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LEGISLATIVE Agsenary.

| PARLIAMENT RV, IA

BLOG CARDIN

The ‘school: board's order banned’ Kenny from being: in’

r schools after: regular. hours and from being. ‘alone with any stu- -

deni ‘in a. School. during regular: ‘hours. ' Piro ‘Prosécutors’ ‘handling. ‘the

: Kenty pase last week confirmed. °

* the existence’ ‘of: the order, which’.

‘they: ‘subpoenaed.. from. the tible-registered let- : fol lowing an inter- strict ’ investigation _

school- district: Offices, -. -along ©:

file there. -Trustee "issued: ‘the order

. 5 - after’. allegation: “from the:

“parents:-of -two girls who. said Kenny ‘molested them in-a: Tere" race school on:a ‘weekend.

- The - ‘allegations, were jin-

but no chargé: ‘Were laid. Kenny” wasn't charged ' in. connection

- with the incident until 1988, en-

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ding in: his conviction on 1 two charges. of indecent. assault: dast ‘month:

One, of the "Teriace RCMP of- _ficers who investigated Kenny.in 1978 . said ‘there; was: “‘insuffi- t that. time to Jay: charges: against him; «:

«Sgt: Ken'Liebel; now based in “Kelowna, ‘said’ the’ victims were.

‘very young. ‘girls: ~ about seven

-unlikely.: they; would ‘have

bee! allowed : “tO, téstify.: under

-the. rules, of- evidence regulating

‘that time... jo;

have witnesses

these things -weren *t- dealt - with,?” Liebel said.-“"Tt's not the first: investigation where: the i in-

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‘years: “old.— at the. time, and it.

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vestigator may suspect or feel he knows what's going on, but he’s asked to-elther put up or shut up. And when you can't. ‘put up, you have to.shut up and wait for a rainy day.’”

* Liebel said the ‘school ‘board knew about the: investigation and was ‘‘concerned because of the: allegations,’ But -without ‘Charges being laid by the police, he said, their” Options were restricted.

- “People may: want. to’ ask.

* how could this possibly be,’’ he .. court, ‘testimony. iby, children: at "

said..*'Well, . here’s “the -system

we: live-in arid you' re innocent . “In. tlose® days: you. had to -

and” Strong, lot Of ‘trustees:in-1978 said ‘last’ week:

until proven puilty.7":’ One ~of the school board

“the board's only ‘apparent “recourse al that time was “to issue the order restricting con-

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l|atives want unit

. Tegult in sharing of information,

when ‘native groups negotiate’

. negotiations: atts “ That’s impostant’” 10" the

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conquer," ‘said Robinson. __ “Governments, like dealing in

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tact under a section of the old Schools’: Act. Dennis. Brewer said the board could then later take stronger "action against Kenny if he‘ ever violated the order,

“There was nothing we could ‘put ‘our :finger on and you had to. be so Teally, teally careful in those days in particular because of. the repercussions that came ‘back with the protection under the BCTF (B.C. Teachers Federation), Brewer added. “I know we acted: ‘as quickly as we could,’” .;

“Schools supetintendent Frank Hamilton declined to comment while the case is still before the

" courts.

"We -did lots Of agonizing:

"over it,’ added Elaine Johnson, ° another trustee | on the board at,

Esc orts. : get city. licence —

TERRACE — A Fort St. John escort service now has a business licence to operate. in the city.

The $85 licence fee was paid . last week by Tiara’s. Finest Escort Service two weeks jig

ending “a period.’ beginning t ls: m

fall-when it -began: opetating®: without a licence, - ~~

The licence, said city licensing inspector Paul Gipps, is good until the end of year when, with other business licences, it comes: up for renewal. :

At that time, said Gipps, he expects a new business licensing by-law to be in effect which, in

Come one. come all

TERRACE — An all candidates meeting featuring the eight peo- ple who want to fill the city’s six aldermanic seats takes place tomorrow at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre beginning at 7:30 p.m.

--At press time, there was also. the possibility the meeting will include the three people running for the regional: ‘district seat in the rural area; not including

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the time. ‘‘No charges had been laid and that tied our “hands ‘a great deal, We.:were on. the horns ofa dilemma and we tried to-do the best we could.’".

‘We did what we thought we could at the time — : Fightly or

wrongly, Maybe: wrongly. from

what we now kKnow,’" she. said: “But hindsight.is. great." ... Liebel said he doubts Kenny

would have been convicted if

the case had gone to court in the late 70s. ©.

