by Michael Kelly TERRACE — The final report of a B.C. govern- ment committee recom- mends that the Kitimat- Stikine Regional District remove itself from Operating ski hills and marinas, The report also suggests that the regional government could bene- fit by extending its boun- daries to include Prince ‘ Rupert, and that Thorn- hill and Terrace should begin considering a municipal amalgama- tion. The review was prepared by Dan Camp- bell under a special ap- pointment by the provin- cial government and presented to the Kitimat- Stikine Regional! District board on May 24, Camp- bell and his committee are critical on several points, and they have recommended an_ inter- nal review of the regional district's planning objec- tives. The primary concerns expressed in the report relate to the regional district having over- reached its intended limits in some areas. It points out that 80 per- cent of the regional district budget goes into operating and debt ser- vicing for the Kit- sumkalum Ski Hill and the MK Bay Marina and edelivery of various ser- vices to Thornhill. Recommendations re- garding the ski hill and marina are unequivocal: get out. ‘‘...the federal government should be in the marina business, not Native leaders meet TERRACE — A major gathering of native representatives from north coast communities occurred here recently, and the result may be a new unified force being brought to bear on the issue of comprehensive land claims in the region. by Michael Kelly The First Annual Assembly of the Tsim- shian Nation was hosted jointly by the Kitselas and Kitsumkalum Indian Bands of Terrace. Delegates came to the In Terrace meeting from Kitkatla, Klemtu, Hartley Bay, Metlakatla and Port Simpson to establish the internal organization of their common council and discuss the interrela- tionship of their in- dividual land claims. The council consists of six member villages, with the Port Simpson band representatives attending as observers. There was a consensus among the group that time is eroding both the value of the Tsimshian claims and the power of the council to negotiate their claims. One village elder from Kitkatla stated, “‘It is time to move. While we sit in meetings, the supreme court is making deci- sions.’? He went on to say that the fundamental resources of the lands were in the process of be- ing destroyed by mismanagement on the part of government agencies concerned with fisheries and forestry. continued on page § local government,”’ the report states. ‘‘...for ski hil] participation ..private development or up-front seed money to a local non-profit society would have been a wiser course to follow.’’ Remarks about the Thornhill situation, in contrast, are con- gratulatory and en- couraging. The commit- tee suggests that by undergoing incorpora- tion, or an amalga- mation with Terrace, Thornhill residents could achieve stronger representation than the present arrangement which gives them only three votes on the regional district board. The report contains mixed reactions about the regional district's planning function. It notes that the district has accumulated a large in- ventory of resource, social and economic data, but warns that such a collection is appro- priate only if acquired at minimal expense and directly applied to well- defined objectives. The regional district is criticized alternately for _ being too restrictive in its planning control of some Terrace Review — Wednesday, June 11, 1986 3 areas and not being restrictive enough in others. Another suggestion in the report concerns boundary rearrange- ments ‘which would result in the coastal por- tion of the Skeena- Queen Charlotte Re- gional District becoming part of Kitimat-Stikine, leaving the Queen Charlotte Islands as an autonomous regional district, Although the report argues the sen- sibility of this idea on a geographic level, one’ of the Kitimat-Stikine board members in- dicated that Prince Rupert would probably be opposed to such a i After graduation, what then? Business, marriage, a family? Now’s the tIme to start your financial Because the plans you have for the future are the plans | can help you with now. Call and find out which is right for you. Frank Donahue & Doug MacFarlane Skeena Mall Terrace, B.C. V8G 4A9 Ph. 635-2387 Regional district gets mixed | review from survey change. 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