Gitanyow complain of run-in with Nisga’a on disputed land GITANYOW natives are lodging a formal complaint with their Nisga’a neighbours after an armed confronta- tion took place Aug. 13 at Cranberry Junction, Gitanyow spokesman Glen Williams said three Gitanyow people out to pick mushrooms af in that area were Stopped and in- timidated by three Nisga'a people wielding | guns. “They were confronted by three Nisga’a peaple who said they had no right to be there,’’ Williams said, Glen Williams ‘And there was a clear demonstration of possible use of firearms.’’ The spot where the incident took place is in the heart of the area dis- puted by the two groups in their over- lapping land claims. Although the Nisga’a core lands set out in their treaty does not extend up the Nass River as far as Cranberry Junction, the Nisga'a are to get juris- diction over fisheries and hunting much further up the valley. They’re also getting some small chunks of land well outside the core Jands in the area Claimed by the Gitanyow. ‘Those areas are part of the final agreement,”’ Williams noted. ‘It may provide them some basis of authority in that area and also the government endorses and supports them.” The Gitanyow are continuing a court effort to gain a judgment that the just- signed Nisga’a treaty doesn’t affect Gitanyow efforts to negotiate their own treaty. And, at the same time, the Gitanyow and Nisga’a are altempting to agree to a mediator to help resolve their boundary overlap. Williams said the Aug. 13 incident was the second this month, He said a truck containing two Gitanyow fishery guardians driving in | the same area in carly August en- countered a Nisga’a vehicle that tried - to run them off the road, **They knew our inick, they knew our people were working there,’” Wil- liams said, He said the Gitanyow are registering a complaint over the most recent inci- dent. *‘We always advise people to be very cautious and to make sure these incidents are documented,” he said. “We will have to review it internally and see how we could deal with these situations before there is a serious eruption of confrontations or violence,”’ Nisga’a Tribal Council officials said Friday they weren’t aware of any sig- - § nificant incident. Bank targets north, natives THE TORONTO Dominion Bank hopes to expand its presence to the north of here by setting up basic banking services in Dease Lake. For now the bank has signed a deal with the provincial government to use ihe government agent’s office in Dease Lake to pro- | vide cash withdrawals and deposits. But Craig Cromic, the bank’s regional sales man- ager for the north, says customers will be couraged to use telephone banking services and, where possible, electronic banking via the Internet for addi- tional services. And he’s particularly keen on broadening the Bank’s efforts at developing connections with aboriginal communilies. en- “We were one of the first’ to establish an aboriginal banking unit,” said Cromie. The bank has an employee at the government agent’s office to conduct with- drawats and deposils while record keeping is handled by an automated terminal. The area has been without banking services since the Royal Bank closed its Cas- siar branch when the as- bestos mine there closed in 1992. Last month's atnounce- ment by the TD and the provincial government ended years of lobbying by Dease Lake, which became the largest centre to ihe north when Cassiar closed, for banking services, A grocery store in Dease Lake had been providing a cheque cashing service. Infant : Safety ‘<«, Hazard > Notice “We're pleased with the acceptance of the com- munity,’’ said Cromie. One of those who sees the benefit is John Kalmet, president of North Amez-. ican Metals which operates the Golden Bear gold mine in the area, “Our employees are paid by direct deposit and that makes it pretty difficult if a person has to drive from Dease or Iskut or Telegraph Creek to open a bank ac- count,’’ he said. The company employs nearly 50 seasonal workers at the mine and 23 of those live in the area. It also has contraciors with employees who also live in the area, Kalmet said North Amer- ican lobbied for banking services through its mem- bership in the Dease Lake ve "Tellers hos learned of a potential safety hazard with the above ~~ girls shortsed (for infants ages 3 to 9 months). ‘This shortset. ; features blue fabric flower appliqués and carries the “Zeddy” neck label: The blue fabric flower appliqués con he pulled off the fabric. An infant may put the flower in her mouth and accidentally choke. Please return any shortset described above which you purchased to your nearest Zellers store for a full refund. Your safety and satisfaction are our top priority, Have You Heard The News? Jay Kelso and his gang at Terrace Esso & Central Garage are moving to and Tahltan Chamber of Commerce, Cromie from the TD Bank said bank employees will travel to Dease Lake regu- larly to handle RRSP, loan and morigage business, Greg Goodwin, the direc- tor of government agent ser- vices for ihe province, said the arrangement between the province and the bank fits the province’s goal of helping people in more iso- lated areas. “We were happy to respond to the needs of the community,”’ he said. This is the second arrange- ment of its kind in the pro- vince. Nearly 10 years ago, the province and the Bank of Montreal reached a deal to provide limited services out of the Adin government _agent’s office, *ALL TERRAIN YEAR-EN CLEA! 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