NEWS photo Paul McGrath

AT age 12, Cole Weeks will be the youngest competitor in the Spring Duathion at
the Seymour Demonstration Forest this Sunday.

Lower Mainland claimed

that a. treaty

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said.

here are no special ben
efits for the 128,000 (native)
people whe live off the
reserves, and the ones living in
poverty.” Thomas asked for
the LL assistance it
communicating not just with
the general public, but with
natives themselves.

She added that a majority
of natives arc unaware of the
current: treat negotiations
and how they will affect them.

As the municipalities ta
on the task of negotiating se
dements within their respec-
uve regions, the N said
was concerned over not ha
ing a true voice with the gow:
ernment.

“Sixty per cent of aborigi-
nal people are under the age
of 1 80% ef those peo-

. ple live off reserves, these peo:
ple are
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ment,”

the ted g
Scott said. “This is
very serious ... the aboriginal
population is the fastest grow:
ing and youngest: population
in Canada 2. 70.000) aborigi-
nals have no voice.”

Thomas Issac. the provin-
cial negotiator for the Lower
Mainland and Southwestern
B.C the
treaties with natives is ossen
tial, He warned against drag
gin out the negotiations, and
pointed te his caperionces
dealing with aboriginal peo
ples in Saskatchewan, where
native bands were allowed ta
pareh sean.

“The First Nations were
buving dand: and turning it
miter reserves, it's caused
Saskatchewan to take a serious
took at whar’s happening,”
said. “Tin only tell
about this because irs starting

setdement of

to happen here Gin B.C.) too.”

Bur Chilliwack Moe
John Les advised against rush-
ing inte treaiies, “Sometimes
the urge to be expedient cre:
ates a horrible precedent.” he
warned.

rlier tht vear a TM

Waututh staff member stated

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CLAIMS

three
steps to

dealing with

ICBC

agreement im
principle is expected within
wo vears, Virtually the entire
Lower Mainland areca, home
to more than half the BoC.
population,
claims by othe Squamish,
Barrard, = Musqueam and
“Prawwassen bands,

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(. Gathering evidence to determine fauk and the amount of

damages

. ssing the evidence te determine who is at fault and the
proper amount of money to be pid in compensation for

dsumages and No-

tollecting the amount ass

wile benefits

sed from ICBC

Each of these steps can be caremely complicated

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SEYMOUR
Demonstration Forest
plays host to the
Spring Duathlon on
Sunday.

Over AO competitors are
scheduled to take part in the
three-stage ra
a five kilometre
Interpreti
km evele up to the Seymour
Dam and back, and a five kilo-
metre run to the finish line.

Among the competitors
are both voung sad the old.
Twel arold te We
of North Vancouver will be
racing.

Weeks plays hockey, soccer
and lacrosse. The Blueridge
Grade 7 student said he began
endurance training to main-
tain “thar competitive edge.”

Both Cole and his I] -vear-
ald sister Kristy. joined the
Noith Shore Justor Triathion
slab atten thet mauhies saw a
ston about the newdy-tormed
ertunivation in the North

run on the

e really sperts

were preity

Micrestd in jo wing the
club.” Darlene Weeks said.
“This (endurance rainy) is
new tor them. ‘Th s
aaa team sport:
in the

missed it due to a ho

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tCurnament commitment, and
according to his mother he is
raring to ge on Sun
her awn thoughts on
sams first-ever endurance
race, Darlene offered with a
laugh, “Iris a long distance
The first Spring Duathlon
took place in 0. According
to orace director Brent
amenka, the event attracts a
wide range of athletes.
“Probably about 20% are

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really competi orld

bre. The bulk are. stror

the age- group divisions and
final 20% are just challeng-

ing themselves to finish,”

Kamenka said.

An information and reg
tration desk will be
tomorrow between +
p.m. at the Seymour Demo

arest. main gate. For mare
information call 876-4443
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