Ta ay

location on Lakelse Ave.

‘Banner job |

‘COMPUTERIZED STENCIL making equipment makes it
That's Ed Andersch: from Northern

Je than ever to provide store signs. :
mSiens applying one stencil inside the new Northern Photo.

TERRACE — Be | on the look -
out: this Friday evening” for a-,

slow moving passenger van..

In it will be the judges for the
third annual Christmas light.

decoration campaign put on by
the Terrace and District
Chamber of Commerce and the

- focal ‘Northwest. Real Estate

Board representatives. .

: They'll be looking for win-
hers in four categories — best -
commercial display, best street,

best home ‘and ‘best original

theme. |

Those who wish to énter have
until noon Dec, 20. Entries.can
be dropped off at the Inn of the

West, Skeena Broadcasters or. no

ips chamber Office.

rer: Jébn Evans: SAYS:

fhere were 35 entries last: year,
kkk kk
Count the Terrace zone of the
Northwest. Real Estate Board in
among those organizations

¥S FROM UNIVERSA «

RKWEAR * HAPPY HOL

QUT AND ABOU]

which have contributed: to the”

Salvation Army’s Christmas
kettle drive.

‘Representative Joe ‘Barbosa’
was on hand Dec. 7.at‘the Ar-.. .
my’s offitial kick: off with. aL

—_ 7 ‘gram,

The kettle drive raises money ;
for “the -Army’s., “Christmas.
hamper program and for. its. .
"year round emergency telief Ser

$250 cheque.

vices, °

. th kkk * ro
“Terrace Cotop:
“Sédshiiee’-Sheryl FlgherZcame- up

with a different way of noting’
‘the gift giving aspect of
- locks but has on 24-hour call a
“locksmith, and retails smoke

Christmas this year,
Traditionally, _ food. floor
employees exchanged namés

7 ‘and gave gifts to each other. .

Army.

food. flog :

This - year ‘Fisher organized

the collection of $10 from each’.

employee’ and used the money
to buy food: for the. Salvation
_Army’s Christmas hamiper Pro-..

- She > and’ Co-op. “grocery

manager. Ron Keessar made the :

presentation last week to. the

Tere

{. ‘Tolsee lias expanded, its’ ‘vange
~ wof-security services by opening b
. dock shop...

It not only ‘sells ' keys and

alarms and other alarm systems.

than tossing rocks —

through a phen

TERRACE — Vandalism is
more than one person d¢sttoy-
ing the property or possessions
of another, says. the officer in
charge -.of the ‘local , RCMP
detachment, De

‘The causes of vatidalism and
crime go back: to ‘social. pro-

blems, laws which’ don’t work -

and.a general disrespect for law

and order, Inspector Lawrence .

Yeske told a chamber of com-
merce.luncheon last week.

And he said: law and order
‘ problems are: greater: ‘in: B.C,
than any other province.”

“Here there’s More. of a fron-
tier lifestyle ...- a ‘me ‘first. at-
titude,” said Yeske. ‘I see more
of that in B.C. than elsewhere.’”

-Yeske’s’ remarks were in
‘response to a chamber request
for it and the police; to develop
programs to counter vandalism.
He said the opinions were per-

sonal and “did “not: reflect the:

- position of the RCMP,
:.Yeske said B.C. has a worse
labour : relations. climate than

| other. places which leads -to_
_ violence and that the province’s -

divorce rate is higher. than the
» Where rights of the individual

rest of Canada. *'

“The latter | créates’ “single:
parent families and families that
are dysfunctional, ‘the | inspector
added. 2

"As proof, Yeske cited crime.
statistics’. which... plage. B.C. :”

“above other | provinces.
One cause for. disrespect of
.., the law is the removal’ by. the.
‘provincial. government: in 1974.
‘of warranits of commital for'ofi
fences that come ‘under’ ‘piovi :

Inspector Lawrene Yeske

cial jutisdiction.
Those warraiits- gave’ police

the. authority ‘to detain’ ‘people

with outstanding: traffic tickets
and' liquor: violations, me
Without: that: law - -enforce-'
ment tool,. Yeske -said, people.
have no fear of the law. pues
He said the Charter of Rights
‘has evolved into .a " situation

take. ‘precedence Over those: of

-. society: .
“sc “The: concern is Tore for the
“offender .. and « less for™ the

victim,’ said Yeske.
‘Delays in court proceedings
add to: the frustration level, the
. inspector added:
i He cited a case.of a break and

enter. in Stewart which was

‘eventually dismissed because o
th elength of time it took i ta

2

TERRACE

_ acts.are reported. my

-old.-: vats

to trial,

“We. had’ one: upset -
homeowner. The next-time}he
said, he wasn’t going to call‘us: —_
He was going to call an’
bulance,’’ Yeske said... *,

The courts seem’ more.
cerned “with procedural: steps _
by the police. as, opposed: ‘to. ~
whether the: person: committed °
the offence in the. first place, 7
he said, .. .

Yeske also pointed to: the _
Young Offenders “Act. a3 .
another. reason for.a decline in
respect for the law, 725

“I find' it ironic: that at Gy
somebody ‘can quit‘school: ‘and-
can. drive a-.car: (but) is: ‘not.
judicially responsible for-his ac-. _
tions until he’s.18,"? he ‘said: »;*

- Yeske estimated that the van: >
dalism , bill -in™ this area: ‘is.
$800, 000 a year, a figure he ‘said
is probably low. because: not: all,

‘Stopping: vandalism. requires ;
& community . effort: -which-- —
makes it socially unacceptable — -

’ to destroy property and’ osses-:

sions, he said. :
Asa model, Yeske pointed to “,
new. attitudes toward: drinking. oh
and ‘driving. which’ began: with: ~ |,
the. CounterAttack campdign =
that-i is how mare than’ 10: years i cos

‘And- ‘he. ‘suggested: that. ;
chamber. members: lobby their
federal and provincial represen :
tatives for legal changes. it2-.5.

Recreation programs:!for.. .
young people might als6 Work ~~.
to\-keep-them occupied, thei in-
spevior s said. wake is ‘uth. sell :

PEAKS

‘ GYMNASTICS CLUB
| FLIPA TH ON
HANK-YOU!

“The Terrace Peaks @

ymnastics Club would lke: to extend a BiG THANK |

YOU to the 47 gymnasts and over 400. community Sponsors who ‘sup- |
pored our club in it's annual Fall Flipath
WOOLWORTHS and’ ALL SEASONS
‘prizes to this event. The club b raised 8

following oymnasts: i a

on Campaign. A special thanks to '| fi
SPORTING GOODS who donated ‘|’
2,288.00 through the efforts of the be

"

1, Christine Kuen :

Kelly. Julseth:
Corisa Berlin |
- Leah LéClerc -
Andrew McColl
“Toria Johnson
Sheavon: Smith
* Kimberly: Wilcox
_ Nicole. Walsh
Barbara. Davis“

Natalie Wamer 7

Emily Janes ~~

- Sherry Lamson: |

~: Gamille Fagan
* Clarice Berfelo ©
Pamela Austin

f

Heather. Bowen. wh
Leanne Bolsvert _

te tag eka tak! Mb SO oe _ ee tan ul deuce ee