Page Ag — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 19, 1992

ALUNCHEON iast Tuesday to note employment equity week drew more than one hungry mouth

as Tasheena Mason took advantage of the occasion to fill up. The luncheon,
Federal Business Development Bank, was catered by the Kitselas Sisterhood.

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In the meantime, Terrace
mayor Jack Talstra has return-
ed from a door-pounding trip to
Victoria, saying he’s relatively
happy after discussing the Oren-
da project with various cabinet
ministers,

“TI got the sense. that
nobody’s is opposed to the pro-
ject or has major problems with
it,’ he said.

Yet Talstra said he did find it
an irony that approval seems to
be taking a long period of time
given the new government’s
stated desire to attract ‘invest-
ment.

‘The government is off to
Japan, the Far East and New
York to try and institute invest-
ment opportunities. They
should come up to Terrace.
We'll show them an investment
opportunity right here,’? he
said.

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Orenda officials are expected
to mect with the provincial
government this week to hear
more about plans to include
natives in the approval process.

Orenda vice president Frank
Foster said the company is anx-
ious to hear if the government
will allow the mii! to be built.

Claims talks start again

TERRACE —Negotiations to
settle the Nisga’a land claim
took place last week amid a new
provincial government policy,

At issue are ways of involving
the Nisga’a in land and resource
use decisions prior to a final set-
tlement of their claim to 9,000
square miles of land centered on
the Nass Valley.

The matter is important to
the Nisga’a because they will be
involved in such decisions once
their claim is settled,

Although the previous pro-
vincial government felt that ex-
isting methods of evaluating
plans to log or to mine were suf-
ficient, the new government
wants to things differently.

All three parties in the talks
— the Nisga’a, the federal
government and the provincial
government — want an agree-
Ment. on native involvement,
called interim protection
measures in place soon.

“We're looking at and work-
ing out new processes,’’ said
Tony Sheridan, the province's
chief negotiator for the Nisga’a
land claim.

Such measures have been
common during land claims
talks in other parts of the coun-
try but are new to B.C. because
the Nisga’a claim is the first one
to be negotiated here.

The measures won’t involve a
freeze on resource use pending a
final agreement, said Sheridan.

The talks over two days last
week were the first main table
Negotiations to take place since
the new provincial government
took office last year.

Discussions on specific issues
have taken place but the parties
agreed to a delay in formal
negotiations so the new govern-
ment could develop its own
policies.

And that’s brought in a sense
of urgency because the parties

COUNCIL
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from aldermen.

City of Terrace,”

this year’s event.

$7,050, :

munity events,

services committee.

Aurora reception cool

A request for financial support for this year’s Aurora Sum-
mer Arts School has received a less-than-enthusiastic response

In a letter to council, Aurora directors asked for a repeat of
" the $25,000 grant provided for last year’s inaugral event.

Maintaining the launch of the school had ‘put Terrace on
the cultural map once again,’ the directors also forecast
enrolment for the July 6-24 event would be up to $0 per cent
more than the 70 students of 1991,

While acknowledging the value of the school, alderman
Ruth Hallock was troubled by the statement in Aurora’s letter
that it “looks forward to a continuing partnership with the

Referring to the society’s presentation last year, she said,
“T distinctly recall the term ‘seed money’ being used several
times. When I vated in favour of the $25,000 grant...I wasn’t
anticipating a continual request for that amount every year,’’

Noting the society had $8,800 left at the end of last year’s
event, alderman Darryl Laurerit said that figure had been in-
cluded as income in the projected 1992 budget. However, that
same budget showed a break-even forecast.

Recalling the society had said self sufficiency was the goal,
he suggested, “‘If you they keep going with a balanced budget
each year, we’re not going to see that.’?

The grant request was referred to the finance committee.

