AS - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 24, 1995 Claims clock running . TIME IS RUNNING ont for progress on land claim taiks with Gitksan natives in the Hazeltons area. Although the Nisga’a north of Terrace are the most advanced native group at the bargaining table, a deadline is looming for “substantial progress’ towards a Gitksan claim settlement or else the tribal group’s land claim court case will advance to the Supreme Court of Canada. The claim of Gitksan and Wet’suwet'en hereditary chiefs to tide over 57,000, square kilo- metres of northwestern B.C., centred on the Hazeltons, was re- jected by the trial judge, and the B.C. Court of Appeal. The Gitksan began appealing the case to the Supreme Court of Canada, but agreed last summer to defer the appeal for one year to attempt negotiations with the pro- vines, — Provincial officials say July 11 is the deadline for achieving sig- nificant progress in the negotia- tions, Gitksan negotiators have fre- NWCC students reject Fed STUDENTS AT Northwest Com- munity College (NWCC) are no longer part of the Canadian Fed- eration of Students, the body which represents post-secondary students throughout the country. “We were tired of paying fees and not getting anything in return,” said Alex Nemeth, ac- ting chair of NWCC’s student as- sociation. Students were asked in last Thursday’s vote whether they Ww quently expressed frustration at the pace of talks, claiming there’s too much process, and not enough substance. But federal negotiator Bill Zaharoff said last week he believes enough progress has been made to keep the claim in the negotiating room, instead of the courtroom. ‘We would certainly think sub- Stantive progress has been made,’’ he said, Zaharoff noted that a frame- work agreement to guide the ne- gotiations has been initiated, but not yet approved by federal or provincial cabinet. He predicted substantive nego- tiations toward an agreement-in- principle could be underway as early as July. If the Gitksan case goes to the Supreme Court of Canada it will be only the second time the coun- try’s highest court has ruled on a native land claim, The first was in 1973 when the Supreme Court ruled Nisga’a na- tives held title to their traditional territory before confederation, but wanted to continue their member- ship in the CFS. “It was a landslide,”’ said Nemeth. “291 said no, and only 13 said yes. “The CFS has been getting away fiom student issues for years and concentrating too much on extemal issues, like political turmoil in South America,’’ he explained. Many other post-secondary in- stitutions across the country have also left the CFS, including the area. 635-7251 PUBLIC MEETING THORNHILL SEWER AND WATER MASTER PLAN DISCUSSION PAPER The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine has engaged Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd. to prepare a sewer and water master plan for Thornhill. A Public Meeting on the Discussion Paper is the first i Step in the preparation of this master plan. There will. . ‘be discussion on the alternatives. available for providing sewer and water services to the Thornhill All residents and interested parties are invited to attend, and participate in this process The Public Meeting will be held: 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 31, 1995 at the Thornhill Community Centre For further information contact: Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine - : 300-4545 Lazelle Avenue oe Terrace, B.C. V8G 4E1 EXPLORE NWCC 95 Come to an Evening Session to Explore NWCC EXPLORE NWCC '95 is an evening session designed to make your transition to college a smaoth and speedy one. There's a lot to learn when getting started at college. Join us for this ‘headstart’ orientation program to introduce you to the campus. * How do | register? ¢ Where do | go on the first day of classes? What’ it like living in residence? What are dorm rooms like? 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The closer an election gets, the less likely that antything dramatic will be accomplished, Ryan added. “The NDP when they were elected told me to my face that they weren’t going to conclude any agreement with any First Na- tion in their first term,” he said. **And that’s exactly what they’ve done. That’s one promise they kept.” * Chips Stumps toMulch + Minimum Lawn Damage * Removal Near Buildings Or Shrubbery * Machine fits through 30 University of Ottawa, all New- foundland schools, plus Douglas, Selkirk, Langara and Cariboo Colleges in B.C. . Nemeth is trying to start an al- inch gate liance of northern colleges, to re- . place the CFS. The alliance will opening be free of change — CFS charged students $6 each a semester. Nemeth claims the new alliance will be more in touch with stu- dents, dealing with issues they are such as tuition fees and daycare. 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