PAGE A2, THE HERALO, Wednesday, September 15, 1976

Terracites asked
to play larger role

in justice

By Brian Gregg

VANCOUVER. Terrace
residents will be asked to
assume greater respon-
sibility within the justice
system during the next ten
years, according to Justice
Council chairperson, Sharon

Biggs.

She said the justice
process is everyone's
responsibility and the

provincial government has
established an organized
process for inpul throughout
the province for the first
time in its history.

She said as criminology
and police methods became
more sophisticated during
the last 50 years people
became passive, leaving the
enforcement of the law to
the ‘experts’.

The professionals need
retraining, she said, and
they can learn a great deal
from the person on the
street. They need fresh
ideas and Justice Councils
are one of the best avenues
for changing the justice
process.

By 1986 B.C. residents
will have created a com-
pletely new law syslem, she
added.

Representatives ‘of nine
Justice Council regions met
in Vancouver during the
weekend to discuss many of
the problems faced by
communities throughout the
province, The writer al-
tended these meelings.

Dave Vickers, Deputy
Attornéy General, said the.
province has to come to
prips with the worst killer in
sociely today, the impaired
driver.

Figures show northwest
drivers make up 33 percent
of all charges by police with
criminal offences from
January | to June 3U, 1976.

These charges include
impaired driving and over
8, refusal to take a
breathalyzer tesl, hit and
run, dangerous driving and
criminal negligence.

Vancouver makes up the
smallest percentage with 30
percent while Okanagan and

. Kootenay make up the
highest percentage wilh 42
percent. .

The northwest, however,
has the highest percentage
of impaired drivers in the
entire province. Impaired
drivers make up 79 percent
of ajl drivers charged.
Vancouver Island and
Kootenay has the lowest
with 70 percent,

In the entire province 38
percent of charges laid are
serious driving offences and
74 percent of these offences
are impaired = driving
charges. .

Vickers asked how we as a
society will faee this
problem when both drinking

and driving have become a -

School vandalism

Thornhill Junior Secon-
dary School reported
vandals had broken in
September Band taken a fire
extinguisher from one of the
walls and sprayed the
hallways. Entry was gained
by smashing one window.

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-‘matters

social ritual even though
they do not mix.

The main topic of the |

conference was ‘‘Diver-
sion’’, a term used to
describe the process
through which minor of-
fenders of the law are
diverted from the court
system to the community
where they make
restitution.

The cost for an average
ease to go through the court

room is between $1200 and ¢

$1500 a day.

Through diversion per-
sons on charges of breaking
and entering, vandalism,
possession of soft drugs,
public mischief, etc., have
the choice of not appearing
in the courts but making
restitution by volunteer
work.

“It's a strategy lo bring
the offender and victim
restore a

alionship,” said a
spokesman for the Victoria
Community Diversion
Centre.

If a person breaks into a
store and damages and
steals property he is given
the opportunity to go lo work
for the store owner until he
has paid off his debt.

If the store owner is too
angered lo permit the law
breaker to work for him the
offender does community
volunteer work or works for
another business or another
resident.

The costs of diversion are
high in the first few years
but figures are beginning to
show they are reduced
considerably each year.

When the Victoria
Community Diversion
Centre first began it was
handling 85 referrals in year
one at a cost of $1600 a case.
It handled 195 cases in the
second year ata cost of $800
a case. ;

Only seven persons oul of
150 persons who were
diverted were recharged in
the Victoria area. This,
however, is only indicative
of success, said the centre

trace was kept of divertees
moving oul of the area: once
restitution had been made.

Vancouver figures show
that 80 percent of the calls
received by police involve
domeslic quarrels. Police
have been responding to the
calls with very Hille training
in handling’ domestic
quarrels. Police are
presently receiving training
in dealing with such
problems.

It was also shown that
school areas which have
high drop out rates have a
high juvenile crime rate and
59 percent of the juvenile
crime rate is reduced by
lightening up on school
atlendance.

Liquor stolen

Odd Fellows Hall was
reported broken into Sep-
tember 8 and thirty 26 oz.
boltles of liquor, seven
cartons of cigaretles and
three dozen liquor glasses,
all valued al about $300 were
stolen. Thieves gained entry
by kicking in the basement
door,

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Cloverlawn Investments Limited is in the planning
stages of a 20,000 square foot office building on its
Lakelse property and adjacent to its commercial
building now under construction. The fully air con-
ditioned building will be two storeys in height and ifs
exterior will consist of large areas of cedar and glass.
The main entrance will be accented by a large
triangular skylight which will stream daylight into
the interior of the main foyer.

The building will be completely carpeted and
second floor offices will be afforded expansive win-

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sides of

the = building,

A paved parking area combined with the com.
mercial project now under construction will provide
adequate parking facilities. All existing evergreen
trees now lining the property on Lakelse Avenve will
be retained and many areas of Jandscaping will be
introduced around the building and the parking area

extremities.

Cloverlawn has received inierest from various
sources to establish a high quality centraily located
office and professional complex.

