North Says NO to the Accord Educomp President Ron Taylor TERRACE ~ a Majority of Ing Firm
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North says NO to the accord Educomp president Ron Taylor TERRACE ~ A majority of ing firm. vote 'yes', 56 per cent said it will vote 'no', 23 per cent said the said he has never seen such a northern B.C. residents will vote It sampled 658 voters between put an end to debate on the con- Charlottetown Accord will give Inside high ~ 40 per cent ~ won't vote 'no' to the proposed constitu- the Queen Charlotte Islands, east stitution. too much to Quebec. * On Page A2 you'll Another 21 per cent said their or won't answer response in his tional changes, indicates a poll to Prince George along Hwyl6 Another 23 per cent said it find more information years of polling. done for The Terrace Standard. and south to 100 Mile House. would be positive for the country vote was anti-government or anti- He said he thought hefivy 'yes' about what's happening The poll, conducted between The sample size gives a maxi- while 17 gave either no response Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. advertising would have had more h,cally with the constitu- Oct. 2 and OcL 9, found that 60 mum error of approximately plus or listed another reason. The aboriginal issue was listed of an impact on voters by now. per cent of those who said they or minus four per cent 19 times Only four per cent of 'yes' by 12 per cent of those who said tional referendum. And he pointed to the 21 per will vote, stated they will vote out of 20. voters said their vote was in they will vote no, while 11 per * Time is rtmning out cent of 'no' voters doing so as 'no'. The poll asked three questions response to the provisions for na- cent said it was for the lack of to get on the voters' list. anti-government or anti- Yet a full 40 per cent of those -- how a person intended to tive self-government. B.C. representation stemming Mulroncy. That story on Page A3. contacted said they either won't vote, the most importance reason These answers were obtained from the proposed changes. People "seem to bc in the mood * Pages A5 and A6 fea- vote or did not give an answer if the vote was 'yes' and the most "free form" and were not as a Seven per cent said 'no' for lack of a legal text while 26 per to screw the politicians. It has ture six guest columns wht:n asked. important reason if the vote is result of responding to a list given nothing to do with (political) The poll was conducted by 'no'. them. cent gave no response or another written on the subject. parties," hc said. Educomp, a lower mainland poll- Of those indicating they will Of those indicating they will reason. City It's either ties up a poison land TERRACE -- The City of Ter- race has reserved a 30-acre chunk or a house of Crown land on the bench for TERRACE -- The proposed enable natives to negotiate ways itself. constitutional changes are cither a to manage their own affairs, ad- The parcel is on the southeast house that has some bad features ding it will end what hc called corner of Soucie and Marshall. or a poisonous cocktail, 55 people 125 years of institutionalized That's the same site that was were told last Friday night. racism against natives. sought in 1990 by provincial They gathered to hear MP Jim "This may not bc the best thing government negotiators for a new Fulton and MLA Hclmut Gies- since sliced bread, but they jail until residents' protests forced brecht go through the 60 points of should noi be feared," said them to back down. the Charlottctown Accord and to Fulton of pending native self- Administrator Bob Hallsor said debate their implications. governments, the city hasn't yet decided "Can I offer you a cocktail con- He predicted the creation of whether or not to buy the proper- raining 95 per cent pure Canadian three or four native government ty, and probably won't make that water and five per cent poison?" structures in the northwest by tile decision until more studies are Terrace resident Bruce Watson year 2000. done on the probable develop- asked Fulton. There was applause when ment of the bench. "Look at the veto. We're stuck Fulton said first the Indian Act "We're not absolutely sure at with poison. It'll always bc in the and then the Department of In- this time," he said. "We want to glass. B.C. will always be a dian and Northern Affairs will bc get all our studies done and then prisoner of central Canada," hc wiped out. look at it with some in- said. And he did acknowledge that telligence." Watson's comments were native govcmmeuts will bc able The reserve status