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on Greenville today fora massive celebration of the ‘‘immediately.” _provincial: government's: decision to. join: ‘negotiations © to settle their more than. 100-year-old land clalm.?".: ‘observe the ceremony — which will include: ~ Premier, Bill’ Vande Zalm"madé’,the: histor Can ‘flouncement last: ‘Wednesi jay. that, after more than a century of “refusing to récognize ‘native Tai): ‘elaiini , B.C. would enter the talks to settle the Nisga’a claim,:”

“government negotiators and. Nisga’a.- ‘leaders.

| Weisgerber is to be on’hand today in Greenville to and feasting — before sitting down. with provincial

‘hammering out a new ‘agerida for the talks, a

TERRACE - — Nisga’s a native . Indians are converging week the province is now prepared to begin negotiating

Robinson responded Thursday saying the Nisga’ a-are

dancing nouncement.

to start

We're. all: ready «anc

“The Nisga’ aclaim: more than 8,000: square kilorietres of the ‘Nass: ‘River: valle “Of. rights. to’ all. TesOurces. in‘the' at

The unanimous cabinet decision means B.C. ‘will Pie federal negotiators already: ‘at. able.’ Talks “hac

ear, We respect them.”

= we're. not unreasonable. The other people now iiving’ in : thetvalley, have nothing to fear: Its the same - with Skeena Cellulose — they. have © nothing f to ©

_ceremony. |

about it,””. he said.

_ Still sorting out the implications of the Province’ 8 an-

“It takes quite a while to sink in. We're quite: excited “We _believe. this: is: ‘another

milestone i in gur game of patience, We've been véry ae

tient, In a way, it had to come.eventually.": °°; He said 20 tribal council leaders and ‘chiefs. from across the province have also been invited 10 today’ a

But he warmed the entry of the- province ‘doesn't

mean the negotiations will go smoothly. “There” sstilla

. ‘ing last year of:a: frameworks ‘agreement-between the. Nisga’a and the federal’ government; which’ set out a- timetable for a settlement by 1992, . les .

Native, affairs minister Jack: ‘Weisgerber said last |

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TERRACE ~ While not oppos-

- ed “to plans’ to establish a neighbourhood pub ‘in the lower- level of the Bavarian Inn; local: residents turned out'in force last’ - week to protest council’s method of dealing with the ap- plication,

The Bavarian Innis located i in an area zoned Central Commer- cial (C1), a designation which does not include neighbourhood pubs in the list of permitted uses,

Rather than dealing only with a single property, the:city pro- posed adding’ neighbourhood

-pubs to-the permitted” uses list for the entire Cl zone '— it

_ was that proposal which - Bro: voked the public outcry.

Pointing out past® experience had shown neighbourhood ‘pub ‘siting was a “sensitive issue”, Lutheran Church council spokesman Les Watmough said the public should _ therefore always have an opportunity to. ‘thave their say’ over such 1 pro- posals.

He feared adding pubs t to the list of permitted Cl uses would remove the need for public. hearings -in the case of any future applications in that zone.

Given the proximity of some local.churches to’ the Cl zone, Watmough said it was hard to

Boycott

_ TERRACE — The president of a newly-opened furniture store that is the target of a boycott call says the Kitimat-Terrace District Labour Council is pick- ing on the wrong man,

John Volken emphasized United Buy and Sell was only a _ tenant in the Keith Ave. building and had no connection with Tri-City Contracting, the company which provoked the Labour Council's ire. The council has charged Tri- City used workers from outside

- the area on the project and did

not pay industry wage rates. It has called on all members of Its affiliates to boycott the store for an unspecified period.

Although he understood

“We have had a long-standing and ‘productive tela- toriship with the Nisga'a. people, one-based ‘on mutual espect: ‘and a‘desire'to reach an honourable’ settlement: Q: the ‘outstanding land question,” he: said, "The ~ Nisga’a have said, quite rightly, that the province join with them and the federal government to achieve a set-

covers all’ ‘the downtown core. It. *

game, I guess, a

sxistence, ”

Les Watmough

‘accept the possibility. ‘Of ending up with a church on one corner, a pub on the opposite corner and both open on a ‘Sunday. “The two are not really com- patible,” he added.

His concerns were echoed by.

local businessman William ‘Webb, whose premises are located on Lazelle Ave. Ex- pressing his opposition to what he described as ‘‘blanket rezon-

ing,” he added, ‘I do shudder’

at the possibility of a pub being next door to my place of business or next door to my church.””

Altempting to allay those fears, administrator Bob

_ Hallsor explained the approval

unfair “quite a few- local people’’ had been employed on the project, Volken added, ‘‘That’s really none of my business. My con- cern was the building was built on time and according to specifications.”

He also pointed out he had signed the lease on the building more than a.year ago, long before the contract was let and construction got under way,

Volken said this is the sixth store United Buy and Sell has opened in the province but it is the first time the company had run into this kind of problem.

_He said he would be contac- ting the Labour Council to ex- plain his position and try to resolye the situation.

_ long way to go,” he said. ‘We know the’ negotiations aren’t going to be easy, but that's the name of the

: He promised any settlement will respect. third-party

_ interests. ‘People don’t have to fear it (a settlement),”” he said. “Our philosophy is. based on Sharing and co- ©

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Public protests pub. proposal —

process for, a pub. ‘stipulated , local government : reaction

would be sought on any applica- tion even if zoning allowed pubs on the proposed site: _

That could include soliciting local opinion through any. one of several methods, : including public hearings. If the city was to object to an application, he added, it was likely the liquor

control licencing branch would

turn it down.

However, Watmough ob- jected the wording of the pro- vincial regulations did not pro- vide sufficient protection. for

’ the public. (They) say a public

hearing can be done and what we are saying is they must be done.” ~~

“Alderman ‘Ruth: Hallock

_agreed. Pointing out the regula-

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tions used the word “may” in

‘ referring to the seeking of ..: public - opinion

rather than ‘Smust’’, she said that was cause for concern.

Proposing council abandon the permitted: uses proposal, alderman Danny ‘Sheridan noted the provincial govern- ment had already changed the application regulations once and they could do so again. Dealing with future applications on a site specific basis would provide a ‘‘double safeguard,”’ he added; Council subsequently passed a motion to that effect.

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