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Late sports news

COACHES
URGENTLY NEEDED
The Terrace Minor

i Hockey Association is badly

in need of six additional
coaches to handle the teams
in the league which gets
underway on Monday.
Anyone willing to accept
this important respon-
sibility is asked to contact

8 Don Parr at 635-2322.

SWEATERS AND

SOCKS MISSING
Andy Kolner, Equipment
Manager for Minor Hockey

Terrace

- has advised that there are

still a number of sweaters
and socks that have not been
returned by last year's
players. These are needed
for the beginning of
operations this coming

Monday and all must be

back by that time,

Parents of youngsters st{Il
holding this equipment are
asked to take them to Spee-
Dee Printers, 4554 Lazelle,
or to call Andy Kolner at 635-
7714 who will arrange to
have them picked up. -

Primary

School Teachers’
Conference

The Terrace Primary
Teachers’ Association are
hosting the second annual
Pacific Northwest Primary
Conference on Friday and
Saturday, October 1 and 2 al
E.T.
School. Invitations have
been sent to surrounding
schoo] districts and many
registrations have already
been received.

Primary teachers will be
ta choose from a

City Hall happenings—__

The regular mecting of
the District of Terrace

Municipal Council took
place in the Council
Chambers on Monday,

Seplember 13 with Acting
Mayor Helmut Giesbrecht
in the chair. Mayor Gordon |
Rewland along — with
alderman Mary Little are
attending the U.B.C.M.
meelings in Vancouver.

The Inspector General of
Municipalities has given the
District of Terrace the
green light to borrow
$130,000 ta undertake the
Sparks Street Sewer Im-
provement Program. An
additional $20,000 has been
transferred to the project
from other items in the

-budget.
spokesman, because no. .

ahead on the Kalum Slreet
Storm Sewer Project ac-
cording to the following
recommendations handed
down by the Committee of
the Whole:-

(a) Howe Creek diversion
from Tuck Avenue north to
creek, paralleling
Skeenaview Drive (#4 inch

-culvert).

(by) Acquisition — of
property necessary lo
construct an open ditch
across Blk 2, D.L. 933, R.5,
C.D., Plan 3311 (3704 Kalum
Street}. ;

(e) Construct an open
ditch across the properly
outlined in (b) above.

(d) Improve ditching on
Kalum Street from Tuck
Avenue to Straume Avenue
to intercept local run-off
waters.

The issuance of building
permits has tumbled to a
new low according to the
monthly report sent to
council by Deputy Building
Inspector -W.J. Graham.
Total permil value to date

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EVENINGS

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stands at $1,499,000 as
compared lo $4,635,050
reporled to the end of
August 1975.

T.G. Chesterman, District
Licence Officer reports that
to date 1013 animals have
been picked up of which 762
have been destroyed. 153
have been returned to their
owners and 159 released for
adoplion, Total revenue
from the animal shelter
operation so far this year is
$11,406.

A request from Mr. MJ.
Jeanneau. to establish a
branch of the Canadian
Corps of Commissionaires
was nol acted upon because
of objections by Alderman
Gerry Duffus that the letter

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Alderman Jack Talstra felt
this action was childish and
voted against a motion to
relurn it to Mr. Jeanneau in
order that the letter be
properly addressed.

Council decided not to
accept an offer of some 30 to
50 ornamental trees offered
by the Telkwa Nursery of
the B.C. Forest Services.
These trees included native
pine, wild apple, maple and
dogwood from the Habitat 76
ornamental stock. Council
felt that the forest planted
outside the arena (which
will eventually block off the

glorious view from the

banquet room) is enough
trees for the community.

One alderman noted after
the mecting that a lourist
looking at the Litlle forest
asked if this was the
municipal cemetary.

Council did not act on a
Mary Little proposed by-law
whieh would regulate or
prohibit the cutting of trees
from lands within the
District of Terrace. If this

by-law is passed no one will -

be able to cul, or have cul, a
tree on their own property
without a permit and per-
mission,. City Clerk-
Administrator Wayne
Buchanan in a memo to
council noted that the draft
by-law was not discussed in
committee as per normal
procedures bul had been
referred directly. lo council

R.COSFFE

for consideration. Buchanan
usked council to refer the
matter te a committee.
Buchanan suggests to
cauneil that the by-law as
presented would be ex-
tremely difficull to enforce
on an equilable basis, and in
most cases would probably
not be viewed very

favourably in the courts.

Council will consider a
final reading a proposal
submilted by Dr. R,
Strangway and others for a
re-zoning by-law giving the
group permission {to con-
struct a medical clinic on
Park Avenue across the
street from the Day Care

_ Center at the next meeting.

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variety of workshops
covering such topics as

Math, Language Arts,
Quidoor Education,
Hyperactive Children,
Uehavieur Modification,
Secial Studies, Art, Music,
Physical Education,
Seience, Diagnostic

Procedures for Learning
Difficulties, Mental Health,
the Hearing Impaired,
Learning Centres and
Enrichment. As well, kin-
dergarten teachers will
ultend special sessions
pertinent to their level.
Both local and aut of town
resource people will be
conducting the workshops.
Mrs. Elitine Johnson, in
her capacity as chairperson
uf the Education Committee
for the Terrace District
Schvol Buard will welcome
the participants.
Each school in the
Terrace area is responsible
tor organizing some aspect
of the conference.
Interested persons may
register at = Thornhill
Primary School after 2:30
p.m. 1835-70662 = The
Registration fee is $10.
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