Triathlon seeks timer

The Skeena Valley Triathlon association is seeking city help
in purchasing an electronic timing equipment to be used at

Explaining the event had been chosen as host for the '92
Olympic Distance B.C, Triathlon championship,’ co-
ordinator Dale Greenwood said the equipment would permit
organizers to get accurate results immediately. ;

Greenwood estimated the cost of two display clocks, one a
mobile timer and the other to be sued at the finish line, at

He also pointed out the equipment could be used at many
other sports races including skiing and swim meets and said
the association intended to make it available for such com-

The request was referred to the community and recreation

have until next March to reach
an agreement in principle.

““There’s no sense of panic.
One of the things we are con-
centrating on are working
groups so that issues are defined
and can be addressed at the
negotiating table,'’ said
Sheridan.

“We're at the stage were
there is a lot of preparation and
planning necessary because of
the complexity of the issues,’
he said.

Sheridan did add that this
kind of preparation may not
give the appearance of progress
in the talks,

To date, the three parties
have not signed off any of the
matters under negotiation but
are waiting for federal cabinet

approval to finance research
and training programs for the

Nass River fishery, That’s ex- -

pected by April.

Federal government and
Nisga’a representatives say they
have given the new provincial
government sufficient time to
become acquainted with the
negotiations.

“The eyes are focussed on the
province to see.what they’re g0-
ing to do. They asked for
breathing space and we and the
Nisga’a agreed,” said federal
negotiator Gay Reardon last
week,

Nisga'a Tribal Council ex-
ecutive chairman Joe Gosnell
said it is also waiting for a fast
response from the province. _

Letter by MP
makes it on TV

TERRACE —Skeena NDP MP
Jim Fulton drew a mention on a
national TV show Feb. 2 for a
letter about the 500th anniver-
sary of the voyage of
Christopher Columbus.

The letter, mentioned in the
“smart and stupid’’ segment of
CTV's WS, was sent to the
Spanish ambassador.

It said there should be a tone
of remembrance for what hap-
pened to native people as a
result of the voyage as well as
celebrations to mark the an-
niversary.

“The public relations and
security consequences of not
recognizing the original and
continuing first nations govern-
ments and peoples could be dif-
ficult for Spain,” wrote Fulton

in the letter.

The letter was written on
behalf of a group of: natives
who last year intercepted
replicas of the ships on the Col-
umbus voyage that were headed
for North America. .

A number of ‘natives came
from the northwest, including
Gitksan and Haida represen-
tatives.

“Jim sent the letter on behalf
of his -constitutents. He was
facilitating a communication,”
said Fulton spokesman David
Garrick,

“If the Spanish would make
this acknowledgement it would
be a win-win situation, and they

could carry on with the celebra-

tions,’’ said Garrick.

Gr. 10 possible

TERRACE -~Grade 10 could
be added to the Centennial
Christian School this fall.

The society governing the
school will vote on the issue
Feb, 27, says school principal
Frank Voogd,

If approval is given and con-
ditions are met, the addition of
Grade 10 will continue a growth
in grades and population which
started when new school
facilities were built three years
ago.

Those conditions include at
least 12 students for the class
and having sufficient space and
teachers, said Voogd,

“We'll have to have those in
place by the end of April for
this September,’? he said.

The school operated out of
portables attached to the Chris-
tian Reformed Church on
Sparks before moving into its
new building.

It’s already been added to
once since then and the prospect
of adding Grade 10 means using
one or two portables, said
Voogd.

There are now 209 students in
the school, an increase over the
170 last year and nearly double
the student population of two
years ago, said Voogd.

Workers strike deal

TERRACE —Maintenance,
custodial and outside workers at
the school district have ratified
a one-year contract.

' The deal, retroactive to last
July, calls fora five per cent
raise up to Dec. 31, 1991 and a
further two per cent hike to this
June 30.

When compounded, the in-
creases to Canadian Union of
Public Employees members
range from 7.4 per cent to 8.5
per cent, depending upon a
worker’s wage scale.

Negotiations with clerical
workers represented by the
union continue.

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