for a fisheries management pro-.: gram on the Nass River, ~~ Thie agreement . to assess and: then ‘increase. Nass salmon

_ stocks will demonstrate the: -

; under ‘disctission, woh't involve Setting out: Specific numbers. of

for immediate ‘salmon enhance-. |. ment. measures’ ‘before: it’s: ‘too a - late,” he. said. rene

- Victoria - Between’ -the® " Nisga’ a, the federal_governiment and’ the Provincial government, Tt was

Rod Robinson

‘TERRACE - _ RCMP. credit « a- call from a citizen in the arrest. _ early ‘Fri day. ‘afternoon ofa.

our, ial we wee plainclothes vehi- suspect driving « ete.

08, limit and is lng arged, sear |

thé ‘CounterAttack ‘pros. rl dg o at le people reporting ‘2 . paired driver. A vehicle description,.

. -ficence plate number if possible

d. the direction i in which it is

rev hitt. said: the bear was. ‘Bp arently trying to. find. a place in

1 a white Christmas?

city white stuff-in. ‘the: Vatter half: of. “But,” given the. ‘60s: were also | December ‘was. the: rule.in -the fairly. barren years. for’ snow | ) early 70s. In: ‘fact, 1974 stands ‘lovers, and assuming that

‘with Christmas just over a week

‘of. centimetres of snow on the

Out ds:the only really’ poor year . means the pattern follows alter- “ground. a for Christma: show. during that nating : decades, maybe things By New Year's Eve the figure ¢ of-a white. one decade, * are about to change, wag a staggering 150cm, or Sft. ,

“But the , And. how fast .can they. «It

change? In December, 1988,

= The records also’ show the 703 a8 :generally -having. actumula. . ‘tons: substantially, higher. than © the:.3$-year “average with ..as as 300m still. on. the

e end of March in the years 1971-73, ;

‘5 Wolower Serviced, after all.

0 Ty: . tmas being a white one, of falls “that. buried ‘tall. - a single Tight and =~ of feet of ‘snow still “lying aroun n April. Fool's, Day.

. detail und ur on the: hh figures

Ree eae ee ear lt ee ee

‘The agreenienit, one of several. interiah - settlement Vimedsures |

7 fish for, the Nisga’a and others Nisga’a ‘commitment to. the Who take salinon from the Nass, - fishery: fot’ themselves’ and for > Wedon'e: -Bive, a damii’ at others, . said -Nisga’a’ Tribal : ; vi ‘this point initime: about alloca- Council executive directot Rod And it will set the sinioaphere tions, We're. ‘concerned’ ‘about Robinson last week: - me for further: ‘agreements . ‘On the fi fishery,’ ‘said Robinson; fee : **This will respond to our call “fesou . Use ‘and: elf: “The - .Nisga leader .: “spoke

after twa days of negotiations i in”

‘away, there was only a couple -

* the first ‘risa session since the

October election.of the NDP, Robinson said he was pleased

ve" with -the ‘two-day session - -: becayse negotiations had stalled

during the final: months of the Social: Credit: government. .

sub. agreements to” the main ‘agreement,’? he said...

vé The, process : of: ‘month: to.,

month : topics . and sessions ‘is Scheduled: into: 1993, -

: place.--

very, Very hectic," said: Robin- son,

favours _ | ae

TERRACE — Skeena. MLA |

Helmut Giesbrecht says he's willing to accept construction of

a pulp and paper mill south of -

Lakelse Lake without the need for further study. “My biggest concera is an location... 'm_ not: appy, 1 it “that; but we can certainly ‘jiiake

Giesbrecht said last week of plans by Orenda Forest. Pro- ducts to build a $365 million mill.

Those plans are now winding their way through the first stages of the provincial govern- ment review’ process, It’s not known when the’ provincial cabinet will make a decision to accept the project, attach condi- tions to its construction or to order more reviews,

“My sense ig there only afew areas outstanding — location, the acid rain component and the - transportation of : toxic

chemicals to the mill site,” said * definite word on that,’ said

Giesbrecht of the. review now underway.

The. MLA did concede that: :

further study, ’ ‘called Stage ‘Il,’

would increase, Penmtue ss

level”, - “On ‘the. face f. it, “Tm

prepared to take the risk, but. I'd be a little uncomfortable i in-

taking it,'* he added,

Giesbrecht did say he’ has 1 not seen the resulis of the Teview now going on, (>.

It's addressing those specific

technical issues of what'the-mill °F

will do, ‘if its pollution control

. equipment will work and how

opérations will affect the: sur- rounding area. ;

Orenda vice president Frank . Foster said last week :the-‘com-

pany has responded to techniéal . : issues posed'by the committee’ .

and is happy with the answers it

. provided.

That leaves the unknown area”

of how the new government will _ might be an idea to get that » Tespond to whatever recommen. . b s - dations made by the ‘steering

~ istencé sof abotiginal -title. ‘and. the inherent Tight to. self j govern: “ment,"* said Robinson, - | - Whit we want, : and what”. we've wanted for. 1203 years, isa.

"What we've done is develop @ process ' that..'will « lead’ to. substantive: negotiations — 10: _ reach.a. point where we can sign:

the’ _ deadline ‘the parties set to Have: an agreement in. Principle in!

“Tt looks like it’s going to be: .

compromises in this business," =

Cashore. _

given its: fiegotiators fon mandate to settle the claje

way to: formalize our, ties. with’ Canada; That can only | be do: with-a land: claims agreement

“This ‘will spell. Out with

tainty'-what:.our Tights “aré,.

that they. cannot be diminished

by. future's governments.”

>We ‘want: to: negotiate’ our’ :

way into‘Canada and bé part of Canada: Self government is’ not, i isolation,’* said | Robinson.

commitiee examining. the pro- ject...

David Parsons, the provincial official in charge of that review, said the committee can defer to the provincial cabinet questions

itcan’t ‘solve which involve more than one ministry or issues $nVolviitg government. policy.”

pening “here or not,” said Par- sons,”

‘Giesbrecht said - he has already asked environment minister John Cashore, one of two cabinet ministers in charge of the cabinet committee which oversees the approval process, if he will want further study.

‘AS. an. opposition MLA, Cashore ‘introduced a private

‘member's. bill to expand the ‘government’s Major Project ‘Review Process (MPRP) by giv- ing more opportunity for

private citizens and groups to

. become involved.

“He. didn't give me any Giesbrecht: of his. -Auestion to

“I can’t tell: you. if it is haps.