These biffies won’t be iffy

HIGHWAYS officials deny
they're closing any toilets
at rest areas along Hwys
16 and 37,

Steve Uyesugi, opera-
tions manager for the
Bulkley-Stikine highways
district, said he’s unaware
of any such plans.

-He was reacting to a

‘Nov. 22 vote by Kitimat-
Stikine. regional district
directors to. write the high-
ways ministry condemning
the move. -
Kitimat director Joanne
Monaghan and Terrace’s
Rich McDaniel accused
the ministry of closing toi-
let access at some rest
slops.-

“They've taken out the
toilets and they've taken
out the picnic benches
already,” Monaghan said.
“They never told us before
hand, they just took every-
thing out.”.

_“Maybe we should have
all the bureaucrats take a

tour of the north and see
how long they can go
wilhout stopping,” she
said. “It's not like going
between Burnaby and Sur-
tey where there's a filling
Station every two blocks,
They have no idea.”

She said it will mean
more inconvenience for
driving tourists — particu-
larly seniors or families
with children.

“They’re going to be
smelly rest areas if they
don’t get those washrooms
open,” predicted McDa-

niel.

Uyesugi said directors
might be confused, adding
maintenance is always re-
duced somewhat in the
non-tourist months.

“Routinely we take in
some of the tables for
instance,” he — said.
“Perhaps they're oaverre-
acting to normal winter
preparations.”

The ministry did shut

down one rest area in the

summer along Hwy 37 at
the Cranberry River.

“That was mostly due

to its unsafe location at
the bottom of a dip,” Uye-
sugi explained,

He said the ministry has
dropped plans to eventual-
ly downgrade some full-
scale rest. areas with toi-
lets and tables to simpler
pullouts with just litter
barrels.

“It was just a proposal
and we decided not to pro-
ceed with downgrading the
Test areas lo lay-bys,” he
said, adding that proposal
wouldn't have~ happened
for two years anyway.

Man stabbed and another assaulted

TERRACE RCMP had
their hands full last week
dealing with two separate
assaull cases that have re-
sulted in criminal charges.

At 2 a.m. Nov. 28 police
received a report of a local
man being chased by. an-
other man. wielding a

knife. They then found a
man who had been stabbed
in the upper left arm.

The victim was taken to
hospital, treated and re-
leased.

A man was arrested
nearby and faces charges
relating to the stabbing. °

The next night police
were called to the North
Kalum trailer court where
a man suffered head
wounds after being assaul-
ted with a rolling pin. A
man was arrested in this

incident: and also faces %

criminal charges.

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