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Terrace crime
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Herald Staif Writer
 TERRACE— The area served by the Terrace detachment:

”< gf the RCMP is not seeing “the disturbing trend’’ in crime

_ Observed by the B.C. Police Cornmisston and reported i in >

~ "Thuraday's Daily Herald, mE

_ the first. six months’ In Tertace.
_ reduction is even greater, from 19 to two. . Thefts from

At a press conference held Thursday, Terrace’ 4 ‘top cop:
Inspector Ron Evans explained the local crime picture.

' comparing the figures for the first six months of 1885 with .

the same time period last year..The statistics were broken: ©

‘down into Terrace crime ‘and rural (including Thornhill) :

- Although the figures ‘are confusing due to new categories ..
entered into the crimina! code for sexual offense, what does ©
emerge is the number of reported, ‘sexual offenses has.
almost doubled this-year... . |

The police believe that people are now more aware ‘of fhis.
crime and are more, willing to report the incidents. ‘Both,

K'san Howse and the ministry of -human resources are

encouraging the reporting: Lae A
In addition, the social attitude has shifted, Evans 5 Baye.

There is iittle of the old stigma attached to people who have
" suffered from these crimes. They. are now seen as victims,

not a‘guilly party. © -

Robberies. are on the increase. “phere.9 were tour in the
first six months of 1982, ‘while: seven haye happened so far.
Only one early this year involved theuseofaflrearm.
One is safer from. assault ‘outside Terrace, including
sexual asgaults, There have been 99 assaults in town this
year, but. only 12 outside the municipal boundaries. .

Break and entries of businesses are down 74 per cent from —

53 to 89; the “‘b and e’s” of homes remain almost exactly the
same in Terrace with 31 happening in 1982 and $0 in.1983.
Motor vehicle thefts have been slashed fram-41 to 93 for .

vehicles in Terrace have increased, however, from 36 to 43. -
Thefts of. goods valued over $200 in Terrace have risen

~ from 86 to 125. In the outlying areas. they have dropped

~ ‘town the’ mumbers slightly increased from. three.to five.

rybody-seems to-coms Into'the city to dathelr-chingy?-.-
_ Bays ‘Evans. He'believes the four-time increase. does. not

pee

from asix month total of 33 to25..

~ Shoplifting statistics have taken a i¢ per cent increase ;
" early this year. There were 68 incidents for the first half of

1982 and 162 this year.

There were exactly ‘the same number of all crimes -
againit property in both time periods, 592 for 1962 arid 1983 -
in Terrace, . In the rural areas, property crime dropped -
‘from 141 to 92,

. Terrace drug crime has quadrupled, ‘There were ‘only 27
incidents during the first part of 1682, but 86 in, 1983. Outside

“Eve
reflect. more people actually using drugs, but better

enforcement of the laws. ‘The same number of people: may
be using drugs, but the policeare catching more.

“The overall crime ‘pictuie in Terrace is climbing, while

dropping: outside. In ‘1982. until July, there were 1,252
incidents reported, while ‘this year there were-1,466-in
Terrace. In the rural area there were 311 incidents for the
same time period in 1982 and only 215 in 1989. .

Ali the figures represent incidents reported ‘and not

necessarily either charges. being laid or convictions,

There were two homicides in Terrace this year, none last.
year and nove either year outside the municipality.

Six people have been killed In traffic accidents 50 far this”
year. a

Total trattie ineldents incliding both charges and written |
warnings rose, from 1,636 to 1,072 for the- first. part of this.
year. Incidents of impaired driving also. rose from 66 to 87
for Terrace, - . ;

The rural area saw all traffic offenses rise from 1,496 to
1,711; but impaired ineldents remained the same with 32in -
1982 and §3:in 1983...

