Helmut Giesbrecht MLA on native affairs body SKEENA MLA Helmut Gies- brecht has been named to a select govemment committee . which will give advice on native affairs. He’s one of four. MLAs on the committee which includes cabinet ministers and top level civil ser- vats, This is a new committee and it’s first meeting last month. Giesbrecht, who took an oath because of the delicate informa- tion the committee will consider, said the group reports directly to a cabinet planning group. “Ti’s an opportunity te give ad- vice to cabinet on issues in a way that’s constructive and helpful,’’ said Giesbrecht. Cabinet ministers on the com- mittee include aboriginal affairs minister John ashore and municipal affairs minister Dar- lene Marzari. Gicsbrecht said his appointment and that of the other three MLAs is in recognition of the large na- tive populations within their ridings. The Skeena riding, for instance, includes or is influenced by the Tsimshian, Nisga’a, Gitanyow, ‘Haisla and Gitksan and Wet’suwet’en land claims. The other three MLAs are Jim Beatlie (Okanagan-Penticton), Harry Lali (Yale-Lillooet) and 7 Frank Garden (Cariboo North)” A NATIVE company which wants to log the Cranberry Tim- ber Supply Area (TSA) north of Kitwanga doesn’t want the forest service to put the wood up for bid. A spokesman for Ksi-Gi-Geenit Development Corporation, owned by the village of Gilanyow, says it already has a plan to log and an ' agreement with another company to mill the wood. “There are some good pos- sibilities to pull this off,’’ said Herb Russell. His comments are the latest in a series of events which started last year when the Cranbenry TSA was created out of Tree Farm Licence 51, The Cranberry TSA comes with an annual allowable cut of 110,000 cubic metres but has been frozen pending a land claims overlap resolution be- tween the Gilanyow and the ” Nisga’a. Both claim significant portions of the TSA. That stalemate appeared to come to an end last December when foresis minister Andrew Petter announced the provincial government was putting up the Nill ih anda fa fica aid The Terrace Paramedic Association would like to thank the following for their support at the Christmas Dance. Because of your generosity, six hundred dollars was donated to the Salvation Army. Freybe Meats Jd & F Distributors Dairyland Overwaitea Foods Burns Meats Janitor’s Warehouse Copperside Foods Northern Janitorial K-Mart Mum's Place Rainbow Embroidery Video Stop : Spee Dee Printers Phoenix Publishing Northern Motor Inn Terrace Inn Sandman Dr, Harry Murphy Bank of Nova Scotia Fletcher's Fine Foods : a Mount Layton Hotsprings Air B.C. Bob's Outdoor Adventures Terrace Standard Wilkinson's Business Machines wood this year to small business sales. This is to be followed by longer lerm sales beginning in 1995. Petter encouraged the Gitanyow and the Nisga’a to find partners and apply for the small business sales, Finding pariners is whal the Gitanyow have done, says Rus- sell, “‘We have developed a rela- ~ tionship with C’ged Forest Pro-- ducts. We’ve agreed to woik to- " gether,” says Russell of a compa- ny owned by the Gitwangak band. That company last year bought the long-closed sawmill at Kitwanga from Westar. The mill ironically used to pro- cess wood from the Cranberry TSA when it was TFL 51, Russell said the Gitanyow and C’ged are to meet with forest ser- vice officials to discuss their plans. Petter has already said any sales should add to employment in the Kitwanga area. The forest service has failed to mect one deadline to advertise the wood under its smal? business sulin insti i WZ Bert's Deli G & H Distributors Canada Safeway Terrace Co-op Canada Packers Slumber Lodge Skeena Beverages Terrace Aquatic Centre Soap Exchange Benson Optical Gemima’'s Kitchen CFTK. Totem Press Red Carpet Bavarian Inn Coast Inn of the West Denny's Boy Scouts of Canada Mohawk Erwin’s Jewellers QUAD MIAO DUN SUE AVC A A _ Ross Hearing Clinic. Ms. Bridget Elliott, Audiologist And Mrs. Marie Whitney, Office Manager Fraserview Hearing & Speech Clinic Ltd. is pleased to announce the relocation of their Terrace Clinic to 4731 Lazelle Avenue. The clinic was established in January 1992 under the name of G.A. program and so hasn’t considered any formal bids. ‘*That’s one of the main issues. We're asking thal we be assigned the wood,”’ said Russell, The Gitanyow have already said they don’t want the wood ad- vertised without first having a co- management deal worked out with the provincial government. The Gitanyow plan may be at odds with the claim of the Nisga’a Tribal Council but that re Somebody Cares! Cares if you are new in town and feel kind of lost; If you've just added a new son or daughter to your family; Sf HE has finally asked you to become his wife; If you or someone in your family is celebrating a very special ac- casion... Who? WH a aralln SINCE-1930 OL Phone Elaine 635-3018 Phone Diana 638-8576 Phone Gillian 635-3044 The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 2, 1994 - A11 Cranberry wood bids opposed doesn’! matter to Russell. “It’s our land, It’s our wood. It’s not their wood. They can say whatever they want,'’ Russell said, In the meantime, there’s no firm word on when the forest service will advertise the small business sales, Forest service official Graeme Hynd said it wants