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Page’ A10 Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 9, 1991.

READY FOR. action is ‘the northwest’s Provincial Emergency ;
" Program’ s: operations centre. That's zone program director

Rod Saiem with one large working table, The centre is part of.
. the emergency program's offices here and will be usad when

emergencies or disasters require communication and coor-
_ dination of various relief efforts.

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TERRACE — Thirteen -
murders in ‘the Terrace arva
over the last three months.

That’s how district conserva-
tion officer: Peter Kalina sees it
when ‘he counts the number of
inoose: falling to the guns of
‘poachers this winter.

And he: says. it will probably.
“gel a lot; Worse ifthe community
doesn’ t wake up to what's going

sincé’ frunting: season’ ended,”
Kalina-said last week. ‘And it’s
still early. What worries me the
most is that the high snow depth
season is yet to come.”

The deep: snows of January

and: “February: are when the

region’ s moose populations: are
most vulnerable, he said, ad-

ding that conservation officers

from: ‘throughout the northwest.

are planning saturation attacks
with numerous officers to better
patrol the region and” deter
poachers.

~ He said many poachings took

place i in the Kitsumkalum River
and Nass River valleys north of
Terra, But he said conserva-

TERRACE - — Four local men
have been chatoed with night-
hunting offences in-connection
with -a- surveillance operation
conducted by northwest conser-
vation. officers last fall.
“The: four: ‘were arrested in a
Nov... 10-12: “environment
ministry ‘sting operation. The

Wildlife’ Act: prohibits. night

hunting. with lights.

hd, 13 Feported and °
“ill legal moose, kills .

“ticular,

Peter, Kalina

.. tion offi icers haven’ t got enougl:

information. to lay charges in

- any of the incidents.

“We really need :the public’s
help this’ year,”’. ‘Kalina explain-
ed, ‘‘People. need 10 realize it’s
more than just an‘ animal being

" shot: .out-of-season, - It’ impacts
several, Sectors. of the local. Ter.

race economy. an

“The. Skeena district, in par-
“enjoys ‘substantial
economic spin-off benefits as a

Tesult of the wildlife that at-—
tracts out-of-town hunters to

- Four charged ins

. The: offence _ known as
'*pit- lamping’’ “— involves
hunters shining vehicle

headlights. or high-powered —
spotlights. on animals to

paralyze them before shooting,

District, conservation officer
Peter Kalina said several groups
of hunters were videotaped and
photographed as they: stopped,

shone lights on a mechanical
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Slides & pools
every Wednesday, -

‘HOT SPRINGS -
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after a probe.

| “TERRACE ~~, Lo¢al: conserva:

tion officers say a Washington
State man faces charges for the
poaching of a grizzly bear near
Kitwanga in the fal! of 1989.

Bill Strange, of Vancouver,
Wash., was charged last month
with several Wildlife Act of-
fences, . said” district - conserva-
tion officer Peter Kalina.

The .. ‘charges. _ include

unlawfully. hunting - grizzly

Dears, hunting without required
guides, hunting without licences
and -hunting . without “species

Tags...

_ Kalina said Washington State

Missing skier. |
‘| found on Shames |

TERRACE — A skier who went

_ missing after. skiing out-of-

bounds ‘on Shames: Mountain
last week: spent .a cold ‘evening
on the. slopes before, being
Feagued, .

‘The ‘skier — an. “offeduty
Shames grooming .machine
operator — was found around]
a.m, Jan.. 2 by mountain staff.

hing figures

the area, according to one en-

vironment ministry survey. -
More than. $1,500 is: injected

into the’ local. economy every

time .a moose is legitimately
taken’ by: licensed non-resident
hunters, says Dr. Roger Reid,
who carried Out the study in an
attempt to. place an economic

value on B.C.’s wildlife. The

dollar’. figure - represents: the
amount of money per moose

idgeit Whent bythe ave rage'out-
. ofefown- “hunter on guides,
“equipment, food:'meals and ac- "
commodations while hunting -

here:
“We! re talking about theft —

; atheft:from the local: communi-
ty of more” than $13,000,” .

Kalina: said: of the recent
poachings. Te’s “no. different
than someone breaking into city
hall or stealing from the: bank.

‘That wouldn't be tolerated, and
‘neither should this. - a

Ae limited-entry- draw ‘stem
was placed: on “moose “hunting
this past season, he added, and

Said more drastic measures ‘may

be needed if stocks decline fur:

: Kalina said, the only way con-

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wildlife. decoy, and fired ‘shots
at the decoy.

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tion, adding more charges could
be laid...

Charged are ‘David ‘Storey,
. Terry Gordon;. ‘a
‘Barnes, all of Terrace, and An- |

_ drew ‘Rejezek, of Kitimat.

-Kalina ‘sald three other 7 ;
hunters are still under investiga-

court

fish and wildlife ‘officials: hav
joined B.C. officials in ‘the

already seven-month-long in: *

vestigation | of Strange’ Sac:
tivities, co

He said mounis ‘of a: sheep |
and mountain goat seized from. .

his Washington ‘State home are
also believed ‘to: ‘have been -il-
legally: .
resulting in: ‘further nvestiga
tion

“Kalina added that the arizaly- 7

poaching offences could he
dealt

Richard ‘Stone: was noticed
missing after volunteer ski

patrollers carried out their final -§ /

sweep of the runs “and: left the
mountain.

-Local search and. rescue
workers were alerted and ‘were
about to leave for’ Shames to

help in the search when Shames |
Mountain’s ‘pro: ski patrollers .

found the lost skier. i. -

servation officers ‘stand a.

chance against poachers is -if
they get help from the public.
He urged people to report any
‘moose kills they see to the local
environment ministry office at
638-3279.

* Rewards of-up to $I. 000 are
offered by wildlife conservation

organizations for information.
Jeading to. the conviction of
- poachers. Kalina said infor- fi
meants’,identities will be kept Pe

gontidentials

taken ftom : B.C,, Z

-with out of court if”
‘Strange agrees to “pay fines .
totalling $800. oe

Saniads

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