Criminal traffic offaiges climed in Terrace from 5 to 135, -

while in the rural areas there were $0 in 1982 and ‘only 4 in
1533. se,

"Flowers crushed

_ “By KEITH ALFORD
7") ) Herald Staff Writer ;
TERRACE— Terrace RCMP have done a detailed study
of over 450 cases of vandalism occurring in the last two’-
years, but there is one case they don’t Know" about
according to a Daily Herald source,

On Wednesday night, somebody broke the’ hearts of
several of Terrace’s seniof ‘citizens’ at the Willows
Apartment bullding by destroying garden Plot atter garden
plot. -

When it was disccvered, a2-year-old \ women were crying,
The people had worked all summer carefully tending their
amaill bits of life Biving soil and in'a flash all that work ig”
wiped out. -

It is the second time in two years the's same ‘thing has
happened to the Willows.

Several plots had their produce outright stolen, while

others were trampled to death. -

The ‘police ¢ don't know about it only because the Daily -
Herald's source says the crime was not reported, “What's

the use in reporting it, it's not much use when they can’t be”

caught, ma é a
Terrace RCMP gree that convictions for vandalism are

’ extremely:difficult to get. Even if one hears the sound ef

broken glass, looks and sees a person standing there with a

. baseball bat, the witness didn’t actually gee the window

being broken, one RCMP Spokesraan says;
The.police have developed maps plotting the high risk
areas in and around Terrace for valdaliam both for cara and |

other property. The “horseshoe” area is high, but a square —

- bounded by Emerson, Lite, Apsly and the railroad track:

: rules aupreme fot mintlless acis of destruction.

The Terrace Jaycees ate scheditled to meet with the -

-RCMP to develop a. community - based" antl-vandalism

program shortly

Vandallam is costly. It ranges from a picket tence being :
pushed over, to $,000 plus incidents. With cars the.iymber
one target is a broken windshield and slashed tt coming”
a close ‘second. a

Hopefully, the ROMP study and the: Jaycee program will
help curtail these savage acts. —

Perhaps next year, our honored senior citi will get to -

-Teap what they sowed, =: am

“Outside the town the —

. Herald Staff Writer ;
“*TERRACE— He's big, with twinkling blue eyes, a
blonde beard, and a ready laugh. Some see him as a

“> “plundering ‘Viking; others view him asa romantic -
hero. He is in the forefront:. of the fight against :

|. Premier Bennett's proposed legistation. «

He is: Dave MacKinnon, area staff rep foe the :

BCGEU. to
. - . Born on Piince Edward laland, the: ‘youngest ont
oe children, he was orphened at age I Tour. He’ 'S ‘been a
_ + union’ man all his life. :
~~." : In the: Maritimes,’ ‘before there’ was: a. fisherman’ B
union he once spent 19 days at sea, ‘working 6 hours a
day only to come back to shore tobe told he owed the

| po ~ People you should know eee |
| Dave ‘MacKinnon BCGEU staff rep.

; . company $20 for food plus $35 for a-rubber Jacket he.

“Boughton tick” (credit) at the company store. That :

"was: the last non-union job he did...

. He went on to help organize the fisherman’ é union .

. which he’ describes as ‘the soul of the maritinies” as
‘the IWA Is the soul of B.C: Fish: ‘onthe ‘exist coast and
,timber on the west coast being the main Industry of
. the. areas: +

MacKinnon is proud ‘that he received the. highest
fine ever issued in Newfoundland for union activities

and wants toset the same record inB.C..He wasfined .
_ $300 for. not allowing. a. plant: ‘manager | to cross a.

- picket line during a strike.-The previous record was

_ $50, Since then, he has been charged “many. times”.

with cease and desist orders. -

“MacKinnon is in his fifteenth. yeat a as a. full- time

union staff rep and figures he's’ “spent. a ‘full year on

:- ‘picket lines, with*much of that’ year, period being a.
strike in Newfoundland merely to: ame the Mgnt to -

have a union. :

‘and the national Canadian Labor Congress. - ams

-helped organize. Sincrude in. ‘Alberta’ and Michelin
_ ‘Tre in Nova Scotia, Heranas an NDP candidate ina

Newfoundland bye-election. and. lost, but ‘got. ‘the.

got in the riding. He.also helped organize ofishore
“tugboats that service. ‘the oil rigs,
- Three . years ago, he sent out ‘20. applications. ‘to

~ various unions in, Canada and’ was hired by the |

BCGEU. His job, then as now, was the Terrace rep.

