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be:

‘Man given house | arrest for assault
after trying to help a friend of his —

, “TRYING TO HELP a friend

From front

Hayward, who called the Bar XH-Hawkair deal a merger,
ssaid Hawkair is developing an extensive fishing charter busi-

reaenevecesave

‘ness in the summer months while Bar XH does a lot of oil -

:field work in the winter months.
_ + “With the way the timing is, the services were really
. ‘ complementary to each other,” said Hayward.

‘The tentative deal calls for the cancellation of Hawkair’s |
. ‘currently issued shares and for the issuing of new shares, all -
of which would be issued. to Bar XH or to someone else of

‘pits choosing. )

: Bar XH would acquire all of Hawkair’s assets, including ._

sits licences and spare parts.

efiled with the court.

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“stay away from liquor lead.
;to.a conviction for a serious
‘assault for a local man.

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‘tional sentence of 18 months .

. thouse arrest to be: followed

by ‘one year of ‘probation,
for one charge. of ‘assaulting
‘Theodore: -Wilfred'Venn, 53,

‘ ‘with a carving adze.

8 - Waechter, . initially
~ charged with attempted mur-
‘der, plead guilty to the lesser
‘charge. of: assault. causing
‘bodily harm in: Terrace Su-
preme Court Oct. 11: ay

“On Sept. 4, 2005, Waech-
ter got'into a fight with Venn

- housé of: his. ex-girlfriend
. Sylvia Samparé’ on the belief .

"she and Venn were. drink-
- ing.

a ‘Waechter went to the .
residence in an- attempt’ to
«Stop Sampare from consum- .

_,ing alcohol and became em-
broiled in a. fight with Venn’

that left Venn lying i ina pool.

- of blood.

. Terrace RCMP had re-
ceived several calls during

the late evening and early .

morming hours from the
residence, Crown prosecutor
Bill Funnell told the

| Ina call at’? 31458 Ae

t -Martin: Anthony. Waech-
“ter, “45<: received ‘a condi- :

,, thinning
that he was unable to sleep:

_ 4A shareholdér loan of $200,000 and debt restructuring
<would result in an offer to creditors of more than they could
sexpect if Hawkair went into bankruptcy, indicate documents

Around 4 am. a cab

‘driver called RCMP to say

he had driven Waechter to
Sampare’s ‘residence and

that while waiting, Waech- .
ter had a Struggle with Venn:
“and struck him in the head.

with the carving adze — a
tomahawk-like _ instrument
with the blade turned on its
* side — he brought with him.
‘Sampare ~_ also -
RCMP to report the fight.
Venn suffered. 19 cuts ‘to

his head and one cut across. *
his finger and wrist that re-

quired stitches.

‘Venn Spent four days.
- in the intensive care unit at
Mills Memorial Hospital
“after he ‘showed up at the

and another two or three
days in the main. unit, con-
. tinued Funnell.

* At the preliminary inqui-

“ry in January, Venn reported

he was still taking blood-
medication and

properly.

Funnell told the court he ~
agreed to a joint submission

of a conditional sentence
with defence counsel Scott

Mulder due to problems with»

evidence during trial.

The cab driver’s testimo-
ny during the preliminary
sritquiry, $vas;partly favour-

Tape to the Crown’s argu-

Waechter said hé had falked! “iment whilé other parts were

with Sampare.and was con-
cerned that Venn was giving
her alcohol and preventing
her from leaving. At the
same time, Sampare called

- RCMP to say Waechter had.

called her and ‘was being a

. Muisance.

~__ 00 lenses and the refinoscope. This is done without f

What is an

favourable to, the defence,
said Funnell.

The driver was unable to
be found for trial.

Defence counsel Scott
Mulder said Waechter ad-
mitted to demonstrating

bad judgment and reckless |

“assault.

-moved out due to her prob-
called -
"“pare’s drinking and took the

‘venta confrontation:
“their mother ‘and has suc-:

‘gram at the college and‘has.

Mulder told the court. '

- cant impairment the assault
had on him and that Waech-

OPTOMETRIST?

