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‘last ‘year by: motor-
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who were “unhappy with
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‘Maintenance: ° “crews-
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. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 21, 2004 - A3

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__ Snowblower thieves _

- caught on tape. .

‘A TRIO of brazen thieves. made: off: wlth: ‘$3, 000 - of

: worth of snowblowers: which: were. on, displa y im.
»-front-of Canadian Tire’ last: week. . : =
"Three people. were involved with thie ‘theft’ ‘of two “
-_‘preen Yardworks snowblowers which. were: loaded “| oy
-.into.-a late, model, dark. coloured GMC: Safari- oe
Chevy... Astro Van around & 25 > Pam. Jan. 12, polio. ae

ent Wwas.c caught on: the -store’s-external:-video sur-.] 9.
veillance.. tapes. “The: tape: shows: the: theft: takings}. 0°,
less. than a-mjnute to complete from startto’ finish, 2: es
“says. store owner, Bryan Gascon, °* we ep
. The: Snowblowers were orf: display in. front of the: ies
store secured. ‘by. acable; +: - fe,
‘ “They cut. the cable; loaded thera | ir the’ side” 7
| door. of: a van," Gascon’ says, adding. the ‘disap: . Le
pearance was’ discovered as. employees ‘were ‘clos- oy
‘ing the Store for.the day, 9 + |
The -videotape- shows _ one man: picking. up “the”
. small sriowblowers: one at: a. time-and: loading ‘them a
~~ into, the van: before. the: trio, Aled the! Spene, Gascon. Do ot
says rr ree 2
_ Anyone with information: ‘abut. this theft or who fo,
“may know. the. Whéreabouts . of the. ‘stolen | snow= a
blowers: is asked: 10 contact: Terrace. RCMP at 638- - |.
7400. or leave.an: anonymous Hp.on.t the Crimestop- y
pers. dine, at: 635-8471, oe a

- Assaulter sought»

“TERRACE Crimestoppers is looking. for. inforinia- apes
~ tin ‘about ari:assault:on:Pear: St. in, Terrace Jan, 1.
"The assault happened. at 3:30. a.m. as a ‘Terrace we
“man was: walking-on-the Sandé overpass. - aE
. The ‘victim. says. aman .who identified: himself as.

; “Mike. ‘followed. ‘him: to- his home: ‘on ‘Pear’ St.

“ties, and: two. bro! en ‘ribs...

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‘done. ‘That’ 's down. from -. $90, 000: per year, “to the
‘hours. permitted, in: maintenance ‘contract: to:
’ offset the. costs, of: height-
‘elassifization: ‘ened response: times.” .
Change ‘also. medns:crews ~~’. So. far- this’ year, Rant. change. ‘any’: workers “changing: weather: ne
commuting from here: to. The! company.,

. Kitimat: face.’
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now fall; instead of three "struction has: adjusted: lo

commuter 1 traffic: patterns." 2 That ‘includes: keeping © The system, which’ ‘has: - feeteight-inches: tall. - = Tet em = and of medium
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“least: two ° trucks’ on’ the - Excel’ ruck drivers’ to keep tion -to reducing. - the’ |". _ Anyone: with information ‘about this. assault. is”
-road’ by: 4:30°a:m., which “tabs:-on what" "ean. amdunt.- of chlorides : re- : eked to. call: Terrace ‘Crimestoppers, at. 635-8477...

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t-remove » Compact, “say ‘says ‘he’ § satisfied. with.”

Wo" “trucks on. that: Toad ° is: stave, off: the: formation. of: ‘ments to. its fleet, and: an de:
‘up over: “last © ‘year, “but - black -i ice, prepare: the: road _-inereased = presence ‘on’ ~ Minerals. and Energy.’

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dispatch,” in, che. says. “We.
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Have “been_dccasions. dur-:.and:“to; -help.. with clear. .-downe “and : Ramsay .say “Ltd. received a fax from the group requesting the...
ie “ing © Snow.” storms: ‘when’. away : compact’ ‘ice: “and:”"‘mototists still need to re-..|.. company's: namie, addréss,. phone’ and fax. numbers
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have been on the highiway. .- -. road conditions ‘in the win- “count “information. :

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~ Lucky $ Bingo: has assisted Skeena PAC with the spurts of.
: “interactive dolls; that train mothers how to deal with infants. They are.
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© Other uses‘of funds have been to purchased computer lab for
L the entire school. Also the purchase of a large selection of novels for
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comprehension. of what has’ been. learned.
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