How does one become BO high profile £ 50 quickly? -

_ °Frem. nonunion to. organizer. without: ‘stopping to
: «ware -In the ranks?" Masilanan’s bese ds,
. Shiaple single, gradei:

. Tbated the bosses,"

ry He’é not singte arty longer, ‘Ina job that peactically

‘ guarantees . a divorce because, of the long hours

“required and the travel needed, he has been: matried

for] years and has two daughters andone gon."

“The B.c.
“ Tabor scene is more sophisticated and, _ wide strike ‘vote and MacKinnon says the union will

"says, B.C. alsohasa longer union tradition, But both defend their rights by whatever means is necessary.

coasts show a-willingnéss to stand up and fight for.

_ therefore, more complicated than the maritimes, he

their rights, MacKinnon states. There is- ‘a higher
level of political consciousness in B.C., he says, with
labor more Closely Identifying itself with on epolitical
-party.
The BCGEU is divided into 12 5 regions. ‘Mackinnon
’ cavers from the Queen Charlottes to Burns Lake and
‘fram Kitimat to the Alaskan border.” He haa 300
., members in Terrace, 40 in Kitimat, rand 1793 in the
~ etitire area.

As staff rep he aids members in enforcement at the
-gallective agreement, ensures: shop stewards are in
place and educating their. members, ccordinates

organizes. non-unidn, work places.

If MacKintion could change ‘one thing in thé B.C:
labor scene he would make it more all-encompassing.
. ,.He wants it less concemed with specific groups. and .

a Operation Solidarity, he sees the day of the rally. as

+ involved in Operation Solidarity. -

'
- .whére'the leadership is coming from. It will jut sort
of happen, he indicates.

-mnion activities, helps in grievance procedures, and :

-history.
" voice and generally « ends up being asked to Jead union

“highest number of votes that any ‘NDP member ever . With his family.

Hess peeause hey are the ones |

; antielpated, " he says, —

of this with a greater understanding of the issues and —
- More: united than éver before,” he believes. . ;

. €stablished 908°

Dave MacKinnon .. |
geared | more toward workers in general. .
‘He prefers live theatre to movies, especially
Maritime plays and other working class productions.
His reading is confined to mostly political and labor

Although his - background is Scottish, he enjoys
singing Irish folksongs. . He has a booming baritone

gatherings in singing their anther of “Solidarity
Forever.” Other leisure activities include just being °°.

“Being on the informal. steering commiltiee ‘of

now: being over: .

‘The next atep will be one partner of the coalition
taking. more direct. action which the others will. -
support, MacKinnon: says.’ Responsibility of the
“ dpalition’ s leadership tests now with the public ‘sector |

' most directly : ,
B rechgnized By: -
nd ‘other unions

unity groups,” a

churches,” co

But:-at one-future point, no. one will be able to tlel -
The BCGEU is presently conducting a rovince-

“If push comes to shove (the resistence): will rise to
such ia,-degree that even Bill Bennett has not.

acKinnon gays the Social Credit legislation may -
re 9 a blessing i in disguise” for labor. ‘It has done.
something we couldn’t,”” he states, ‘‘we will come out |

“We wilt earn the only’ way to protect ourselves to’
to Pratect others," he states, ~

Sometimes, there is irony being involved in the
union:movement, On Thursday, MacKinnon called
an auto shop in thie lower- mainland to see if repairs to
his car‘was completed, There was noanswer, -

He then called a griend near the garage.-

MacKinnon can’t get the car.

The ‘auto shop is on strike.
A picket line is up.
_ > Staff reps don’ t cross Picket lines.

- Socreds rely on sunshine -

VICTORIA. (CP)—Boredom and° sunshine:
will help determine when British Columbia. makes a shart
turn to the right with the passage of controversial restraint
. legislation after decades in the political centre.

While many’ marci ‘at protest rallies like the one that
drew 40,000 in Vancouver this week, the New Democratic
_ Party opposition stalls legislature business by filibustering

ona legislative package that lawyer, teacher, handicapped,
‘tenant, consumer, religious and union groups say is faseist
‘and removes human and civil rights.

