_ Hereditary chiefs - dismiss executive ONE OF of the northwest’s most vocal native leaders has been Temoved from his job. Glen Williams, president of the Gitanyow. Office of Hereditary Chicfs, was fired the end of Feb- ruary by & majority of chiefs who Said -they~ wanled-to- take -a-dif- ferent direction. “The action has also resulted ina complaint. made to the RCMP aboul the break and enter of the chicfs” office and the removal of ‘land claims files. ‘Also dismissed was another of- ficial, Herb Russell, ; .Gltanyow, formerly Kitwan- cool, is located about halfway be- iween Kitwanga and Meziadin Junction, -. Williams has been very active in Northwest" nalive -affaits since --the early 1980s, Serving stints as the. clected chief councillor at Gitwangak and at Gitanyow (formerly Kitwancool), He. was also instrumental in several — blockades in the - Kiltwanga area. - The Gilanyow heredilary chiefs office deals with land claims and resource-use issues, Included in its responsibilities are plans to log the Cranberry Timber Supply Area and solving an overlap dispute the Gilanyow have with the. Nisga’a over land in the Meziadin area. - In particular, Williams has been at limes involved in a verbal war with the Nisga’a over the latter’s claim to land the Gitanyow claim as their own, . Its the actions of Williams over these matters that apparently caused the chiefs. to act, says Arthur Collins who has been hired ‘to run the office. Collins Tuns-an-export and development company based at Kitsumkalum, just oulside of Terrace, “Tt -was-a very tough decision for the chiefs,’’. said Collins, ‘I suppose you could say it is a swing lo pragmatism.”’ - What bothered the chiefs, Col- lins continued, was a lack of con- tact between themselves and Wil- liams.and Russell on key issues. “The chiefs felt they (Williams and Russell) were acting without their authority,” said Collins. ~He said the decision is in line with. cnsuring the hereditary of- fice is ready for land claims nego- lialions through the BC. Treaty Commission. _ With the treaty commission, if we're not completely clear, we'll be shuffled to the back of the pile ‘and have to start all over again,’’ Collins added, He ‘described what happened as .a-painful procedure but one that is necessary to change how the hereditary office is run. ~-“Whal we're looking at is ebuilding the whole infrastruc- _{ure'and image,’* Collins said, Collins said he has been hired under the authority of a preat ma- jority of the hereditary chiefs of Gitanyow. : But-one of the lired officials, ‘Herb Russell, said he and Wil- _liams have the support of most of Ahe chiefs. - Speaking last week, Russell said same chicfs broke locks on the: door to the Office of the ‘Neredilary Chiefs and removed files. “They were then passed along to Collins. ‘The RCMP are investigating that part of il,’’ said Collins, He said the situation was one of Sewage probed A SEWAGE SYSTEM failure at the North Kalum Trailer Park is being investigated by the environ- "ment ministry. Conservation officer Ken Fujino said a decision on whether lo lay charges is expected some- _ lime this week, He said sewage from the trailer park was being discharged into a ditch last week. Ron Craig, an environmental health’ officer. with the health ministry, said the problem has been fixed. © ¢ He ‘satd the trailer park's sewage line to the city sewers ap- parently became blocked, Someone” was pumping the backup’ from the trailer park’s ‘manhole directly into the nearby creek, Craig added, “He. said: there was’ no health hazatd to people as a result of the incident. -“*There’s no downstream users and: there’s ho sewage on the ground,’?-he said. two groups of chiefs who aren’t in agreement on how the office should be run. Russell said chiefs from seven of the cight houses in Gitanyow support himself and Williams. Although Collins does have of- fice files, Russell says he still has some files and is carrying: on some work. An RCMP officcr in New Hazelton confirms that a com- plaint about a break in was received. Corporal Jerry Fiddick said the detachment is waiting to hear that the removal of the office files was done under the authority of a ma- jority of the hereditary chiefs. Late last week, Collins said he had provided: RCMP with the ap- propriate documentation, Glen Williams Dr. C. Hsu, M.D., C.C.FP. is pleased to announce the opening of her new practice at #9 - 4644 Lazelle Ave. Starting April 11, 1994 She wishes to welcome all present patients, and will open the practice to accept new patients. The office will be open for booking appointments and transfer of charts from April 5, 1994. There will be an OPEN HOUSE on Thursday, April 7 and Friday, April 8. All are welcome. 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