esis

_ have just been printed.

while,” said Mamie Kerby

-gathering of photographs to

‘century. is represented in

Woman’s death by fire _
launches an investigation

By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN
HOW AN 85-year-old Terraceview Lodge resi-
dent set herself on fire while smoking May 13
remains a mystery.

Lois Campbell died as result of severe
burns to her body after her clothing apparently
caught fire, police said.

And investigating coroner Art Erasmus said
last week he doesn’t know yet exactly how the
woman’s nightgown and housecoat caught fire.

“We-want to find out exactly what the se-
quence of events: were about how this fire
started,” Erasmus said. He could not confirm

‘whether the woman’s clothing was made of

natural. fibres or polyester but said finding an

answer is part af the investigation.

The incident happened late in the evening
of May 13. Before bed time, Campbell was
having a cigarette in the glass-enclosed smok-
ing room located in the commen area of the
seniors’ home. Police say there were other
people in the room when the fire broke out and
that while water was used, they are not sure if
a fire extinguisher was used.

Immediately after the fire started the
woman was tended to by another resident and
Terraceview employees, officials said.

Campbell was transported to Mills Memor-
ial Hospital where she died from her extensive
burns in the early morning hours of May 14,

said Erasmus.

“The skin is the largest organ in the body
and when the skin stops to function in terms of
its evaporation of body moisture then-in se-
quence other body systems start to shut down,”
he explained.

The coroner’s service works in conjunction
with RCMP, the fire department and other wit-
nesses and agencies in investigaling sudden
deaths,

“Everyone I’ve spoken with shares the same
concern that | have which is could we prevent
a death like this in the future,” Erasmus said.

“It’s lotally unexpected and very, very tra-
gic, so everyone is taking it very seriously.”

New book uses anecdotes

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1970s, the Terrace Regio-
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It’s called 20th Century
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last week. “We. talked
about whal we could do as
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‘That soon Jead to a call
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go along with the words.
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the publication.

Copies are available
‘from at Ev’s Menswear on
Lakelse Ave. The cost is
$20.

There are anecdotes
about bears, about snow-
storms, carly school days,
‘music. lessons, the CN
‘railway, making 40 cents
an hour and Gimpy, the
beloved Kermode bear.

The, society is already

‘contemplating, a second
tprinting ‘buthas a, good.
‘amount of material for a
companion volume, said
Kerby.

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News In Brief

Traffic fine change
to save millions

A NEW more efficient process for disputing traffic
tickets is expected to reduce costs by $4.7 million
a year, mainly in savings for police time.

The changes introduced will let police avoid un-
necessary time spent in the courtroom by allowing
them to present evidence in writing, by phone or
through video conferencing.

People will still be required to dispute tickets in
person but will now be able to dispute the amount
of fines in writing.

Those who pay traffic violation fines within 30
days will be eligible for a discounted rate, similar
to the fine structure in place for municipal parking
tickets.

Timber tussle delayed

A COURT CHALLENGE by Gitxsan chiefs of the
transfer of Skeena Cellulose’s forest licences has
been delayed.

The judicial hearing scheduled for May 13 was
adjaurned and may be heard in June, says Gitxsan
lawyer Gordon Sebastian.

The Gitxsan of the Hazeltons as well as the Gi-
tanyow say they weren’! adequately consulted in
the sale of the company.

The licences were transferred when the deal
closed April 30 to sell Skeena Cellulose to NWBC
Timber and Pulp.

The challenges of the SCI timber transfer have
been bolstered by a recent court ruling that said
the Haida should have been consulted prior to
transfer of timber licences on the Queen C Charlotte
Islands.

New psychiatrist
headed to Smithers

A THIRD psychiatrist to be hired to beef up a re-
gional psychiatric service will be based in Smi-
thers.

There had been some expectation of having this
person based in Terrace but a Smithers posting
makes more sense in order to provide service
there, say health officials.

A boost to psychiatric services in the northwest
is one of the more recent health cate success stor-
ies,

The increased services came in three areas — re-
cruiting three more psychiatrists (two of whom are
now based in Terrace and now a third to be based
in Smithers), renovating the regional psychiatric
unit at Mills Memorial Hospital which look place
earlier this year and combining in-patient with out-
patient psychiatric services.

“This is very much in line with the concept of a
regional service,” said Cholly Boland of the North-

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