The Social Credit government seems to be’ relying on
‘sunny summer weather rather than philosphical defence to’
persuadé the opposition to allow passage of legislation that

Premier Bill Bennetthas a goal of slashing the ‘provincial
_Bovernment work force of more than. 40,000 by one-quarter
but legislation that would given wide powers to dismiss the

_ already has resulted in the dismissal of more than 1,500
* employees-in the name of restraint, ‘

workers who thought they.had secure jobs also applies to.

250,000 other public-sector workes bs B. ¢. such ae teachers,

. nurses and firemen. _

. So the government is content—far the momnent—to listen
to NDP speakers, knowing they have jut gone from a long-
- aWalted” but wearying spring election campalng to-a
legislature sitting.

While a opposition members criticize, tourists in shorts,
halter tops and-Hawaiian shirts parade through the public
galleries, a reminder that summer. is for families and
vacations, not debate.

. The NDP; many of ‘whom are former teachers and social
‘workers or lawyers, might be droning on but they allek
steadfastly to the topic. ;

Of the 35 government members, most: of whom ‘ore
businessmen—the car dealera among Socred ranks have
been thinned to one from five during the last two election -
broadcasters and lawyers, have been silent except to

heekle. They have been catching up on ‘correspondence,
“feading and constituency business, :

- But. there are government sources who say cansiders tion

is being given to the legislation: by-exhaustion method that
the late Socred premier W. A. C. Bennett used to break

stubborn oppositions, This would mean the house would sit
24 hours a day except on weekends until approval is given to
bill that end rent controls, relax human rights laws and
slash government services, .

Outside the Chamber, both sides are taking their cam-

pagin to the people. =. - ~
While the. Broadly-based Operation Solidarity Coatition
that ranges from ‘cleargymen - to policfemen_ is

. spearheading rallies, the government, which forecast a

$1.6-billion budgetary deficit, is spening more money ona
_ campaign to defend itself.

. Even. though the government has a 200-employee in- .

formtion division with a budget of $19 million, this week it
hired for $48,000 a public relations firmi that worked for

social Credit during theelection. Its job is to help : cabinet: .

“ministers make the *governinent package sound palatable ’

‘the public. -

nthe legislature, the opposition cannot copy the division-

bells tactic used ih ‘the commons and the Manitoba ~
legislature because B.C. legislators have from two to five
minutes after the division bells ring to get Into the house to.

vote. A 1
As a result, the ‘opposition is taking its allotted time to

speak against the legislation—and that means that unless
‘something breaks the logjam, the legislature could sit until

. Spring with-a six-wek break for Chirstmas and the Social

Credit party's annual convention.
Nelther Opposition Leader Dave Barrett nor Bennett plan

to back down wo while the debate continues, an interesting —

sidelight is watching the NDP benches for a possible suc-

cessor-to Barrett who announced after his election loss that -

hel'll be stepping down.

Seading. the opposition so far have been Mark Roe
(Coquitiam-Moody), who quit federal politics to ente the
provincial arena and has proven to be articulate and witty,

and Gordon Hansan‘(Victorla) who has been spearheading |

the atlack on government plans to slash the public service,

 Molume 77 No. 135.

~ Chad rebels

Largeay in Nothern Chad in possible preparation for a new. .

- assault on Chadian government forces to the south, western .

diptomatic sources reparted today. ;
The sources said Libyan convoys _ were. ‘grossing. the”
Libyan border iito Chad while teams of Libyan technicians

repaired the Bomb-damaged airport at Faya-Largeau, 600

The diplomatsin N’Djamena, who insisted on anonymity,
have access to satellite and military intelligence reports.
Thediptomats in N'Djamena, who insisted on anonymity,

have access ‘to satellite and satellite and military in-.

telligence reports. Their information could not be- in-

dependtly confirmed asno western reporters have access to
. the fighting zone. .

