AB - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 04, 2002

Justices now a phone call away

POLICE MUST now use a
centralized call centre to
get an after hours search
warrant or bail hearing.

The change comes as
B.C.’s provincial court an-
nounced the elimination of
part time justices.

Terrace has only one
such stipendiary justice of
the peace.

The decision is in line
with the move to centra-
lize justice issues through
a 24-hour call centre
called the Justice Centre.

Drivers may be
impact of ICBC

By SARAH A.

ZIMMERMAN
IT’S GOOD news for ICBC
policy holders in Terrace,
but not so good for other
areas of the province.

Drivers on the north
coast in general will large-
ly dodge big increases
being felt in other part of
the province for 2003, says
ICBC spokesperson Moira
Wellwood,

She estimates drivers
here will see a 1.1 per cent
overall decrease in premi-
ums,

“It’s a relatively gaod
news thing for sure,” says
Wellwood.

But because rates are
determined by many fac-
tors not everyone may pay
less here.

The average provincial
tale increase for 2003 is
4.8 per cent, a blend of 2
per cent for basic coverage
and 8.9 per cent for optio-
nal.

“Traditionally the north:

pays much lower premi-
ums than say, in the lower
mainland largely because
of course, you aren’t deal-
ing with the same factors
as we are such as traffic
volume,” Wellwood said.
The Cariboo region will

therthezhardest hit.in.the _

province with an’ increase
of 7.2 per cent.

“Those drivers who
have been safe drivers for
many years will actually
see quite a reduction in
premiums,” says Jayne
MacKenzie of Keenley-
side Insurance.

“ICBC is starting the
process of eliminating sub-
sidization of one rate class
by another.”

That means if a house-
hold has drivers with less
than 10 years experience
living there, the premium
will be higher than a
household which does not
have drivers of this kind.

“If you have been driv-
ing for 20 years with no at
fault collisions you will be
acknowledged by lower
premiums than someone
claims free for, say, 10
years,” McKenzie says.

Here are some exam-
ples of what drivers in Ter-
race may expect.

@ A household with no
drivers with less than 10
years experience enjoying
a 43 per cent discount at
the 15 year level and driv-
ing a 1995 Honda Civic to
and from work within
15km of home now pays a
premium of $1, 057.

That drops in 2003 by
three dollars to $1, 054.

@ A person driving a
2003 GMC Yukon XL,
four-wheel drive to and
from work within 15 km
from home with a 43 per
cent discount and no ex-
perience restrictions will
also see a discount.

While the premium for
2002 is $1, 776 it drops to
$1, 516 in 2003.

i A person driving a
1994 Ford four-wheel drive
pick up to and from work
beyond 15km, no exper-
ience restrictions and a 43
per cent discount base on
12 years will also see rates
fall.

They'll go from $1, 213
in 2002 to $1, 094 in 2003.

@ A person driving a
2003 Chevrolet Sierra
1500 four-wheel drive
pick-up truck rated for

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“The people that oper-
ate the Justice Centre are
called judicial justices of
the peace and they deal
with issuing search war-
rants and conducting bail
hearings,” says Gene Ja-
mieson of the chief provin-
cial judge's office.

After hours bail hear-

ings and search warrants.

can also -be done via lax.
Local RCMP Constable
Natasha Stultz says the
change won’t greatly al-
fect how police officers do

pleasure use only, with no
other drivers with less than
10 years experience living
in the house and a level
eight 40 per cent discount

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their jobs here.

“We were already using
the Justice Centre occa-
sionally when our local
J.P. wasn’t available,” she
said. :
Thal centre was estab-

-lished in April-2001 and

officially took over the du-
ties-of the on-call justices
of the peace Nov. 18.

“T don’t think our office -

is having any major issues
with it,” said Stultz.

“Sometimes they're really

busy and you might have

spared
hikes

will see rates increase —
by one dollar.

The 2002 premium is
$1, 623 while next year’s
Tale goes to $1, 624,

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