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Al4- The Terrace Sterdard Wednesday, February 11, 2004

Premier heaps praise

on MLA Roger Harris —

“And isn’t happy with Kitimat Alcan lawsuit .

GORDON. CAMPBELL

Says. he’s” counting ..on

- Skeena MLA :Roger Harris

to ensure. critical: forest,

" policy reforms succeed.

-The premier “said - his”
decision - to make. Harris |
minister of state, for-forest-.
ry operations. was. based on

the’ MLA's irack record. -

"Roger" 8 never afraid to.
say. what's © important to.

people -up here,” Campbell

- told the Standard-Feb..6 on |

- his, way to’ Kitimat to- open
the Northern. B.C. Winter
Games... 0
~ “T have.a lot of respect

for what Roger contributes. -
1 think’ the caucus does —

' and the community does."
‘“He’s ‘got. a- real oppor-
‘tunity to vhelp us get

“ through some. of “these ©
“Campbell:

challenges,” :
~ said

west a-voice.in cabinet: ©
“1 think. it’s - important

- we -have ‘someone - ‘here “at™

the cabinet table = + wheth-

estry a5 a specific: obliga-

tion, or health:¢are or edu-
cation “or. -whatever,” "othe!

premier said.

_ He said’ ‘Haris has been :

“a real: contributor” in de-

veloping, policy’ and solv-

l'probl B :
ing real problems since the . creates a. different. kind: of.

“We. knew we had: qi. economy; ’ ‘a’ different re

; huge challenge. when, we

Haisla ‘sign up for cash and. wood

FOUR MORE aboriginal’ ‘forestry agrec- ae
ments were ‘signed. last: week ‘giving tim-.”..
ber and-cash to: ‘the, Haisia’ and three, other: ”

“Liberals took office.

coastal villages, .~

nuxv. First Nations...

‘The timber is-coming from ‘previgusly:
- unused cutting. rights as well as‘from Vic=
toria’s takeback ‘of: 20 ‘per; gent. ‘of; timber 7%

from major companies:

_- ©. The. Haisla portion of. the agreement ~
provides $3.79 million and 360, 000 0 cubic. i
metres. of timber over five: years,”

St Royal. \enaitaa ve Legion
} Branch 13 - Terrace

‘Sunday Fun Sports D Day

February

took it on.” Campbell said.
‘guys who's. been. pulling
; the ‘Aill,”--

Campbell : said he also “
wanted to give ‘the north. a

‘cabinet as the: junior. min-

ve minister Mike. de. Jong Jan. :
»26.;

cial the-reforms work at an --
er we're talking about for- :
’ tainable: healthy industry is

fe onnany. ‘different. forests in.
‘British Columbia,” * he” ad:
‘ded:
basket’ in’. the’ “northwest”

Darts © ‘Cribbag ee » Pook

~ Branch Opens at 10 a.m.
} Lunch willbe available?
_Members and Guests: Welcome a

seombersnosais

manage. the forest.”

and economic growth. -’

“of New Skeena’ Forest’ Pro-

people moving away. :

Gordon Campbell — _

_ dispute,

"We. disagree ~

“And: Roger’s. one of: the.
the rope to Ary-to eet us up. |
Harris was- sworn ‘in to .

ister backing up: forests: ‘obligations.

“Campbell. said it’s: cru: .
operational level “if-a ‘SUS-

to be built...

We, have’ -many “many ; case.”

“The. decadent - fibre.
northwest - and

one of the” Strong corner.

quirement . ‘for’ how You eeonomy up. here.”

“mous. economic ‘opportunities. ‘to the-area..
We. -have’ set economic: Self-sufficien-_

“The. forestry. agreement’ is a. ckey means
of achieving: this goal." --

i treaties,

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every. other region: ‘in. the “|
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The :continued- closure.
‘ducts operations in Prince.”

Rupert, Terrace,. Kitwanga ~
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“Date: February 25th, 2004 .
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Campbell said the gov- ipimee
ernment has“not ‘changed J" "..
~ its. position, on the. issue - fof Peers
Alcan power, sales: —-desp-.J
_ ite’. Kitimat’s. “decision: “ton dee
ask: the courts. ce ‘Settle. the :

with
“them, * the .premier said. |]
STE, ‘You, take. ‘the: 1950.;
agreement, the. ‘87 agree.
ment, the. ‘97. agreement:
we ‘didn’t feel Alcan was [.’.
“in breach’ of: vany of” their. oe

“We're. going to be: far apo

This Valentine’ § Day

: -better’ ‘off working; with. AL:
canto’ encourage their in="- fs
vestment than taking. them:..
to Court on something that
we - don’ t -béelieve as a.
"province. As. a “justifiable

“Campbell said the: best”
Os strategy is: still to- convince:

Alcan to’ invest in- the-
“become .

“stones: of ‘our rong ~term a

“Haisla ‘chief - councillor: Steve Wilson:
said: the latest” agreement’ provides enor:

The ‘province. agrees: to share. $10.8 : cy as a goal: for ‘our: community,” he: said. --

million over: five “years : and provide “just ©
over 1 million cubic metres: of timber ‘to.

the. Haisla, Heiltsuk;: Kitasoo and: Wuiki- 2) The: province’ has: now: ‘signed 1 ‘forest- :

- Ty agreements swith aboriginal. groups, in-..
“eluding--the, ‘Kitselas’ and. Kitsumkalum._
near Terrace; several: other ‘Tsimshian:
‘bands on the ‘coast ard the Gitxsan. 2. = 5,
These arrangements : café seen-as.one ~
way - -of developing ‘a native-based forest’.
industry ngepehdan of. any. land claims :

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