A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 8, 199

New poll firms up |

treaty opposition

MORE BRITISH COLUM-
BIANS want their Member
of Parliament to vote against
the Nisga'a treaty in the
House of Commons this fall
then to vote in favour of it,
indicates an opinion poll.

The poll, taken Aug, 17,
of 50t people, indicates 43
per cent want their MP to
oppose the trealy and 36 per
ceut to support it.

Passed this spring by the
provincial legislature and by
the Nisga'a last November,
the treaty still has to be
passed by federal Iegis-
lators.

Two per cent of those
polled trust their MP to
make the right decision, 12
per cent are undecided, two

company sad the results
were circulated last week by
federal Reform party MPs,

The Nisga’a treaty has the
Slrong support of the federal
Liberal government, a point
heavily reinforced last
mouth when Prime Minister
Jean Chretien and his wile,
Aline, made a visit ta New
Alyansh in the Nass Valley.

More people with some
university education or who
have graduated from a uni-
versity want their MP to
vote in favour of the treaty
than those who have high
school or less or have gone
to a vocational school or
technical college,

Copies circulated did not
contain the poll's mazgin of

**There’s a definite trend
away from supporting the
treaty in its present form,
that’s what this poll tells
me,’ he said. ;

Scott has promised to
drive for a stringent exam-
inalion of the treaty: when
it’s introduced in the federal
legislature. -

That’s expected to take
place this fall when MPs
head back in mid-October,

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per cent have never heard of — error.

the treaty and five per cent Skeena Reform MP Mike

don’t know what they want Scott found the results fas-

their MP to do, cinating,. particularly the
The poll was undertaken drop to 12 per cent of those

for an unidentified client by who said they are un-

the MarkTrend Research decided.

Drillers move in

AN AMERICAN mining giant is interested in a claim near
here — so interested it’s carrying outa drill program.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold has optioned a
property in the vicinity of Mulwain Creek at the head-
waters of the Copper (Zymoetz) River, due west of
McDonnell Lake behind Hudson Bay Mountain.

The area has shown promising potential for copper, says
Freeport public affairs spokesperson Bill Collier.

“This is very preliminary,’” be said from the company’s
corporate headquarters in New Orleans. ‘‘Obviously,
we're very Interested to drill but we won’t speculate
beyond that. Based on what we find, we'll either be there
longer or walk away,”’

Collier said the property contains ‘‘a typical Canadian
copper porphyry selling.’’

One drilling rig, contracted from Major Driiling in
Smithers, is expected to be in operation for three weeks to
a mouth.

The drill program was approved late last week and
permits issued to drill four 300-metre holes.

“We hope to complete the work and get out before the
snow starts,’ Collier said.

Freeport’s program apparently marks the first time the

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wasn’t anything in Canada.” _—
. Colliér acknowledges metal prices are low today but says
the company takes the longer view.

“It’s true that the price of copper is low now, but com-
moadity prices are cyclical and copper has gained some-
what of Jate,”’ he said.

leadership for British Columbia

Pacific Northwest Regional
_ Business Summit
Saturday, September 18, 1999

The Pacific Northwest Regional
Business Summit brings together
large and small businesses from
across the Pacific Northwest to
work with regional districts and all
levels of government to develop so-
lutions to regional issues which will
be used in goal setting and lobby-
ing efforts. Business of all sizes is
Strongly encouraged to attend.

For more information and to register,
call Terrace and District Chamber at
250-635-2063

Terrace & District
Chamber of
Commerce

Co-hosted by
Houston Chamber
Prince Rupert Chamber
Smithers Chamber
Terrace & District Chamber
Kitimat Chamber
Queen Charlotte Chamber
Sandspit/South Moresby Chamber
Stewart-Hyder Chamber
BC Chamber

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