| 7 A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 21, 1997 Victim fears rapist’s release from prison THIS FRIDAY Ric White will be released from prison, after serving two-thirds of his sentence. White attacked and sexually assaulted Tammy Fee in her Jackpine Flats home in 1995. His release is mandated by law, and he’ll mrve eight months of perole, followed by three years of probation. Federal law says prisoners piuat be released for the last one-third of their sentence barring any overriding deci- sion by the National Parole Board, Prisoners may be kept in prison for all of their temtence if board members feel there’s a strong chance they'll commit serious harm to someone. Now Fee is anxiously walting to hear what type of conditions will be imposed oa =©White when he’s released. “There are people who ate literally holding my life in their hands,’’ said Fee, referring to parole board of- ficials. Fee’s worried that White tay try to get in touch with ber after this release. She's # scared that she’s made arrangements to change her Wdentity and relocate if she feels it’s necessary. Tammy Fee ‘But I think this crime has affected my life enough. I shouldn’t have to relocate or change my identity.” Fee wants White to have to report to a probation of- ficer more than once a week and not live closer than 500 miles from Terrace. Once White is released, Fee is relying on the com- munity to warn the RCMP if White breaks conditions of his parole, and comes to Terrace. She's worried because she says some people associated with the churches are still supporting White. “They're saying that this is an isolated incident, total- ly out of character, and that {am to blame,”’ she said, Parole board officials have told Fee that it’s likely that White will be released into a halfway house at Sumas, near Abbotsford. There he’ll be allowed to go into the community for purposer such as grocery shopping. But he’ll have a curfew at night. An anti-stalking expert has recommended that White also take part in a sexual offender program: Lynne Hyatt, a victim co- ordinator for the federal prison system, says the board will consider all the information given it by Fee. *'The board can impose its own measures to manage the risk,”’ said Hyatt. ‘‘I think (Fee) can feel secure for a while," She predicts White will be monitored closely. People convicted of sexual assault may come under the jurisdiction of a special team which may require them to report regularly and undergo treatment. Failure to meet conditions can result in fines or being sent back to jail. New rules at Furlong Bay CAMPERS GOING to the provincial government’s Furlong Bay site now have to check in at a gatehouse by the entranice. It'll provide an extra measure of security a8 parks officials will now have the ability to check for liquor violations, says district parks official Ken Zimmer. And it has a phone and fax machine for emtergeacy use, he added. The gatehouse is being accompanied by the introduction of the provincial camp- ground reservation system at Furlong. Twenty-five sites, 16 per cent of what's available, wili be set aside for people said Zimmer. There are 156 sites at the Fur- long Bay campground. ‘*We've found the reservation system has worked well in other areas,’’ said Zimmer of its intraduction here. ‘Comments we’re getting is that people can now camp in very popular parks be- cause of the reservation system,”’ he said. Parks officials had wanted to set aside more spots under the system but were dis- suaded from doing so after running into lo- cal opposition last fall. Also new to the reservation system in the northwest here is Tyce Provincial Park just outside of Telkwa. making reservations through a toll-free line, tor Bd the right tires at the right price! BFGoodrich ae BFGoodrich Tia Porfarmance Tires Ta Rieet pee ar Sara Kalum Tire Service 4808 Hwy. #16 West Terrace 635-4902 ga Kkléber BCCE Peeene hed See ar Gas ere ae en us} re Syne Issue: job creation ‘It’s time for so The Chrétian Liberals promised “jobs, jobs, jobs”. Oddly enough, the Liberals (along with the NDP) are proposing the very same job creation strategy as last election: more government spending, more taxes. Huge government debt (now over half a trillion dollars) and continuing deficits are killing jobs by discouraging investment. Needless to say, they didn’t deliver, So what are they promising this time around? as these old ideas are simply not working. The underlying belief is this: a dollar left Mike Scott believes it’s time for a fundamental shift in thinking The Reform Party is committed to job creation through — smaller government and lower taxes. in the hands of a taxpayer is far more productive Now there’s a new idea! Re-elect MP for Skeena ge Or ee than a dollar in the hands of an Ottawa bureaucrat. Authorized by Justin Rigsby, Official Agent