H} SUNDAY - August 18, 19S6 . month on moma af Australia's | - Spick-and-span FOREMAN Rollie Burgoyne (left) and Matthew Huggett inspect the North Shore's newest bridge at the Westview NEWS photo Mike Wakelield interchange project. The 21-metre temporary Westview Drive span was bullt by a West Vancouver company. See story on page 5. ing tirs up left-wing critics CoPributing Writer The International Society for Individual Liberty (ISIL) is holding its 15th annual con- vention at the Whistler Conference Centre. Organizer Kurt > Pokrandt, of Vancouver, said J40 delegates bund) and North Shore ews columnist Doug lolfins are among the | cakers at a controversial e-day gathering of liber- rians:in Whistler begin- Monday. For professional advice. . Call West Vancouver 925-9210 Bie Chip thinking is a Trademark “2 of Midland Walwyn Capital [ne. Member » Canadian investor Protection F West are expected to attend. The event is open to the publi although admission is i: aie than $400. According to its literature, ISIL claims members and affiliated organizations in 83 countries. It believes in See Gruhel page 3 WEATHER Monday: Cloudy, sunny periods, High 22°C, low 13°C. Burrard, B.C. and feds sign a framework By ian Noble News Reporter NORTH Vancouver’s Tsleil Waututh Nation (Burrard Band) is the first native group in the Lower Mainiand to initial a frame- work agreement for treaty talks. Burt a court case involving three native bands, including the Tsleil Waututh, threatens to stall further progress, said fed- eral negotiator Robin Dodson. The framework agreement is the third stage in the six-stage process leading to a treaty. Ir identifies the subjects ro be nego- tiated, the procedures for negotiation, and atimerable to reach an agreement in prin- ciple which will form the basis of the treaty. The 34 subjects in the framework agreement initialized Thursday by negotia- tors for the province, federal government and band include law-making and authori- ry, taxation, and renewable and non-renew- able resources. Indian Arm — an area claimed by the Tslei] Waututh thar Victoria has earmarked as a park — is also on the list. When asked which subjects are the most important, Tsleil Waututh Chief Leonard George answered: “It’s all important.” He said his band’s urban setting will make future negotiations more complex, but not necessarily longer. “Two years, Pd say, being optimistic,” he said, referring to the length of agreement-in-principle nego- tiations. The framework must now be signed by George, federal Minster of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Ron Irwin, and provincial Minster of Aboriginal Affairs John Cashore. However, Dodson said Irwin won't sign the framework until a court case is resolved. The case involves the feds, the Tsleil Wauruth Nation, the Musqueam Band and the Squamish Nation, which also has reser- vations on the North Shore. The case relates to the former Kitsilano Indian Reserve Number Six in False Creek, said Dodson. The case raises issues of abo- riginal rights. Because Canada reserves the right not to negotiate issues thar are the subject of litigation, such as aboriginal rights, the court case could impede negoti- ations, Dodson said. Talks may have to wait until a trial is complete, said Dodson. That could rake a year or longer. “We just don’t know,” he said. The case was originally launched in the 1970s, and along the way has become more coinplicated, A court date was sched- uled for Sept. 23, but that has been adjourned to November. Dodson, who is also the federal nego- tiator in the Squamish negotiations, said the Squamish band is more than halfway to initializing a framework agreement. NEWS photo Paul McGrath FEDERAL negotiator Robin Dodson, Tsleil Waututh Chief Leonard George and provinciat negotiator Linda Jolson were all. smiles as they initialed the third-stage framework agreement Thursday in the six-stage treaty process.