"comment expressed by L&C Manage-.. Mall, “ Pane. “Terrace Standard, Wednesday, sue 12, 1991 . ‘Ottawa St. stays open | "TERRACE — The-city has of- fered assurances the stretch of Ottawa St. between Greig and Lakelse will not be closed until its; replacement road is com- : pleted. : *Mayor Jack Talstra made the following concerns owners of the Skeena- and Overwaitea, the mall's largest tenant, _Counci last month agreed to ~ Jand+ swap. proposed . by Safeway which’ Would :see that section . of Ottawa’ St.-.moved: 132ft. Petracan station ‘an Lakelse. - The move will allow: Safeway ment, to expand out over what is now - Ottawa St. and into the parking lot between it agd the Petrocan station. : - Ina letter to council, Over- waitea real estate representative Bob Tougas asked that the ac- cess requirements of all. those affected by the proposed change be met before any closure took place. - of -the proposal. to’ the west..beside- the Overwaitea and the Skeena Mali are worried that closing -} Ottawa St. before the replace- ment is finished would prevent large trucks using the road as a raute into’ the lane Way behind the mall, ; Tongas. ‘also. expressed ‘‘disappointment”’: the city had not directly advised Overwaitea While, acknowledging the city was only obliged under the Municipal Act. to, inform the owners of © land within $0m of Ottawa St., he added, “In light of the fact that we are dealing with major -shopping centres downtown core of the city, we expected a more thorough ap-. proach to this matter.” While voting to proceed with the road closure, council noted - nothing would happen until the ‘city had ‘guarantees from Safeway it would pay all the costs of road construction and for rerouting cily services which run under the existing roadway. ~ Lengthy wait cited Man slaughter charge tossed out said the justice. fuled the t two- | TERRACE — Charges against a. Lower Post man accused of ‘manslaughter in the shooting death of his wife two years ago . were dismissed last .week because it took too. much time _ for the case to get to trial, Charges of mianslaughter, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace, ‘and. careless use of a weapon dangerous to the public peace against Jack Edward Williams - were quashed June 3 in Terrace Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justice Herbert A. Oliver agreed with defence lawyer Peter Gibb’s’ contention that, the delays violated the section of the ' Charter of Rights and Freedoms guaranteeing any person charg- ed with an offence the right to Two fined for Iqcal panters arrested in a pit- lamping sting operation last fall “were fined in provincial court . last week. Thomas Barnes and Terry Gordon were each found guilty on a charge of hunting with the aid of a light and were fined $800. _ Prosecutors dropped charge of hunting witha light against David Storey. Additional charges against Gordon and Barnes for hunting without reasonable concern for the lives, safety and property of - others were dismissed. A charge against Barnes of carrying an the - unlicensed ik dismisse do tvet gt The three: Terrace | ‘hunters had been arrested, along with Kitimat hunter Andrew Re- jezek, .in a‘ Nav. 10-12 surveillance operation carried out by northwest conservation officers. The Wildlife Act prohibits night hunting with lights, an of-. ‘fence known as “‘pit-lamping.” Conservation officers observ- ed and videotaped several groups of hunters who stopped, shone lights on a mechanical wildlife decoy, and fired shots at the decoy. the magnificent, houses of the sea-faring merchants. Visit some of the numerous art galleries. and-~ - museums where collections of the world's \"™\" - masters, including. Rlambrandt, Yan Gogh * and Appel have pride of place. Sample a glass of the.focal “‘pils” at a sidewalk cafe and watch the world. go by. Try one of-the hundreds of restaurants of / many nations. Amsterdam's nightclubs and casinos are among the best in Europe. CURRENCY TRAVEL TALK AMSTERDAM EUROPES EXCITING CAPITAL Amsterdam may be compact by intemna- , tional standards, but the city has an unrival- 7 ed amount of attractions, all contained in and around the historic beauty of the canals. You notice the International flavour | everywhere you turn. For a start, many dif ferent languages are spoken, which Is aed a surprising, when you consider the city 'S ih A centuries-ald reputation as a commercial and R=eES trading center. Cruise. the canals and view ; restored stately town