The sources said Libyan and Rebel troops loyal to former
president Goukouni Oueddel were combing the area around"
Faya-Largeau for’ remnants of the ‘government forces ~
driven out Wednesday following a Libyan air, tank and
artillery asault.

Some’ 2,500.men, virtually half the armed. forces af
President Hissene Habre, were in Faya-Largeau when the’
outpost changed hands for the third time in six weeks, ..

‘A-U.S. offical in Washington said rebels had but off

- retreat routes to N’Djamena, leaving the loyalist troops ina

“hammer and anvil situation.”
“Basiclaly, they are going tohave to fight their way out,” ”
Also in. Washington; President.Reagan told.a news

” conference Thursday the United States had no plans to send

combat troops to Chad, but has agreed to make avallable ‘Up.
to $25 million in military aid to Chad. .

And at the United Nations, the U.S. ‘rejected Libyan
charges of “intimidation and provocation” and accused the

"Libyan Leader Col. Moammar Khadafy’s regime of laying
_asmokescreen to coverits own armed intervention in Chad.:

Soumaila Mahamat, Chad's. information minister,

_confirmed Thursday the loss of the strategic northern city.

and ckaimed-government forces set up defensive positions —

seven kilometres west and 18 kilometres east of the city, .
-which controls all routes from Libya. to N'Djamena...

Soumaila said evacuation was ordered ‘to spare ihe 7,000
elvilian inhabitants further casulaties and suffering. in
Western military. sources said U-S.-supplied Redeye

. surface-to-air missiles, sent-to help ward off the Libyan

‘attack, were ‘removed. from Faya-Largeau before it fell,.

2 The: Americans, also- had. _AWACS (airborne. warning’ and
--“gontral systems) reconnaissance planes. scouting the area,

| Tt was the third time in six-weeks Faya-Largeau changed -
hands in the seesaw desert war, But the Chad Army has no

- air cover, to tanks and. almost no artilery to match Libyan
- firepower, the-sources said.

Western sources, with access to satelite reconnaissance

‘T. information from the'cémbat zone, said Faya-Largeau fell

at midday’ Wednesday to what they called the first
unconcealed intervention of Libyan troops, tanks, jets and

-artillery in the latest phase of Chad’s 19-year civil war.

- There, was no means of confirming independently the
reports. Reporters in Chad are confined to N'Djamena,

_ Seat of the government of President Hissene Habre. -

The western sources said most of Habre’s: eatimated
5,000-man army had: been ‘under attack in Faya-Largeau,

800 killometres north of.N'Djamena, almost since it was

; N'DJAMENA (CP)—The Libyan army backing Chindian .
‘rebels sent more supplies and reinforcements into Faya-

captured: July 30 from the rebels of former ‘president ;

Goukouni Gueddei.

“They also said after the: rout at -Paya-Largean that
government. troops recaptured Oum Chalouba, 320
kilometres to the south and east. Soumaila said 500 revel
troops were taken prisoner at Oum Chalouba.

But a senior State Department: official in Washington said

Goukduni's' forces seized both Oum Chalouba and Koro
Toro, 240 kilometres south of Faya-Largeau, ‘cutting aff
retreat routes to N-Djameana. Oum Chalouba and Koro
Toro straddle the only highways from the region -to the
‘epital.

Meanwhile, at the UN, U.S. Ambassador Charles
Lichenstein was responding to allegations that Washington
had been hostile to Libya since-Khadafy came to power in
1969 and now was threatening it with warships, AWACS
planes and military exercises in nearby countries.

The Security Coimeil earlier held a separate debate ‘on
allegations by Chad of Libyan aggression.

Ahmed Korom, Chad’s deputy foreign minister, said
Faya-Largeau was being “put to the fire and sword” after
being assaulted by--three Libyan armored columns
comprising 350 tanks.

The U.S. and its-allies had wanted the two debates to be

" eombined, arguing both Were related to the Chad situation.

But Libya, backed by the Soviet Union nad others, insisted
on a separate hearing for its complaint against the. United
States.
Syria, South Yemen and the Soviet Union joined Libya in
accusing the U 5, of threats and provocations.

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