Dear Sir:

Nol surprisingly the con-
flict regarding the Nisga’a
Agreement in Principle is
slill over Jand.

Industry sees any negotia-
tions involving land as plac-
ing an encumbrance on their
rights to tenure or their
rights to access the
resources.

Messages coming from
provincial agencies based in
Vancouver and claiming to
represent local interests are
doing their best to make a
settlement more difficult.
Their message secms to be
that as long as we give ihe
Nisga’a back the ‘‘sea of
rotting stumps’? and no
forest tenure is affected,
they will be happy.

This sounds surprisingly
like they favour cash only
setilements. We have heard
that before from those wha
still can’t believe thal First
Nations are more concerned
about future generations of
Nisga’a than immediate
monelary benefit. Land is
the key to their future.

Land is also important to
the peaple of Kincolith who
have expressed some oppo-
sition to the Nisga’a AIP. It
is because the commonly
held lands in the settlement
do not include enough of
their traditional territory.
This contradicts the princi-
ple of commonly held lands.

Commonly held lands are
held for all, not just for
those whose traditional ter-
Titory it was prior to a treaty
settlement. A settlement in-
volves compromise among
the Nisga’a as well,

Listening to the commeats
from agencies like the Inte-
rior Lumberman’s Associa-
tion and the B.C. Chamber
of Commerce, it is hard to
distinguish some of the
thetoric from that so often
promoted by the Reform
party and now more recently

y the Foundation for indi-

idual Righis-and Equality
NFIRE)..

For FIRE it is just a pity
that they are more than 100
years too late, Perhaps if

Tenant
eviction
protest

Dear Sir:
The recent decision of the
Regional District of

Kitimat-Stikine to — shut
down Helmut Reinert’s un-
authorized = rental units
reflects a lack of under-
standing of the acute affor-
dable housing shortage in
B.C,

In a community with a
neat-Zero vacancy rate, and
virtually no acw rental
housing construction, where.
will five tenants go? Other
“illegal”? rental units in the
area may be their only op-
lion.

There are an estimated
100,000 illegal rental units
in B.C. — most of them
suites in houses — housing
20 per cent of all tenants in
this province, This type of
housing is an ideal alterna-
tive to apartment living for
tenants living in urban
areas.

Tt may be the only alterna-
tive to home-ownership for
tenants living in many rural
areas.

It is my understanding that
Helmut Reinert provides his
tenants with well-
maintained homes at a rent
they can afford.

Al the very least the evic-
tion of the Thornhill tenants
will result’ in financial
hardship, They are fearing
the worst. Homelessness,

Zoning should be used as
a tool to regulate land use,
not exciude those who can-
not afford to buy their own
home from certain residen-
tial areas. Is there no room
for compassion and faimess
in local governance?

Erin Goodman,
Fieldworker,

Tenants’ Rights Action
Coalition,

Vancouver, B.C.

A8 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 17, 1996

It’s no surprise land claims
controversy extends to all

they had started their efforts
when First Nations were

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herded out of their
homelands onto — small
reserves —- excluded from
owning land and denied the
tight to vote on issues ef-
fecting their lands — FIRE
might have some. credibility

The
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today.
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MLA, Skeena,
Terrace B.C.

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