Report backs crosswalk. need for Keith Ave. walkers PEDESTRIANS trying to cross a busy part of Keith Ave. need a new crosswalk, a study has confirmed. The highways ministry report concludes the crosswalk should be positioned at Hall St. - halfway between the Sande Overpass and traffic lights at Kalum St. The number of people crossing there now would only justify a crosswalk consisting of painted lines and a sign. The report and the highways ministry however agree. the crossing should be upgraded one level to include or- ange flashing lights that_would be activated when a pe- destrian presses a button. _ oo “It lets drivers know something’s happening here, someone's crossing the road,” said highways ministry planner David Fisher. City officials, however, are pushing highways to con- sider a full flashing green traffic light controlled by pe- destrians. “There’s a concern it’s not safe enough,” city director of engineering Stew Christensen said of the flashing or- ange light. “People think a crosswalk will protect them,” he noted, a, City, highways and ICBC officials are reviewing the project and hope to reach a cost-sharing agreement to get the light built this year. _ jn strollers using the overpass, it said. A1é - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 16, 2000 One problem, notes Fisher, is there are no sidewalks on that part of the north side of Keith once pedestrians get there. That’s something he says they'll want to talk to the city and property owners about, “You don’t. want to. encourage people to use this crosswalk then go out and cross the railway tracks,” he said. The report recommends against widening the half- width sidewalk on the eastern side of the Sande Over- ass, ° Doing thal, it says, would go against efforts to have pedestrians use the western side of the overpass and avoid blocking lanes of traffic on the southeast and northeast approaches to the overpass. The study also says the city’s long term goal of a pe- destrian overpass crossing the rail yards near Kalum St. makes sense. -. But it suggests the cost of the overpass, at around $500,000, may be prohibitive. High school students make up about half the pedes- trian traffic on the overpass, it said. There’s also a high proportion of parents with babies t From front Under overpass In addition, the land for the road would have to be purchased from CN Rail, Fisher said. It could prove to be in CN’s interest to strike a deal, however. That's because the rail- way could make money -by subdividing or leasing off more of its unused land there. The road would also open up access to the rear of businesses that now front the north side of Keith. ; Oa The alternate route would also provide ancther option for traffic to exit those businesses. The study also suggest it would ease traffic flows THE CONGESTION faced by vehicles coming together to driver over the Sand- er Overpass could be eased by the construction of a road underneath it, indi- cates a study commissioned by the highways ministry. The idea is to provide large vehicles and others an alternate and safe route. all along Keith Ave. from ff the overpass to Kalum St. a g Me dic Alert: ; MATCH THE | AN N OUNCEMENT GGLeiagenee MERCHANT | || , Ace MATCH THE MERCHANT —— LEJ, International Trucks Ltd. is A _| }|- pleased to announce the appointment of om Bob Stevens as Service Manager. Bob has been with L.E.J. for 13 years and has a strong knowledge of Truck. Service Répairs. We invite all of Bob's friends and business associates to drop by and see him. Congratulations Bob. a stents 3467 Hwy 16 East, Terrace 635-9198 LAP Communiqué Mr. Ron Gray, National Leader CHRISTIAN HERITAGE PARTY OF CANADA Heritage Place 155 Queen Street, Sulte 200 Ottawa, ON K1P 6L4 email: rgray @netcom.ca 1-800-VOTECHP The Idolatry of Medicare Ya gotta love Rex Murphy; the CBC’s Newfoundland-born curmudgeon hits the nail right on the head so often, and so deftly! Recently, Rex pointed out that Medicare has become the object of idolatrous worship in Canada. Burn the flag? OK; trash the Constitution? Fine. But don’t you dare touch Medicare! I's interesting to reflect on the real meaning behind this obsession with the right to free treatment of any ailment, from sniffles to a coronary by-pass: it's the post-modern obsession with ME, ME, ME!!! Canadians seem to be perfectly willing to impoverish future generations, if it will ensure that our hang-nails and abortions get paid for. Ooooops! Did | mention the A- word? Well, think about abortion in the context of our sanctified Canadian “health care system”: we'll complain about crowded emergency wards and waiting lists for heart surgery; but we aren't willing to stop spending hundreds of millions every year on the spurious “right” to a procedure that cures no. known illness, but kills a healthy baby while preventing reproduction. -- and then they have the gail to call it “reproductive health”! The alleged “right to abortion is spurious. So are the claims that abortion is “safe” and “legal”, Let’s deal with the “legality” issue first: most people are surprised to learn that abortion is not-legal in Canada; it is just not. illegal. That’s because the Supreme Court -- in a truly bizarre decision which actually cited the section of the Charter that guarantees the right to life, liberty and security of the person denied the pre-born child’s right to life, liberty and security of the person by striking down the section of the Criminal Code which had, since Confederation, made abortion a crime. But in that sarne decision, the high court said Parliament has a legitimate interest in defending the life of the pre-born child. The only problem is, we've never since has a Parliament with the courage to face the issue, Mention “abortion” and MPs of every stripe run for cover. And is abortion “safe"? Not for the child. And not for the mother, if you consider a 30% increase in the risk of breast cancer, post- abortion distress syndrome, and the danger of sterility due to scarring -- not to mention cases like the one in BC when a 19- year-old woman died from a “safe, legal” abortion. 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