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Skiing: Uemura wins dual moguls at national championships
Aiko Uemura successfully defended her title in the women’s dual moguls at the freestyle skiing national championships on Saturday.
Uemura, who won bronze in the same discipline at the world championships last weekend to secure her place in the Winter Olympics in Turin, was flawless in all three races she competed at Hakuba Sanosaka ski course, except for a deduction in landing a second air maneuver in the semifinals.
She outperformed Miyuki Hatanaka in the final.
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Skiing and scheming at Sun Peaks: they’re too busy tearing up the mountain to find time to consult with the displaced Secwepemc
Since purchasing the resort in 1992, Nippon Cable has expanded on-site accommodation from 100 beds to over 5,800. In 1997 the BC government approved a $70 million expansion, which will eventually cut ski runs on the previously undeveloped Mt. Morrisey and further increase capacity to 20,000 beds. A 2002 Sun Peaks press release boasts that new “facilities line the streets, construction crews abound and a massive new 220 room Delta hotel sits right in the midst of the village.” This encroaching development was further boosted with Vancouver’s recent Olympic bid, and the expansion was again increased in scope, now totaling $285 million.
The Secwepemc assert that the current expansion of Sun Peaks Ski Resort will undermine their ability to exercise their inherent rights to land-use and occupancy and thus their Aboriginal title to the land. The federal and provincial governments have refused to acknowledge Aboriginal title and enter negotiations to establish co-jurisdiction. Moreover, the government has not upheld its fiduciary obligation to consult the Secwepemc. The government disregarded environmental and cultural impact studies performed by the Adams Lake and Neskonlith Indian Bands and refused to engage in consultation and meaningful discussion with the bands about the development. Dispite the lack of consultation, the $70 million development plan, expanding the ski resort to previously undisturbed Mt. Morrisey, has already begun.
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In BC, treaty-making was abandoned early on. Throughout the colonial period the government created reserves for the Aboriginal population. However, with the exception of the Douglas treaties on Vancouver Island and the territory east of the Rockies under Treaty 8, these reserves were designated by executive acts unrelated to treaties. Thus, the majority of BC was never “acquired” from its Aboriginal owners before being distributed by the government.
The impetus to begin negotiating to resolve land claims came not from any moral integrity of the federal and provincial governments but from the courts. The governments of Canada and BC long maintained the non-existence of Aboriginal rights and title. In 1973, the Calder decision recognized that at the time of contact Aboriginal title existed. Following this decision, the federal government established its Comprehensive Claims Policy, and began negotiating with the Nisga’a. BC, however, did not begin negotiating with the Nisga’a until 1990, after further legal challenges by Aboriginal peoples, such as Sparrow and Delgamuukw. It was not until 1993 that the province began to accept other First Nations into the treaty negotiation process. Yet, from the perspective of many Aboriginal groups, the purpose of these negotiations was to eliminate Aboriginal title and to solidify the provincial government as the sole authority in the province. For this and other reasons, the majority of land claims east of the Rockies remain unresolved in BC.
The Delgamuukw decision affirmed inherent Aboriginal title in the courts defining it as “the exclusive use and occupation of the land held pursuant to that title for a variety of purposes.” According to Delgamuukw, to prove Aboriginal title an Aboriginal group must be able to show that they occupied the lands in question at the time that the Crown asserted sovereignty and that this occupation was exclusive. Proof of historical occupancy may be established by providing historical evidence of dwellings, cultivation, or regular use of land for hunting, fishing or other resource use. Present occupation may also be used as proof of pre-sovereignty occupation if a continuous connection to the land between present and pre-sovereignty occupation is demonstrated.
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Girl falls on rocks while skiing: Failure to eliminate hazardous condition: Wrongful death: Settlement
Cournoyer, 12, was skiing on an intermediate slope when she fell and struck lier head on a rocky embankment adjacent to the trail. She suffered fatal injuries. She is survived by her parents and two minor siblings.
Her father, on behalf of her estate, sued the ski slope resort and its owner, alleging the embankment was a design flaw that created a hazardous condition.
Defendants contended state law provides that skiers assume the inherent risks of skiing and thus Cournoyer assumed the risks associated with a fall. Plaintiff countered that the embankment was not an inherent risk because it was not an integral part of the sport of skiing, and defendants could have eliminated it.
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The parties settled before trial for $225,000.
Plaintiff’s experts in this case were John Hanst, siding, Green Village, N.J.; Harold Sobel, forensic pathology, Wayne, N.J.; and Matityahu Marcus, economics, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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Snowstar Ski Area Ski Swap December 4
Snowstar Winter Sports Park and the Snowstar Ski Patrol announce the annual SKI SWAP on December 4th.
Andalusia, IL, (PRWEB) December 2, 2005 — What better way to usher in the winter season but a great sale? Snowstar Winter Sports Park and the Snowstar Ski Patrol bring you the annual SKI SWAP on December 4th. For those that have never been to one, picture it as a large Ski & Snowboard Tag Sale. The event will be held this year as a fund raiser for the non-profit group that operates in cooperation with Snowstar Winter Sports Park.
The event gives skiers and snowboarders a chance to buy, or sell, new or gently used equipment. The event is free and open to the public. The cost to the seller is one dollar per item with 15% of the sale price going to the Snowstar Ski Patrol. For the best selection, sellers and shoppers should arrive early.
The Snowstar Ski Patrol consists of over 40 dedicated volunteers providing on-hill safety and off-hill education at Snowstar. They are members of the National Ski Patrol system. Their mission is to serve the skiing public, without charge in the rescue and first aid treatment of the injured, offering this service in a courteous manner, affording the best public relations possible for Snowstar and the skiing/boarding public.
The National Ski Patrol (NSP) was founded in 1938, and has evolved into one of the largest outdoor-winter rescue organizations in the world. It is composed of more than 28,500 members serving over 600 patrols including volunteer, paid, alpine, snowboard and Nordic throughout the United States and certain military areas in Europe. The NSP membership provides countless years of service and devotion to the skiing community by providing safety education, emergency care, and rescue services.
In 1980, the National Ski Patrol was recognized as a Federal Charter by the United States Congress. This is a coveted endorsement that only a few other American institutions, such as the Red Cross, the YMCA, and the Boy Scouts, have earned. The Charter stipulates the promotion of safety and health in skiing and other outdoor winter recreational activities. The NSP reports directly to Congress.
Snowstar Winter Sports Park has been serving Illinois since 1981. There are six lifts serving 14 runs, including numerous terrain features, and a snow tubing park on 28 acres. The Resort is celebrating their 25th Anniversary season this winter with special events and discounted retro days throughout the season. The ski season runs December through March, weather and skier traffic permitting. The resort is nestled in Coal Creek Valley above the Mississippi River, only ten minutes from the Quad Cities just off IL Rt 92 in Andalusia.
For more information call 309-798-2666 or visit the website at www.skisnowstar.com
Snowstar Winter Sports Park
9500 126th Street West
Taylor Ridge, IL 61284
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