also ensured directed at the veto provision in to override the Charter of Rights the city.had some con~ol over de- the proposed'changes; " :" ' and'Freedoms. " -. velopment tliere, mayor Jack Tal- It requires the consent of all '10 Fulton also attacked perceptions stra pointed out. provinces and the federal govern- about assistance natives now get Although the province had been ment for changes to federal in- from the federal government. very co-operative in such matters stitutions and to the make up of "Free housing doesn't exist over the past 10 years, he pointed Parliament. not in this ridiug, in this province out it was not obliged to abide by But Fulton compared the Char- or in this country. There ain't no any municipal zoning or other r • lottctown Accord to a house for such beast," he said. regulations. sale, urging those at the meeting "People thithk there's some Having the land in the city's to balance the good with the bad. kind of 24-hour boog-a-rama reserve gave it "better control", "You may not like the carpet going on in their communities. hc added. and the paint's gaudy but you like Free cash, frce houses, frec cars Explaining why the city was in- the kitchen. You have to look at -- that they're having a whale of terested in that particularpiece of the whole," hc said. a time down there. It just ain't land, Hallsor said it nccdcd to The proposed changes, added so," Fulton continued. ,'~:.'".2:'"~-,,'"%;"~',,:'~:P :'t~,,: .'~&~.~.''~, :::'"2 '~ .... :::~ ~,,:,;k ,,~ The reality of life for natives ill have land of its own in what was ~. '~,:.:.,,hl:,'!'; ,1'., j,~-~,-g., k ~, ...... ~,., ~,o..%. ,,~,,,,. .... -~,,~.~:,=,. Fulton, are a structure upon Canada, hc added, is the highest "the area of growth as we see it which to build. rates in the country for infant for the municipality. • : . :: .. A number of file questions dur- mortality, the lowest life ex- "That (property) in particular, ing the three and a half hour ses- pectancy, tEc highest rate of once services are in, may lend it- sion concentrated ou native self- suicide and the b ighcst rate of un- self well for future locations for a govcrnmcut. second fire hall ~ all sorts of employment. Questioners wondered if the municipal purposes," he noted. Giesbrecht several times said granting of special status and of "Even housing. So we said let's h country the Charlottctown Accord recog- government powers would have put a reserve on it." nizes "political realities" dating an impact on other Canadians. The reserve is for a five-year A LONE HIKER is dwarfed against the majestic splendour of Maroon Mountain in late sum- back several hundred years of period, said lands ministry mer. The mountain's roiling alpine landscape is a popular destination for outdoors enthusiasts, Fulton said those changes will Quebcc's role in Canada. spokesman Ron Crcber, and can particularly after forests ministry improvements to the trail, which is northeast of Kalum Lake. be renewed indefinitely. Council dispute on hold Nisga'a claim TERRACE -- Kitselas band housing project on reserve land. "It was putting on quite a bit of Band members also feared the session Oct, 23 pressure," Nyce said. "But a lot band would lose any chance at members have abandoned their They were also angry about and provincial governments of people were concerned about getting money from CMHC or TERRACE ~ First it was campaign to force band leaders to delays in the completion of 20 gather for another uegotiating where they were going to be the Department of Indian Affairs pamphlets, then radio commer- new houses at the band's Gitaus session. resign. for future housing developments cials and now it's an open Ron Nyce, a band member who subdivision. Those houses were living." People attending will hear He said residents feared the if the band defaulted. house. was spokesman for protesters finished in the spring. The three parties negotiating opening remarks by the chief The two-week occupation, Canada Mortgage and Housing "Everything's OK now," says who occupied the band office in the Nisga'a claim to 25,000 negotiators at three times ~ 2 which began April 22, of the Kit- Corporation (CMHC), which par- Seymour, who along with Wright April, said band members are still square kilomctrcs of land p.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m, The selas band office by protesters tially backed the housing devel- refused to step down. "Every- angry, but have decided to wait centered on the Nass Valley open house runs from 2 p.m. to for new band elections next was the first in a series of opment, was going to foreclose.