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The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 15, 2006 -A3

A grave act of disrespect

By DUSTIN QUEZADA

VANDALS . TARGETED
the Pioneer Cemetery over .
the March 4-5. weekend,
Spray painting headstones
and an information sign
made up by the Terrace
Regional Historical Society —
and the city.

Adding to the disrespect-
ful crime was the. nature of —
the silver graffiti messages,

. _ some racist in tone.

_ City staff were alerted of
the vandalism on the: Mon-
day following the weekend =
and the director of leisure
"services was not impressed.
“T think anytime some-,

“one desecrates one of our

» cemeteries, it’s a serious is-
sue,” said Ross Milnthorp of
~ the vandalism. “In particu-
lar this cemetery, ‘in some
_ regards -it [represents] the
people that came before us.”
_Milnthorp added the rac-
ist nature of some of the
graffiti should be especially ©

shocking to the community.

Tim Taron, a city, work.

foreman who cleared the .:
» $pray paint with.a chemical —

cleaner the day after it was _

‘reported: to: city officials, .
‘agrees with Milnthorp.

“Probably all the resi-

“dents would find this appall- .

ing,” said Taron, who added
he met three individuals at
- the cemetery when he was
there’ that expressed heart-
break.

One of. the three, who ,

helped in cleaning -up the

cemetery last summer, was
particularly | disgusted ‘said
Taron: . .
Fortunately,. says Taron,
-in his work he hasn’t seen

BOTH sides of. this informational sign. at the Pioneer Cemetery were defaced by. spray painting: vandals two”.

weekends ago. City staff had it cleaned up in less than three hours. ” CONTRIBUTED PHOTO: -

a lot of racist-toned. vandal
ism.
“It’s not very common,

_it’s definitely the exception,”
added Taron.

~The vandalism was re-

‘ported to the RCMP but

police say it is very difficult
to. catch the culprits ‘unless

they are somehow caught i in

the act.

' “Vandalism is one of the ”

hardest things for us to get a

hold of — particularly after.
the fact,” said Staff Sergeant

Eric Stubbs.

The Pioneer Cemetery iS.

one of three municipal heri-

‘tage sites in ; Terrace under
‘bylaw in the Local Govern-

ment Act, a distinction given
in 1996. The other two are.

° Heritage Park Museum and -
the George Little House. .

City planner David Block .

says vandalism is something |
» he never likes to hear of but --

this case is especially bad.

“T feel bad, obviously it’s |
disrespectful , whether it’s a

heritage site. or not, ” Block
said. |.

‘Thankfully, a added Block,
anew héritage plaque similar

‘to the one erected last year at

the George Little House had -

not been installed.

“pay ‘more respect | to’ cem- 2

“It likely wouldn’ t have ‘s eteries.”

‘been. targeted. too,” ” » Block,
~ said.

. The city and the | histori-
cal society collaborated .on

-the sign last year that fea-.

tures maps of cemetery plots
and layouts on,one side and
historical information on the
other.

Mamie Kerby, president
of the local historical soci-

_“ ety, -says «she’s. distraught.
- with the lack of respect giv- .

en the cemetery.’

2 “I’m quite disappointed,”

Kerby said. “People have to

the message that such ac-
tions are wrong: °
~ “Respect for a graveyard
should be taught at home,”
Kerby said.
“What people don’t .re-
alize about cemeteries...
like a history book.”
In 2003, the society un-
dertook a restoration of the
cemetery, cleaning, planting

flowers, making paths and: ~

fixing fallen headstones.

as .
Telemarketing tactics irk. local senior

A THORNHILL resident is advising seniors and
others. to. be wary of aggressive telemarketers

seeking money.

’ Larry Sommerfield, a senior himself, says a
‘company hired by the B.C. Federation of Police
Officers wouldn’t take no for an answer. _

' “They started off by asking for $100. And
when you say ‘no’ they whittle you down. I fi-
nally said I’d give them $20 just to get off the

~phone,”’ he said-last week.

That -pledge resulted in a letter being sent to
Sommerfield asking him to send a cheque. But it
also contained a box he could check if he wanted

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-Sommerfield will.be sending that letter back, .
telling the telemarketing company and the police
‘federation he won’t be contributing. -
“J just felt it was kind of an insult,”
‘merfield of the aggressive - telemarketing ap-

_ ~He also doesn’t want to contribute to an orga-
nization which has no presence in the area. ~
The’ B.C. Federation of Police Officers is a
legitimate organization and the vast majority of
its members are. officers serving in municipalities
that have their own n police forces.

