TERRACE — Kiltselas’. -band . members living at the band’s new Gitaus housing. subdivision, ait withholding reat money in anoth- er Bid to: force their. leaders to ‘resign. moe -The mortgage on the: consttuc- tion’ of the 20 new. hames there is approved by. the Canada Mort- ‘gage and Housing ‘Corporation {CMHC) and is guaranteed by the federal Department of Indian AE © fairs OIA). If the band is .wnable to pay the mortgage, the Bank of Montreal could foreclose on DIA. : Protesting:: band «members :-— ‘who have been’ calling --for .-the- resignation of chief Ralph: ‘Wright and administrator Brian Seymo ir since Apr..22 — hope the rent’. boycott will force the, band: tn electors calling on them. to quit. . “The only, ‘things ‘hat matter t to’ politicians are votes and money,’ ‘said Ron Nyce, spokesman , for the protesters. "We don’t ‘have -the vote, but we. can, make: “gure they come 10 hardships in regards to the money.”? He also suggested the’ new. strategy will put added pressure .”- on DIA to step in. "We'll find out just how. much . they want to support the present council,’ id Nyce said, ith He vowed that none of the rent money — which is being held in trust — will be released- until there’s a change of lerdership or new band elections are called. "They. obviously have some political problems,”’. said CMHC spokesman’ -Mike-. ‘Young. “There’s no doubt that there are concerns and some difficulties.’ ‘We're. in the -process of | reviewing it (ihe: mortgage) ex- fensively,”" he said, adding that the corporation will be telling the band to ‘take some corrective BC- tion.’? “We, expect that ‘when housing. assistance. is . provided, the. Bilis. are paid,” Young added, :; 7 If; the : band, ‘does. defaut,; “he out,” “acquire: the houses, and. eventiially sellthem.”..* 7 DIA ‘spokesman Bob Keuaedy: says the band’s actions jeopardize any future government assistance. "~titlis 10 démibnstiate, tha the —_ Deep Creek | haichery will shut down June 30. 7 The closure comes in the wake Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) deci- sion to end its contracts with the facility. . : The: hatchery. -has been operated . by the Terrace: Salmonid:Enhan- cement Society’ for the: Past eight years. 7. o President Doug “webb ‘said . news of the DFO decision. came in a fax:hé tectived: last Friday, ' He’ said ‘the “sociely had. a $178, 000° anuual-- contract’ with DFO to operate the hatchery,” It also-supervised the $51, G00 a year Kalum Project, under which adult chinook » were.’ “netted: and their’ offspring : eared’. at .-the- hatchery, tagged and released into the Kalum system.” . "Webb said’ the ‘closure. jeans ‘four regular’ employees lose their jobs. oO Also fost: art. three. or: foour- stu: dent sumitier. jobs: atid the eda’ purt time, jobs. the Kalum: Project provided. each fall, hé added Atelatively stall dperatiofi, the hatchery concentrated Jits. efforts on bolsiering © the” numbers © of specific species in what’ ‘the ~ Canada-U.S. Fisheries treaty had. identified as “‘key streams”. “That included rearing up to” 200,000 - chinook - fry for the Lower Kalum. River and: 40,000.":’ wild coho fry for fall tagging and. “spring release into Dry Creek. - ~: Chinook: were! also raised. for. the -Cedar’ (60,000), Erlandsen’ (18,000) and Coldwater (4) 000): . Creeks, - "We've been commended ‘time: and time again by the-DFO) for. * the good job we've beeu doing,” : Webb empliasized,: “Now. we're. being: forced to. close and the manner in which we were told was insensitive,” he” added, a “referénee. to the lack of: warning, or consultation, by the” ‘DFO. . “Pointing: out the: hatchery had also been a. popular, destination - “fot local. school classes, Webb... ‘said ei had Proven to be eral. Fisheries in its “tax. was. the unavoidable." ve we amount of money being’ cut from’ a Salmon Enhancement Program ; The society will discuss what, it anything, can be.done: at its. an-’ ~ nual general. meeting: which was "already scheduled for riext Wed- nesday, June 24. housin TERRACE _ “The Terace - Regional Health Care. Society is - going to give-its idea for.a new kind of housing here ome, more - iry. C8 The concept is called atipportive housing,. designed as.: modation for people who, might need some.care but not.to he level provided by extended and inter- mediate care facilities such «as Terraceview Lodge. ©... - It’s viewed as a. cost-effective way of providing accommodation and one that will reduce pressure on more expensive care facilities. "Planned here for: the past: three years, the concept “has: so “far failed to gain provincial govern- ment financial support’. But the health cate: society now wants to build a scaled-down ver- sion of its original plan for 40 cept wotks:.: TERRACE — City and rural voters go to the polls this weekend to decide if $1.235 mil- ‘Hon should be borrowed to Ox- _ pand the library, If approved, the money will be used for-structural renovations to the existing ‘building ‘and’. for century. The actual protect conceived by the board totals $1.7 million, with’ the remaining’ amount. of money. coming from an “anticipated | provincial program. Board ‘spokesman George Clark: said last week: thé construction project will go ahead -even. if, money. doesn’t. come froin ‘the. province. A. basemeut will be dug but won’t be finished, he explained... “When the actual bids do come: in, they may be lower than ex- pected and’ we may be able to do. more things,’ said Clark. ; ‘*We've budgeted conservatives. -ly and we hope there. will. ‘be some Iceway,’” he added. Referendum supporters ~ are busy" ‘this ‘week at a phone bank : Pa encouraging ° people to’ vote in: . favour ofthe referendum. = * Even if the referendum does not pass, Clark said $300,000 will - have to be spent on improve- o menis to the existing building. | The referendum: request is for for supportive eae We, want: 40 build 4 14 ‘ynits, on ° ibrary V vO e : on Saturday space, sufficlent into the. “next gin’ a self-supporting rent. basis, This: way we-can begin to improve. the Kennedy said © “DIA “withholding . -all but: esse funding ’untit. the band. comes up. --Wwith