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WEDNESDAY ..
SEPTEMBER. 13, 1995

Planner seeks tree protection

LAND OWNERS in sensitive
greenbelt areas will not be al-
lowed to log their own land with
impunity if the city’s new planner
gets his way,

David Trawin is secking an ex-
pansion to the city’s Develop-
macnt Permit Areas to include
what he calls ‘environmentally
sensitive areas.”*

Those areas aren’t yet defined,
but would probably include much
of the Howe Creck greenbelt.

Trawin points to the recently
resolved issue of the 10-acre par-
cel of Jand near Howe Creek,

Laura Flynn, and is the only

a Ballet sisters
BALLET CLASSES started last. week at the new Flynn
School of Ballet. The school was opened by Tertace dancer °

north of Christy Park.

‘The city bought the eastern six
acres, and owner Derek Kennedy
is tuming. the remaining four:

acres into two rural residential
lots.

And while the deal was hailed.
as a good compromise even by
greenbelters, there were ~ no
restrictions on what Kennedy
could have done with the proper-

“This proposal would make it
so they can’t come in and cut
down every tree on their property
and leave it barren,’? Trawin

says. “There was nothing really
Stopping Mr. Kennedy from
doing that.’’

Development permit rules give
cily officials great power to con-
trol how a development looks,
where it’s placed, and what else
is necessary to make sure it fits in
well with adjoining propertics,

In the case of undeveloped land, -
says Trawin, they could stop or

control proposed logging or the
dumping of fill.

Council agreed in principle to
Trawin coming up with a
‘Proposal. He wasn’t sure how

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long it would take to prepare the
map of environmentally sensitive
areas,

- The. area: immediately along
Howe Creek, the escarpment, and
the floodplain areas of the south-
side are already defined as devel-
opment. ‘permit areas under a
‘category of ‘natural hazards,”

But that map doesn’t include
enough area, says Trawin, noting

it barely touched the Kennedy

property, which is regarded as in-
tegral to the greenbelt park devel-
opment,

“To me they're not wide

one in the city certified by the

Royal Academy of Dance. Robyn and Marlee Cater are

both students of Laura's, and are registered in classes this

fall. At four-years-old, Marlee is the youngest student: in the’

school. For story, please see page Bi.

Golf club gets OK

THE SKEENA Valley Golf
and Country club’s bid for provin-
cial grant money will have the
city’s blessing after ail.

Monday night council voted
unanimously to defeat a finance
committee recommendation that
the city not support the club’s
application for $500, 000 under the
BC 21 program. ;

The committee had ‘argued
backing the golf club might jeop-
ardize attempts to get BC 21 grant -
money for the proposed new arena
project. .

In a presentation to council,
golf club president Jake DeJong
emphasized, ‘I’m also in favour of °
the second sheet of ice,” adding he
had been on the original committee :
for the project,

was running: at capacity now and:
having to turn golfers ; away, includ
ing tourists.
And some visitors didn’ teven
bother coming to the Skeena club
once they discovered it was only.

Rupert instead.

$350, 000:

“money, just. support,” Delong |

_ pointed out,

nine holes. “They don’t like t to play _

A full size course would also
allow tournaments to accept a
gteater number of entries. Many of
those, he pointed out, would be out-

’ of-towners who would spend mon-.

ey in the community. -
' Estimating the cost of the pro-

"ject at-$1.5: million, DeJong said.

the biggest. cost’ factor was the
irrigation. system:
That’ $ why we need ‘the (grant) :
money.” a
He noted the club’ had already
raised. $100,000 from the sale’ of
trees felled to create new holes and
its finance committee was looking

“at other ways ‘to raise money.
Volunteer labour and donated mate-. ~
‘rials and equipment .were’ also” *

important to ‘the sticcess of the:

: Project.
| DeJong pointed out the club

“We're not asking tl the city for

The thtee councillors: who had
made the original rejection recom-
mendation were quick, to reverse
their ‘position... >

“Rich ‘McDaniel ‘said he hid.

en. Other bidders included Terrace

Youth Soccer for its proposed

changing room facility and the
Library Association for air
conditioning. el

Based ‘on that. information,
finance committee chairman Ruth -
Hallock asked council to defeat the -

recommendation. That done

McDaniel proposed: the city. pro-,

vide the golf club with a letter of
support. :

In another sports related deci-
sion Monday - night, council
approved ‘Terrace Youth: Soccer’s

_ plans for construction of. achang-. ¢
ing toom-washroom’ facitity vat

Christy Park,’

ing agreement for the facility. ;
While’ ‘expressing stipport ‘for:

the project, councillors-David Hull
~ and Gordon Hull said they wanted 7

to ensure the wording. of the agree-

meht removed any possibility c ofa.
“misunderstanding in the future,"
oa “the soccer fields at. Christy Park... -
: llors Hallock, a

~ Gordon Hull ‘suid Section. 10 of.

‘They alio gave adininisteation:
the go-aherd to draw up:an operit~. |

- Jake DeJong.

earlier. presentation to council

TYSA: ‘treasurer: Dave Warner had
“used the words “it could’ be inter:
pteted that- way in reference to the.

section.

