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Dear Sir:

Our village of. Gingolx
has been isolated for years. -, “CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD

Just two, years ago we had. Mi = 7 ne

our highway. completed;
joining us to the'rest of the ~~
communities ‘in .the Nass’.
Valley: a blessing from’ the ee,
.Nispa’a: Treaty. ae
The. people | of. Gingolx a

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were both. excited ‘and ~. ernment. stating: that: food Wlien the festival. be-:.. of- crab. cand salmon. Our merchandise. ;
happy about. the highway. . fish-was ‘not permitted for, gan these. DFO. Officers: community. refused to. -be .
into the community. : 2" sale. ° - began to roam the com- - defeated by:DFO- .
Ttwas then, the. idea of... The. young: people and. munity clad-in ‘their wni-* | °: This: ‘made for” a. suce

having a first-ever Crabfést -’ elders of Gingolx were up-. - forms, “carrying: "guns - cessful " event despite all
evolved. The’ planning. and -’set that-all their plans -for ' handcuffs. and clubs --how | the: barriers’ * placed upon t us
preparation for the planned: the: preparation , of seafood - intimating: to. ‘the festival by DFO. fae Nelson Clayton
event took four: months to for.’ those» attending” ‘our “goers, 7 We: are , gelling ‘ready.
coordinate, This”:was- a community could not hap: - nk for: thé. Second: Annual -:
_ thrilling time’ forthe peo- \pen_as Planned: because of “strong. ‘commun ty, and: Crabfest for'the year “2005 -.
-ple to be part of such. ant o DFO.: - would; not evén allow, this.”’and ° hop: that ‘all those;
event, 9 9." 7 Their decision: aid ap? sto get.our spirits down and’ ‘ who- were fortunate. to ‘at-
Every base was ‘covered - pearance: immediately put .,.went-‘on with : the. event © tend the’ first°annual” wal.
and all the plans were in. “a damper on the, festivities... with a'v . return. » for. the: ‘second -and
place for. the big event. or. ™ 7
at least” that” is: what” we”
thought. u
A permit for : ftesh crab
and salmon was requested
of the Nisga’a Lisims Gov--
ernment. "The decision of
the. government was {0 al-
Tow the community: to_har-
vest 5,000. crab and, 350.
salmon. . ‘ mers
It- was -then- “that, the ~ os
. young. people from. the ©
‘community began prepara-".
‘tion:to harvest the seafood.
Prior to the harvesting they,
were told by’ Department. 7
of. Fisheries: and'.Oceans. ..
officers: that: the- ‘harvesting. fe)
could not begin-until ‘thes
festival was underway; ot.
giving anyone. the oppor:
tunity..to begin: cooking the: \. . .
seafood for people” ‘and _
guests who‘chose.
the festive events .
These. officers - were, told
that our ‘governmént. had
already - given’ permission’
for ‘such a-harvest. "They" ~
chose. to overrule. our: B0v-.

will “bring, “others. with
-them. We: will overcome.” -
‘Nelson Clayton,” A : 4 ce .
~ ‘Chief Councillor, | ; ner
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Remember
Dr. Kuntz

Dear Sir:
Recently.:I tour d. ‘the
new ‘Kitimat. hospi
Congratulation : lo. you:
all for such a fine: medical
establishment with friendly
and competent staff. ;
There. is: no. ‘small ‘cit
. din Canada who has ‘any-"
thing to - compare, that 1
~_ know of:
There is-one: “thing that
disappointed mie’and: imany:
of my friends,-Dr, David
Kuntz, a‘ previous arthope
- dic surgeon who ‘practised
at the old Kitimat. hospital
was not mentioned as‘re¢
ognized ¢ or ionoured at: the
- Opening ceremonies, : :

THE 2005 DODGE CARAVAN,
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tients. on : 39 a 4,000: -
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gave the 30 more: ‘years. of,
productive life’ after, the.
_ WCB had ‘written. me ‘off.
as hopelessly chronically
disabled. :

Because. Dr: ‘Kuntz’ re-

fused to. bow: to the. WCB:
and other .too. powerful; -

- corrupt, bureaucrats. and™
medicoats’ he: -is “now - in-
volved: in a Dayid and Go:
tiath legal ‘battle’. which
has: been going on. fo!
many. yearse: 0,

This has ‘reduced. him
and his. family. to” a’ state
nearing financial ruin::

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his friends. Randy ‘Haigh *
and: Stefka: and “his. past,

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"est caring. and. professional :
"man he is, he ‘will carry on
hoping ‘he will-get-the pub- -. =
‘lic’s attention and receive J).
' the justice he, 80. much de---
serves... a
‘My opinion’ of the WCB’
and the politicians. who run
‘it is’ limited: only ‘by..the -
derogatory. vocabulary - I:
" possess and the’ amount of.
space our hard: nosed edi-
tor will allow me.”
“Allan. Kennedy,
: “Terrace, B.C.