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Teenagers and sex

A survey of northwest teenagers:
claims a majority of them are. _
sexually active/NEWS A11

College head departs

BCIT is claiming Northwest.
Community College campus head
Gary Morrison /COMMUNITY B1

| “Records tumble

‘Terrace athletes dominated field
events at this year’ s senior...
games in Cranbrook/SPORTS C1

WEDNESDAY -
SEPTEMBER 29, 1993

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.: On the

next stop on his northwestern odyssey.
cycle tours of New Zealand in the sum
fish for coho and pick berries In the wilds of B.C. and Alaska.
Cassiar highway, through the Yukon.and Alaska and. back through B.C. He's now on his way
to Vancouver now and will fly back. to New Zeeland in late October. - oes

road again

HARDY KIWI: Brent Fagan, from Christchurch, New Zealand, hits the road for Hazelton — the
The Kiwi cycler chases the perpetual summer, running
mer down under, and fleeing north for the winter to fly
This year's trip took him up the

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Candidates clash
over VIA rail cuts

VIA RAIL'S passenger train The
Skeena is threatened by évery
party but the New Democrats,
claims New Democrat candidate
Joe Barrett.

But his main opponents in the J

Oct. 25 federal race say it isn’t
that simple. ;

At the centre of ihe controversy
is Conservative government deci-
sion to reduce the amount of
money it gives VIA by $100 mil-
lion.

In the wake. of that cut, a

*- spokesman for the-Crown-copora- ~

tion warned all routes were under
review.

Now, according to a letter from
president Terry Ivany, VIA has
postponed plans’ to introduce
daylight service on the Skeena
run until at least 1995,

Addressed to retiring MP Jim
Fulton, that letter was produced
by Barrett and Prince George-_
Bulkley Walley NDP MP Brian
Gardiner at a press. conference
staged Monday moming al
Smithers’ train station.

Barrett sees that postponement
as the thin edge of the wedge and
asign The Skeena is threatened.

In a broad swipe at all-his major
opponents, Barrett charged, ‘‘The
Liberals staried dismantling pas-
senger rail service in this country

and: the Conservatives have con- .

tinued the cuts.”

And given Reform’s emphasis

on reduced government spending,
“T can only imagine what their
approach to VIA Rail would be.
Let the axe fly and let the chips

‘land where they may.”’

Barrett said an NDP govem-

_ our.

joe Barrett

ment would restore funding to the
Skeena route to make sure the
daytime schedule would go
ahead. ’

It: would also promote the run as
a tourist attraction, ‘“We’re trying
to promote the whole Northwest
region as a tourist destination and

‘the train is a part of the romance
-of coming to the West.”

Reformer Mike Scott docsn’t
argue. the Tun can be saved, but
emphasized that means an over-

haul to make ‘it economically vi-

able,
He called for new marketing

‘methods and allowing VIA em-

ployees and people living in the
northwest a greater say in what
happens.

If that, were’ to happen, ‘‘It
could become a valuable part. of
transportation ° industry,’’
Scott maintained.

“Tt is typical of Barrett and the
_NDP to blindly support money-

losing Propositions which drain

Nisga’ a, Gitanyow starting anew
in effort to solve claims dispute

A MEDIATOR could soon be ap-
pointed to help resolye the land
claim dispute between the
Nisga’a and the Gitanyow.

B.C. Treaty Commissioner . .

Chuck Connaghan met with the

Gitanyow. (formierly.Kitwancool)
as well as federal-and. provincial ..
land claim negotiators, Sept. Tand .

8.
Nisga’a Tiibal ‘Council presi-
dent Joe Gosnell says he is now

teviewing a. proposal: that came.

out of that meeting that could see
outside parties join’ the stalled

talks between the Nisga’ a and.

Gitanyow.
The

tween their land claims.

Nearly two-thirds — of

the Gitanyow,

two native “groups: are
trying to resolve. the ‘overlap be-

the °
25 ,000-square-kilometre... Nisga’ as
land claim, centred on, the Nass»
River valley, 8 also. claimed by -

‘in ‘outside’: "parties: to:
‘reaching a resolution.

