a government into entering _ land | airmen ~— ’ past - week. as. native _ -Tegion centred around: Kitwanga ‘and’ Moricetown, first with infor- _ at press. time yesterday ‘indicated ‘THE TRIALS OF PUB LICENSING — -A2 Legislative Par li ame NORTHERN c= = WINTER GAMES ®, 2 Li foe" vary * nt Bui lding= -w CU | «oTFN Natives continue | roadblock _ tactics sates Roadblocks continued to be the “vil disobedience technique of choice in the Northwest over the leaders ‘attempted ‘to - pressure ihe B.C. . Claim negotiations. Activity ‘in the mation blockades and then, starting Monday. at -midnight;..a total ~. Shutdown of Highway 37 at Kit- “wanga, The. latest information. available that Gitwangak chiefs were in closed discussions with Premier Bill Vander Zalm and his staff in _ Victoria. Band members. at the community hall in Kitwanga said ‘the chiefs are seeking both negoti- ation and a means of reopening the "Westar sawmill in the village. The - initial talks held in the morning did not go well, but discussions _., Tesumed in the afternoon. The Gitwangak are not allowing any vehicle movement through . their reserve lands, including the "| movement of trains. The CN main “fine ‘was shut down at.the same ._ time the blockade went into effect _ on the highway. Brian Doyle, - trainmaster at CN's Terrace yard, ~ said yesterday. afternoon that the ". plockade had affected two freight ... trains, a coal train and one carry- . ing. grain. Doyle said. he had: . -Teceived- no instructions from the CN: head office.regarding. actions ~ to. be taken. if. the: blockade con. ‘tinues.: “Reg Thurltorn at’ Westar ‘Tim- ber’ s Carnaby sawmill said to date 1, the blockades’ have: not caused the * mill to run short of timber, but he expressed Serious .concern: about the rail blockade. The. mill's entire © PN goes out westbound on. --the CN. "IE we-can "t, ship it out, _ there’s no sense in producing it," he said. ‘ os continued 0 on. page AZ. “What do you do in the middle of a ‘parade with a 100- -pound dog who has s sore feet? These two ladies accompanying the Terrace Animal Shelter float apparently decided the solution here was to pick him up and WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1990. ai : ‘Vol. 6, Issue No. 32 ; = give him a ride... with great difficulty. ALORS Ve RP! Phone 635-7840 635-7269 Fax a. Regional district seeks comment | 7 on geothermal energy project = ‘The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine is viewing the exploration of the energy potential | of hot springs in the Lakelse Lake area with, some. interest and has. asked Mount Layton Hot Springs developer Bert Orleans for his. comments. Energy Minister Jack Davis announced last June there would be public competition for geother- mal -exploration rights in the Lakelse Lake. area, The research, according to Davis, could lead to an: “alternative and renewable - energy source”. Alice Maitland was ‘the first to express concern over the idea. Is it possible test drilling could result i in ‘a leak in the hot springs system and re-direct the energy away from Mount. Layton? Not a silly ques- tion; according to Les"Watmough:. "Because of the rock structure, it has been suggested. that. could happen. I think if | was Mr. Orleans I would be a little con- cerned.” Everyone is protected to some extent, though. According to ad-. ‘ ministrator Bob Marcellin a num- ber of environmental consider- ations were reviewed by the regional district a. year ago. And according . to. Davis any test holes or well driling will require indi- r vidual approval. In the normal approval, process, the regional district would be asked for their comments. Also, G. German, the commis-_ sioner of -the petroleum titles branch of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources has written to the regional district and jn part says: "As previously stated, and-.highlighted in the pub- lic notice, the environmental sensi- tivity of the area must be recog: nized by all bidders." Davis says two cight-year per- mits ‘covering a total of 5,726 hectares wilt be awarded Aug. 17. . Local . woman caught in resort shootout: page A15.