A16 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Thieves target food bank
in yet another break i In.

FOR THE second time in, as
many: months, the: Terrace”

Churches’ Food’. Bank. has.»

Monday *
December

been: broken into. and. food: i

taken... ae “4 27" :
“Approximately “a $500 ‘

worth. Of: food, - including °

_cans ‘of powdered baby for-

mula, was taken sometime’ f
11-12. -f
afler entry “Was “gained: by"
breaking a window, reports °

overni ght - “of Dec.”

food. bank. vice - president
John Wicbenga. =

He: prefers. to’ think. the
formiuta, ‘peanut. butter, ce--
real, cookies, candies, jam,
pasta, pasta | sauce and other.
items were taker by a person i.

. OF persons in-necd:.

“You réally have to’ ‘take:

a positive Christian «atti:

tude,”

been somébody.. who would

-said  Wiebenga. “On ‘ff
“the: other hand. the RCMP.’
have suggested it could have. |

take this and: ‘sell’ it for. ext

“LO nothing,”

‘He and other food bank -

officials weren't able to tally
up an:exact dollar value: or

dmount of what .was. tak-.
en becatise ‘the - food - bank,

doesn't keep exact records.

- Wiebenga says he's more -

| disappointed. than. discout--

aged about. this latest break
in

get - back. : What
we! ve lost.” on a
- Wiebenga added that col ..

lections: from -séveral dona-

“I's the Wer. fact that. :
» somebody’ broke’ ‘in-to’ take 7
food..But I’m certain we'll”

_ tion boxes: around town last :.

- week and. food items collect-:

ed: by peoplé going. through
the. Térrace . Pentecostal
_ Assembly’ 5.
nativily: scene helped ‘greatly
to replenish stocks."

“The. generosity” of. re

ple i is’ just: phenomerial,".
continued. ” :

Food bank president Ima ”
” Brewer and treasurer Den-~
nis ‘Brewer discovered the
theft ‘Sunday: morning, Dee. -
12, when. delivering a. load.

of food. gathered from the
Catholic-church. :

. "They noticed the dead- ©

bolt on the ‘door’ ‘wasn't in
place and then Irma noticed

_ the’ broken: window,” ” ‘said ~

~ Wiebenga: :

Only: the’ bottom ‘half of
* the: window was ‘broken,
leading Wiebenga to “think

“that either. a“ young’ person,

or a small adult gained en-.
“try and either acted alone-or.
opened thé back door to-ad-
mit others: before’ leaving by. -

the same door.

. Food bank’ treasurer } Den- 7
‘nis Brewer. said he’ Ss pretty’

sure the thieves’ “used paper

- drive-through

‘bags to’ haul the: food away -

~ because’ a quantity ‘of. the:
-bags were left beside the

shelves that’ had. beetr “emp
tied.
‘Those : ‘bags: ate fairly

: dislinetive: as they. carry’ the
name and. logo: ‘of. the: Marti-.-

ott hotel. A:large quantity. of

‘these bags were. purchased at

tribution period. :

The “broken: window. is”
right beside: the one broken ;
_just one’ month. ago which

“resulted: in the loss. of. fro-

"a discount’ from ‘a. manufac-) -
“turer when the hotel changed -
its logo'and are uséd during:
‘the food. bank’s regular. dis:

zen: packages of hamburger.

Thieves also: struck t the, food “;

bank i in May.

"The food bank is open
- four days in a row. once:a
month from fall uni. spring: .
Itdoes. notoperate in Decem:=. "i
ber, leaving that‘open for: the.

‘Sal¥ation Army? 3 Chrisimas,

“hamper. program.
Building ~ “owner ™
Highe las! week ‘had grates

installed over the windows tor

discourage ¢ any | new thefts...

Tee cubes
~ from the

North Pole

| in Sarita’ special eray!

Cook's Jewellers

“We ced te be your fewer”

Kitonal - Gity Centre Mall -

Terrace - Skeena Mall - 63!
Ponce Rupert > 527-3 + 624-5234
Complimentary 1-898-738-2211

‘Don.

RICK DEAN from Terrace Steel Works bolts metal grates to basement windows at -
- the Terrace Churches Food Bank location on Lazelle. It’s been broken into twice | in
“as many. months and food stuffs have been taken both times.

FOR TRAVEL FROM gf JAN a at

Only!

~EVERY SEAT
ON SALE:

BOOK THIS MONDAY - 7AM TO 7PM ONLY
FOR TRAVEL FROM JAN 4" - 37°, 2005

_ “Subject to availability, naw bookings only, some restrictions apply, Plus fees and tard, one way.’
. Must be booked on December 27, 2004 for travel from January dih-31st, 2008,.--

"He's provided: the food”
~. bank with the’ space at no ,
‘cost for several years,

“- The January food bank is.
one of the busiest because of,

between social’
‘cheques. - Cheques usually

winter heating bills arid ‘be-
cause, of the length of time —
“assistance ~

come out the end of ‘each

KEITH AVE. MALL

TERRACE

635 — SF -F

morith except that the one. ‘al. !

“ing a -big gap between that

ihe end of December comes “Bringing the North Closer” _

out before Christmas, mean- “Book online: Win thawkaitca call 1- 800-487-1216 or + Contact Your ur Travel Agent

one and January’s cheque,

en

udioIRonic ©

www. u.sighinsound.ca

GITY CENTRE
KUITIMAT
B3I2-S5000

TERRACE
635-4948

1 —~OO- Go 3—- =a I 33