mT erm REITER ag Raa a : : 7 _ A dispensation of justice oc- curs in Northern B.C, of which few city dwellers know. Not many Terrace dwellers know about the Northern Court Cir- cuit either, by Pam Whitaker Lawyer David Mardiros and — probation officer Rob Watts of Terrace do. They are members of a team that travels the B.C. -Yukon border once every eight weeks. _ ; They drive almost 1,000 kilometers to Whitehorse where they meet with other members of the team. The judge — Dennis Overend — flies in from Ver- non, B.C. with his formal robes and red shawl tucked in his briefcase. Court reporter Holly Tryon and clerk Faye Koenig ar- rive from Fort St. John, and Meet the adjudicators for the _ Pacific Northwest Music Festival _. Mancouver, . Jersey and West Germany. He - holds a B. Music from U.B.C., Heather M. Hart: Speech Arts Ms. Hart has completed ex- aminations in Speech Arts and Drama with both the Toronto Conservatory and Trinity Col- lege, London. She has attended and participated in numerous Speech Arts festivals and recitals. Most recently, she has been awarded the. Licientiate degree from Trinity College (L.T.C.L.). Ms. Hart holds Teaching Cer- tificates in B.C. and Saskat- chewan. In her capacity as a - Speech Arts teacher, she has of- -fered , individual and group lessons for students ranging from pre-schoolers to adults. She has also directed Choral Speaking classes and Festival presentations for public schools, headed workshops for school -. teachers and presented on-site seminars for private businesses. PAD AESE Alan C. Whitmore: _ Vocal and Choral Mr. Whitmore: received his musical education in Victoria, Princeton, New majoring in voice and conduc- ting, where his teachers in- - eluded Donald Brown, Alexan- dra. Browning-Moore and Douglas Talney. Private music teachers include Stanley Shale 18 _ Terrace Review — Wednesday, March 9, 1988 - Terrace court workers take justice native court worker Ben Car-. dinal, crown prosecutor Jim Struthers and lawyer Forrest Nelson come from Dawson Creek. Watts and Mardiros leave Terrace two days early so that the probation officer can make some calls along the way. They need to drive a good vehicle that can take rugged terrain and cold weather, It was 60 degrees below zero in Lower Post one trip. On another, they arrived at Dease Lake with one headlight out and having run out of gas. The worst, though, was the time they had nine flat tires driving from Cassiar to a place named Forty Mile Flats. It is difficult for Northern residents to come to the justice system, so the system is brought to the people. ‘This is as it and Frances Adaskin, piano; Charles Palmer and Hugh McLean, organ; and Otto Werner Mueller, conducting. In 1967, Mr. Whitmore re- ceived a Ladner Scholarship to study conducting and campanol- ogy at ‘Westminster Choir Col- lege, Princeton, New Jersey, and in 1984 he studied early music and keyboard studies with Volker Lutz of Stuttgart, West Germany, Mr. Whitmore has taught voice, piano, organ and theory in Kamloops, Vancouver and currently in Victoria. He is presently Director of Music at Metropolitan United Church, Victoria and the founding direc- tor of Victoria’s only profes- sional choir, The Wedgewood Singers. He had adjudicated festivals in B.C., Alberta and Washington. a Ray Thompson: Band end instrumental Mr. Thompson has taught for 37 years in B.C. schools, mostly as a music specialist at all grade levels. He has directed many community and school bands and choirs. Currently he is the director of the 65-voice Co- quitlam Chorale. “ Mr. Thompson was Fine Arts Co-ordinator of School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) from 1975 until retirement in 1985 when he was presented with a Life Membership in the B.C.M.E.A. He has given many workshops and adjudicated various regional festivals throughout B.C. Karen Jackson: Piano ° ~Karen Jackson, A.R.C.T., R.M.T. is a former student of Edward J. Parker and has taught and performed in the: Vancouver area for over thirteen years. Until recently the Western Regional head teacher for Yam- aha Canada, she had adjud- icated festivals in Manitoba, : Saskatchewan and B.C. She has wr a should be,’ Watts commented, “After all, a lot of dollars for our economy come out of the North.” _ He was raised in the city, as was Mardiros, but both men have a link to the North, Watts’ grandparents met in Atlin in 1895. His grandfather, Esson Young, was a doctor there, and his grandmother taught school. They subsequently moved to Victoria, where Esson Young. worked in the Health Ministry at the B.C. Legislature for many