Al4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 11, 2002

Some legal aid still available

TERRACE’S only legal aid lawyer wants people to know that help is still available for people in tough financial situations.

Judith Kenacan is the only lawyer working out of the new regional legal aid office in Terrace.

The former L'ax Ghels legal aid office in Terrace office closed down. this summer after the provin- cial government chopped $30 million from its legal aid budget over the next three years. oe

Sixty legal aid offices around the province closed and were replaced with

seven regional centres, in- cluding the one in Tertace.

While L’ax Ghels was staffed by two lawyers and five other workers, the new centre has just one lawyer

-und three other employees,

Kenacan says after re- ports of the budget cuts hit the media, many clients believed legal aid was completely abolished.

“I think the major chal-

‘lenges: have been commu-

nicating to people that we are here — we are open for business,” Kenacan said. “The impression we pet from alot of people is that there was no-legal aid left

at all.”

“Your case will be cov- ered if you require a re- straining order because ei- ther you or your children

are at risk of physical vio-

lence or if the other parent is threatening to take the child out of the province permanently,” said Kena- can of the services still available.

That also includes cav- erage for people whose children may be. facing ministerial apprehension.

Legal aid no longer covers custedy or child support issues for low-in- come. parents.

But Kenacan is en- couraging people who are’ unsure if they are eligible for coverage to come to the office anyway.

If a person is not eli- gible for aid, Kenacan says a resource room com- plete with internet access

_and videotapes may pro-

vide information.

“There are different re- sources and places that we can refer people to,” added.

Among services still

‘govered by legal aid are’ immigration-related issues, | ‘aboriginal rights defences,

and criminal matters.

LEGAL AID workers Michelle Angus, (left) Ginny Aiello, (center), Carol Schaef- fer (seated) and lawyer Judith Kenacan (right) still offer a variety of assistance.

SCI to partner with Gitwangak

SKEENA CELLULOSE and the Gitwangak band hope to work together to reopen the mothballed C- Ged sawmill there, presi- dent Dan Veniez says.

The on-reserve mill has been shut down for several years and is to be a major part of a strategic partner- ship SCI and the band plan to form.

“We believe we can do something with C-Ged that

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could bring people back to work and be complemen- tary with Kitwanga Lum- ber and perhaps even Car- naby,” Veniez said.

A deal to lease the mill to SC] could mean work for band members, Git-

wangak chief councillor, ,

‘Norman Johnson said.

“It's a win-win situation

for both parties,” Johnson said, The planer mill could

employ 30 people, he said, and there’s potential to add a second shift.

Tax advantages of an on-reserve operation would be just one benefit from a new partnership with the band, Veniez said.

We want lo. expand

well beyond to other First Nations in the Skeena region,” he added.

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