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TERRACE - ~~ Steelheaders say
they have the support of a
number of prominent fishermen
in-their plaii to film two videos
about wild steelhead and the en- .
dangered Skeena River’ system,
Steelhead’ Society of B.C.
president Bhor Boyariowsky
said last week the. list of People
supporting the video project.in-
cludes’ former’: lieutenant-
governor Henry © Bell-Irving,
House of Commons ‘Speaker
John Fraser, British -poet-
laureate Ted Hughes, Trout
Magazine éditor Tom. Pero and
Jack Hemingway, son of author
Ernest Hemingway.
‘‘They’re all. keen
steelheaders who know... the -
Value of the Skeena River’s wild °
steelhead, " Boyanowsky said,
The society wants to- raise
more than $150,000 for the pro-
ject which Boyanowsky says is
aimed at generating political
pressure ‘to reduce the over-

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In west |
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TERRACE — A Gitksan clan is
setting up its own government |
office. =

The Eagle ‘clan’: From. Gil-
wangak, its territory takes i inthe
West Skeena area on. which
Skeena Cellulose and the ‘pro-
vincial government want to log,
is preparing an office at a
fishing site just west of -where
Hwyl6 and Hwy37 meet.

Don Ryan, the main speaker
of the Gitksan and
Wet'suwet’en clan who is
Tesigning to wotk with the
Eagles, said the office will con-
cern itself with resource
Management and management
of Eagle caleba

pares move. as an
It: follows a gradual

dismemberment of the Gitksan_
and Wet'suwet’en tribal council
form of government to a tradi-

tional one .in which clans or
houses made decisions, he said.
_ "The office demonstrates _
ownership and jurisidiction of
the — territories ‘the
homeiands,” Ryan continued,

- He expects the Eagle office to
be followed by ones: set up by
the other house groups of the
GitKsan and of
Wet'suwel’en..;

Ryan said band councils will
occupy themselves with matters

federal government,

Another Gitksan: . and:
Wet’suwet’en organization, the”
Giiksan and: Wet’*suwet? en
Government | ‘Commission,
receives federal money.to look ©
after water, ‘sewer, roads and
other services on reserves,

Ryan said ihe clan offices wilt.
eventually be connected: by a

use and management.

Plot up
for sale -

potential buyers has Prompted -
the provincial lands ministry to
put 9.5 acres off Halliwell Ave,

up for bids. :

It's looking for offers on the. -
parcel — currently. vacant and. .
zoned Al Rural ~ and has set a
minimum price tag of $125,000,
The closing date for bids i is July
19.

Regional manager
Yardley said going. through a
public tender process is the nor-
mal. procedure : when either
several parties show interest ing
property or the branch gets-a
single enquiry:. but. concludes ..
others might: also. be interested, :
This:time:it' was'a: case of the
former, he.added.? “

‘Nor was it uncommon for the
parcels of Crown land to be
found scattered about.. Bn
established. community, though’

there were only.a few left in Ter. wo fee.

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Steelhead video
making Progress —

fishing commercial
fishermen at ‘he meuth of the
-Tiver. Filming is set to start in July,

He said it’s time governments
recognize the economic impor-

“tance of the’ sport fishery, in-

stead of focussing solely on the

commercial fishery. : :
“We've. got - this multi-

hundred ‘million dollar (sport:

- fishing) industry and it’s about

10 go. down. ‘the pipe," he. ex-

the .

On reserves established by the -

computer system that will pro- ~-
vide information on resource -

TERRACE —~ Enquiries . from.

Him

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plained, |

Calling the ‘Skeena “the last .

great watershed for wild
_ Steelhead remaining in the
world,’ "he said the video pro-
ject is an attempt to save the
river,

.The shorter video — about 30
‘minutes # ‘long: —: will ube: a
political: call
Skeena's.” steelhead, focussing
on the-commercial fi shery's in-
cidental catch of steelhead at
the river’s mouth. It would also
deal with the southeast Alaskan
commercial fishery and the
~ chigh-seas driftnet fishery, -

‘Boyanowsky said.it will be
"widely: distributed in: a ‘bid to
"put worldwide pressure on the
’ federal Department of Fisheries
“and Oceans, *
 f' We? re getting an awful lot

of concern from overseas,’ -he -

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The other, longer video is to
be about an ‘hour i in length and
more educational in tone.
Boyanowsky" said it is-to be a

“‘multi-faceted'’ video ' on
Steelhead”. and- steelheading
around B.C,

- Right now they, are raising
money and are in the process of
selecting a production company
anda. director for the: two
videos, ~

“The wild’: rivers are. the

lifeblood of’ the “province,*”

Boyanowsky said. “The wild

, Steelhead are the best indication

of the environmental health of a
river,’’

He said ‘the Skeena’s wild
Steelhead .runs — still the
strongest anywhere — are in
decline and one summer run is
already close to extinction.

Boyanowsky ~~ ‘said
steelheaders want ' restrictions
on commercial fishing methods
ta ensure. steelhead’ aren’t ac-.
cidentally killed in the commer-
cial fishing nets.

“We're seeing some move-
ment. The ‘commercial net

fishermen know they’ re on the

run,’”

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