A2 - The Verrace Standard, a Meanescay. December 18, 1996 STOF Press Treaty study debated ONE TERRACE city councillor doesn’t want the city lo look at a Nisga’a treaty through jaded lenses. “T think this is more ofan opportunity than a case in paint to look at the worst-case scenario,’ "Tim Down said during discussion Monday night. ° Down said he thinks the city would be *'short-sighted™ to consider treaty benefits as being stricily what money is spentin Terrace. He said the future development of the region and certain- minded. — . Council was discussing whal to do with a socio-econom- ic assessment of the Nisga’a treaty's probable effects. miltees and prepare a council position after further study. try to mold and shape itin the meantime, Other councillors were skeptical of the study, noting it was done in-house by government bureaucrats, rather than independent consultants, Drug bust TERRACE RCMP made a big drug bust in the horseshoe lasl Friday. Police say they searched a residence at 5837 Scott Avenue as part of an ongoing investigation. They seized approximately two pounds of high grade marihuana with a conservative street value of between. $8,000 and $10,000. Police also uncovered a small quantity of psilocybin — commonly known as magic mushrooms — valued at about $200. Charged with possession for the purpose of traffi icking in narcotics and possession of a restricted drug is Donald Robert Reid. Other charges are pending against other individuals. Fatal accident A PRINCE Rupert man died Friday asa result of a head- on collision near the McNeil River 40 kilometres west of Terrace. Police say 24-year-old Matthew Guillaume was driving west-bound on Highway 16 when he lost control of his vehicle due to the poor toad conditions, Guillaume urove into the opposite lane, colliding head-on with an oncoming tully-loaded logging track. The truck dragged Guillaume’s vehicle into the east- bound ditch and came to a rest. The truck driver was not injured but Guillaume died at the scene. ‘The highway was closed for approximately five hours as a result of the accident. Cops condemn cars TERRACE MOTOR Vehicle Branch inspectors and Terrace RCMP conducted road checks Friday, resulting in several cars being condemned. Police checked about 50 vehicles al several different downtown locations, Four. vehicles, were fondemned and « towed, ten drivers were given 30 ‘days. to make. the. neces- ; sary repairs, ten charges were laid and 42 wamings were given, Both cars and pickups were checked, Defects included broken windshields, no mirrors, no homs, no brakes. excessive rust, broken shacks, no rear lights and no brake lights. Christmas chauffeur AS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS po, it’s most unusual. Local author Tess Tessier picked it up yesterday at the bus station - a tall, dark and handsome 26-year-old man, He came courtesy of Tess's daughter. Angele Rawe, who lives in Penticton. He made the trip up to help Tess drive her purple and pink 31-foot motorhome south for Christmas. “How many daughters send a 26-year-old man to their mother for Christmas?” said Tess yesterday, Tessier is also headed south for Vancouver appointments connected to her new book on the Kermodei bear. One of those appointments will result in a segment on CBC-TV’s "On the Road Again,” a show which features unusual Canadians. ty a treaty would bring’ are” reasons’ (0 ‘be more” opens “Pos They decided to hand the study off to two advisory come. Mayor Jack Talstra said: the city should have two strate- gies — to be prepared to live with a final: treaty, but to alsa 4x8 “Luxury” Billiard Table Oak Trim 1 1/4" Perma slate : regular $2695.00 not exactly as shown *1995” Delivery & installation not included. Now featuring Centre Spot Billiard Tables. In stock now!! We carry an excellent selection of Billiard Accessories Air Hockey Table Check It out! Foosball Tables TWILIGHT SPAS G FROM FRONT 4, Freaty benefits = outweigh losses After at least $30 million spent by the Nisga’a on negotiations are deducted from the payout, the final total could be around $1G0 million, the study says. If there's a-large initial payout of say $50 million or so, the benefits to the region could be dramatic. If there are smaller annual payouts. or if the Nisga’a put the money in a trust fund, |. the effects would be less dramatic. Businesses.started by the Nisga‘a in ihe Nass are unlikely to ‘draw’ significant: business “away: from existing enterprises in ‘Jerrace.Terrace economic development officer Ken Veldman says.the. cumulative effect of several treaties in the northwest could mean much greater danger to Ternice’ 8 forest industry than “the picture the study paints. “it’s: almost useless to say it’s ‘relatively minor’ when you sull have five more treaties ta: deal with affecting the same area,” Veldman said, “How many ‘minors’ add up to a ‘major’? Overall, Veldmin said.the report’ s conclusion was rosier than justified by the text, particularly in the area of forestry. He noted that 85 per cent of the logging contractors working in the Nass . Jive in Terrace. B.C. aboriginal affairs minister John Cashore responded that the federal government is providing $3 million to help address job losses, - “If one person suffers that’s something, we should all be con- cerned about,” Cashore-said, adding there will be a significant transition period to ease the changes.. Nisga’a Tribal Council president Joe Gosnell said the study indicates what he's always said ~ihat a reaty will bring unprece- dented benetits to’ the northwest | in general and Terrace in particular. “A tredly is going to bring certainty to the region,” he said. “We should put that on a flag and wave il, ” Gosnell says the government's projection that the timber in the Nass justifies cutting 220,000 cubic metres a year is too high. 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