Blood donors, volunteers receive recognition giving /17 Friday, May 29, 2009 Newsstand $1.50 Home Delivered 62�/day www.pgcitizen.ca Classified: 250-562-6666 Reader Sales: 250-562-3301 Switchboard: 250-562-2441 How to boost your fitness and not injure yourself sports /9 Canfor mothballing Rustad Bros. mill Gordon Hoekstra Citizen staff Canfor Corp. announced Thursday it is idling its Rustad Bros. sawmill in Prince George, one of three closures it announced in the province. Rustad Bros. becomes the fourth Canfor A railcar with raw logs gets unloaded at the Rustad Bros. sawmill in the BCR Industrial Site. Citizen file photo sawmill in northern B.C. to be shut down indefinitely. The closure -- expected to be complete in June or July while the mill exhausts its existing log inventory -- puts another 205 workers off the job. The mill is an example of the continuing difficulties in the North American lumber market. -- See LUMBER on page 3 miracle Missionaries left for dead share their story /3 Aboriginals divided over legislation Gordon Hoekstra Citizen staff The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council is not in favour of proposed B.C. legislation to recognize aboriginal rights and title in its current form, and put forward Thursday a wide-ranging slate of recommendations at a regional input session organized by provincial umbrella native groups. The Carrier Sekani's recommendations include a call for an "exclusive" form of aboriginal title in any provincial legislation, something not contemplated in a discussion paper that outlines the proposed legislation. The position was a shot across the bow of the B.C. First Nations Leadership Council -- representing the First Nations Summit, the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs and B.C. Assembly of First Nations -- which is supportive of the legislation. During the Thursday session, members of the Stellat'en and Nadleh Whut'en First Nations, members of the Carrier Sekani, led a protest following Carrier Sekani Tribal Council chief David Luggi's presentation. "I think there needs to be a strategic shift. The discussion paper (which sets out the framework for aboriginal rights and title) in its current context is the wrong way," Luggi said in an interview. The Thursday session was open briefly to the media for introductory remarks by First Nations Summit representative Ed John and Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs president Stewart Phillip. But the remainder of the session was held behind closed doors. The one-day session -- attended by about 200 First Nations people -- is part of an effort by the leadership council to seek input on the framework, which also includes shared decision-making and revenue-sharing. The discussion paper also calls for reducing the 203 First Nations in the province to about 30 traditional "indigenous nations" for the purpose of consultation and decision-making. The B.C. Liberals signalled their intent to introduce the legislation prior to the provincial election earlier this month but backed off when industry and First Nations cited concerns. Cabinet minister Mike De Jong has said the legislation will bring about a "seismic shift" in relations between the province and First Nations. -- See CARRIER on page 2 resources Proposed mine takes another step towards approval /15 Grand Chief Ed John discusses the provincial government's treatment of First Nations peoples at the Proposed Recognition and Reconciliation Legislation Regional Session at the Civic Centre. Citizen photo by David Mah wines Some great tastes to enjoy during the summer /16 CAREFUL CREATION -- Linda Hellenius holds up a fibre arts doll made by Virginia Jalava at the 32nd anniversary of the Prince George Weavers and Spinners Guild. Not only was the group celebrating the anniversary, they were also announcing a name change.The group will now be known as the Prince George Fibre Arts Guild. Citizen photo by Brent Braaten Mayor wants answers on boy's murder Mark Nielsen Citizen staff Mayor Dan Rogers stopped short of criticizing RCMP Thursday for its five-year delay in letting the public know a body of a murdered Prince George youth had been found, saying he wants more information on the incident and the way it was handled. But Rogers also says he's baffled by the fact that Adam Williams, 13, was missing for so long without authorities apparently knowing in the first place. "There are two components of this," Rogers said. "One, how does this happen in this day and age that someone goes missing and the community's not fully aware, so there are some WILLIAMS questions around that. "Second, (it's) with respect to the investigation that occurs and how much information is released and fundamentally, you want to get to the bottom of the issue and ensure there is a proper investigation and that's not impeded, so I understand the necessity of that, but I need to get some additional information and background on it." 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