Te ee Turnout was 64 per cent The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 22, 2000 - Al 5 Large victory for Gosnell JOE GOSNELL won a sub- stantial victory over his two opponents in the Nov. 8 Nisga’a Lisims election. According to official re- sults, Gosnell received 1,082 voles to become the president of the Lisims government compared to 398 for Gary Alexcee and. 368 for Shirley Morven, The race for the posi- tion of chairperson of the Lisims government was much closer with Herbert Tsimshian choose a new president A PRINCE Rupert educa- tor has been elected as president of the Tsimshian Tribal Council. Debbie Jeffrey defeated three other people, includ- ing incumbent Robert Hill, on the first ballot of an election held Nov. 9 at the tribal council’s annual general meeting in Prince Rupert. Jeffrey received 393 votes out of 707 cast, with Clifford White receiving 134 votes while Hill re- ceived 128 and Robert Sankey received 45, Born and raised in Prince Rupert, heads up First Nations educational services at School District 52, She takes over for a two-year term at a time when treaty talks between the Tsimshian and the fed- eral and provincial govern- ments approach a crucial stage. At is it, the talks are behind a schedule origin- ally set a couple of years ago. Kitsumkalum and Kit- selas in the Terrace area are member villages of the Tsimshian Tribal Council. Bus deal urged THE HEAD negoliater for Terrace’s school and trans- it bus drivers isn’t expect- ing any disruption in ser- vice this week as employ- - ees prepare to vote on a tentative agreement with Coastal Bus Lines. Bus drivers northwest spent the weekend looking in five over the proposed agree-. ment, reached Nov. 16 in Terrace, afler three days of negotiations. “We're recommending acceptance,” said Rob Hewitt, chief negotiator for Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 113. While details weren't released to the public pending a vole by the membership, the union had indicated that wage parity with drivers in other parts of rural B.C. was one of the outstanding issues as the two sides resumed ne- gotiations Nov. 14. “We've made some im- provements,” said Hewitl,. who is a national CUPE representative. A stronger benefits package and casual em- ployee’s rights were also at issue. Nearly 100 transit and school bus drivers in Ter- race, Kitimat, Prince Ru- pert and Hazelton have been without a contract for a year and a half. Talks between the em- ployees and Coastal Bus Lines broke off in mid- 1999, Hewitt said the fact that employees have since switched from the Inde- pendent Canadian Transit Union to CUPE is one fac- tor in the delay, but added he believes having the weight of the largest union in the country helped get the two sides back to the bargaining table, “We're looking to do a vote fairly quickly,” He- witt said, “There's been uncertainty hanging on for a year and a half.” Jeffrey. communities - Morven’s 982 votes edging out Jack Cecil’s 854, Edmond Wright was. elected as secretary-trea- surer on the strength of re- ceiving 1,281 votes com- pared to Matthew Moore’s 563 votes. Rad Robinson Sr. was elected as chairperson for the council of elders with 535 votes. There were six people running for this po- sition and the closest per- son to Rebinson was Mor- tis Haldane who received 440 votes. Charles McKay and Martin Adams were elec- ted by Terrace Nisga’a vo- ters as representatives to the Lisims government. Prince Rupert/Port Ed-. ward and Vancouver Nisga’a also elected two representatives to the Li- sims government. Brian Tait was elected chief councillor in Gitlak- damix (New Aiyansh), Ronald Nyce was elected chief councillor in Git- winksihlkw and Clayton Nelson chief councillor in Kincolith, Henry Moore, who was running for another term as chief councillor in Lax- galts’ap (Greenville) but who ran into a controversy over the location of a gas station there, was defeated by Bertram McKay. Mc- Kay received 159 votes while Moore received 108 votes. Nisga’a Lisims chief electoral officer Corinne McKay said the average turnout among the four Nisga’a villages in the Nass and al polling sta- tions in Terrace, Prince Rupert and Vancouver was 64 per cent. That’s about the same percentage as voters who cast ballots in the last fed- eral election here in 1997. McKay said there were Terrace Centennial Lions Annual Spookarama Wishes to thank the following for once again Supporting this annual event. Canada Safeway Overwaitea Terrace Mohawk Nights Alive Society Terrace Correctional Centre Terrace Fire Department The City of Terrace And all the local businesses who made cash donations. more people voting by cer- tification element than anticipated. There were either people who weren't on the voters list before and need to be registered first or people who were away from what would have been their home poll. Those elected to natio- nal seats and positions-will serve for four years. The creation of the Li- sims governmenl, as well as the adoption of a Nisga’a constitution, are cornerstones of the jand claims treaty negotiated with the federal and pro- vincial governments. Joe Gosnell 2001 Mazda MPV STARTING FROM 375,595 $ OR EASE FROM . 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