“Hull suggested that showed the
-need for a change i in the wording to

make 4 ; uation, “quite clear.
Leaving it ambiguous could lead to

the. same: ‘problems ‘expetienced'a
couple: of yeats:ago over whether

TYSA had éxclusive rights‘to use

enough in scope,’’ he said,

“We're not trying to set up as
an = enVironmental watchdog
-group and protect all environmen-
jal areas,’? he added, ‘We? Te
trying to hit a balance.”*

The goal, he said, is to let de-
‘velopers know where they stand
‘by making it clear what areas the
city considers. sensitive, and to
‘gain some measure of control
over those areas,

It’s all part of bis plan to
redefine the development permit
areas in the cily.

' Right now there’s a hodge-
podge collection ‘of properties

Land claims |

group

VETERANS OF the Nisga’a land
claims negotiations meet here Fri-
day to discuss Setting up a
regional third party: advisory
committee -on two ‘more area
claims,
The Haisla ‘of Kitariaat Village.
‘who have claims in that area and

the Tsimshian who‘claim:the'area—

stretching from Terrace to. Prince

:,, Rupert and sections .of the: ‘north:

coast are re getting ready to negotia-

And it makes sense to first’ in-
voilve those third party. groups
and organizations: experienced in
the Nisga’a claim, says a provin-
cial aboriginal affairs official. .

“We're saying these people
know what can be achieved.
We'll be looking for their ad-.
vice,” said John Pyper, © ~~

Third party groups on the
Nisga’a claim take in local and
regional _govemments, ‘various.
business interests, labour interests
and environmental and outdoor
recreational groups, eae

One committee is being” set: up
to cover both’ the Haisla , and
Tsimshian ‘claims “because the
federal. and‘ provincial govern-
ments don’t have the resources to

' properly handle two: ‘committees,

Said Pyper.

“With such ‘a large geographic
territory, we simply can’t set up
meetings in different areas,” he
said,
Although the: provincial and
federal governments will be look-
ing for advice from third Parties
familiar with land claims’ stem-
ming from the Nisga’a expéri-
ence, the situation with the Haisla
and Tsimshian will be much dif-
ferent,”

That’s because the two ‘claims ,

. ‘The ‘federal and < provincial. _ = a
' governments are working. toward. . aoe
- finishing the second ‘Stage 1 Ter v8 id

drawn in on a map that. are ‘sub

But left out aré some southside: .
properties zoned “multi-family:
residential, but’ currenlly devel : iim
oped as single-family.” * oe a a

Trawin wants 4 rejig to makes
sure those properties are subject’ «
to development permit: rules be-' :
fore they’ re developed into apart-
ments,

Instead of having properties
specifically defined, he said, ‘all:
commercial, industrial, and multi-
family residential zones will be:
defined as development permit:
areas.

Starts ©

will: be’ negotiated through the
B.C. Treaty Commission, an or-
ganization of the federal - and
provincial governments and 1a-
tives,

Its negotiations procedure calls
for more direct participation from -
third party groups and. more

hess. in providing . dnforma-:. ..
tion and seeking advice,”

: That’s” - different... from: “thes

-Nisga’a talks” where” ‘the: tules.
‘were. set: ‘Up: Prior - to. the teaty “
_ Commission’ formation”: “and:
which, didn't’ include a thitd, part
; Presence, : 7

_ That was amended slightly later.
on after protests were made front
third party groups...

One key difference, under’ ‘the aa
treaty commission is having. open:
Meetings. of the third party ad.’
visory  conimittee. That's Not

done under the Nisga’a scenario: 4

The B.C. Treaty Commission’ a

set up still doesn’t allow: third’
parties to sit at the. main: negotia.

‘tions table, Their interests will be -

covered by’ the: provincial and

federal governments. .

Both the Haisla and the Tsim.’ .

shian have completed “the; first:.
twa ‘steps. of the: sbestep treaty’. >
commission procedure; ° =
Those steps age filing” their in- - if
tent to negotiate and being judged.” 7

en oe sr ined es i oan em tent tt

by the treaty commission as being: ;
ready to negotiate, :

quirements. .
teokok x ke 8
The public has a chance to teagan .
more about the Haisla claim and:
the negotiations procedure by at-~
tending a meeting tomorrow night see
at Kitamaat Village, caren

for zone

EARLY RESULTS from the
B.C. Senior Games suggested.
Zone 10 athletes were on their
way to another _impressive :
medal haul. _ .
“Great “weather, great
people, great competition. It’s.
juts. great,” said Terrace’s .

gold medal inthe Skm walk, -
65-69 years division. 980”

That was one. of four. golds
picked up opening day by Tere
Tace competitors, °

Medals come early }

with a top spot finish in the -

race for a-one-two. ‘sweep,

Maxine. Smallwood from ~ Bennett also added a bronze
Oliver... "in his shot put class, 000 + ;
And she had another reason; © Also medalling opening. day. "
to be Ina buoyant mood'— a were Esther Postuk: and Mick-.

Seniors

bronze in the Skm walk, en Fa
‘Ah Chann of Kitimat. added —
to the Zone .10. team’s: tally,’

Skm walk, 80 years. and wp
division,” finishing. ‘ahead of
feammate Bill Bennett of Ter-*

h
a‘
a

ey Dychakowsky ‘who came
away: with ‘silvers. in the long:

jump and shot put reapectively,
both in the. 65-69.

_ “Jim LeCleir ‘bronzed ‘in. th
‘long jump, 70-74: years ait

two more “bronze came: fro
_ swimmers -.Margaret Carlso
» and Viv Walker . of Prince
+ Rupert a

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