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__ By SARAH ARTIS _

lava beds formed.

AFTER. _MORE than 250

_ years .of uncertainty, ’ the’

~ - Nisga’a will finally «learn:
' what killed their ancestors
and how thé” Nass Valley

AS. part ofa geological .

survey, of. Canada, a mul-
tidisciplinary group of ‘six

- scientists arrived in Terrace
July 5 to study the Tseax :
’ volcano cone —‘the heart of’.
_ Lava Bed Memorial. Park i in
"the Nass Valley.~
‘- The scientists are here for. .
. almost: two weeks to. inves- ~
tigate the. circumstances of :..
* the Tseax volcanic eruption,
- which is thought to’ have.

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‘stealing a truck from a local

. business recently.

Jason Imco Hoekstra will |

# serve two months in jail after -

pleading guilty to one count

° NISGA‘A guide Bruce Azak leads (left to right) Debbie Simons and Donna ‘Stach to -

the Tseax volcano cone. Scientists are in.the Nass Valley this week to,learn how the”

volcano killed about 2000 Nisga’a people 250 years ago.

~ SARAH ARTIS PHOTO *

“Then we don't know ©

sonous gas. and smoke, a.
flood, and/or the lava flow

" for the villagers’ ‘deaths, but :

no one is certain.

- “We are. trying to under- .
stand the dynamics between ..
“the river and lava flow. We -

. think it might have been an.

‘killed 2,000 Nisga’a people ~

ago.
‘With the help of Nisga’ a

7 “oral history, , the group will
examine why the volcano i is

there, .why ‘it erupted, when ;

it did and what- -happened,

~~. Jnformation about ‘the
oo "Tseax cone and the volcanic
“eruption is limited, said Dr. -
Catherine Hickson, one. of a
_ the study’s head scientists. «
The scientists know ° ‘for:
. certain the lava fiow. pushed, :
the Nass: River .out: of its.
channel across the valley. be-
cause the.Nass:River flowed.’
-., on the south side, of the val- «.
_ ley before the eruption. ‘Now -
~ it flows on north side.” a
. They also know" two, vil-
'_ Jages were destroyed.

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At the time of the disaster, lf
inhabitants: of an upper vil-”

lage, near what is now New
Aiyansh village, ran uphill

-and witnessed the lava flow, .
. Hickson said. Residents of a
village further down the val-

ley paddled across the river

-to escape, but never made it.

‘Start off your

element in the deaths of peo- -

as recently .as:250: years ple,” Hickson said.

The group ‘is especially”

: interested i in how. the people —
‘died, so the Nisga’a can .

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what, ‘happened, ” Hickson response : plan should the
Said. —
Hypotheses. blame poi- °

volcano erupt again. -
Nita’ Morven, a Nisga’a

Lisims: government. . em-

ployee working with the sci-

-entists; said this ‘isa major
‘reason the Nisga’a support
‘the. study. After witnessing
devastating effects of recent.

global “calamities, Morven

became concerned about the.

Tseax cone, she said. ”
She is now. excited to see

what the scientists learn as
“its been two years. since she

first met. Hickson at a pro-

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Only, preliminary studies

have been done in the last
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The only other. studies
on the Nass Valley lava beds
were conducted in the 1960s.

“and 70s and focussed mostly - se
on physical properties, Hick-. a
son said oo
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pay fine and serve jailtime-

a “JUSTICE came swiftly for
_ a young man accused of

Two charges of theft over
$5,000 and mischief under
$5,000 were stayed.

Hoekstra was sentenced
to six months jail time but
received four months for
leaving him

with the shorter incarcera-
tion time.
On: April 27, police ar-

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~ PUBLIC HEARINGS
_IN BRITISH COLUMBIA |
OF THE EXPERT PANEL
_ ON SAFE DRINKING WATER |
FOR FIRST NATIONS |

on May 31, 2006, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister
of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, in’collaboration
with Phil Fontaine, the National Chief of the Assembly of
First Nations, announced the creation of an expert panel
to advise on options for a regulatory framework to ensure ..
Safe drinking water in First Nations communities.

The panel is holding a series of public hearings across
Canada to gather the views and suggestions of First Nations
and other interested parties. The panel will hold hearings i in
"British Columbia. as follows:

9:00 am 9:00 am

July 12 and July 13, 2006 ‘July 17. and July 18, 2006
__.. The Fairmont Waterfront Ramada Hotel _ :

900 Canada Place Way — 444 George Street

' Prince George

On the second day of each hearing there will be an open
forum session, at which any organization or individual may |
speak. Written submissions may also be mailed to:

PO. Box 28001
Bagot Post Office =
Kingston, ON K7L 5R2

-Or by email to:

- clk@groupe-eps-sdw-panel. org.

Those who wish to provide their views may address any
aspect of the following. questions:

What should be regulated:
source water protection, training and certification of
operators, drinking water quality, effluents, treatment,
testing, wells, health protection, emergency preparedness,
plant and system design, other aspects? What standards °

-” should be used? |

What legal framework should be used:
_ First Nations, federal, provincial, territorial —
should various governments play in implementation?

If you wish to participate in the open forum, or would like
more information on the work of the panel, please visit its _
website at www.eps-sdw.gc.ca. You may also contact the
Secretary of the panel, Catharine @ Lyons: King, at

‘Inland Kenworth

rested Hoekstra after he was
discovered driving a stolen
service
truck just after 3 am. on
Century Street in Thornhill.
Police discovered the
truck was stolen earlier that
evening from the’. Inland

~. Kenworth lot where a fence

was damaged in ‘the theft.

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