eos eet ks Son fe . Jim Fulton sy toto my TERRACE —Skeena MP Jim Fulton has accused the federal government of violating ‘‘a solemn promise” in deciding not to subject Alcan’s Kemano completion project to an en- vironmental impact review. The second stage of the Kemano project: ~ ‘due for completion in.1994 — involves diverting a substantial portion of the Nechako River watershed through the coast mountains to’ the company's. hydro-electric powerhouse in Kemano. Fulton maintained the federal cabinet Friday, Oct. 12 Order in _ Council specifically exempting 'Kémano rm from ithe review pros cess breaks an agreement-reacli- ed with the’ Conservative government in June of this year. He said Harvie Andre, government House leader in the Commons, approached opposi- tion parties on June 25 and sug- gested suspension of. second reading of the new environmen- tal assessment legislation GBill C78). Describing the move as “‘ex- tremely rare,”' he said Andre in- - stead proposed the legislation be sent to.a special committee of which Fulton — NDP environ- ment critic — is a member, McRae to study Wedeene TERRACE — Terrace forestry consultant Bill McRae has been appointed by Forests minister Claude Richmond to carry out an independent review of We- deene River Contracting's financially troubled Prince Rupert sawmill. McRae has been asked to assess the company’s long term viability, identify possible solu- tions and report back to Rich- mond by the end of the month. He arrived in Prince Rupert last Thursday to begin the task. The news was well received by Wedeene River spokesman Clayton Williams who said the company was ‘pleased so- meone from the region will be looking into what is a regional problem.’ Describing McRae as ‘‘ex- tremely ‘knowledgable’’, Williams said he was well ac- quainted both with the history of the William’s family opera- tion and the industry in the nor- thwest as a whole. Although the company is now in the hands of a_ receiver, Williams said the month-end deadline for McRae’s report ‘was “within our time lines." Nor was it reasonable to expect @ report any earlier than that date, he added. McRae’s appointment comes at the end of fierce lobbying by \ the company which included a presentation during the premier and cabinet’s town hall meeting Dropout solution TERRACE — Three-quarters of native Indian students in nor- thwest classrooms drop out of school by the time they reach Grade 10, a conference on native youth and education was told last week, The conference — sponsored by the Kermode Friendship Centre, School District 88, and local native bands — was held last weekend in an effort to find out why the education system ikhit:' working: for ‘native: children,-and what can be done. The 75 per cent native drop- out'rate — compared to 25 per cent among non-native students at Grade 10 — was cited as the prime indicator of the system's failure. That failure, according to conference speaker Grace Mirehouse, is the result of years of accumulated damage to native culture and self-esteem. Mirehouse, of Vancouver's Native Education Centre, said _ the blame for that damage falls squarely on the policies of pro- vincial and federal governments and Christian missionaries. Native people today are just beginning to rebuild, she said, after: the missionary-run residential schools of the early 20th century operated with from front Shames down that idea just a month ago, .Talstra indicated the ministry had had a change of heart, ‘In a Sept. {7 letter to the regional district, deputy minister Ken McLeod made it clear proposals that the district “forgive ali or some of the in- terest” could be in violation of section 292 of the Municipal Act. _minister™ under section 786(2) cannot validate such a viola- tion,” he added. ‘However, Talstra explained, there had been further discus- sions with the ministry over its interpretation of section 292 ‘and now ‘apparently the legat people working on this thing and Municipal Affairs feel it {the latest’ proposal) is fine. That’s my understanding."* Describing. the. proposal as “an option that works for everybody,” Talstra sald the Terrace. proposal would be brought before this weekend’s “meeting of the regional district board.’ ‘*An order from the ~ policies aimed at wiping out the native culture. **I think a lot of people now understand the need to get back in touch with the culture,” said Margaret Smith, a Nisga’a primary school teacher. “When I came back (from a residential school) I couldn't even speak my own language, That kind of impact will last for generations to come.” Mirehouse said textbooks and teachers in: the school system. have- been slow--to- correct history’s interpretation of the - conquest of Canada’s natives. *““The curriculum has misrepresented and even omit- ted the contributions and value of native culture and history,” she said. ‘‘Often we're viewed as the welfare recipients of this Bil! McRae here and another to a cabinet meeting held in Kitimat, both at the end of last month. sought land when in fact we’re the landlords — not only of the province but of the whole na- tion, We're the poorest landlords in the world.” The speakers said im- provements can be made at the school level by increasing awareness of natives among teachers to ensure the native perspective isn’t forgotten in the classroom. ‘‘1 think teachers are the first to admit how void they ate when’ it coniés to" ‘teédiching our children,” Mirehouse said: They also called for more in- centives to attract natives to the teaching profession. “One or two workshops aren't going to right all the wrongs of history,”’ Smith said. “Iv’s going to take a lot of work.’? that the program would be effective. Everything about it nade sense— btogram. They had everything | needed to lase weight and keep ital, . mee, Nutrt/System" "Losing 42 Ibs. with Nutri/System improved my looks. 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New J SS SOE eS ad we SELL) aii ie to the one pointed che hed an, Pile ‘and received assurances. the. 1984.. cabinet . 7 Order in Council requising en- - vironmental assessments be car- ried out on a number of pro- jects, . including - ‘Kemano Il. - would stay in place. - : In passing this latest Order i int Council;. Fulton charged, the government had broken its. 7 7 word, don’t know anyone who doesn’t think that a project of this size should have ‘an. environmental assessment. How else do you find out the impacts ofa Project . ate? “If they’re not going to do ~ one on Kemano II, why do’ any at all?’* he added. Fulton said he intended to go}. after the government ‘for’ its‘. - “total breach of faith’ and ‘warned “They certainly won't |. get co-operation from me.on.:..|:. this legislation from. here.-on in. ue to the project — they claim will destroy fish habitat by lowering water levels of the. 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