Page A10 - The Terrace Stancard, Wednesday, June 9, 1993 Feds get slap on wrist Kemano decision ‘ | TERRACE — The federal cabi- net acted illegally when it ex- empted the Kemano Completion Project from a federal environ- mental .revicw, a Sonate- Commons committee has con- cluded. ‘The. committee on the scrutiny _ of regulations handed down its report last ‘Thursday. on the ex- emption granted Alcan in 1990. - The report calls the - federal government’ s action ‘‘illegal and subversive of constitutional government.”’ It goes. on to call the govern ment’s explanation of why the brought: exemption was given *‘dangerous nonsense.” Bulkley valley NDP MP Brian Gardiner, one of the MPs who sit on the committee, said the finding may ‘be. the weapon needed to force the federal government to join the province’s environmental review of the project.” , “Tt’s a political mess,” Gar- diner said last week. “This report is one of the things that has the whole Kemano scandal to national attention.”’ **This points once again lo how the government has proceeded in the wrong way with this project,’”’ Major land claim appeal decision expected soon TERRACE — The B.C. Court of | Appeal will announce its decision on the landmark Gitksan- Wet’suwel’en land. claims case the week of June 20, Says the speaker for Gitksan and Wet’suwel’en hereditary chiefs. Gordon Sebastian. said his of- fice expects to get 10 days’ notice before the decision is handed down. The case, Delgamuukw et al ys, the Queen, is oné of eight native tights cases put before the same. . panel of five judges.in the appeal court. The other cases all involve ‘fish- ing and hunting rights, Sebastian said. Chief Justice Allan McEachern two years ago in the B.C. Supreme Court dismissed the Gitksan-Wei’suwet’en suit, leading to the appeal. . Gitksan and Wet’suwet’en asked the court for a ruling on ownership of 22,000 square miles of northwestern B.C, centered on the Hazeltons, They.also wanted damages for loss of land and resources trans~ Sone eS Dy the hs, The suit was first filed in 1985 with 374 days of trial taking place between 1987. and 1990. McEachem released his decision March i991.° ° | McEachern did find that the provincial government does have a responsibility to natives when development is proposed for un- occupied Crown land. . That fiduciary responsibility lead to the involvement of the Tsimshian andthe Haisla in studies and committees concem- ing the Orenda Forest Products pulp and paper mill proposal. Coarse Wetsuits $ SHOMY.cccssscessessssnensensnsnes Ski Gloves Kidder Pro sissesanes wasies Ski Vests < Ken N’S ; MARINE he said, ; “The . federal ~ government should join with the province and conduct a joint review and the feds should release all informa- tion they have on this project.”” Opponents say the billion-dollar hydroelectric - project — could “reduce “water” Elows ‘in’ the upper Nechako River to as little as 14 per cent of pre-1950 levels. The committee report is at odds with the findings of the Federal Court of Appeal, which ruled cabinet did have the right to grant an exemption and — even if it didn’t — the court found the fed- eral Environmental Assessment and Review Process (EARP) guidelines didn’t apply in the case of Kemano. Gardiner concedes the report won't stop Alcan. - But he says it should be used to force the release of more in- formation on Kemano and to pre- vent the government from playing fast and loose with the environ- ment in the future. The provincial review of CAR RENTAL PRENT A CAR Call us today for more information on our great rates. 3779 River Drive | 635-1300 oy IMAGES BY KARLENE PENNY KORTLEPEL As well as being a talented stylist, Penny is . The Images seam OW . Welcomes also a qualified Esthetician GRADS OR DADS if | e y al J AGIET THAT WONT BE FORGOTTEN g | | OR PUT ON A SHELF | PEAK EXPERIENCE Kemano — being conducted by HELI-ADVENTURE the B.C. 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