And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (S.I.S.I.S.) writes: NATIVE BAND APPROVES SELECTIVE LOGGING January 24, 1999 Canadian Press [S.I.S.I.S. note: The following mainstream news article may contain biased or distorted information and may be missing pertinent facts and/or context. It is provided for reference only.] KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CP) -- Native bands are relieved that a southern interior British Columbia mountain they consider sacred land will be selectively logged. The Shuswap Nation Tribal Council has cut a deal with the provincial government to ensure Mount Ida will not be clear-cut. Area native bands were upset when the government awarded a Salmon Arm company the right to remove burnt timber from the mountain. But Chief Arthur Manuel, chair of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, said the new deal will ensure the area is ecologically restored under the guidance of native elders. Manuel said native bands consider Mount Ida to be a "church without doors." Mount Ida, near Salmon Arm, is where a devastating wildfire that scorched the area last August began. Hundreds of homes were evacuated and thousands more were on evacuation alert at the peak of the 63-square-kilometre wildfire. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: SOVEREIGNTY IS THE ANSWER - CANADA IS THE PROBLEM In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only.