The Canadian Association of Optometrists (CAO) defines on optometrist as “an
independent primary health core provider who speciolizes in the exominotion,
diagnosis, treotment, management ond prevention of disease ond disorders of the
visual system, the eye and associated structures os wel as the diagnosis of ocular
manifestations of systemic conditions"

As ate ry eye core , an cto main re past:
exomination’ of tne human eye by any method (ter n ager to
diagnose, reat, and/or refer for treatment ony abnormal condition of the eye, in

‘cooperation with physicians and other health professionals.
© The employment of instruments, procedures or agents fo measure, examine or

diagnose visual defects or abnormel conditions of the eye.
© The prescribing, fiting and application of glasses, contact lenses or other devices

to correct, relieve or treat the eye.

¢ The prescription, supervision ond management of therapy for the improvement/

monitoring of visual heath.
¢ The referral of patients to other heath practitioners os required.

What is an EYE EXAMINATION

Your optometrist will use a numberof echniques fo dssess any potential vsion or eye
heath problems, ond will keep a file ofthat info. to keep track of changes in your eye
health ai vision. Regular visits fo you opine are recommended,
Steps that you cane typical optometric examination:
ase hey ov will ole mln your Pret health, medications you. may
be faking, sing environment, hobbies, efc. You will also be asked to describe
any vision problems you m have been experiencing,
« External eye examination - Yeu optometrist will examine the external area around
‘the eye to ensure that there are no abnormalities.

__ © Infernal eye examination - Using the slit lamp microscope and an ophthalmoscope,

pe opine will check your eyes for indications of abnormalities, from front to
ck. Some problems detected during on internal “ examination may indicate
~ possible disease, such as diabetes or hypertension. | your optometrist sees any of
these warning signs, you will be referred to a physician for furher examination.

* Tonometty - lonometry measures the fluid pressure in the eye

__ © Vision tests - A number of tests are used fo assess your vison

o Retinoscopy - The optomelrist con determine ihe strengih of your eyes using vari
eecbock om the potent and
_ is therefore an invaluable instrument for assessing the vision problems of children
and others who may not be able to read an eye chart.
o Visual cculy fests - Using the familiar wal chor and a handheld charts, your
optometrist will assess your aan to see small detail clearly ot both near and for
distonces. You may sit behind a phoropter, on instrument containing o combination
of lenses. Lens choices are sys sa changed until clear focus is obtained:
o Eye Movement - Hing a number of different tests, the optometrist will evaluate
~ how well your eyes align or coordinate when working fogether and individual y
0 Peripheral {ion e (ponetis may evaluate how wel yu see targets whic
are not directly in front of you.

‘Aa - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 25, 2006

i

_Hawkair strikes deal to sell

Those same documents indicate Bar XH wants to expand
its charter service in light of the booming Alberta economy
but doesn’t have the time to assemble the people and regula-

tory approval it needs to take advantage of the opportunity.

“Since Hawkair has both aircraft, rained personnel and
regulatory approval (i.e. licences) this should enable Bar XH
to accept-and service the new charters provided they have
immediate and uninterrupted access to these resources,” the
company stated.

Bar XH also said it sees potential i in adding to Hawkair’ <

scheduled passenger flights. between Vancouver and the
northwest and northeast.
There’s no indication of the effect on Hawkair s nearly

100 employees but Bar XH does state it- would meet “sev-, | :
erance obligations to those few employees not selected to. |

remain with Haw kair.”

‘behaviour’ the ‘night of the tried to assist his friend.
He told the court
Waechter didn't go there to '
cause trouble but rather to

ensure Sampare was OK,

posed sentence: is ‘appropri-

ate,” she said in‘ pronounc-
ing her decision. |

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‘said Mulder. »

Waechter and, Sampare
had’ been a’ common-law _
couple but Sampare had.

lems with alcohol.
Waechter believed Venn.
was contributing: to Sam-

carving: adze along: to pre-

; Waechter Shares custody
of his, two ‘daughters - with

cessfully completed the first
year of the culinary arts pro- .

started his second year there, .

Waechter doesn’t endan-
ger public safety meaning a
conditional . sentence : order.
in the community would be
acceptable, Mulder argued. :

Madame Justice Donna .
Martinson told the court she
must consider the aggravat-
ing and mitigating circum-
stances ofthe case.

Aggravaling factors, or
those against Waechter, :in-
cluded the seriousness of
Venn’s injuries, the. signifi-

ter carried an item that could
be used as a weapon.
Mitigating | factors, or.
those in » Waechter’s. fa-
vour, included the’ fact that
he did not go to Sampare’s
residence with the intent to
cause trouble and that he

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