_ “Sex assault’ in ' the. "708" was. dealt. with’ far; far: ‘differently

‘than it is‘today,’ he explained,

‘Wt'sa night and day difference. Ten yéars, ago people didn’t believe this stuff was going on.”

But it’s not something peo-

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the case of Tiara’s, could-raise the fee to as much as $2,000.

“‘That’s a standard fee (for _ @scort services) applied by other “Aminicipalities,”” -said Gipps of the ‘amount,

Other escort service licensing _Petjiiirements,; if! passed by

‘council, would include having’ “employees go- through criminal _Tecord checks and keeping a list

of clients and what kind of ser- vice. they requested...

Tiara's spokesman’ Marie Gelinas in Fort St. John said she was happy with the current licensing fee.

“The city hadn’t passed its by-law so it couldn’t charge the $2,000 it wanted to,’ she said. ‘*We’ve been operating all this time.”

The service does not have an office here and instead books clients who call a local number that is patched through to Fort St. John. There are two Tiara's employees in town. |;

‘. Gelinas said the sérvice has been as busy as she ‘has expected it to be,

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. their land - claims, added Cliff. . Bolton, chief’ of the ‘Tsimpshian . village of. Kitgumkalum: |: ae “We've” béen: running in - t circles, "said Bolton. “We want in... to.make-sure ‘we're heading i ‘in: the’ ‘amie. direction. and: not.b picked of; one by one.” .. Gerald Amos,’ chief ‘of nee

- Nisga'a,:.. now. the only nor- “fhwest © native: ‘group: in ‘land : : Claims ‘negotiations,.: because “they have an. Overlap: with the /Gitksan.. ts,

the Skeena Valley Rotary Club .. and takes place two days. before. . the Nov. 17 elections, °° o Those running for council j in-. clude the six current: aldermen — Bob Cooper, Ruth. Hallock, . Danny.‘Sheridan, Dayid Hull; Darryl! Laurent ard: Mo. Takhar — and two newcomers, Adrian’ Van . de.. -Mossalaer and Rick

inaps. and boundaries. But we had “no borders. Every nation has their. own laws and tribal Jaws: are. consistent with -each

recognizing, common principles and; goals . The

“It's n matter. of settling “yhiat they call an overlap, but to resolve’ it,?” abi

At the Meeting last week were

i, © ecutive: director: Rod: Robinson said the | governments have told. thent overlaps’ misst be resolved

negotiation: on the: ‘federal i

gs Nisga’a natives recognize the need fora | Mt, ” Tepresentatives of the Haidi, the King, Tiel Council: official Harry commion front now that, govern-. . But he said the word overlap Tsimpshian, the -Haisla, the . The regional district can- Nyce ‘Said the’ treaty“ “would” ments “say «they want ‘ta: - isn’t recognized by natives who Nisga’a,*: . the didates for Area C are incum-

.’ have established ways of travell- : ing to other. territories and using

bent Gordon Robinson and newcomers Sandy Sandhals and

Gitksan- Wer'suwer ‘en and an

either: recognize traditional use Aegotiate and settle claims, ° observer from the Tahltan,

oft Tesources and land or set up a. One tof: the:

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pracess to deal with Suton issues. i ce

yes their’ ‘effect

* discussion’ is that “of overlaps

between” ‘native ® territories and n. sland, claims

TERRACE ~> Negotiators on th: Nisga’a. land. claim have. begun talking on how to Involve | _-Fegource companies . and other interested parties, «.

The. subject of. what is. called.

sat

second. round of - tweén: 'the..

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td. land ‘ahd resources dovering : “5,000. square miles, centered « on.

the Nass Valley to companies

‘and other‘users, . _.. : Involvement. of thitd parties ° in some fashion is a key: position

came up in Terrace “of, the . provincial ‘ “government

since it: decided in’ October to take part in’ ‘negotiations,

; Cbuneil yo thOs 4: Provision: fof third parties is. 1. provinclal te

‘be included i a-framework cement that:will” form the 4 7 eotle ond:

the resources... “It’s being: blown, aut of pro-

‘portion asa Mearis to divide and

A draft treaty will be ready

for consideration, here in Ter- race Nov; 30:

Bill Hayes,

The meeting will be televised

on Channel 10.

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