CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag >A RRAVARE (Aa! STOPPERS 635-TIPS Forest workers left out of gov't program Dear Sir: Several years ago a new program was an- nounced to alleviate jobs expected to be lost duc to the Forest Practices Code. Money for Forest Renewal B.C. was to come out of additional stumpage levied against the forest industry. “The first priority in hiring was to be the forestry workers that would be affected be- cause of the code. Two bills were passed in July 1996, and became law in January 1997 to assure dis- placed’ forest workers the priority in hiring for these new jobs. A Ministry of Forest news release dated April 28, 1996 stated, ‘‘Forest workers will be cligible for priority placement if they have lost jobs, face layoffs or have a reduced work year.”” Has this been ihe case? Has FRBC lived up to its mandate in our region? The answer to both of these questions is no. Who has gotten the work as well as the money? You will have to ask Allan Parkinson (FRBC) in Smithers for a full accounting of that ques- tlon. It seems that FRBC administration has eaten up more than its fair share of the $400 million. A porcupine study in the Terrace area, lighting for a cross country ski hill in Claims case ‘devastating Dear Sir: The Delgamuukw decision has flipped our entire land title system on its head because of its findings on aboriginal tille. The court’s definition of aboriginal title as ‘‘the right to Smithers, many studies by consultants and biologists. About 95 per cent of the sil- viculture work in the Kalum Forest District has been off loaded to FRBC. Some watershed restoration work has been done in the West Kalum area. Some in the Mayo drainage also, but only confirmed one displaced forest worker in that project. The amount being paid on some of the silviculture projects is ridiculous, eg. a con- tract at Wedeene Flats for 7.9ha was awarded for $4,228.50 or $535.25/ha. The high bid was $1100.00/ha. Because of our current state of affairs in the Terrace area, albeit this whole region, people are willing to work pretly cheap just {o pul food on the table, Is it the purpose of FRBC to take ad- vantage of the local situation and to get the most for the least or was the intent to pro- vide alternate jobs in the forest industry ata decent living wage for forest workers who find themselves temporarily in the un- fortunate siluation of being laid off. When will our government step in and force the bills to be administered. When will FRBC stop funding projects that don’t seem necessary and don’t include the dis- placed forest workers? Gil Payne, Terrace B.C. «1998 » 1997 © 1998 «1997 * 1998 «1997 «19929 0 1997 « 1998 « 1997 Get a good thing going, | Yoursell,, Shoring o Healthier Future'* NS wih AsANTPaCTON a _ 1997 «= 1997 + 1998 « Gigs | Gow elactronicaily. We welcome letters, - news tips, sports and community standard@kermode.neat if you've got EMAIL, you can reach us contributions, and feedback of all types. 1997. * 1998 ©1997 + 1998 « 4997 © 1998 =» 1997+ 1998 « 1997 = TERRACE INN’s NEW YEARS PARTY "2 ROOMS = 1 GREAT PART YIW'8 p.m. = 3 am. (Ushers standing by to escort you from room to roam) (Subject to available seating) 3 Pastas 3 Sauces °, Qu8 Dance & Top 40 Rock Swing, Cuban and some cheek to cheek dancing. DANCE ALL NIGHT! *" (Old Augies Lounge) Party IN THE STYLE OF AL CAPONE rop ners epuunes, Lapis aRING YOUR BOA. _- 10:00 p.m.: caesar salad, garlic bread GREAT PRIZES GIVEN ALL NIGHT THRU CHOOSE YOUR ROOM! Tickets $10.00 at the Terrace Inn front desk. For more information, cali 635-0083 Single or Double Room Suites for only $79.00 (Treat Suites with Jacuzzis also availabie) exclusive use and occupation of land,’ including ‘‘the right to choose to what uses Jand can be put,’ is stagger- ing. B.C. is the only province that has not had a history of treaty-making, making this ruling potentially devastating lo economic investment and Crown Jand ownership rights. Indeed, the province’s unfettered title to virtually all Crown land in B.C. is now in question. Even fee simple land, or private property, may be subject lo claims for compensation of infringements against aboriginal title, be- cause almost no aboriginal title was cver surrendered to the Crown by way of-traaty, as in all other provinces, The new-court-ifiposed duties of consultation, defined in on some cases as the. need for aboriginal consent, places ax enormous burden on the B.C. government to accommodate aboriginal assertions to title, by was of such measures as co-management of resources, benefits in land and/or cash compensation. All of which may represent a net cost, oF loss of revenve, to provincial coffers and tenure holders. The new special rules of evidence for aboriginal people will force the courts to accord equal weight to oral histori- es that the Supreme Courts concedes ‘‘largely consist of out-of-court statements’ that would “‘conflict with the general rule against the admissibility of hearsay.” On the basis of such testimony, and any available histori- cal documents, aboriginal claimants asserting a Tight to tile need only prove that they exclusively occupied the land prior to 1846 and have had some form of continual re- lationship wilh it even since. Not a tough test, considering the stakes. Regrettably, the court’s ruling will likely have the oppo- site effect to that intended. Instead of creating certainty, it will create greater uncertainty. lnstead of leading to more harmonious relations between aboriginal and non- aboriginal Canadiaas, it will increase racial tensions, par- ticularly in resource-dependent communities. 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