Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 30, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday. October 30, 1976 indians pledge their lives in fight against Timber plan Toronto up Ontario indians Aie not sure How they will fight a proposal to develop Square Miles of Timberland in Northwestern Ontario but they say they Are willing to Lay Down their lives to protect their land. After the province announced tuesday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Reed paper Ltd. To investigate the desirability of developing the land Cree and ojibway indians in the area Drew up a plan of action to fight the project. The indians who say the prop sat violates treaty rights decided they will expel from their land any person conducting research related to the agreement Stop All Road construction leading to the cutting area and note and Deal with air carriers helping Reed to implement the studies. Andrew Rickard chief of grand Council treaty no. 9. Said Friday the plan of action will stay in effect until Indi ans get All information on the project from the government in writing. He added that As far As he knows no one involved in the project now is on the site. The agreement is nothing less than a death warrant for our chief Rickard told a news conference called to make Public the Indian position. If we Are forced to Vio Lence to protect our people then let it be he said. If there should be loss of then let the Ontario govern ment accept the plan of action originally was to stay in effect until a list of what indians termed non negotiable demands was met. These included the appointment of a Royal commis Sion to investigate the matter and the resignation of Leo Bevier Ontario minister of natural resources. But chief Rickard said new proposals from the province thursday changed the Situa Tion. Premier William Davis who has stressed that the memorandum is not a con tract said thursday the government will appoint an in dependent person to head Public hearings into the proposal. He also said indians will receive financial assistance to prepare submissions for the Healing. In a statement issued after the Indian news conference Friday the Premier said he plans to meet with chief Ric Kard and is optimistic we can reach a Mutual under Industry pressure halts tax chief Rickard said the Indk a n s won t accept verbal promises. They want them in writing. We have lost Faith in Dia Logue with the he said adding that he will have to discuss Premier Davis s latest proposals with band members before making decisions on possible changes to some Indian demands. The indians were not consulted before the memorandum was signed he said and were not provided with a copy by the government. But they have obtained one and found it totally in accept he said environmental Impact reports and assessment studies called for in the memorandum relate Only to the Mill site in the ear Falls red Lake area. The building of a pulp Mill with a minimum production of tons a Day concerned us he said. But our Home is the Forest which will be destroyed to feed this giant Mill and the agreement requires no Impact studies on the Forest although developing the land will create up to 2.000 jobs he said indians believe that destroying the Forest will destroy their future. The indians have applied to Warren Allmand. Federal minister of Indian and North Ern affairs to help fund an application for a court injunction against the Reed project. But chief Rickard said he is unsure of the status of the application because of the new provincial proposals. The indians also Are concerned that hearings by the environmental assessment Board May amount to hear Ings by a government already committed to the agreement he said. About indians live in eight communities on the tract of land and two other communities Are on the Border. Hunting fishing trapping and harvesting wild Rice Are the major economic activities. Whatever action the Indi ans take will Only affect the Reed project. Chief Rickard said. Existing agreements with other Timber companies in the area will not be violated. Income tax course by correspondence you can earn extra income learn How to prepare the new tax forms and become an income tax consultant. For full details. Contact Canadian school of tax accounting 150 Eglinton Avenue e., Toronto. Ontario m4p1e8 increase Ottawa up Energy minister Alastair Gillespic confirmed Friday that the government gave Way to pressure from the car Industry when it decided to suspend tax increases on heavy cars outlined in the May 25 budget. 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