Business Review Building booms in New Aiyansh Many return to Nass WITH FOUNDATIONS for more: than-10 homes expected this fall and plans for nearly 30 more homes next year, New Aiyansh in the Nass Val- ley is in the middie of a building boom. Construction and other ex- pected) = economic —op- poriunities ‘are based on the signing of a land claims trealy between the Nisga’a of the Nass and the provin- cial aud federal govern- ments. ~The treaty will provide money and land to meet the Nisga’a goal of economic development. The new homes are a sign of Nisga’a returning to the Nass ‘in anticipation of treaty economic benefils, ‘New. Aiyansh, which will be the seat of a central Nisga’a gavernmeat, is also home toa new community centre, a Bank of Maatreal branch at the Co-op and now a building supplies store. Nass. Valley Building Supply, owned by the Gil- lakdamix (New Aiyansh) band council, has been open to contractors for a year but held a grand opening two weeks ago to mark expan- sion of services to the gen- eral public, Its manger is) Curt Johison, an example. of Nisga’a moving back to the Nass. “| always knew J was going fo move up here, but didn’t think it would be this soon,’’ said Johnson who returned from Edmonton in July. A NEW COMMUNITY centre in New Aiyansh is an example of a growing construction industry in the Nass. Curt Johnson, pictured at right, is the manager of the Nass Valley Building Supply that recently opened to the public. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 8, 1997 AT, Choose any Polaris, the best sell- ing line of sleds in the world, and receive the best fall season deal in the sport. Select from the award- winning 700s, the new 600XC or RMK, the new. XLT. Classic, shoot- out winning triple-Cylinder models, the legend- ary Indy 500 or any of our 1998 models. 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