: with a consultant who's an expert in policing options.

: Stra said. “We owe it to our taxpayers to see what's our
_ best bang for the buck. If there’s a way where a different

’ at that.”

*. tics on where crimes are committed in determining whe-

A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 24, 2001

ICBC to pay
out dividends

By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN
NINETY-TWO per cent of ICBC policy holders will get
money back starting next month.

The provincial insurance corporation is issuing divi-
dend cheques, totalling $209 million, to policy holders
starting in mid-February.

The money is coming from the corporation's profits,
from its investment Portfolio, said Geoff Butler, ICBC’s
operations manager in-Terrace,

The portfolio generated $177 million more income
than anticipated fast year and ICBC's surplus is projec-

_ ted to hit $350 million. “We also had a lower than ex-

: pected increase in claims last year,”’ Butler said.
Drivers who have had four years of ciaims-free driving
can expect a cheque for $100 in the mail.

The crown corporation estimates that 1.3
cyholders will receive the $100 cheques,

. _ An additional 225,000 policyholders will receive divi-
: dend cheques for $50. These are the people who were at
_ the 30 per cent discount level or less when they renewed
their insurance in 2000,
| “All cheques will be distributed by the end of
_ March,” said Butler.
ICBC will give other Policy holders, including those

" insured for less than the full year, pro-rated amounts,

ICBC also announced it will be freezing insurance
rates for the sixth consecutive year,

The rate freeze is due in Part to lower claims last;

. Year, but also because of increased public awareness in
| toad safety issues, says Butler. :

From front |
City eyeing idea of
its own police force

Gollan said. Officers also noted the highway patrol
section would be relocated, and wouldn’t provide the
backup it now does to regular Terrace-based officers.

Poole said the city intends to continue pursuing the
idea of its own force, or perhaps a regional one in part-
nership with Kitimat and Prince Rupert.

It’s paying $2,500 for a workshop here next weekend

million poli-

“If it sounds favourable we'll Probably press on,” Tal-

approach results in less money being paid and the same
level of service, then yeah; we’re interested in looking

Much debate Friday centred on police use of statis-

When Marla Figuelredo was
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she'd won a brand new Ford
Escape as part of Canada
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Sweepstakes, she had to come
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. ther costs are to be paid for by

Sgt. Craig Duffin said the

:, Support staff costs here becaus

:. that happen in Terrace,
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28 opposed to outlying areas,

the city or province.
city pays 79 per cent of
e that’s the ratio of cases

Of the. 32 regular.

duty officers at the detachment, the

the province pays for seven,
. City, officials presented statistics comparing, Terrace

vince should pay for more and ‘

| the city for less. ..

Terrace pays the highest policing costs per taxpayer

of 17 similar sized communities, those stats show,

But RCMP officers said situations vary from place to .
“It’s difficult to look at these statistics and make
these sorts of comparisons,” Duffin said.

Another facet of the issue is whether the city should
be paying all of the cost df Support staff at the detach-
ment — as it is now ~ or only a 70 per cent share.

The policing contract for Terrace indicates both and
RCMP reps admitted they’re not sure how to interpret
the contract language. oo

“To be 100 per cent up front, this is -a question we
want the province to answer,” said Inspector Gordon
Ford. “The contract is with the province,”

If the city only paid 70 Per cent of present support

Staff costs, taxpayers would save nearly $200,000 a year.
“If I were you I'd be asking them that,” Ford said.

GRIME

DIOPPERS

Terrace Crime Stoppers are asking for your assistance
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Somelime between 9am and Itpm on January 14,
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to force their way in to the house. Once inside, the
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ilerns of electronic equipment, jewelry and numerous
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Among the items stolen are: .

Television, Sterea Speakers, Answering Machine,
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Items Sanyo cordless telephone and call display unit and
@ large ‘collection of old Canadian: (and some new
American) dollars and coins = some dating back to the
1800's « contained in a grey ‘old looking’ metal box.

sized cities and Suggested it. shows.the pro-

The value of the theft

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$10000.00
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