Murder trial moves down south By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN THE MAN ACCUSED of killing an Albertan mush- room picker near Terrace in 1999 will not have the rest of his second degree murder trial heard here, a Supreme Court justice has ruled. “The prosecution presen- ted its side of the trial, being heard without a jury, in. Terrace June 17-25, But Paul Wadsworth’s defence lawyer, Peter Leask of Vancouver, said in court June 25 he wants the the trial to resume in Vancouver beginning Nov. 4, He said because he, Supreme Court Justice Randall Wong and poten- tial expert witnesses who may be called for the de- fence are all from the Vancouver area, it is more convenient to hold the rest of the trial there. Mr. Justice Wong agreed with Leask’s posi- tion. Crown prosecutor Grant Lindsay had urged the jus- tice to allow the rest of the trial to be heard in Terrace given that the offence took place in this area. But Leask disagreed. “In my respectful sub- mission, the local witnes- ses — the people that nee- ded to be accommodated by holding a trial in Ter- race have been heard,” Leask argued. He said judging by the apparent lack of interest in the case by locals, moving the venue to Vancouver would be justified. Other than those in- volved in the case, the courtroom was virtually empty during proceedings here. “This trial is one of the least attended murder trials I’ve ever appeared in in any court in this province,” Leask added, After more than a week of testimony, the few people to sit in the gallery Were primarily witnesses who had already testified, their friends or relatives and people associated with the accused. “In terms of local inter- est from a spectator’s point of view it simply ‘hasn’t been there,” Leask argued. Mr. Justice Wong de- nied Crown counsel Lind- say’s request to keep the trial in Terrace. Mr. Justice Wong said this trial should have been over 18 months ago and in 911 plans still alive A PLAN to introduce re- gional 911 emergency dis- patch service has been put on hold pending a meeting in Terrace tomorrow, Local politicians, the fire department, and the RCMP will be discussing a city-led plan to introduce the service in Terrace, Thornhill and possibly other rural areas. Meanwhile, the Kiti- mat-Stikine regional dis- trict board has tabled an updated 911 feasibility study that looks at offering the service throughout the region — minus the district of Kitimat. The Aluminum City al- ready has a 24-hour local dispatch system for fire and ambulance, and offi- elals there have balked at the cost of regional 911 service because: Kitimat would pay the most. Efforts by regional poli- ticlans and others to intro- duce a wide-ranging 911 service have been going on for more than a decade. 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If he chooses to use that as his defence, Leask ex- pects a number of expert witnesses to be called and said those wilnesses would likely hail from the lower mainland. Wadsworth has been re- mended to the Vancouver Island Regional Correc- lional facility until his trial continues in Vancouver Nav. 4. He has been incarcera- ted at that facility for the past eight months. OLE Cat FCD, A pce 5B Palace rok ee ae ee CPAP gee A a a ee Bert Bier, SCF EE oman et resets 9 CORRECTION KITSELAS HEADSTART | PRESCHOOL Le ee rr eee In the June 26th edition of the ‘Terrace Standard, Patricia Wright, Roy Lincoln and Victor Wright were incorrectly listecl as missing from photo, These people were to be included in the list of community suppor, We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. 2 ETT a ree ———— ae Sav nena VES Se Lip POS ae Ree TE SN Th Lucerne Butter Salted. 454 ¢. FIRST TWO. BUT avo a Save Boneless Steak Valu Pack. 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