years. Essondale, which he had a hand in establishing, was named for him, ; Mardiros has been drawn to the north since his interest in an- thropology was aroused at an early age, probably by his grand- father who was. a roving philosophy professor-cum- also been involved in curriculum reaseach and writing, composi- tion and arranging. Miss Jack- son lives in New Westminster. The second adjudicator for piano is Elaine Taylor, for whom no resume was received, Lynette Fry-Abra: Dance Lynette Fry-Abra received her early training in South Africa where she became a recipient of the Adeline Genee Award. Dur- ing her competitive and early teaching years, she was a South African Ballet Champion and also chosen to perform with Dame Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes in Swan Lake. After a distinguished career as a former prima ballerina with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Com- — pany, she still carries on her love for the dance in her teachings. For many years she taught in the — school of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and danced in the musical shows at Rainbow Stage. In more recent years she has been teaching professionally in Ed- monton, Banff, the U. of C. and Calgary. A greatly motivated and energetic person who loves the dance, she is an. Associated member of the Royal Academy of Dancing and holds their Solo Seal. In court In Terrace provincial court on Tuesday, February 9 Steven Barnes was fined $600 and given a six month drivers license suspension for impaired driving. Ti tedaiaieishelshohell lifestyles and is sensitive to serv- ‘ing the needs of the people as - on the road archeologist. David Mardiros received his masters degree in anthropology at the University of Texas, where he met his wife, Marylin, who’ is an anthro- pologist and a nurse. He is interested in indigenous cases within the jurisdiction Of Courtrooms range from the — recreation center in Cassiar to the historical courthouse | in Atlin built in 1985, which Watts describes as ‘“‘beautiful’. In Lower Post, court is held in the basement of the band office, ‘and in Dease Lake at the Com- munity Hall. They meet in Whitehorse Sunday night and are open for business in Atlin by 9 a.m. Monday morning. Court is in session in Lower Post Tues- day, Wednesday in Cassiar, and Thursday at Dease Lake. . Watts said that although you see the same people in court over and over again he does not become frustrated. ‘‘There are successés,’’ he said. ‘You come to a level of acceptance given the tools you have, in the realm of what is possible.” He lives at Usk with his wife Pamela and children Sara (eight), Richie (seven), Michael (four), and baby Emily. He. has no intention of leaving Terrace. Mardiros, on the other hand, is moving his family to Perth, Australia after two more court - well as the demands of justice. ‘Being trained in the cities, we lawyers tend to see one common goal in justice,” he said, ‘‘but I found in the north there are dif- ferent levels of reality that re- quire creativity and flexibility. I have been impressed with the ability of circuit workers to be creative and sensitive.’’ Watts pointed out that it is a different experience entirely for someone raised in a tent to be confined in jail than it is for someone from a city. There are not a great number of people in that situation, however. The importance of stability and continuity in the service to. northerners was stressed by both Mardiros and Watts. ‘That is why basically the same people make the circuit,’ Watts said. ‘*People come to a level of con- fidence and acceptance in the circuits. His wife Marylin has workers.’? He should know. By accepted a challenging job there the time he is able to see some in the nursing field. Mardiros is people, it is 10 p.m. or even 1 looking forward to having an a.m. opportunity to study Australia’s The Northern B.C, com- aboriginal culture first hand. munities this justice entourage They presently also live in Usk serves are Atlin, Lower Post, with their young son, Drew. Cassiar and Dease Lake. They ‘sIf we were’t leaving, ‘‘Mar- drive about 3,000 km. in all on diros said rather wistfully, “TI each circuit trip and hear from would certainly stay with the cir- five to fifteen cases a day. All cuit.” A phone is all you need | to do business | iwith us Compare our prices! -Call us today! We specialize in printing promotional flyers (8% x 11 in. to 24 x 36 in.) Remember, the next time your business needs promotion, give us a call. _ 0 Complete graphic art service . 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