SAFETY ‘RECALL

OF MOTOMASTER-
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- How the unit can be

are included i in the recall.

- May be defective

‘Canadian Tire is conducting a voluntary
. safety recall of the Motomaster HotWash
Windshield Washer Fluid Heater © *
(Canadian Tire product number 21-0020-2) ..Jmmeeu
due to a manufacturing defect. Ithas ©
been determined that a small number of
units contain a defective relay that may

. result in the relay sticking, causing the

: product to overheat and smoke.

While there have been no reported incidents causing injury,
Canadian Tire is asking customers to discontinue the use of this .
product immediately and to call:1-866-670-9962 to find out if their unit is included in:
this recall, and to receive a free replacement t unit. Customers may also return the
product to their local Canadian Tire store for. an exchange or full refund.

identified:

This recall affects a small number of units that can be identified by looking at tthe "
outer casing of the product for an identifying mark, If the product contains the
words ‘patent pending’ they are not defective and are not included in this recall.

if the wording does not appear on the back of the product, then these products
‘may be defective and customers should call 1-866-670- 9962 to determine if they .

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said Som-

It raises money for a memorial fund for. the
families of officers killed in the line of duty; for’
‘lobbying for legislation to toughen criminal sen- ,

_tences and: for educational and recreational youth

" programs. .

eration itself.

Local RCMP Staff Sgt. Eric Stubbs said the
aggressive telemarketing stance says more about
the company hired by the federation than the fed- >

But he warns, all residents to be careful When,
listening toa telemarketing pitch: and. to act with
caution at all times.

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Kerby : adds the “vandals.”
. were probably young people :
‘and ‘it’s important they get

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News In Brief

Road reviewed
THE TRANSPORTATION ministry is taking a second

‘look at the stretch:of Hwy37 where a Kitimat resident

y

~ month. :

Went ‘off the road and into Williams Creek Feb. 12.

"Ministry official Don Ramsay said there are concrete
“curbs along that stretch but they are on the corners and
not on a straight portion of the highway which i is where *
. Mare Bouliane left the road.“I can tell you we are re-
viewing that,” said Ramsay of the location. .
"’ Bouliane’s car ended up being submerged in the
creek and he-got out by slowly winding down, his' win-
dow as the car filled with water. hos

Two passersby helped rescue the Kitimat, resident
“front the chilly water. .

Teachers win their case

“THE SUPREME Court of Canada. dismissed an
* application by the’ B.C. Public School Employers’
’ Association (BCPSEA) to appeal a B.C. Court of Appeal
ruling that upheld teachers’ rights: to inform parents of
their concerns about. class ‘size and composition and
“education cuts. :

The. ruling caps a legal battle between the B.C.

Teachers’ Federation and its employers stemming from , |

_ the 2002-government imposed contract on teachers.

In reaction to cuts that left school boards facing fund-
ing shortfalls, teachers began distributing ¢ cards to par--
_ ents that reported their children’s class sizes before and :
after the government stripped firm limits:and mounted:
posters with information ‘on’ Feductions in specialized
- teacher staffing. :

‘After some school boards attempted: to prohibit :
-teachers from circulating the cards and posters, : the a
‘teachers’ union launched a provincial grievance. ,

The teachers’ right to freedom of expression was up-..
held in provincial court and the B.C. Court of ‘Appeal -
before the recent Supreme Court dismissal. .

“No need to fear. |
‘TERRACE. RCMP say the public shouldn't ‘be

concerned about a dangerous person targeting women |: .

in light of an incident involving. a young woman last.
A’ woman with various injuries was found t near the
~ Kalum St. Shell station unconscious and on the ground
in the chilly early morning hours of Féb. 24.
‘Police say the young woman.was brought to hospital
and treated but they have been unable to obtain much"
information from her about what happened.” ye
"Police don’t.believe it.was a’random attack and say”

“ women should not be afraid for their safety. . aan fan
_ “We don’t believe-so, if that was the case where it : oo
was a randoni attack clearly the job for us*is to make ‘|

“sure the public is aware of it, ” says RCMP Staff Ser- ;
- geant Eric Stubbs.

* Anyone who saw a young aboriginal woman, about
5’5” tali, with shoulder-length black: hair, wearing: a-
black sweater and black pants. near the Shell station.
“urouifid 2'a;n!'Feb: 24” is"asked 'to call Terrace” ‘RCMP
“a 638-7400 or Crimesteppeis ‘at 635- 8477 with ¢ any in-"
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