: By JEFF NAGEL
.NORTHWEST “aboriginal
leaders are disappointed -
they’vé. “been |: egiyen litle’
role’ in: -controlling, "A NEW ~

$135. million - : -_norihem
development fund sel up by
the province. - ve

“We - are - disappointed -
_ there.” Has’ “been ° ‘greater.
attention:

participation,” said’ Gerald.

_ Wesley,. who, .co- chairs? the

Northwest :, Tribal. Treaty.
. Group. “We don’t feel: that

_ we' VG been involved al all, an

. dust one of- five interim -
appointees: . named: Friday.
by Victoria to the board’ of,
_the -Northern™ ‘Development

initiative: Trust~:is.-aborigi-. _

‘Kitamaat village chief
“Steve * Wilson:

nal —
“-eouncillor.

_ The other’.four: are “North.

" west” Community: College
president.
syth,.: Hugh: Jones -of” Wile
- liams» Lake,
_ of Fort St: John'and. David:
Bruce: Suthérland of Prince’
George::- :
“They"lk sit until “May:
overseeing: -the: | large: $50
~ million.fund, ‘by which tim
the province will name -five
permanent, board members.’
‘Anather. ‘eight “boar

- members: will’ be reps’ sont
~ by four regional ‘boards, that’

each’ control’. $15: ‘million "|

funds. Seats on those boards
have all. gone. to -mayors,

‘regional : district’ chairs and:

_ MLAs, ‘The* remaining. $25
“million ‘is, ‘set-aside to-gen-
_ erale income 10 -cover NDI
costs in perpetuity
Wesley said he’s pleased
“wilh Wilson’ s-selection, but :
said aboriginal leaders hoped: .
for more.—
five ° provincial:

tween :Prince. George and
Vancouver affected ‘by. the-~

.deal_-to give; CN control of

BAC. Rail.
-. But Wesley said.it won’ iam

benefit: aboriginal” een

west of Prince George.

-He said it’s unreasonable ;

Slephanic: “Fors”

-Lita® Powell ~

that perhaps : all.
: ppointces

ph :
aboriginal , communities “be: -:

Aid- “The Terrace 2 Standard, Wednesday December 16, ‘2004 7

North 1ern func t
lack of aboriginal seats

“an. emphasis on overcoming
"development obstacics-and . th
forging new ‘partnerships be="".°
“tween aboriginals. and others:
that: can be’ exploited . in ate

: racting’ invesLment.: ;
“"Skeena MLA and foreat

10. fitst “nations” -

‘Harris has strongly, praised

and our -vision and our ef-
“2 forts," “Wesley. said. - “and: .
“that he would ‘be’ bending —

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‘Harris said the four’ re
“gional boards aretransitional *
>— the mayors and ‘others now’ ~
- or them: were ‘put in place”
temporarily: and. they” ihe de-.

_ Continued 2 on nAts.

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“We. thought he was very
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