‘wo bands. — get timber and mone Al0- The. Terrace Standard, Wedresdey, January 21, 2004 \A healthy | lifestyle my with a healthy diet By JEFF NAGEL | : THE PROVINCE will give. the Kitselas = and . Kitsum- kalum. bands: timber cutting . rights and. more. ; than. ‘$500,000 a:year.in cash. a The . agreement - ‘signed. . here yesterday: is part « of: _ Victoria’s new. policy of put- _, ting timber. -in- ‘aboriginal. - hands. to. both.” avert” legal ‘challenges and ~. diversify’ control of. the wood Supply.: The two, “bands, ‘flanking Terrace get a five-year for-. est licence. to’-cut ‘up | to 60,000: cubic- metres ‘a: year, or, 300,000 cubic metres . over a five-year’ term. Victoria .-will : also: turn over nearly $2.8 million in Tevenue over five ‘years. That breaks down to $317,000. per year tothe” Kitsum pe kalum band and $241,000 per, year.to the Kitselas. The: bands, also get“ $30,000° under the Economie” spe ‘Measures Fund to- ‘develop, a: business Plan. for ‘ogging a the wood: ” A second side’ dgreément: ‘gives ‘the two. “bands cutting 2 ‘rights to a:further.500,000.cubic metres over five. years... Together. it:adds up: ‘to-a total, cut of 160, 000: cubic metres of timber per year... The two: bands plan: to: oreiate “a. a ‘tégional: Tog: market. - selling: wood ‘to various users’ and ‘processois, ' - That will create. a new- peal of timber not. ‘controlled by’ major | licensees where local ‘processors can shop. for’ ; : wood, said Skeend: MLA: ‘Roger Harris. :.0 0 He Said it. will: make ‘the Kitselas and Kitsumkalum. a. ~ wet . major. force i in the: local’ forest industry," “There is ‘OW a new ‘player « on: the block and this is a _ only the. first,” Harris said. -He said: the: provirice is‘also m movirig 10 allocate more OP, timber to” community - forest’ licences, such as‘ thé one’ Terrace ‘is seeking, and is’ "planning’ ‘to. double the. amount. of wood allocated to woodlots' in this: area. Hartis “has championed - provincial - forestry “toring “3 particularly “the: takeback ‘and. redistribution of, timber. from major companies; aS., crucial, to: fostering. new: in: dustry... <. . “This. is the. fi rst Visible: on’ the “ground evidence ‘of oan Be 7 transfer of fibre “to: community- -based ‘businésses,”: he * . - Said. “This is not so: much-a. First Nations: event ‘but’an~ entire northwest event. It starts. to. Put a face to. what ‘res. allocation ‘will look: like” ‘The. province . moved . to egotiate ‘and turn: over | chunks of. timber and cash” as a result of a B.C. “Supreme are Court, decision: last spring’ that. Victoria failed to: ade:. al ; quately. consult: and: accommodate. ‘aboriginal . groups in, ‘this area.‘over the sal owners Providing. « “the wood : “and: ash: - buy ‘the bands’ cooperation. : Under the-deal the. bands give iheir advance: approval. i to:a series -of. forestry: decisions : Victoria: may «make. in] ‘the: future, including: the Tenewal: ‘of, licences ‘euch as. Tree Farm Licence #1. “The agreement also_ specifies the bands agree: to the: ‘. sale of Skeena’ Cellulose to. NWEC Tiniber and Pulp; to.” the ministry's pending décisions on ‘distributing Skeena’s . undercut timber. “as well: as.on any Pe altiey for’ ‘undercut. ms ting. : legal. interference: with. “logging: ‘or. other: forestry: activ ties. various forest: administration processes. - Failure to. meet the’ commitments: ‘is rounds to termi on a nate or-suspend the deal.: Harris. said those. ‘commitments 5 heighten’ the: ‘confi, le - dence. with which: all ‘industry: players: can operate.": “Tt ensures these: processes: don’ t ‘become, endlesi,”: he said.. think it’s the right thing todo.” a There's a provision: for a 1 renewal of the licénce at the end of five years... The location: of. the timbér i As: not: "yet “decided, ‘but’ it) s, will be within: Kitsumkalum: and. Kitselas: tradilional:ter-: ‘ritory. The timber will come: ‘from stands” Skeena Cellu- “yp 1 lose failed.to cut over the past several: years, ree “The. province: pledges - to consult on-a timely manner. © - Roger Harris oe now... ~tegalty fc “accommodates” * the’ bands, even: though, Kitselas: and: ~ Kitsumkalum - -weren’t’ among, the..groups that~ actually. _ -went to court over the. Skeena licence: transfers. vo hat Besides. satisfying: the court, the deals alo i in. essence s "They also pledge: nat to condone or, enddurage any: a 7 And’ the bands must ‘also: “fully: participate ‘in-a: timely . ° 4 : manner”, which ‘is ‘defined. as: being within 60: Aayss ine wes tt does meet: Tegal requirements,” he added. “But ye ge 5-Year Stepper GIC 5th year rate Predictable g Rate in reases o\ Flexible yearly access 4 en ° , Pris, Making healthy food choices for you ow “your portiolio for predictable srowih “TD Canada‘Frust! 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