SOP RTT Union Local fish inspection plan | A MAN accused of slashing a police offi- _cer’s neck with.a hunting knife following a — disturbance at Hanky Panky’s in December 2003, will have his trial heard in Prince Ru- _ pert to ensure the jury isn’t biased. Terrace lawyer Terrance La Liberte has argued successfully that Charles Joseph Costello’s chance for a fair trial in this city was compromised due to a story late last year in The. Terrace Standard. The. story told of Terrace RCMP Con- stable Cam Joseph receiving an award for valour for holding a man until other police officers arrived | even after his throat had been cut. Costello’s name was mentioned in the . story as the man.arrested at the scene. -He now faces charges of attempted mur- der, aggravated assault and assaulting a po- lice officer. , Despite an objection — from provincial Tammy Simonds official moves AFTER MORE than a de- cade of working out of ‘the Terrace Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) - office in Terrace, represen- tative Tammy Simonds has: packed her. bags and has moved’ to Victoria to take on a new position with the union. ~ Simonds came to Terrace -in 1989 to work as the con- stituency assistant forithen- NDP Member of Parliament Jim Fulton... In 1990, she began work- | ing for the CUPE office as a secretary and eventually moved into her current posi- tion as an advocate for area, ’ CUPE locals with members ~ - at places such as School Dis- trict 82, the Terrace airport and the Kitselas band coun- cil. In addition to her work at the CUPE office, Simonds — has volunteered for numer- ous organizations in Terrace © _ over the. years and took a - special interest in social jus- __ tice issues. She has volunteered with Women in Development, the Kitimat-Terrace Labour ~ Council, Terrace Anti-Pov- erty and numerous other | groups. An NDP supporter since she was 13, Simonds — most recently worked on Skeena MP Nathan Cullen’s campaign. — . “This job here encom- passes a lot of out of town travel and in Victoria the farthest distance I’ll have to travel is 15 minutes away,” Simonds says, adding she hopes the move will give her more time to spend with her nine-year-old daughter, Emma. ; the floss that works best for you. There is waxed or unwaxed, flavored or unflavored, and regular or tape. Waxed floss slides easily between the teeth. Flavored floss leaves a minty, fruity. able at this time, he said. turning,” Kristianson said. catch home.” policy, added Kristianson. were already fishing in Canada. “Austrians, Germans .. las Halfyard allowed the change. of venue application to Prince Rupert because of the publicity surrounding the incident. ~ . _ The move won’t affect the Crown's case, says Geoffrey Gaul, the Vancouver-based ‘director of legal services for the provincial Crown Counsel office. “It’s not going to impact on our effective- ness, but in our view, it Was not necessary to have a change of venue,” he said in a phone interview. “The court didn’ t' agree. Court ‘agreed with the defence that a change of venue was necessary for a fair trial. Crown respects that . - decision and is getting ready for the trial in _ Prince Rupert,” said Gaul. November in a ceremony at Government House in Victoria. _ “Guests (from the European Union) are not re- “This will allow guests to continue to take their A longer term solution is being sought with the federal Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the _ Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Industry Canada to"get the European Union’ to change, its Because the ban’s enforcement last yéar came as a surprise to anglers, the sport fishing industry last season was largely unaffected as Europearis However, this year, area guides are seeing a drop in bookings of up to 50 per cent from Eu- . rope, says Dieter Hruby, who has operated, the Skeena River Fishing Lodge for 18 years, _ . they ‘are going to Nor- Joseph has: since been. ‘transferred to | Penticton. His was presented the award last to help guides and lodges By DUSTIN QUEZADA WHAT COULD have been a devastating blow to local guides and lodges serving European anglers has been adverted, at least for now. European anglers had been faced with a ban. preventing them from returning home with more than one kilogram of fish if it had not been pro- cessed in a government-certified plant here. The ban had been introduced in 2002 but en- forcement began just last year, resulting this year in. local