Page A2 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 9, 1992 MLA comments on closed meeting What’s the secret here? — TERRACE —— Skecna MLA Helmut Giesbrecht said he didn't hear anything that secrct at an Aug. 29 closed meeting about the Nisga’a land claims ncgoliations. Provincial officials hosting the meeting asked the more than 30 people attending to keep con- . fidential information being given out. , *T don’t think I héard anything - that would have been that secre- tive,” said Gisebrecht. i Most of the discussion ‘con- cerned ways for third parly inter- esis to be more involved in the negotiations, he added. “No information I heard was so secrelive that it dealt with the ne- gotiation itself,’’ said Giesbrecht. Terrace mayor Jack Talstra walked out of the meeting after the confidentiality request was given. He said if he couldn’t tell city residents what happened at the meeting, there was No use in stay- ing.. ‘One-of the agenda items was in- formation on). a pending temporary agrecinent giving the Nispa'a a say in resource devel- opment until a final seltlement is made, | : : But that agreement, called an interim ~~ protection = mensures Embattled official discovers an ally TERRACE == The commercial fishing industry wants fisherics biologist Bob Hocton muzzled because they don’t like what he’s been saying about steelhead, says Skeena MLA Helmut Gicsbrecitt. Hooton’s being criticized since lashing out at the industry’s reporting of the number of steel- head caught i in the commercial, nels, “They want him |‘ muzzied,’’ Giesbrecht says. “They’ re taking. excoption io what he’s been saying,’ He said Hooton’s comments have been ‘‘pretty direct and present a pretty uupleasant pic- ture of what’s happening to the sports fishing industry.” Giesbrecht said he’s made some phone calls in an cffort to back up Hooton. “They're going after an. indi- vidual who’s just doing his job —— don’t shoot’ the messenger,’’ he explained; ‘‘The sport fishing in- ‘dustry is pretty critical in Terrace, Kitimat and the Bulkley. He's doing the job .— leave him alone.” Two weeks ago Haoton labelled the commercial ‘fishery’s report- ing of ‘the steelhead catch ‘‘a giant charade.” ; He cited the: under-reporting of . the catch by the commercial in- dustry and,said:native. fishing, iac-.. .. reached = an livily has ‘ ‘imparalleled magnitude.”” This is the second sight year af ‘‘desperately low’? steelhead relums, says Hooton, who notes Realize the Dream! HOMES LTD. Visit us today and see the fine selection of Quality Homes Sales & Listing Service Trades Welcome! Cxassic Homes HWY. 97. SOUTH (Across from the Husky Truck Stop} Prince George 562-8511 DLA 9395 the 1992 return is the fourth lowest in 36 years. Greg Taylor, a spokesman for northern commercial fish pro- cessors, attacked Hooton’s fig- ures as ‘‘a crock’’ and accused him of ‘stretching the truth and manipulating the statistics.’ Taylor said he has seut a Jetter to environment minister John Cashore . protesting Hooton’s statements. 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