Services at airport could be cut
Pilots would get wea ther from Calgary

A CO-OWNER of an air
transport company here
fears the worst from a
review announced of airport
flight services stations,

Dave Menzies of Hawkair
Aviation Services says the
review could lead to closing
down the station here -in
favour of an automated ser-
vice mun from a Calgary

headqtiarters,
"Flight services. stations
‘provide information on

weather and other condi-
tions affecting air travel.

And its vital information
which can’t be replaced by
automation, particularly in
places such as Temace:
where weather changés con-
stantly, says Menzies,

The review by Nav Cana-
da, a company formed last
year to take over flight ser-
vices stations from Trans-
‘port Canada, will last ihree
to five years.

It’s to determine how
flight services stations func-
tion now and if there are
alternatives.

“That word review is real-
ly the word for cut. If this
happens safety will be com-
‘promised,”’ says Menzies.

"Whenever you examine
aviation occurrences and ac-
cidents' the recurring factor
is stress on a pilot. So when
you fake something away
such as a flizht services sta-
tion, you’re adding stress,”
he added.

Any: pilot will say the
benefit of a voice on the
other end of the radio from
the airport to which the pilot
is flying can’t be dis-
counted, Menzies continued.

‘I've been flying into

“here on days when the
weather’s not good and
when daylight is disappear-
ing and the flight services

Housing
society

PILOT DAVE MENZIES recently received these 3D glasses and poster in the
mail from Geomatics Canada. He finds it ironic that one branch of the govern-
ment would send expensive posters touting air safety while Nay Canada is can-
sidering automating Terrace's tight services station.

station made suggestions
and helped me out,”’ he
said.

“Replacing, it with some
kind of automated system
being read off of a computer
screen from somebody in
Calgary who may not even
know where Terrace Is, isn’t
going to work,” Menzies
continued.

A Nav Canada official
says the review is designed
to listen to those who use
the airport.

“We want lo see if the
flight services station mects

community and to see if
there is a way to provide an
alternate service,” said
Conrad Bellehumeur,

“To say there are plans
now to close the station at
Terrace is false.”

The review wiil cover 84
of the 88 stations across
Canada.

One measuring stick to be
used is that a station should
handle at least 40,000 air-
craft movements a year.

While there were just un-
der 20,000 movements at
the Terrace airport in 1996,

Prince Rupert's Digby Is-
land and Sandspit on the
Queen Charlotte Islands.

Bellehameur said any
company or person who
uses the airport frequently
ot occasionally will have a
chance to comment during
the review.

The station here employs
11 people.

When Nav Canada took
over last year, it guaranteed
the jobs of its employees for
two years but there was no
guarantee on the number of
stations it would run.

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 6, 1997 - AQ

Drive laws tighten

DRIVERS WILL soon face tough new

laws designed to help reduce traffic acci-
dents and lower insurance costs. Known

‘Tas Bill 41, the legislation increases some

traffic offence penalties and make ‘re-
quirements stiffer for new drivers.

‘New penalties include a lifetime
suspension for drivers convicted of a third

impaired driving charge. The. learner-
licence period will also be extended from
30 days ta six months, and will be fol-
lowed by an 18 month probationary peri-
od with zero-tolerance for alcohol, After
the probationary period, drivers must pass
another test before receiving a full
licence.

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BY CLAIRE BERNSTEIN

plang; 12
units

THE MUKS KUM OL
Housing Society is planning
, a 12-house development in
order to raise money for its
urban native housing pro-
gram, This is the first for-
profit housing the society
has planned to build.

The federal government
stopped giving Muks Kum
Ol and other native housing
groups money for new units
in 1993.

Sociely member Danny
Sheridan says they’re trying
to be innovative in finding
new sources of money,

The housing project
planned for the north side of
Park Ave., near Sparks St. A
zoning change, from core
commercial to multi-family
residential has already been
approved by cily council.

Muks Kum 01 is planning
a strata development with
several single family dwell-
ings on the site. Six dwell-
ing will share parking which
will frant onto Park Ave.
The driveway for the other
six will be on Davis Ave.

Sheridan said the houses
would be sold on the open

market, for around
$145,000.
+ The society had planned to

‘slart construction thls sum-
mer, but with the shutdown
jai Skeena Cellulose, the
’ project has beenyemporarily
mothballed.
‘The last native-housing
“project the society worked
on was in 1993 when they
‘built a £0-unit building on
‘the 4500 block of Park.
' Profits from the planned
development would be used
‘to develop more. housing for
native clients ready to move
out of the society's other
housing projects.
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“All ‘About Keeping Promises

Robert rushed into the house, threw
the car keys on the table and called out to
his wife end daughter. “Ladies, your wheels
have arrived.”

Mother and daughter practically tum-
bled down the stairs and hugged Robert.
Then they all rushed outside.

“Isn't ita beaut? All white with sea
green upholstery. Here are the keys."

Mother and daughter were about to .
grab the keys for a test drive when Robert
stopped Shanty.

“Shanty, remember the conditions.

This Is Mom's car. You willhave access as
long as you get permission. One other can-
dition. A very important one, Never lend this
car to any of your high school friends.” .

The next night, Shanty was driving her
friend Pamela home froma high school -
party.

"Wow, am. | impressed, Shanty. You've
got wheels to take you to school; your part-
tlme job and to parties. | should only be so
lucky, When are you going to lend it ta me?

‘Never. Pamela. Dad's Instructions’
were absolutely clear. Never never never.”

Pamela gave Shanty a withering stare.
“Not so fast, You owe me a couple,’ Like the
time you went out with the guy your parents
disapproved of and | never told. Now, I'm
going to give you a chance to reconsider, like
tomorrow. I'm going t to the country. Drop the
car off at 12:30 om,”

The next evening, Shanty was having
dinner with her mother and father.

The telephone rang. - :

Shanty's father got up to answer, Two
minutes Into the phone call and Robert's
face became ashen white.

Dead silence enveloped the room.

‘Smithers. .

BASED ON
ACTUAL
COURT CASES

' Robert put down the phone and slowly

walked to the table.

“That was Jerry and Millicent
It seems that my white car ran
into theirs at the corner of Walker and Pratt.
The car was driven by your friend, Parnela.
I told the Smithers' | am not calling my
insurance, ‘| am not responsible. The car
was driven without my permission. The
Smithers will be sulng. Needless to say,
Pamela, you have lost your privileges.”

The Smithers’ were cool In court:
“Your Honour, Robert is legally responsible
for our damages, When Shanty gave permis-
sion for Pamala to drive, she was essential-
ly giving Robert's permission. As Robert Is
the owner of the vehicle, he Is liable for any
accident that his car causes. Make him
pay!" .
Robert gave his daughter a disapprov-

’ |ng-glance as he got up to testify. “Your

Honour, | didn't know that Shanty had lent
the car. to Pamela and | certainly wouldn't
have agreed had! known about it. Since |
didn't give my permission for Pamela to
drivé my car, | am not responsible for the
accident that Pamela caused.*

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“Sorry, Mr. And Mrs. Smithers. But you wan't be able to collect a cent, Pamela was
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Shanty gave Pamela to driva the car was not a valid consent because of her parents’ rule

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