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Terrace Review —

Wednesday, May 8, 1991 Al5

Haisla object to Kitlope. camp

plan, was made by Hazelton direc-

tor Pete Weeber and seconded by

the director responsible for the
Kitlope valley, Sandy Sandhals.
Opposing the motion were four
directors: Ray Brady and Robin
Lapointe from Kitimat, Harry Nyce
from the Nass Valley, and Thorn-
hill director Les Watmough. All
other directors attending the
January meeting, however, sup-
ported the motion and it was
carried,

In the final analysis, the regional
district’s view made little
difference. According to Ron
Creber of the Ministry of Crown
Lands Smithers office, the Lakelse
Air application has been placed on
hold for six months anyway. Con-
cems were voiced by other govern-
ment ministries due to current
considerations for the Kitlope. The
valley is belng examined under the
Ministry of Forests’ Old Growth
Strategy, and it is also under con-
sideration as an area suitable for
provincial parks and reserves.

Still, the regional district’s deci-
sion has brought harsh criticism
from chief Gerald Amos of the
Kitamaat Village Council. In a
letter, Amos has told the regional
board that, "We have repeatedly
been disappointed to see the
Regional District rendering judge-
ment on matters such as this with-
out reference to the owners..."

"You have the benefit of the
presence of at least one lawyer
amongst you and while furnishing
legal advise is not the obligation of
any Director, we are ceratin that
were it to be provided it would
result in some appreciation for the
fact that ownership of land in our
territory is by no means certain in
so far as the Province’s claims go.
This being the case, it is presump-
tuous if not contemptuous of you
to render judgement on the dis-
position of lands which we con-
tend, with legal legitimacy, to be

. our own."

Amos then acknowledged the
fact that some directors may dis-
pute the "legal legitimacy" of
Kitamaat land claims. But for
those directors, he pointed out that

-the Kitlope Valley is "the last

unmolested temperate rainforest in
the world” with "a grandeur and an
ecosystem deserving of special
treatment”. Regardless of indivi-
dual views on cither the value of
the Kitlope or the legitimacy of
Kitamaat claims, Amos offered an
enclosure — a map of Kitamaat
territory — and a request that it be
used.

Looking back to that January
regional district meeting, Kitimat
director Ray Brady was on the
mark, from a Kitamaat Village
point of view. He noted that en-
vironmental concerns had been
raised due to plans by Eurocan to
log Tree Farm Licence #41 in the
Kitlope. "Many, many organiza-
tions have requested further
studies..." he said. And also, "This

is in the ared of the Haisia land
claims issue and I would suggest
we shouldn’t be issuing this

[approval] where we will have to.

be paying compensation in the
very tear future."

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