TERRACE — Forest companies and others with woods interests in the Nisga’a land claim area mect in Vaticouver today with provin- cial negotiators working on the settlement of the claim, ‘It’s the second meeting in as many weeks as they try to find a way to have a say in the negotia- tions. They’ve formed a commillee to represent their interests and arc unhappy because. they haven't been involved in the talks, “We're starting to feel our way into how we can participate in the overall process and we're getting that cleared up,” said Skeena Cellulose’s Pat Ogawa last week. OF particular worry to the forest sector and other resource users is what is called the interim pro- tection measures agreement being negotiated between the federal . and provincial governments and the Nisga'a Tribal Council. The agreement will give’ the - Nisga’a a say in logging and min- ing development within their claim area leading up-to a final agreement. The content” of the interim agreement fs expected . lo give clues as to how: the final deal will. be negotiated, © “It was already done before we: - got there;’’ said Ogawa of the in- terim agreement. We. didn’t Hike ; ., But those third party interests | a Release of that agrecinent wis expected’ in the spring and again “several weeks figo. ~ “= , ~ Government officials: now “say” the agreement will be relensed _far- rejected ‘Boon but have: declined lo give Teasons about the delay. The Nisga'’a and the federat and provincial governments have so sugecstions thal resource usérs and others ‘billed as third ,party interests. have a presénce at (he negotiations. want. .to: be asked for their opinions and to give suggestions. ~ “Well use every ‘angle we can to.get our opinions across,” said Ogawa who-is the chairman of _ JOIN the clubs | TERRACE -- The autumnal nip in the air signals the changing of the seasons and that means it’s time for numerous local clubs to gear up for their 792-93 season. IVs therefore also time for another Clubs’ Day in the Skeena Mall. Many organizations will be setting up tables for the event, taking registrations and just answering any questions people might have about their group. Future Pavel. Bures or Cliff Ronnings can sign up for an icy season al the Ter- race Minor Hockey table while those in- terested in. gymnastics wil! find the Peaks club is offering a number of new programs this year (see story on page C1 The Terrace Concert Saciety will also be there, offering season tickets for an- other line-up of fine concert per- « formanges,:including.. _Joalle.;. Rabu “Tonight...Piaf”’ _ and = the Kiev Symphony Orchestra: a And those looking’ for an evening of fun on the dance floor can stop at the Skeena Squares table to find out what the local square dancing group has to of- fer. There’ bé"Miore;, ‘of course, so why not drop in and check Clubs Day out. It runs this Friday, 6-9 p.m. and Saturday, -10 a.m.-3 p.m. Of course, not all local clubs will be represented ‘at the event but getting in- formation about them is not too difficult. Several have taken space in the Fall 92 recreation guide to explain what they are all about and where to phone for more details. © And there are lists of all sports and outdoors clubs and leagues, support groups, service clubs and cultural-youth organizations complete with contact per- son and phone number. ’ All in all, there’s no shortage of things to do in town to while ¢ away the long, cold winter, PEAK PERFORMANCE. With the new season about to begin, the Terrace Peaks Gymnastics club will be there at Clubs Day ready to sign up members old and new. Eva Mateus, 10, _{above) is one of many local youngsters wha will be back again to enjoy the: sport, and the club has introduced several new programs this which it hopes will encourage even mare people to join in. Group chases Nisga’a claim the woods industry commitice es- tablished earlier this year to deal with the Nisga’a claim. “The committee met last week here. with forest service officials acling as advisors to the provin- cinl negotiators. “TE we can't be at the negotiat- ing table, there should be a com- mittee or groups representing dif ferent sectors so they (the govern- ments) can‘baunce some ideas off us,’” said Ogawa. Terrace mayor Jack Talstra has made the same kind of arguineit in the need’ for representation from local govenuients itt: the. tie= ; goliations, Ogawa was ~insirumental: “this spring and this summer in organizing public and-private | 'scs- “sions with the federal and provin- cial negotiators. o " Meanwhile, Skeena MIA Hel- mut Giesbrecht says there was nothing, Uhat._ secret about a closed meeting on the Nisga’a fand claim. That story on Page A2. Cassiar sale set To roll next wee TERRACE —. Bob Seibold kceps telling tem there’s some- thing for. everybody. And that’s proved true fora fu- neral, director ‘from: Whitchorse. who purchiised eight caskels from the inventory of the closed Cas- sinr asbestos mine. Selbold, from Maynards Auc: tionecrs which is selling the mine: and lown,. is now getting ready for, a massive five-day effort in- volving 40° “employees beginndig Sept. 15, He's. expecting “ buyers from Brazil; = ‘Australia and “New Zealaind ‘and is fielding inquiries © from ‘all