Sandra Surfwood

- Most dangerous
"were worn brakes and said some
vehicles
“wrong with them. .
“Police said two vehicles were
“so dangerous they had to be
ordered off the road and towed
: away, Another 31 were ordered
to fix the defect and report
within 30 days for inspection .
.; and testing. Eight more received
“ fix-it?’ tickets requiring the
. Owner to fix the defect’ and
._ Show police the repairs.
-=-: The roadblock crew stopped
and inspected about 70 vehicles
- Hin Terrace, Porteus said, adding
“the blitz probably didn’t do.
‘much ‘to cut down the numbers
- ‘of-unsafe cars on the road. “We:
‘didn't even make a dint in it.’”'
‘He said most people almost —
‘never check their vehicles for
. worn brakes, tires or burnt-out
‘lights.

Vehicles |
_ nabbed

: } TERRACE — Some got away
~ With .a ‘fix-it’? ticket to get a
~-Smuffler repaired. Others had to
«be towed to the nearest garage.
“+o In all more than 40 local
... uYesidents were ordered to dig in-
»t-to their wallets to fix broken or
_“ worn-out parts of their cars last
.-) Wednesday and Thursday as
“local RCMP conducted road-
Side safety tests.

Cpl. Jim Porteus said the

infractions

had several things

“Big Bob”

TERRACE — A local woman
wants compensation packages
for transsexuals who contracted
AIDS because they were raped
while in prison, : "

Sandra Surfwood, a transsex-
ual, also does not want
transsexuals placed in male
prisons.

Speaking last week, ‘Surf:
wood said she was raped while
in Oakalla in 1986 and subse-
quently - tested positive for the
HIV virus which leads io AIDS,

“I did not know. for three
months I was carrying a rape .

related programs should be
created.:

-Such'a ministry has a chance
‘tobe created if Grace McCarthy
leads a) ‘new political party,
Surfwood said,

. *T want a third political party
and for Grace to be the leader,’*
said Surfwood who said she

campaigned ‘for .the former

Social-Credit cabinet minister in
two provincial elections.
Surfwood also said she was
prepared to run as an indepen-
dent in- Skecna i in the next elec-

tion and wants to be the
minister in charge of the pro-
posed AIDS ministry.
Surfwood said she has tried
unsuccessfully for oné year to
meet with Parker to explain her
situation and to outline what

‘should be done for people with

AIDS. -

' Although critical of Parker,
Surfwood later acknowledged
that his constituency office in
Terrace has given her help and
assistance on numerous occa.

* disease. That was not a self in-
flicted’ wound,'* said. Surf.
wood.

She said new institutions are
not necessary for transsexuals
and that space could be provid-
ed within existing prisons,

Surfwood was also critical of
the Social Credit government,
Premier Bill Vander Zalm and
Skeena MLA Dave Parker for
not, considering AIDS an
epidemic.

She said a ministry specifical-
ly set up for AIDS support and

STREET SMART
TEST #2

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night. You hava had 3 drinks in tha past hour,
If you have an accident, where i is it most likely
to scour?

a. At an intersection with trafic signals,

b. Atanintersection without tiatficsignals.

c. On the straight of way.
d. On acurve,
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