a celebration in this community on the banks of the lower Nass River. The Nisga’a claim has been designated as the first claim the province will deal with. The celebration will include a talking stick ceremony to welcome Why unions? ‘| The Kitimat-Terrace & District Labour Council is ‘| sponsoring a one-day seminar on unions - their history and structure. Everyone wanting to know about the role of unions in our society is invited to attend: Date: Saturday, Oct.13 Time: 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Place: Northwest Community College, Room 2001, Terrace Campus Registration fee: $5.00 For further information, — phone 635-6410 native affairs minister Jack Weis-_ gerber, Skeena MLA Dave Parker and other government dignitaries, followed by speeches from Nisga’a leaders. After a banquet at Lakal- zap Community Hall, further speeches are on the agenda. The province’s newly-assumed role in the negotiations is one of several developments in the land issue over the past week, but Nisga’a Tribal Council executive director Rod Robinson sees it as ihe only one of real significance. B.C. New Democrat opposition ‘Jeader Mike Harcourt said in’ a ‘press conference in Victoria last week that an NDP government would be willing to accept respon- sibility for up to 25 percent of the total cost of land claim settlement in B.C. Premier Vander Zalm countered with a statement that the province would accept no responsi- bility for the cost of settlement under a Social Credit government, but deputy minister of ative affairs Eric Denhoff later said that settlement of comprehensive claims could end up costing the province money. A day afterward federal Indian affairs minister Tom Siddon said the federal government will expect the province to pick up half the bill for claim settlement. Robinson said, "We're approach- ing this situation with optimism. We heard these things {arguments about cost sharing] before, but we 4535 Greig Avenue, Teqmaces B.C. V8G 1M7 CO Cheque Name [) Money Order Please send a subscription to: Subscription Order Form O 1 year — $39.00 Address Postal Code Phone Senlors in Terrace and District $30.00. Seniors outside of Terrace and District $33.00 _ Out of Canada $100.00 | [1] MasterCard CO Visa Card No. Expiry Date Mail or bring this form to: . Terrace Review 4535 Greig Avenue, Terrace, B.C. V8G 1M7 Terrace and ‘Thornhill. residents. only: Subscribe before Nov. 30 and ‘receive a FREE | subscription to Close up TV magazine. don’t respond or negotiate through the media." The important thing, he said, is that negotiations can now go ahead with the province as a full partner in discussions and decision making. Robinson noted that the frame- work agreement the Nisga’a signed with the federal government last year contained allowances for the eventual entry of the province into the negotiations. The question now is what role the province will take, "We're looking at everything," he said, referring to a tribal council meeting held in Greenville Tues- day. "The negotiations will deter- taine everything. This is the begin- ning." MIR dale a et