- process of comparing oral histori- .”

land claim — presently the only
comprenhersive claim in. B.C,
being negotiated by both the fed-
eral and provincial governments.
Gosnell said nd decision has yet-~
been reached’on whether to bring .

A decision to. bring in. outsiders:
would ‘put an‘end to. the fengthy

es that the nalive groups: had
agreed on to resolve the issue, a

“Tt will also be at least: the sec~

. “of te
The two groups : have been ....3

ond time in less than a ‘year thal
outside parties have been’ con-
“\ geeted ta helping the: two. parties”
‘with both sides, but was reluctant
“* t0.Say T more...

“Tt is very sénslitye,”” he sald.

resolve their differences, ©

°“ Gosnell noted it-is within: the
B,C. Treaty Commission mandate -

to.assist in’ dispute ‘resolution ©

: when’ both: parties : Tequest: tha Pe

help.
“We welcome the. ae

meeting for more than 10 years in.

attempts to settle the issueix <> -

Resolving it is necessary. fora a.

final settlement of: the. Nisga’ a a:

Village chief councillor Gerald
‘Amos are among the prospective
mediators proposed in the docu-
ment,

-’ He said Connaghan would coor-
_ dinate the new process.

“2 The ‘Haisli of Kitamaat and the
2 Haida Of the  Queén Charlottes

were mentioned last December as

: possible medidators. ~

Gosnell ‘said the proposed
change would also shift the focus
from the two tribes’ oral histories

_.40 historic documents, such as
anthropologists works and mis-

signaries’ journals. a
‘Connaghan: said. he. has met

“Anythiig: I-say’ at this stage
might just add to the insensitivity
and cause some problmes.””

-This‘summer Gitahyow, fatives

a ”
Joe Gosnell

dispuled overlap area,
The move is - Pr of ithe

; Chuck Connaghan

being set by this setilement,’’ he
said. ‘Well precedents have al-
ready been set.’’

In. most other comprehensive
land claim settlements to date,
says . Gosnell, nallves’ have
réceived only 10 to.15.per centiol

the: oflgiaally, claimed lertiiory-i in-. it
their settiging

dollars out of taxpayers’ wallets”
without considering: _alterna-
tives,’’ he added. a
That position was echoed: :by ,
Conservative Danny Sheridan: _.
Pointing out he had at one time
worked on the railroad, . he -

"pledged, ‘*We’re going ‘to try. to
do everything we can to keep: the 7

run on.’

Tourism promotion, schedules’
that tied the run into cruise:ship «
traffic out of Prince Ripert and
possibly privatization of ‘the line
were all possible solutions"

However, he cautioned, if none
of these succeeded in-incredsing ©
passenger use, “'The ‘reality is
that a lot of money -can’t* be -
pumped in to subsidize ' an: un- :
profitable run. ‘‘You can’t sup-
port an empty train going | back :
and forth continually,’”

Liberal Rhoda | Witherly
maintained . the “run had never
been given a chance.

Describing it as “\invaluabio”,
she suggested the service Teduc-
tions of recent years: were” a -
deliberate attempt to reduce rider- -
ship to the point thal cutting the
run altogether could be justified. -

She also. called for improve-
ments :to the service; including

. better marketing. a

“Once it’s gone. you can never
getit back,’ she wamed.

Ottawa has asked"VIA to come -

up with proposals” ‘for: operating :
its passenger rail. network ‘within -
aréduced budget.” .

Those proposals - Will be an- ©

nounced in: November when the -

corporation brings. down iis pro- .
posed annual budget. 7

Cool
those
_ jets

JET SKI enthusiasts should
have to get a licence in order to.
operate the machines, says the
regional district director: ‘for
Lakelse Lake, ©

Sandy Sandhals brought up.
the issue at the last Kitimat
Stikine regional district mect-
ing in response to.a request by
the Lakelse Community Asso-
ciation,

“Y think the time has come
that there should be some kind
of licensing for people who op-
erate * these - machines,”* ‘says
Sandhals.,

He sald he has. seen **10-:
year-old kids riding out of con-,
tral” near swimming, areas, at,
the lake, ;

Sandhals described ‘seeing
two men riding a jet ski back-
| wards who. upon: returning
Oo; Sh “could. ‘haly

stand ‘up, they were sO, drunk." We