Outdoors INLET Continued from Page Al said. “For example, in northern Yukon, we were able to go straight to a national park because the park was established as part of the comprehensive land-claim process in the Yukon territory,” The First Nations of South Islands Tribal Council has out- Standing land claims on the Inlet. Tribal council chairman Tom Sampson is expected to make a presentation at a park reserve workshop the Inlet protection society 1s hosting Saturday. The society’s 20-page proposal calls for protection of native fish- ing rights, “provided they are con- sistent with the protection of via- ble populations of wildlife and fish.” The authors of the paper have met with native leaders and found they too wish to preserve the Inlet’s beauty and ecology. How- ever, the paper notes: “They fear that to support national marine Status for the Inlet could prejudice their claims now before the courts.” Birds in View A close-up look at the winter birds of Island View Regional Park goes Feb. 11 starting at 9 a.m. Guest naturalist Bruce Whit- tington will lead the free program, sponsored by Capital Regional District parks. Participants are to meet at the information kiosk at the foot of Island View Road in Central Saa- nich. For more information, call 474- PARK. A marine national park reserve anywhere in the Georgia Strait region 1s probably five to 10 years away, Olsen said. So far Parks Canada hasn’t even reached the first stage, a regional analysis to determine possible candidates. Olsen is hoping fund- select the areas most representa- tive of the region. Residents’ attitudes towards a park reserve would have a bearing too, he said. A site where there is public commitment to the pro- posal would have a better chance than an area where adjacent prop- erty Owners dislike the idea. ‘Cabinet has approved the objective of having a national marine park and a national park in every national region we have identified in Canada’ ing will be in place to begin that analysis this year. If it goes ahead, assessment of sites for a national park in the Strait of Georgia Lowlands will commence at the same time. “I may have further word on this by the ume I get to the workshop,” he said. Once the potential areas are designated, the parks service will examine them in more detail and The next stage entails working with the public and provincial government and other parties to work out the parks’ perimeters. So far the parks service has received no other proposal for the region, Olsen said. However, there iS a proposal to establish a marine sanctuary, which affords similar protection, in ULS. waters between the strait and Whiby Island, at the entrance to Puget Sound. bi-focals & specialty lenses. Prices include Frame, Lens & Case Your choice from hundreds of the latest-fashion frames. GG VISION 67 ee Glass or Plastic Lens. Reg. Monostep or Kryptok Bifocal. Powers to A-Plus or -6 to A-2 cyl. Extras excluded & Rimless & Faceted Excluded. Compare our package prices on tri-focals, no line Homan PROTECTING TReview Wednesday, January 31,1990 _ Ag0 Zo Continued from Page A19 The proposal does, however, envision ultimately acquiring cer- tain undeveloped upland areas for “shoreward expansion of the park.” These would include areas upstream of Bamberton Park on the west side and Willis Point on the east. The proposal also calls for indir- ectly affecting upland develop- ment by totally excluding heavy ‘industry and requiring rigid waste disposal. Harrison said those are laudable objectives, although he didn’t appear convinced that banning heavy industry would be neces- sary. “I think we’ve done a good job,” Harrison said, referring to the regional district’s handling of a cleaning plant or present ferrochromium plant proposal for Bamberton. “We said from the beginning, “If there is any problem with the environment, we don’t want you. ’ And we made that quite clear.” Box said whether to allow heavy industry is “a good question” and something the Feb. 3 workshop & | would want to address. 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