ee ee ee ee ee —AI4- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 30, 2005 second company wants eal with the Tahltan | FORTUNE. MINERALS " receive. more money based — aa gst an ao rma SEARS OPEN SUNDAYS 12-4 P. 0% INTEREST UNTIL 2007 3110 KALUM ST. TERRACE 250-635-6541 UNTIL «XMAS ‘that company” S anticipated. negotiate. with the Tahltan “Tf they want to. meet, |. Says it’s ready. to negotiate | "an. agreement - Tahltan providing them with - ‘money, jobs and; ‘business opportunities should. © ‘Mount’ Klappan . anthracite coal mine’ project north of. here be developed. Ss The. London, Ontario- _—s based ‘company ‘is prepar- | pr ing. ‘its final’ feasibilty’stud- ~- jes and is, readying to start - . ‘the environmental. approval - -. + process for an open pit mine. . yielding | up. to three, million “tonnes of coal a year for at. ‘least 20 years, oo " “The. Klappan:_ area falls * - within’ the’ traditional terri- tory... of the Tahltan, requir- "ing Fortune to make its best efforts to satisfy 1 the “consult and: accommodate” -Tequire- ment. laid down by: ‘the Su-. “Fortune vice Members of the Tahltan “nation are voting today to ap- _ prove a deal with NovaGold | “Resources * providing jobs, - _ ‘business opportunities and a | - heritage trust fund based on with . the “ Clans. controversial ‘because some preme Court of Canada when: . environmental problems and” “it comes to development af- . fécting native peoples... “We are: Teady . to” begin: 1 ~ the process,” .. president: Julian: Kemp said “ fast. week..““We’ve..had ini- ' tial discussions to be able- to: begin formal: negotiations.” <> Any! broad-ranging “eco - “nomic and social agreement. __y Struck, between Fortune and’... ", the Tahitan ‘would . be’ the , second ‘ one between a ‘com- ‘pany, and the native group. - are leery about the scope and. “pace of industrial‘develop- : in July,. :preventing Fortune’ and © ‘Shell. Canada, which _ wants to explore the area for “its coalbed methane poten- tember to lift.the blockade.’ That resulted in the“arrest of month. - Central Council because it is _the “recognized leadership massive copper-gold-silver mine at Galore Creek. ’ ~ Kemp said Fortune will of the Tahltan people.” _ negotiate with the Tahltan “When you ° negotiate its: Central Council, a non-profit. something. specific, you do ‘society made up of represen- that,” he said. ' “We believe the Tahltan Central Council does rec- tatives of the main Tahltan | That’ s expected | to be Tahltan don’t recognize the But Fortune also wants to authority of the council to speak for them: ‘They oppose the’ Klappan Tahltan beyond the leader- ship and | take in the entire . “We believe the the Tahitan Central — Council does recognize the concerns . of the Tahitan people,” > = Fortune Minerals — vice. president Julian ‘Kemp a project because of potential community, Kemp. added tan Central Council. ment-on ‘Tahltan traditional: : “territory. not yet been able to speak at . Agroup of Tahitan block- length with the group or:its- ~.aded a road into the Klappan ~ supporters to determine their . specific objections. arrested did. attend a Nov. tial, from gaining access. house in Terrace but their Fortune. sought ‘and. was” ¢ Cials were mainly focussed forcement: order. in Sep- Fortune for dealing with the _Tahltan Central Council. . “We'll meet with them 15 Tahltan people later that - anytime we are asked to and Kemp, said Fortune will have,” said Kemp... — ognize the concerns of the Tahltan people.” ee expand its contact with the . in ‘Specific reference to the: group that opposes the Tahl- > Some of those who. were “comments to company offi- : granted a B.C. Supreme, ‘ "Court injunction and ‘én- “on the arrests and criticizing - incorporate anything’ they” we'll listen to their concerns, but they have not asked to meet.” Kemp said Fortune is caught -in the middle of an internal Tahltan dispute. For its part, Shell an- nounced earlier this year it .was suspending its Kiappan field work until the internal dispute is solved.” _ If the Tahitan approve the agreement with NovaGold ‘today, the company will fi- nance Tahltan participation in the environmental assess- ment of the project and re- sult in independent. Tahltan environmental ‘monitoring during the estimated 20- year, life of the Galore Creek mine.’ _ The. company :would es- ‘tablish preferential hiring He said the company has — 1 Fortune Minerals open, ‘and provide training so that’. Tahltan are. qualified for po- os sitions: . -Preference woiild also be given to qualified Tahltan |. ‘companies seeking contracts with NovaGold. NovaGold negotiated the , agreement with the Tahltan © Central Council. . Its key feature is the cre- ation of the Tahltan Heritage _ Trust with the interest used for community and sociab - development. The trust will receive at least $1 million a year over the life of the mine and the amount will be adjusted for inflation. : "However, the trust is to’ years, the payments ‘to the on NovaGold’s revenues after benchmark targets are hit 2, . “It is anticipated that, at average metal prices over 20 Tahltan will be in the range of $34 to $52 million over. the 20 years,” says the pro- - . posed agreement. “That could rise to just over $100° million if the mine's life is 40 years. CHRISTMAS. HOURS . 7 DAYS A WEEK Mion. - Wed. 10am - 6pm + Thurs. & Fri. ‘10am - Spm Saturday 10arn- 6pm *,Sunday Noon - 4pm 635-5225 Lazelle Mini Mail Visi: wwW.royallenage.ca/ shannonmeallister | # 0 _] ROYAL LEPAGE TERRACE “Your Gateway To Buying ' Or Seng A Home” AS - Fortune denied extension — | ~ of road blockade injunction: | foo A MINING COMPANY didn’t get an: extension of a i Supreme Court injunction preventing a blockade of a road it leading ‘to its anthracite coal property north of here but the t presiding justice has left the door open for Fortune Minerals 4, to return to coutt if need be. take less time,” said Kemp. | “We feel confident we will still be able to prodtect our rights even though we did not make the case that we would be blockaded again,” Kemp isn’t as happy with another portion of Mr. Justice Bauman’s ruling that Fortune pay the court costs of the Tahl-- - tan who blockaded the’ road in the first place and who then opposed its injunction extension application. “We are the ones who suffered here. We are the ones who " had to go to court to preserve our rights and we are the ones who took the position we wot Hs }not seek costs from them,” he said. an Fortune takes the position it is caught in the middle of an internal Tahltan dispute between its elected leadership and those who oppose the resource development direction being tune did’ not provide sufficient evidence that Fortune would be blockaded again by members of the Tahltan nation who ca oppose the company’s plans for an open pit coal mine in the. Klappan area. The:road to the region was blockaded in mid-July and Fortune did receive an injunction and an enforcement or- der in early September, leading to the arrest of 15 people on Sept. 16. But Fortune did not proceed with civil action against the group | for delays in its exploration program caused the blockade and the provincial government halted undertaken by the leadership. ‘any criminal proceedings. 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