to place the ads before the end of March. But the forest service stil] wants © agreement from all native groups During Your Lunch Hour | e } Thurs. Mar. 3 you can see Brazil td] Thurs. Mar. 17 come with us to Thailand Bronght ‘To You By: Cen TRAY TRAVE I. TERRACE iNN with inierests In the area, he said. This falls under the principle of fiduciary responsibility, It requires that the opinions of native groups be gathered before development work is. done on vacant Crown land, a The problem, said Hynd, is that there isn’t an exact definition of fiduciary responsibility, _ “We're not sure: what would constitule sufficient consultation before “making a’ ‘dccision, ** he said. : Facts about KCP The public review of KCP will turn its attention ta fishery-related topics in hearings that are scheduled to begin on April 11, To offer - some basic facts on this subject before the nex! hearings, we are - reprinting information that appeared in advertisements last fall. ae : Nechako. oe, are maintained. : ; After KCP, chinook salmon habitat will be preserved by careful management we of water flows, reinforced by a program to enhance natural habitat in the river. 1 nature. How would fish in the Nechako River be affected by reduced water flows after Kemano Completion? | Only two species of salmon return to the Nechako River: chinook and | sockeye. Since 1970, the number of chinook spawners in the river, ‘has, he typically ranged from 2,000 to 3,000 a-year. ‘Young chinook slay in the: a Nechako for some time after hatching. Sockeye use the lower river as part of: - their migration route; they spawn in the Stuart and Nautley tributary systems, In peak years, as many as one million adult sockeye have retur ned to (be. - he needs of both species, a central consideration in KCP’s design, have been dentified by Alcan and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans _ hrough extensive research over the past 10 years. The project will meet these eeds: Alean remains committed to avoiding any net loss i in salmon stocks. lean’ s commitment is more than a promise -- it's a legal obligition, accepted hen the company signed the 1987 Settlement Agreement with the’ federal ° nd B.C. governments. The Nechako Fisheries Conservation: Prograrn, © “operating successfully since 1987, draws on the expertise of scientists. os working for Alcan and both levels of government to ensure that fish stocks’: “Over the 14 years that the existing flow regime has been i in place, averne: “chinook stocks have increased. Similar base flows from the Nechako- : eservoir to the upper river will be maintained from April through November, uring the critical spawning period in September and October, water flows -: will be maintained at virtually the same levels as they are in those moniths _ ow. Flows will decrease from December through March, but controlled - eleases can ensure that the spawning beds never go dry as they s¢ sometimes do : For migrating sockeye, the most + important consideration | is maintai nix uitable water temperatures while they make their way to the Stuart é an fautley, systems. -A new facility at the Kenney Dam for release of cold water t precisely controlled temperatures will provide an efficient means to: ‘do.this °~ hen cooling water is needed during the summer. The ability to control | *mperature of water released into the river means that more water from peak. summer flows can be stored in the reservoir; in fact, such Flows would be av -Major ! source of additional water diverted for KCP.: $ The clinic is staffed by Ms. Bridget Elliott, Audiologist and Mrs. Marie Whitney, Office Manager. Bridget is a certified clinical audiologist licensed by the B.C. Ministry of Health as a Hearing Ald Dealer and Consultant. | Ms. Elliott received her Master of Science degree in Audiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Bridget is also certified by the American Speech-Language Association and registered with the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathclogists and Audiologists. The Terrace Clinic is one of nine clinics located throughout British Columbia, including Kamloops, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Vancouver, Abbotsford and Richmond. The new larger and modern facility is fully equipped to provide complete hearing and hearing aid services, including real-ear measurement for both adults and children. The audiologist has a thorough knowledge of the most recent advances in hearing aid technology, Clinic Hours of operation are 8:30 to 4:30, Monday through Friday. Fraserview Clinics provide services to private individuals, the Ministry of he KCP salmon conservation plan i is built upon cautious and proven we temperature, “And, while the 1987 Settlement Agreem itigation of any impacts on freshwater fish stocks is a’ Tesponsibility, some of the measures built into KCP 2 The Kitimat Information Centre : : The Kitimat Information Centre is open Monday, Wedn yt to 4 p.m. Drop by the office and we will be apy to. discus have about Kemano Completion. Kemano Completion Project Social Services, WCB. recipients and DVA Taps cards are accepted, KITIMAT } FRASERVIEW ee INFORMATION CENT IE Tar uine 4731 Lazelle Avenue . 224, City Centre SPEECH Phone: 604-635-4327 Kitimat, B. C. VBC 1T6 CLinics 2° Fax: 604-635-6303 Tel: 632-4712 |