BEF PSP eS ‘government officials. - | vival’ Coalition is | | employing - in its province-wide sense: fells us that. - Page A6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 7, 1993 Land claims editorial — “plain wrong” . Dear Sir, Re: Circling Wagons - June 9, 1993 Article In both tone and content, your editorial in which you conclude Athere is a lack of communication regarding the Nisga’a land ques- — -tion is just plain wrong. As many people realize, land claim negotiations provide a legal mechanism for setiling long out- standing claims like that of the - Nisga’a. Despite. more than a century of exploitation by governments and industry, the Nisga’a are. still working hard towards a fair and honourable, negotiated settle- ment. To communicate “our goals regarding the settlement of the land question. and . self- government, the Nisga’a devel- oped-a vigorous public education program aimed at the general public. In booklets, (our fact book recently ran as an insert in your paper) at open houses and at pub- lic meetings, we consistently | spell out our aims and intentions by communication in detail what we intend to do when our land question is settled. Those who profess ignorance might ask themselves how much of an effort they have made to un- derstand land claims. Have they taken the time to read our fact book, atiend a open house or visit a library? The issue has been around for a long time. The Nisga’a have endured 17 ‘years of seemingly endless nego- tintions as team after team of acting on instructions from their political masters - stalled and delayed. _ ‘Throughout this ‘heartbreaking process, we retained the tight to speak ‘our. mind publicly on im- ‘portant issues - as we often do. ‘Only: now w does it appear there is demands for openness are’ being _ wed'to derail this progress. Negotiations, by their very na- tyre, have to be private. Common - And’ your: suggestion the Nisga’a are aceomplices in some kind of conspiracy of silence with Ottawa and Victoria is patently false and naive. - In February, 1992, a reporter from The Vancouver Sun visited Nisga’a territory and had alt his questions about: the Nisga’ aland | . ¢laim answered. . . The headline in your editorial is damaging to. First Nations peoples and shows how. a limited ’ understanding ‘of history ‘can be . used to fan the flames, of. racism. “Indeed, the B.C. Fisheries Sur- currently propaganda cfforts - a combina- ‘ tlon of fear aud misinformation to : mask econonile greed. In a May 12 letter to the - Mayors of Stewart, ‘Terrace and * gil other B.C. ‘municipalities - federal ‘Fisheries minister John Crosbie tefuled many of the claims made by the Coalition and pointed out that ‘the aboriginal . fishery accounts for about three " percent of the total catch of sal- mon, By comparison, the com- mercial sector has maintained its predominant 94 percent share of saimon,’* Pacific fisheries director gener- '- al Patrick Chamut also wrote a letier to the same effect. ' If the Terrace Standard is look- ing -for conspiracies in land . claims, why not investigate the ‘ pecent rush of concern for ‘third patty Interests’? that is being "promoted by industry and govern- ment and so enthuslastically and unetitically embraced . by the * imedias | , | Who are ‘the ‘vested. interests . here?” i ‘wagn? ‘ o oe And, jut w wlio § is 's creling whose fs”. Yours truly, Joseph Gosnell, Sr. -°. President Nii’ a Tribal Councll, popress.) . — 78 7 arches iat sputious ETTERS | TO THE TERRACE STANDARD The Terrace Standard welcomes letters to the editor. We ask that they be signed and a phone number be included. Letters are subject to editing for reasons of length and for good taste. Unsigned letters are thrown away. You can fax your letters in to 638-8432, The deadline is noon Friday. Resident says councillors in Dear Sir: I would like to clarify at least one important misunderstanding expressed by some councillors with regards to the rezoning ap- plication for a 10 acre piece of land at the foot of the Bench be- tween Eby Street and Skeenaview Drive. The property owner, Howe Creek Investments Ltd, has re- quested that. the present. zoning under the current Official Com- munity Plan (OCP) be changed from Rural (Al) to Residential Single Family (R1). The applica- tion is supported by the argument that.the property is designated as requested in the latest draft of the new Official Community Pian. This interpretation of the Draft Community Plan (CP), accepted by same councillors, is In error. The DCP indicates the subject properly as R1 on the attached Plan Map but the text of the DCP warns the reader that the map should not be used in isolation of policies expressed in the text. To quote the DCP: 7.0 NATURAL AREAS The natural areas policies of this Plan are intended to preserve naiural environmental features of the City and protect the safety of residents from environmental ” JUST 3 DAYS REMAINING — To Save Money At Our Annual It's Worth The PACK EYE OF ROUND STEAK Save $2.90 lb PACK EXTRA LEAN GROUND BEEF Save $1.4 Al bb | SUMMER CASE LOT SALE § Drive HALF PORK LOIN TENDERLOIN OR RIB CUT Save $1.91 om Naa WIENERS 3x 450 gram, $1.79 unit price hazards. 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