UNWANTED. PETS: vie
down atthe. Terrace’ Ani-

yard on Graham: Aye.

_ dies of euthanized. dogs

~ Marvin Kwiatkowski, -

rent procedure. of burying,

- erator as. a money-making’.

~-for-other : towns. across ‘the |” Lo
“region, «2°.

kowski said, buth hasn’ "t yet :

' expanded usage,” He said.

- ted at, the Terracé shelter. --

service. will. be. available |

he said, but added the: new.

- their, owners. to. “keep: in
‘urs or scatter ina special .

“now send ‘their. animals. to. :
- Vernon,” he said:”. ;

7 ‘also be ‘Used. ‘to, burn’. ‘up .
; other: ‘things, he added,. .

‘documents’ to: marijy

. pected to arrive by Febr-._ crake in'$2. million. for ‘the proposed somiething . “tangible” lo “show: _plans need to- be drawnup and the};

March, he said. -: "! about $1.74 million is still needed in> : If-construction on the. project. is 0: thal, process can -take. between. “three

Victoria see to. steamroll towns, ;, city fears

ae ; f . teapot she. added.’ he
: By JEFF NAGEL |» oe It's reasonably Trightening;” ‘, of preconditions for its support 0 g
“TERRACE city council is oppos- * “said councillor David: Hull, adding. the road. a Bick wt is a =. Mayor Jack Talo sid :
eo -Counci ich McDanie Sai _ province .
ing new provincial ‘legislation that -. there's.no indication of how-quali- -°. Councillor . penis ‘iunieipal land, but

~ cipal powers.

Act,

“$50,000 pathological inciz *
> nerator ‘next’ month at the

handful of ‘dogs ‘and more.

_animal. shelter over whe-..-
‘ther. animals. euthanized °

‘store- in. exchange ~ “for: the lack. of major donations coming. date ‘in: the. spring. 2004. city council at meetings in the. weeks ahead. »
- $400,000 to ‘rebuild the. sith

: and: potentially ‘exempt. them. from:

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cremate.
animals —

By JEFF NAGEL:

i despite being |
pinned by. bus _

By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN -

mal: Shelter will start to-go
up in-smoke-this year...
The city, will install a-

them last week: '

new animal--shelter loga- stopped ‘to lend a hand,.
tion in: the ‘public: works

It. will. burn ‘up “the: ‘bo-*

adding the bus soon lost traction. and started.to slide.:*
and. cats. once jit goes’ into
operation, says: ‘develop-
ment services’ director. slipsliding bus:

That ‘replaces the. cur. over onto its side and landing on top of the. three women in
the ‘dead. pets ina pit ats
the city landfill.’

. The. city. animal. shelter
on average: puls” down. :a

" trapped, .

: ; crawling. out. he
; bore Le mee . oo verti ‘They quickl bes an dis in “th
than 100.cats each year... 7) Dos pote Ee ed wo v ut ma 1 ae vo inderneat fly sen dissing : a
City: offiicials’ in: the . —_ 2 oe pe oe ee eee ue ~ Miraculously,. all. threé.. women were : pulled 10. vse
past. eyed: the idea of:run-: ~ none ‘of them seriously, injured, Bernoties said.-.."-
ning’a pathological: inci- . “They were quite‘shaken up,” lie gaid, ‘adding just one of
the: women was: taken to Prince Rupert Regional. Hospital...

activily — pulling ‘in reve-
nue by providing - the. ani- *

was reléased a short time later with no major injuries. .
mal incineration. service

|. Freezing, rairi: wreaked’ such: havoc 0
the ministry of. transportation -was.foreed
~ from 10:25 a.m. and'L 50 p.m. on-Jan, 9. °

- That's possible: “Kwiat,

been pursued.

. the highway: ‘that' morning: :
-- “There's. ‘poteitial for.

A large dairy: truck alsa los

There: haven't ‘yet been

“vehiclé also hit the ditch j just.east of the. bus crash, -
talks with. the : Thornhill

ditch on their own, , Bemoties said.
oF Oe

there will: also be incinera- .

-Kwiatkowski- said the . adozen vehicles had to pull over to the side of the toad until

t it Ss re sanding crews. could. Bet io the“area, say: Terrace. police.

to people whasespets, haye Come and g

died and choose to havé | SUpBLIES OF this season's flu

tare once again, available to nan-high risk Terrace. tesidents, : says flu. :

incinerator : could: provide. a
ashes of cremated | pets for. The conditions marked. ‘the end-of a'week, which siw.cold:

. temperatures and wind hills: which put.

Time run nirig'out for ==="
ly sportsplex start |

seized by the: RCMP. “By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN “yes, we're supporting,’ but I’m get-. That's becuse once city. council
The; ‘incinerator.’ is Re WITH ‘THE. Dec. 315t- deadline to ting to the point that we nced-lo get - gives the: ‘go-ahead, engineering

place. ‘Those: people. right .

