Page AS - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 7, 1993 Local gov’ts get higher profile in Me land claim talks TERRACE — The provincial goverment has signed a deal with municipalitles 10 give them an increased role in land claims negotiations. The deal provides for more and better contact. with municipalilics when local government issues are involved in negotialions, It formalizes what is already in existence between northwestem municipalities and the provincial government on the Nisga’a land claim talks, And provincial aboriginal af- fairs minister Andrew Peller hopes the deal can be expanded to have municipal . representatives act as observers during negolia- tions. That isn’t the case now with the Nisga'a talks and won't be, said Petter. . ©The Nisga’a_ talks are un derway under a framework agree- ment already in place,’” he said. And while the province can’t unilaterally include municipalities as observers, it will bring the topic up during discussions on how other claims will be negotia- ted, Petter added. “We hope it would not be op- posed by. firs! nations,’” he said of the observer status to be sought for municipalities. The municipalities were called “respected advisers’ in the deal signed two weeks ago. They*ll be involved in issues such as land allocation to native groups, new methods of govem- ment where municipal interests ~ Andrew Petter are affected, land use planning, zoning and regulations that affect municipalities. Petter cautioned that the deal does not give municipalitics status as full negotiators. He said the provincial govern- ment will continue ‘lo represent all third party interests during ac- tual negotiations. Union of B.C. Municipalities executive director Richard Taylor welcomed the deal, saying it recognizes that municipal govern- ments do have a role to play. He said ihe role as observer is fine because it will give municipalities a chance to give advice to the provincial govern- ment during talks. One native leader, Joe Mathias of the First, Nations Summit, last week said municipalitics can’t ex- ‘pect to act as full negotiators, He warned that including a va- riety of special interests will bog down and delay negotiations. 8 Glasses A Day Water Facts Y FLUID RETENTION What is the best way to get rid of excess fluid? When the body is deprived of fluid, it perceives this as a threat and tries to store every drop; This results in swollen feet, legs and hands. Diuretics are only a temporary solution. The best way to overcome the problem of water retention, according to Dr. D. 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RCMP: can be contacted at 638- 0333. News in_brief ‘Kitimat hatchery salmon lost NEARLY three million chum salmon fry had to be destroyed after a kidney viral infection outbreak at the Kitimat River Hatchery. - The fry were infected with infectious hacmatopoictic necrosis — _adisease never before found in B.C. chum salmon, The disease did not affect the hatchery’s populations of chinook, coho, stecthead or cutthroat trout. The hatchery did release about two million fry into the Kitimat - River and Hirsch Creek. A million chum fry were destroyed March 26. Officials sub- sequently decided to destroy an additional 1.7 million fry that were mildly affected by the disease to stop the outbreak, Norihwest hatcheries have begun testing for the disease and the one at Kitimat will screen eggs as a precautionary measure, Native fish guardians get set SIXTEEN native fishery guardians from bands across the northwest ‘are being trained by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans to monitor this summer's fishing season, ‘ The Kitsumkalum band is among those participating. 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