Check out ourHome | Improvement | | Section | starting on page21 By hun Reimche a Peninsula News: Review ‘The Tsawout Nation will meet sith ¢ “treaty - negotiators. next week to de: © termine whether or not they will en- ter the treaty agreement, process -. Tsawout chief Allan Claxton’ sai Wednesday that, the Oc 14 meeting: : : ar a me Douglas ee aie Those’ treaties deal with.. issues all the Tsawout ation were to enter. -- into the treaty process, and if that re- sulted in'a new treaty,. the two agree’ ments would work in tandem; the. ~ > new would not. replace the old, as. they deal with separate issues... - “We need to look at it. A lot has changed since 1852," said Claxton. ‘He said a treaty, such as the recent Nisga’a agreement, would have a sig: | nificant impact on the ia First, » Nation, : “We're trying to fete economic de. velopment going for ourselves, to de velop a tax base, and we're working on ahealth care system that is better: suited to the people. of our: commu: ; nity,” Claxton said, But that is still a far. cry from.the self- deter mination that bands are secking. A major stumbling block has been “in the way the federal government handles its funding, ‘Those’ funds, Claxton said, come to the Tribal Council as alump sum earmarked for specific programs and purposes. If they were given instead as transfer funds, the band: could determine. where the money wis most needed, he said, et low the money fs allocated to par rh Ces 90. CENTS : specific’ programs, and those aren't a major concern, we need to be‘able to ag ‘put: those funds i in areas where it’s” 4 around: hunting, fishing and village ee “ticular pk programs would have the flex- : ibility to change | as necessary. “Health care is'a good example of. ~ that,” said the chief. “Needs change . _ regularly, and we need the flexibility * to'adapt: If funding only comes in for. : “people, It’s no different for us.’ . He-said. agreements such as ‘the ‘Nisga! a deal will give bands the abil- ity to build the society they need to go into the next’ century. More i impor- tantly, it allows to base that new soci- ety on traditional practices, such as the principles of the Big House, He doesn’t anticipate that, Penin- sula bands would be going after any: tracts of land as part of an agreement, however, That was a large part of the . Nisga’a deal because of the ready: availability of Crown land; That's not. the case here. ‘eg “This will be a slow: process, There's'a lot of healing to be done first, We need he althy individuals, and healthy leaders — healthy in mind, and in spirit: We're already working closely with the three municipalities” . on the Peninsula and the RCMP and © municipal police, and: creating’ our own health and child welfare: pro- prams. “We ‘still need to re-educate our- selves, It's things like language and culture we need to relearn, But atthe end of the day, we need to take the best of both worlds and build from. there," Claxton said... HN a pass Sail ty si with it a) orl tye Pag h kate ie “ogral “serve the needs. of the majority of the! 2 | CINDER-FELLA | an Wi Que iti ui Complete saint 2 body work a fully equipped modern epghs ered ‘Mataview ‘Ave The spirit of volunteers like Norma Sealey, left, help make c our communities what they are. This week The Review profiles the six Saanich Peninsula recipients of-the first annual Peninsula Com- munity pecorlanon renee News Review Community S Service Awards. . Lee Torgalson eprtsPages ii to iS. aa : eid hive Me “PAUL WYKE/PEWINSULA NEWS REVIEW 1 Volunteers and ‘equipment from five avea 2 tira departments filled “tho flolds of Sanscha Hall Sunday to help mark Fire Prevention Weok with an annual fire safety falr. Above, Sidney's Keonen Derkson,3, walts for his turn at the fire tose, while Willls Point volunteer frofightor Kathy Crawley looks on, sere attr sett remem nipmen en wigan mn mai nf a erro econ em eed ramones tan smi ae A AeA erent ity S a soe and unibody repalr il Windshield replacement : can iy Pea Like “ly hie iT ny ye aha aeRO ne yi, Ng 6565 58 sini Yale tat Ah va is ha: al tie ty viath: u Monday morning from.a:motorist'< >. who was forced to stop and let the big ee OCTOBER 7, 1998 Two rescued from burning fish beat Two people were aie off Sid- _ney's waterfront Saturday morning, ‘when their fishing boat caught fire af ter an engine room explosion. . - A flotilla of pleasure boats made - their way to the scene of the distress: ‘call about 10:20 a.m. to find the 32-foot:. fishing vessel engulfed in flames just ~ behind Sidney Spit. The husband and wife, Teportedly from the Mainland,” - -were pulléd to safety just minutes af- . “ter the boat burst into flames. Neither: "::.....- vere injured in the blaze... = The first: of five Canadian Coast e Guard vessels arrived nearly. 40, min-. a as ‘guish. the fire. The: boat.e entuall walk their’ children: to “i a school following a cougar sighting. “Cpl: Troy: Gross. ofthe. Sidney- North Saanich RCMP said police t re ceived a call at approximately 11am. cat cross the road. “The «sighting was on. West. - Saanich Road between Hazelmeré © Farms-and : Orange Blossom Sta- bles,” Gross told The Review, .. Nearby Deep: Cove E lementary meee ‘teachers and parents -of students. ~ have heen asked to lake precautions, he added). oe 7 “Young children should nothe out ; walking alone in the area and mem- bers of the: general public are re minded to be alert when using hiking trails," he, said. ARTS. & ENTE RTAINME NT. a DRDAVE FALL HOME & GARDEN, 21 PIONEER PORTRAITS 26 SPE IAI. REPOR! Te : aoe mission, but didn’t attempt: to extin- oe eastectee