over the United® States and Catinda. rrrh ‘ “f¢We “don’t. know: ‘how: sony . people | will ‘come, but we should’ get 500 (o 1,000 people,"” Seibold: : said last week. Mayiiards Avis alread sold, ihe. |. # \ y ~ es vast majority of the approxinate- ly 150 mobilé homes; frame’ con: struction hovses and’ panabodes which cmptied quickly after the mine closed) and went into receivership in February. It was appointed auctioncer by Andersen Ine. in July after effarts . to sell the town and mine in one piece failed... - ‘They went ‘like wildfire. ‘We could have’ sold: two or three times ‘the amount we had, ” Seibold. said ‘of the houses. am “That kind of interest surprised Scibold who had been led. to be; lieve otherwise. “We couldn't check: with alot of people ¢ on the inarket value for these houses. But if you're. look- ing ata $70,000 house, which had: been occupied for, a year and a, half at the most; aiid: you can.get - it for $25,000 or $30,000,: the people were: making money. even after moving costs,” he sald. The majority of the homes’ went: to places. in BAC, and: the. Yukon, One home is destined for Saltapr- aot Island. ‘Also. ie church, owned by the company;:. and” ‘the: Anglican church.‘ The town’s fire hall was ‘sold to. the native band at Lower Post, the beds from the hospital will stay in the north and the -post ‘office building i ison the block, -.: court-appointed receiver Arthur 2 fish story! “Provincial fisheries: ‘blologist fob Hooton has one. - concerning the steelliend tag: . _ gin program. steclhead, ’ ‘Stanley. eo Stanley, ais first: ‘nabbed - * Iw tlie lower: Skeenn. The. wos captured: again, this time in the Morice River, just be- fiack,te. the Pacific.” TERRACE ~ Talk shout Ob It's about: one particilar “thor who. we'll” a a ~ and tagged in the fall:of 1990" following’ spring, he - fore spawriing’ aud: hending tS °F two encounters, ‘Stanley 1g... ‘ caught: yet ngilu this sumimer: ’ us he Fetimned ta the's Skeeny. ae a hie this ear W te ‘same man ¥ ho pulled hin: hi 2 last spring, ‘ »(Figure | the: odds* ‘on + thint} On, Ap, sales, list, Ae, jhe. !, b - Hooton says, Northwest defends hospitals — TERRACE — Norihwest resi- dents defended their health care system last week in a series of public mectings. Terrace, Kitimat, and Prince Rupert residents told a review team looking at-health care their hospitals shouldn't be subject to service cus. But the meetings also featured residents in cach -city arguing over the concept of centralizing services. a It began with an Aug. 31 mecl- ing in. Tertace where .Dr. Jim Dunficld, a Terrace surgeon, argued for some centralization of ibe region’s specialists at Mills Memorial Hospital. 'T believe orhopedic surgery , should-be based in Terrace,’ said Dunfield, who is chief of surgery at Mills. ‘‘We need a regional referral centre in the area. It’s going to happen anyway.” Without regionalization of specialists, he predicted, none of the three hospitals will retain its: “critical: mass’? and the number of specialists at all three hospitals will decliie. “There's been a lot of bicker- HIG BUSINESS New construction pushes building permits to record $20 million. NEWS »A9 ing and infighting and politics be- tween the three centres,’ Dun- field said, adding it’s lime to settle the issuc. Similar'meetings in Kitimat and Prince Rupert on Aug. 1 and 2 saw residents there: lash out at Dunfield’s suggestions. . ; “His outburst was extremely inappropriate,’ said Dr. Howard. Mills, acting chief of medical staff at_ Kitimat General Hospital. “There has been an agreement belween Terrace and Kitimat to share the facilities up here. Ter- race promised ta support our con- ‘the. review: ~ orthopedics _ would be the end of Kitimat hos- Uinuing orthopedic program if we “supported the CT scanner, which we did.’’, “IF he succeeded in persuading team to remove from. Kitimat, -it pital most likely in the fairly short term,”’ said Mills, “‘Atd we don’t believe. it would save the govern. - nient any money --— which is real- ly what this whole exercise is about.”” He. called to an end to empire: : building aud pointed to England’s experiment with regionalization. Golden Age ¢ Our seniors return | from Dawson Creek Meet Raggi _CONIMUNITY. Bi. laden with plunder. “Now there's a move to go back to the smaller GP-run com- munity hospitals which are cheaper and more efficient.” Terrace Regional Health Care Society chief executive officer Michael Leisinger said he didn’t know if the effect of the meetings _ and the’ review team's pending recommendations “would be to have the hospitals competing for a set amount of money. “That's kind of the positlon © we're.jn now,” he said, It’s-also one reason why norlh- ern hospitals have begun ‘to . revive a northwest health care study of several years ago which recommended more sharing of services, Leisinger added. °°. “Tf that’s: their’ (the ” review team’s) recommendation ...- it could bea validation of that. Some times’it takes-a-crisis to get people together,” be said, Northern hospitals met carlier this year and plan another’ meet- ing this month’ to go over. the “health care study, : Leisinger said: local - ‘surgeons fec! ‘‘absolutcly passionately” Cont’d Page A9 SPORTS : . C1