guides and lodges facing cancelled reser- vations. . But now, European anglers will be able to ship home what they catch provided it is first processed . and inspected at a federally- -regulated and Euro- pean Union-certified facility that meets health and safety regulations, says Eric Kristianson, an offi- cial with the Sport Fishing Institute of B.C. While not the best solution, it’s the best avail- Trial moves to Rupert to avoid a jury bias © ‘Crown Counsel Paul Kirk, Mr. Justice Doug- | - way, because licences are cheaper and they can’ _ catch up to 25 kilograms of fish,” Hruby said. Hruby is in the process of upgrading his lodge’s smoke house to federal specifications after a visit. from government inspectors last week. If granted, the Skeena River Fishing Lodge will be the only establishment in the Terrace area that will be certified provincially, federally and by the European Union under the new rules, said Noel Gyger, chairman of the Terrace and District ’ Angling Guides Association. Gyger, head of the 28-member association’ ‘thal serves the northwest, said the issue’ has been solved. “Isa solution and I think it works,” he said. | ‘The. salt water sport fishing industry is worth $5- 6 million annually, while the fresh water sport “fishing industry is worth two to three times as “much. ' J — ™ " ~ Leal The Girls and Boys Juvenile Curling ™ teams would like to thank the following _ sponsors for. making the trip to the Provincials i in Nelson, B.C. a reality: -- Canadian Tire Skeena Valley Rotary Club . Acer Resource Consulting © . Uniglobe Travel. Jord-Ash Holdings: ‘Dr.’and Mrs. Heinz Gunter | ~_°Skeena Sawmills Carlyle Shepherd & Co. Keenleyside Insurance Services Ltd. Bandstra Transportation. Bear Country Inn/Northern Motor Inn ‘Terrace Curling Club City of Terrace > A very special thank you goes to * .Lynn Gascon, Vice President of « the curling rink for all her help. . Without the support of everyone, our trip would not have happened. y Thank You. Joan Kucharyshen (Girls Coach): Co 5 Sylvia Griffith (Boys Coach) : v rf Pe The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, beri 6, 2005 - Ag The Terrace Standard is h a woe \ ‘On Reet wwwderracestandard.com Check out our site or call 638-7283 for advertising information |. UE o-op)Vanderhoot & Districts ~~ ~=—Co-op Association =| _ Date: Monday, April 25,2005... ut Time: Meeting 7:00 pm, Supper 5:45pm Location: Nechako Senior Citizens Friendship Center To Consider: " ‘Interested in letting your name stand for the Board of "Directors of. Vanderhoof Co- -opetative Association? Directors participate jointly, with a total of nine Directors: in planning and controlling the affairs of the co- operative, guided by: Association Bylaws and Policies, so, that it - effectively moves toward achieving the objectives of the Co-operative. Please pick. up a nomination. form at the. | : . Administration Office: The form should be dropped off oy at the office ® prior t to April 18, 2005. _ ; - approximately $1.7 million to be paid to’ Co-op Notice of 60th Annual General Meeting Review 2004 financial statement. ‘Sales increased: 22% to $52.9 million & net savings increased. $770,000 to $3.9 million or 7.4% of sales, | Directors recommendation of a patronage allocation of $2.92 million or 5.6% on members 2004 purchases, From equity and cash Back Members, $300,000 income tax and $681, 000” general reserve. ’ Election of 3 Directors’... | . yo! Guest speaker FCL District Director Keith Corbould Co-op Gift Certificates, Hampers a and Door Prizes . - valued at $500. ‘Complimentar y tickets for supper must be picked up pr ior to Apr il 17th at the Co-op General Office. . Jon ry, NO children please. — CALL. FOR NOMINATIONS . oe ST Soe ap - ge - DON’T FORGET TO FLOSS! . Your teeth are definitely clean .-- you brush them every day. But do you floss? Floss- -ing daily is just as important as =a "brushing to prevent dental decay ; and periodontal problems. Flossing ‘helps clean between the teeth and under the gumline, areas that brush- ing alone can't reach. There are many kinds of dental floss, ’ and one is no better than another, so pick or other flavor in your mouth. Tape floss is thicker than regular floss, making it popular among people who have wide gaps be- tween their teeth. HOW TO FLOSS Flossing won't’ be effective unless you-do it properly. Here are some steps, courtesy of floss.com: . 1. 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