Calgary Herald, Fri., November 9, 1990


                       LUBICON  ISSUE  FINAL  WARNING

              Loggers without native permits risk consequences,
                              by Jac MacDonald


Edmonton  -  Logging equipment now working in lands claimed by the Lubicon
Lake band is subject to removal at any time, Chief Bernard Ominayak said
Thursday.

"We have given notice, effective today, that they have to have the proper
authorization permits from the Lubicon people if they wish to continue,"
Ominayak told a demonstration outside Edmonton's Manulife building.

"That is the only warning they will get," the chief said to about 200 people
gathered to protest Japanese logging operations in northern Alberta.

Ominayak told reporters that subcontractors working  for Buchanan Lumber in
High Prairie have begun logging about 48 kilometers northeast of Little
Buffalo despite a warning delivered four days ago.

He also said a Daishowa Canada Co. Ltd. subsidiary, Brewster Construction
Ltd., has been "sneaking" on to Lubicon lands.

Spokesmen for Brewster and Buchanan could not be reached for comment.

"We are prepared to stop the logging, whether it be Buchanan or Brewster," he
said. "I can't afford to say where or when. There are too many risks. Let
them keep pushing because we will push right back. Anything is bound to
happen."

The chief also gave notice that all companies wishing to enter Lubicon lands
will require operating permits, licenses and leases from the Lubicon people.
Approval will be subject to payment of past and future royalties and to
compliance with Lubicon environmental protection and wildlife management
laws, he said.

Band advisor Fred Lennarson said the Lubicon are past the point of peaceful
demonstrations.

"What the Lubicons are saying at this point is that they can no longer as a
society afford to play this game," Lennarson said. "I think they perceive few
alternatives at this point."

Lennarson said he has been deliberately left out of planning, for security
reasons, but he said the band may target roads, oil pipelines, pumpjacks,
bridges and powerlines in the 10,000-square-km area it claims as its
traditional territory.

"I don't think even all of the Lubicons know what is going to happen. The
leadership have been granted a mandate by the Lubicon people to do what they
are going to do," he said.

Peace River RCMP are not aware of any specific threats on any property in the
area, said Staff Sgt. Lynn Julian. Detachment RCMP are monitoring the area on
regular patrols, and K-Division intelligence staff are also involved, Julian
said.