“TERRACE —_ - Contract talks
between local. teachers and the |
school district ended Saturday :.”
when the union refused .to ac-. cm
cept what it calls an.
. “ultimatuma’”. on “salary ins
creases. :
Terrace District. "Teachers"
Association, “(TDTA) ©
‘negotiators ‘said an “action
plan’ for job action’ is.. rbeing
presented to teachers: foday,7"
Although a possible teacher’s:
strike is likely some time: off,:,
the. plan.i is expected to set out'a™ th
strategy of increasing levels of . ot
job action — “beginning. with
public pressure tactics and even-
tually increasing to rotating

“Another he sea ‘sepresen-

- tative, . Greig’ “Houlden® oe
trustees vaming :

foyince; .
of-torun a “deficit: then. t at
a.°.should also be. considered “he
add ed Mh

"Rowe pointed ‘to ‘an B. 5: pe
cent average: increase’ ‘in: ad: -
“ministrators’ salariés after. the
board -paid $70,000 for a con-
‘sultant’ 5 sttidy of: ‘administra-

- don’t” think’: teachers’
should have to pay, for change
in the educational system,

LEGISLaTIyr ASSEMDL y .

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Centre.
plan.
goal
shifts

TERRACE _ Construction of.
anew community centre will de-
pend. cn-its.use by local groups
and: not from conventions, says
the « city’s ‘ economic develop-
ment officer. we
“That conclusion was reached
. from a survey. of potential
Jusers,. ‘said Peter, Monteith last
week. ne
.* OF. 33 responses | “received
frdin § groups in Canada and the
northern American states, only .
otie said it would consider
-holding.a: ‘convention here: “while”
15: said :thére was'a’
“Distance rom:
seems to be. the biggest: reason
although we were surprised that
groups from: ‘Washington: and
Oregon said’ they would . con-
sider (Terrace),’? said Monteith.
“Ore 18° responses . from:
fegional groups, one ‘said it.
: would tend to meet’.more ~f
‘Tegulatly: here if there was .a
conference, centre. **
* Sixteen said they-hold annual
“conventions with five adding
‘they would consider Terrace as
a location, Eleven. said they
‘might use a centre for purposes
‘other. than a’ convention..
- “ think we made a mistake
by: ‘Calling . it a conference
sentre,’’-.said Monteith in
; analyzing ‘the results of the.
survey. “Unies - it’s used by
~ local .groups,.— can't. see it
_ becoming a reality,”
4 “Judging from the. results,
~~ "we're now. back down to earth,
os ‘Right: at the front end it had‘to.
the fa: coramunity. centre," he

reer did add that that outside
conventions can be attracted by

aa ai is everything, On
hotel room, there’ sa $100 sav-

‘ouver. with a four-day: con-
ntion, that, balances. against

in this district."" |”

that,’ ”

tion wages,
, 2 We. Find’ it odd. that’ this

“district would-put such a pirfori- .

ty:.on administrators. It?s_.our
‘position that direct. service to
children should be. ‘the priority

We! ve , put, everything. we

‘ ‘have;on the table,” said school

‘district : ‘secretary- treasurer
‘Barry. Piersdorff,,*‘That': 5: reall-
ty. I don’t ‘know. what: more. ‘we
car. do .to° convince: them ° of

: joard ‘chaitman ¢ Cooper, said
the (board's position: isn’t. an

‘ultimatum and that teachers are

free to buy what contract: con:

‘céssions - ‘they, want ‘ftom the

TERRACE -~ The: Nisga’a
Tribal Council doesn't want any
new development, including a
planned $310 million pulp and
paper mill near Meziadin, until
its land claim is settled, its ex-
ecutive director said last week.

‘We already. have ‘ enough
problems with lands already
alienated. We have - already
compromised with development
already taking place. By. the
time we're.
(negotiating) there. may. be
nothing left on our land,"”’ said
Rod Robinson. * ~ |

He was responding to- an an-
nouncement two weeks ago that
Orenda Forest Products - will
soon file for environmental ap-
provals to construct a 173,000
tonne a year pulp and paper mill
near Meziadin.

At would feed the mill, using .
fibre from a. forest licence. it.

"By the time were,
finished negotiating
there may~be nothing
left on our fand,” * :

already. owns in the Stewart,

area,

Nisga’a nation is that thereis to
be no new development until
there is a signed agreement with
certainty of what our rights are
to be and rights of third
parties,’’ said Robinson.

At the same time, Robinson
said the Nisga’a don’t oppose
development but: will require it
to meet environmental
guidelines,

“We do want to. discuss .
‘Orenda..
should come.to us. We do have

future development, |

some interest,”’ he said.
As well; the Nisga’a could

want a say in management of

any industrial development, a

share of any development and

employment, added Robinson.
The object of any develop-

- ment is to ensure rehabilitation

of lands for the benefit of all
people in the north, he said.

An Orenda spokesman, in the
north. two weeks ago to meet
with’ councils and chambers of

21° commerce, said it does want ta

‘Meet with the Nisga’a,
Robinson -said the Nisga’a
have already sent letters to com-

_ panies with developments on-

their claimed lands that they are
in trespass because there is no
formal ‘agreement between
themselves and the federal and
provincial governments.

NDART"

Nisga’a want —
protection |

‘finished.

Measures comes under
. Jurisdiction, ‘of the: province:

- measures. a

“Our directive from ‘the
“Eric Denhoff..:

bought’ out of the total pad
Teachers::; wouldn't: a

sacrifice the: ‘wage incteate or.
items: already:i in their conifact.. °
“They can. have-thelr-cxisting *

contract... today, with -a; six per:
cent: and five per cent: wage.in-
crease¢,”’:she said.

- Comparing School District 88 .

to. “contract .:settlements

elsewhere, in ihe; sprovince =.

'

such as ‘the two-year: 13;

cent agreement reached: with: ~

Maple Ridge. teachers’ -+1is:
misleading, Cooper maintained.

cont'd AZ

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In the meantime;: ‘the’ Nisgo’a a
‘meet this ‘week: with- the federal
and provincial governments:to
discuss. what, they call ‘‘interim
protective..measures”” on their
land claim centered i in the ‘Nass
Valley. . ry
Those measures ‘are. to
safeguard. resources: while land

-, claim. negotiations. are cunder-:

way, said Robinson. .-
Similiar -:discussions 5. began

"taking place when the” federal

government and the Nisga’a -

started negotiating - -the ‘claim
two years ago but have become
‘more important now ‘that that
the ' Province is involved, ‘he
said, - . "
“We realized that: ‘most. ‘of
what was needed for’ interim
the

There: was: hot . ‘uth ‘the feds.
can-dé;"*. Said Robinso

[A provincial “government
spokesman said it will hear what

‘the. Nisga' a have ta: ‘Say but feels

there - ‘is. ino. ‘eed for the

“The ‘province. “hasn't ac=
‘cepted the concept or agreed
that itwill be included as a topic
for’ negotiation, " said native af=
‘fairs ministry deputy. minister

“There are “already lots of
good referral processes for ma-'
jor projects like a new pulp mill:
There is no need for a separate
referral process,’’ he said,"

“We can’t tie up all develop-
ment inthe north ‘just because
we're negotiating land claims,’

Denholf said.

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