The incinefator could.

from. “sensitive. files. i

uary and be’ operational by. “Terrace. Sportsplex come’ and. gone, council,” “He says, _ project miust be ‘put out to. tender’~~

Money for the’ incihera- ma order fo make:the: project’go. ahead. > start‘in the: ‘spring. -of 2004; city coun: and. four montlis. we
tor came’ from. Wal- ‘Mart. | “So far. only: about. $264, 000. has’ ‘cil needs to-see a-much. more signif-:~ ‘City. council. has. not: yet ‘decided
It’s part “of the - ‘deal that been taised * in’ the! form: of. pledges ,- icant amount of ‘cash in ‘the. bank‘or. + what | ‘the threshold; ‘point will be. ‘to
saw.the.cily give up its old 7 and’ éash." : ah pledges. for money by. ‘the end. of. Ahis, 20 head with the project, :
animal shelter properly to -.. "Fundtaising’ chairman ; “mo i wy Mayor Jack’ Talstra: "expects that
make way, for: the: big box: “nus bays lie’s-‘gelling anxious. about, o be. an. issue for council 10 explore

“hag-to, ‘make a decision. 'by- January," ar ~The: city does have the option. of

Continued Page A2.

shelter i in-its new" location. : “We” ve had so many people say. . Erasmus SAYS, wes

t ride: muni- fying : pro, ects might be defined; .the province could use the law.to.,.
ate vere oe cade seis at ” said Hull. -. | force.Tetrace: to- accept a casino - added: Bill 75. goes. beyond that. yi
. _- here against its- wishes. - “Talstra. said. “the ‘legislation Tt

* Councillor: Marylin | Davies said ‘night actual ly : ‘help. gut. through

The <city :joins. other towns. Hu said the om tun counter, .
B.C; in writing a letter. to t6 the premier’ 's. claims he ‘is ‘em- vi

ihe” province. expresing. alarm: powering imunicipalities - through. : Skeena’- MLA. Roger. ‘Harris has opposition from: ps soverment :
over the provisions: of Bill’'75,. ‘the * the: creation: of the new: Commun told her: the. legislation is simply” departments to: t is cily's: tins. he”
Significant. Projects. ‘Slreamlining: ty Charters. 0 : “about, cutting red tape. ‘and’ ensur- "fer the. transfer of the. airport lan as
“ca, “Under. this they don" t have: to... ing: ‘key: projects get approved ina. . -Davies::agreed’ that. ‘could. be:
listen to- local: peop all," ‘said. “more timely. fashion... “ valuable ‘and ‘said .it's ironic. ‘that
ouncillor Stew: Christensen. ~..He didn’t seem-to think it'was B.C. towns Jike ‘the idea of using”

"He: noted. ‘the: legislation ‘ ‘could a: very big. shane ‘Davies said,

The’ legislation | cwill: give “the
provincial government: the: power:
to fast-track certain’ projects it de-
clares “provincially: ‘significant’

government: ‘ted: tape; ‘but don't
: plied. to’ themselves.

local rules. on. ne develo -

‘she. said.” last week challenging walking and driving. te

Terrace COMMUNITY E Ba .

~ But the Greyhound cai came: directly. toward them; ‘toppling .

. <The bizarre accident was just, one'in a series of vehicles * fe
that. went out of. control in, the terrible. driving conditions on ,

‘Women unhurt :

T HREE- -wornen from. the ‘Queen Charlotte-Islands ‘escaped a
injury despite having 3 a Greyhound bus roll over on top. ‘of

_ One woman ‘was ‘one of two ‘occupants 1 ina a white. Jeep -

which slid off Hwy16 80km west of Terrace. Jan. Jin severe
- driving and ‘weather conditions, She and’a passenger, a boy,
" were: joined by two other women from. anioth it vehicle who a

“Everyone’ s out of the aehible m making sure e they are s okay _
- when a bus rotintls the bend:and they decide to. move olf. the
~ toad,” explains - -Prince. Rupert: ‘RCMP Sgt. Ray’ Bernoties, _

The foursome was standing off.ina ditch: running parallel _
to. the highway i in.an tempt tg stay. out of the, ‘path of the _

'

highway “that
close. the road. 7

accident) site sending - it into”“the ditch: “And: an, armoured. :

“The ‘bad. driving. conditions on’ Jan:.9. were, : caused by .
combinations of snow’ and rain, making. toads very slippery. o

he: temperature” ~

: Thal’ 8. ‘speaking ” out ‘of: both BARR: Frigid winter weather and d blowing snow made :

the ditch. and rapping them. underneah. The ‘boy, was not -

~ .-The five passengers on the bus and ‘the driver managed 7 ; : ,
to get out of the Greyhound by: Popping, the: - windows and: “

The visit. was: for, “precautionary examination and’ she. —

Those vehicles were’ ultimately able to. drive out’ of the -

Tey. roads ‘also ‘plagued: -traffic. tae ha afternoon: in’.
Terrace, particilarly' on Old Lakelse Lake Road where about

_- One ‘vehicle coming ‘down: the hill-was.- -unable. to. stop. _
- and? collided, with the fat deck ofa truck, says: Const. ‘Bruce: tS

the remains cremated.” oo, : Lofroth.:
| coordinator Nancy Dhaliwal, a community health nurse. The health unit was instructed to restrict vaccinations
T i servic . . Sots
avait no suc sevice te high risk groups only after a surge in demand Across North America created a SUPP problem. Full details . “Tene anulance crews ‘attended the: scene. bat te a
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