TERRACE FIRE chief Randy Smith examines what's left of a boat after it was
set on fire right next to a mobile home on Braun's Island. Terrace and Thornhill
firefighters responded and were able to save the mobile home from the fire.

Braun’s boat blaze
leads to two arrests

- By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN
A BRAUN'S Island man is shaking his
head after two of his neighbours were ar-
rested last week for allegedly tarching his
boat and nearly setting fire to his mobile
home.

‘Blaine Stensgaard says he knows the
two people who were arrested at the
scene of the May 1 fire. ,

‘The fire at unit number 10, 5269 Hep-
ple Road was reported shortly before noon
after a neighbour noticed Stensgaard’s 21-
foot Glasspar fibreglass ocean. boat on
fire.

_ The boat was parked just eight feet
from his trailer home and two feet from
his 1991 Ford Econoline-150 van.

The two people, a man and a woman
both in their mid-forties, were arrested at
the scene of the blaze. “They had fled the
scene originally and they came back to
watch the fire,” said investigating RCMP

Fire fighters from Thornhill and Ter- —

race responded to the fire and were able
to put the blaze out before it took hold of
the trailer.

The boat was completely destroyed
and police estimate damages to the van,
boat, house and a shed to be in.the range
of $25,000.

But Stensgaard says the boat is
“irreplaceable.”

“It appears it was an arson and I’m
very angry about it,” he said.

Stensgaard and his neighbour, Noelle
Bulleid, spent an anxious hour after the
blaze trying to locate his pet cat and her
newborn kittens, some of which couldn't
be found after the fire.

Once the firefighters and their trucks
left the scene, Stensgaard’s cat emerged
unscathed from- behind his trailer.

The blaze continues to be investigated
by the Terrace fire department and
RCMP.

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Scott Ave. break in probed

CRIME STOPPERS is asking for help to
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reward of up to $1,000'can ‘be’ giveri'for
information leading to‘a conviction.
Call 635-8477.

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COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR :
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Exploring opportunities in the Kitimat-Terrace area

In response to local concerns, Alcan has commissioned a

~ study to analyze the factors affecting the economy of B.C.'s
. Northwest, with a particular focus on the District of Kitimat.
The goal is to contribute to the work of the Kitimat
Community Task Force as it seeks to unleash the region 'S
“economic potential.

An independent team of experienced resource economists
will compare Kitimat's socio-economic situation to similar

communities in Canada, North America, and the developed
world. The team will identify investment challenges and

opportunities, and analyze the region s main industries
by sector. . :

Reflecting the importance of regional inter-depencies, the
study will go beyond the boundaries of Kitimat to include.
Terrace and parts of the Highway 37 and 16 corridors.

Preliminary results will be available by the end of May
and the final report will be complete by mid-July.

For more information on “Unleashing the Potential,” —
please call 1-800-262-2652.

“Economic planning is a priority for the Haisla people, so
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Ym looking forward to participating in the process, seeing

the results, and finding out how the Haisla can benefit —

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‘Chief ‘Colinaltor ‘Kitamaat Village

“I believe this study is a very positive step. It will help us
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