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Dear Editor:

The Negava agreement has venerated
tremendous interest and well it sbould. san
eatremely important agecement for all Brith
Cohimiians and ul GC,

Baris ita template tore
especulh an the urban areas
such asthe Power Mainland:

In the Lower Mainland. tage es many
vhallenges to concluding treaties First. there is
a himited Lind base wath a contimumne popula
von growth. Farther settlemen: Lindy are
selected from unoccupied Cresun land. not pri

Lrcements,
te proves

vate dinds. and there is neta darge amount of

unoccupied Crown hand in urban areas.

In addition. urban lands are very expensive,
2 factor ner as much present in the Nisan and
the northern treaty negotiauens where land
selections were largely made in rural areas

Finalh, there are a large number of unrd
parties in urban areas such as focal governt
ments and private properts holders, whose
inter must be considered in cas process.

Balanced againat these tacters ave the legitt
mate goals of Lower Mainland First Nations to
Negotiae an adequate hind: base through
treaties to provide for long-term: commeanity
and economic development “and far the contin
ued viability and growth of their cultures.

But do these challemses mean we stead’
trv tacreselve these sues? Ee thigk nos

The Power Mainland: maces imany oot the
samc ussues asin the restat Brith Columtina
here are ae treanes ain’ thus regen ad the
province As a resalt. there are ontstaadins
aborngnel nuhis and tile issues. ahi cate
ongomg uboertini i lind ose ind reseune
management

Whether or not treaties are: comdudedd ua
the Lower Marvhand wills Liege part govern
the hauce relariasinp bemween the aboriginal
and non aborgiaal communities i the area

Tireanes are cet conshided, the relation
shop wall Ganuiue to be aarked bv legal battles
over land use and: tsseurce pranagement
However, Ghonih the ats prowess we have
(bopportumity te provide for centages mn bind
and recut ea nertnpin the Power Mainband
and Toa meave to a coepenitive approach
bervcen the horwnal and non abor
comminitics ma Tan! usc amd: reseuree mete
ment decisions

We thee mane chaflnges here. br Pabnak ar
the end oot the dav all parties tothe Power
Miuunhindvll bonotit creath trom theaties
Vinee Collins
Chief Federal Negotiator
Federal Treaty Nexotiation Oftice

Om on SFL eS we ON Orme

HI. I) THINKING OF

RELOCATING [nY BUSINESS
To BRITISH COLUMBIA, WHO
SHOULD I TALK TO FIRST?

parking patrol driving customers away

tures with the hooks and a S70 tow

Dear Editor:

Re: Westview: overkill

Recently my wife stopped at
Westview mall for a few items and
parked in a 20-minute zone.

As luck would have it she met an
old friend and true to their gender
the two had a long conversation

To her dismay when she reruracd
to her car it was gone.

She thought it was stolen. but was
informed by a convenicnt stranger
that it had been towed tive minutes
earlier, The fact that she had over
stayed the 20 minutes is not in dis-
pute, burt to have her car towed away
ona foul weather day with arns tull

of grocertes Mtes in the tice of logic
let alone good public relations bv the
mall owners or store Mamagers.

The offending vebickes must Ihave
semeone tuning their arrival and
departure.

Could these same people not
issue a S20 of S30 ticket or even a
warning rather than call owt the vul-

ing tee?

ft will be interesting to see if

Westview does ansthing to get back
the clientele it has so stupidly alienat-
ed.

Ronald F. Espin

North Vancouver
nvron@be.sympatico.ca

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