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~ Prince Rupert RCMP: said’

Police

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. Stepping up traffic. patrols

. deaths © on regional high-

fort Operation Impact. °
motorists.

_northern - highways,
‘Const. John Graziano of the

- those fatalities, drivers were

“,would’ve survived if they'd
‘ buckled up.”

"runs from Oct. 7 to 10, is:

: giving weekend, one of the.

ing, for ‘ “anything ‘under the

A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 5, 2005

Tanker spills fuel on highway -

ABOUT 8,000 LITRES.
of furnace oil spilled onto
Hwy 16andsomethenseeped '
into the Skeena River when
a Northwest Fuels. tanker.
truck flipped after suffering.
a tire blowout Sept..25.
Prince , Rupert RCMP

against the driver.

“Jt was determined that it
was just a tire that blew up,”
he said.

“That’s why the driver
mentioned that the trailer

control and the trailer jack-
- knifed.” —

The driver was not in-
jured in the accident. |

An initial report to the
Provincial Emergency Pro-

control 30km east of Prince 7
Rupert.
‘Cst. Alain, Beaulieu . of

‘no charges would be laid

started to. fishtail. He. lost

gram. estimated about half
the spill — 4,000 litres — en-
tered the marine envifon-
ment; however, that was
seen as only a rough esti-
mate..

Much of the spill was
cleaned up by the Ministry
of the Environment, Coast
Guard, Prince Rupert Fire

Rescue and Fisheries and
Oceans Canada, who all at- —
tended the scene on the day

of the spill.

out to stop

highway deaths

RCMP OFFICERS will be “sun,” said Graziano.

-The goal is to remind
_ drivers to buckle up’ them-
selves and their . children,
refrain from drinking and

driving and to pay attention

in an effort to prevent more

ways.
They’ ve" dubbed the ef-

Already this year, five
have died . on
said

eration Impact, police wrote
a number of tickets under
the Motor Vehicle Act and
Criminal Code. ~
“They charged one-motor-
ist for impaired driving, six
for failure. to wear a>seat-

local highway ‘patrol.
“In every single one of

not wearing their seat- belts,”
he said. |.

“Three of the five drivers’
‘and 24 for..other unspeci-
which -charges.

“We're going - to “beat
those odds by.a tremendous

The campaign,
timed. to run over Thanks-

busiest times on highways.. © Graziano.
Officers will be watch- ©

impaired anvine are the “big

‘of the

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to the roads... ~. a
During last ‘year’s Op- .

belt, one for. an intersection ©
_ violation, three for speeding

fied charges for a total of 35°.

amount this year,” predicted —

' Seat-belt infractions and.

| Important Safety
ers mpartar Notice

“Zellers has learned of a potential Safety hazard with a particular
style of children's sport shoe sold under Its Cherokee® brand.

The Cherokee® “RIP” style sport shoe has an elastic ‘cord and toggle instead of
laces. The elastic cord can be pulled to form a large loop, posing a potential
strangulation hazard to young children.

The shoe comes in two colour combinations: taupe, red and charcoal for boys
"and grey, lilac and charcoal for girls. It was available in children’s sizes 5
’ through 12 at Zellers stores across Canada beginning in July 2005, for $17.97

(or less when on sale).
a .
Although there have been no reports of injuries, Zellers has removed all

remaining inventory from its stores and urges customers to stop using the
shoes immediately. You may remove the hazard by cutting off the elastic cord, -
and throwing it away together with the plastic toggle. Alternatively, you may
return the shoes to any Zellers store for a full refund.

Zellers takes its commitment and responsibility to its customers seriously.
Should the Company discover a problem with any product, it will take
appropriate measures to ensure that the matter is brought to the attention of.
its customers and corrected.

For more information please contact:
Zellers Customer Service at 1-888-226-2225

over long weekend

ticket items” in the north, he

said.
Unsafe driving at inter- ..

sections, speeding, driving
at unsafe speeds.for the road
conditions are other. com-

~ mon infractions.
, This time of year motor- _
ists needs to slow down ‘due
to slippery road conditions,
_ he said:

‘On Sept. 21; the tem-

perature dropped to <5 C ~
in Burns. Lake, conditions .

which are right for the for-
mation of black ice and dan-
gerous driving conditions.

- Police will follow.a zero

tolerance policy.

« “I” hope everyone gets
through the: weekend with
no fatalities, with no injuries
and no charges,” said Gra-
ziano.

“There is some seepage
. on the shore adjacent to

‘the crash location, but that’s

expected,” said environ-
ment ministry official Mike
Drumm.

He noted little impact to
beaches in the area; how-
ever, Officials continued, to

play if safe and monitored

the situation just in case.

. Officials did not find any
dead fish or affected wild-
life.

“For the small amounts
that were reported, the com-
bination of river. movement,
tidal fluctuation and weather

would dissipate most of it,”
said Drumm..

The fuel truck is operated
by Northwest Fuels, an inde-

‘pendent marketer that buys

fuel from’ Petro-Canada and

transports it to various out-

lets around the region.
Petro-Can called in re-

sources’ from Port. Moody _

to ensure cleanup and any
impacted soil was properly
remediated.

Highway 16 was reduced
to single-lane traffic for a
short time: before the fuel

truck was towed back to |

Terrace.

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SMITHERS
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3251 E? Highway 16°

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