leth | House used as . place to cook up - Potent drug = By-SARAH A, "+ “ZIMMERMAN - ‘LOCAL. RCMP ‘are’ still. investigating. the: first me- 2 ",thamphetaming. lab. to be - -incovered in’ the north... (Popularly. known. as a oo 'Selan dab” (‘clan’ is short — toe for: “élandestine),. the ~ , operation. ‘was: uncovered: “, cafter:‘the: residence’ it. was Ly Stim: caught: fire. just after: je Emidnight March 2. ae as Though: ‘the cause of. ihe cs ere fire: at 4827 Lazelle- Ave. - Is .also: still’ under invest- . igation, “police: ‘believe it-is . “connected: ‘to. the. illegal’ “chemical lab’ set-up: to’ make : ‘thethamphetamine,. _ highly. addictive: cand: “ch ‘ drug. known: as “crystal meth." “Wheré the: fire’ “was,” ‘t that’s 5: where: the ‘lab was,” said: Terrace. RCMP. ‘Staff: : Bl, Jas: ‘Basi. ‘ The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 10, 2004 AS” N ews In Brief _. Health post change .. ; “TERRACE CITY councillor.Rich McDaniel is no: “Jonger the chair of a regional healih finance proup. * ‘Telkwa mayor. Sharan ‘Hartwell ‘is now: ‘the, chair: of the North. West, Regional: ‘Hospital District, the -[. body that raises’ money: through. taxation for health’ |. care facilities and ‘heaith- care. eqiipment..: ol Stew Christensen, also a: Terrace. city: ounsillor, oan ‘is’ vice chair as vis. Prince: Rupert, ity re uncillor oe Tony. Briglio. aie ne Fee aad oe McDaniel has: been. the ‘chair since: 2002 and ¥ was’ _ tric ward at Mills: Merhorial Hospital and the: pur chase: of a new mammography. screening device.: ee He -was: also. instrumental ‘in negotiating: a! deal: 2 - with the Northern’ Health ‘Authority’ to. ensure. that: - ‘ocally- elected representatives. have a sy in how «|> . money, raised by. the hospital district is peat... an Centre. loses money . "THE TERRACE Women’ s Resource Centre: is- 168°. ‘L. ing 60 percent ofits budget. the end: of this month... ~ because Of provincial budget cuts. Oo an: operating. grant: which. paid: for everyday. ex. | Z range . of services, “says ‘centré- -official Ann: Peltier,» a An, associated ‘service, The Family, Place, ig rea ” ‘also being affected by- cuts, she said. oo age tothe ‘house, Firefight= Ps "ers arrived. quickly: ‘as it-is. a barely: half 2 a block. fro » the fire hall. Terrace. All this means ‘it-is going to. be more © difficult: to. “ provide: services. for. women.and ‘families, Peltier | gues Lo the: ‘project. It 8. s-tough to provide, other, AS a o “Randy ¢ ‘Smith said ‘fite- straining’ helped: his: fire 2” fighters: responding: to the . fighters” recognize «.the:. blaze. first’: thought: they, -clues’ that’ the ‘house’ could © Oe chad: ‘stumbled: across typi- ”, have’ contained . a ‘chemical: oo “eal ‘drug. paraphernalia, “lab... = : a something that isn’t “un. =: ‘Firefighters. then called’ common: ‘An their, line of Basi, . ee ". ROMP: officers “it “But. the: sheer: volume. of" a the ‘glassware. ‘and solvents labs. . they™ “discovered” in “the” “- house: indicated: it- was all unusual - situation.; - “> while two: “more ‘officers’. 2 2 #AS- SOON! as: We! See “sand 7a" chemist: from ‘Van: ‘glassware’ cand. solvents. in: couver, and, twa specially: what shduld: bea: bedroom: “trained - ‘officers from: “tipped: u Us: “off,” “said "Prince: Rupert” came. “to nt confirm . the: Presence Of ANE the: lab... : Rifefighters- benefited’ =: “Clan: labs. are’ so. 0 toxic rom. a seminar. -several.- and’: volatile: -we. ‘always © months: “Ago” on. identifying “have to- ‘have four’ trained cs ind. dealing, with: illegal ‘ ‘members - on. site, exe" . hemical drug labs. : . plained ‘Basi. a oo “Terrace.” fire © “chief” Police - sedtched the: