A4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 10, 2004

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Not forgotten”

“IN THE village of Thorembais there. is a cross-
roads with the N243. Turn right here. towards.
Perwez and then take .the first turn-on the left.
called Rue De Culot: and the- cemetery is. along.

here onthe right. The graves aré: located through :
the. main entrance and a short Way. in on the |:

deft.”

These directions t 0 a ‘cemetery i in Belgium will iv

také you to Grave 1, the last resting-place of. Ser-

geant Vernon Beverley Quinlan, ‘amember of the a :
Royal Canadian Air Force killed fon. Aug. a 1941, ve

during the Second World War..

‘Set. Quinlan: was. from Doreen, the once- ‘thrive’
ing railway town’ on the. CN main line éast:of |’,

TANDARD

"Terrace. Warrant Officer Class II Patrick Vernon | .C—

O'Brien grew up in ‘Usk. He: was killed, during :
the Second -World: War, on- ‘Aug.: 17,1943, and 4

rael..

Cemetery i in France, -

We mention these’ names Becaine tamonow 3 is [:

> Terrace area.” -

But we also, mention these names: because there. Gn aiid driving is'a ¢ riminal of.

may be ‘ very. few. people, left to. remember: them. pe

Or worse, no one atall..

_ the. Second: World: War and. all ithe: others of the

contributions and sactifices made by the millions me

of people involved.

Nearly 67,000 Canadians died: ‘during the First. :
~ World War, one in ten. of those ‘who seryed, -Motre. {*

than. 45,000: Canadians: died: during. the Second.’ ‘on their ay, | :
~ «In some cases, there: may: nt a
oe have been clear’ enough, evidence “
i ‘for: criminal. cchages,: and | the.

World War of.the | one. imillion who. served, Can: |
ada had the. third. largest: navy, and fourth. largest,

air force: during: the: Second. World War. :

Staggering. numbers. ‘particularly. given “that. as
Canada. ‘numbered . eight million people, during ee
the First World: War and 11 million. people dur: a

BUILDING CONTRACTORS ...
*-séém to.be,at the mercy of jobsite. -
thieves in this area.- “Every. week. °
“dither. the. Kitimat ‘or Terrace.
Newspaper reports major. thefts. °-|
~: from~ building: sites...
suppliers could earn extra income.”

tenting safely devices to go along:
a with supplies.and equipment.” .
-. ¢: Afler aneighbour was: robbed cul
640 sheets of plywood valued at”
~ $1,600; he moved a caniper next” -
2 to his ‘rising ‘housé. Theré he slept: .
tO deter thieves: until . his house:

ing the Second: World War.

That’s. why. the. stories. and. photos. predpated: =
elsewhere i in this issue are so important. Sent in.
by family membets and. friends, these: ‘stories and i
photos make. for-a very. real connection: between '
those past évents and today. They. help usremem- |:
_ ber that it is péople, not governments or. political’

philosophies that make-up history.

(The Terrace’ Standard. thanks: Bill: and ‘Helene yo
McRae for. their ‘esearch. onthe three: men-men-,

tioned here. For. more, ‘connect, to the Veterans yA “fee wis eoinplete {0 thé stage where ,

_! everything - was tinder lock and.
. key each night, --

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“VICTORIA - Don't fall forthe |=
_-was also in the Royal-Canadian Air Force. He’s. | ji'oric about setting toughon. -)

2 drunk driving.
buried i in, a ‘cemetery. southwest of. Haifa in Is-

While the .debate ‘about! dee oy
criminalizing: ‘Marijuana rages on, ©“

we've already quietly decriminal- ~
teed -most: ‘drinking:, and: driving “
a offences i in B.C." :

the Boer War-before moving to Kitsélas. A mem: |...
ber of the British ‘Columbia’ Regiinent, he’-was': -
killed on: Aug. 18, 1918 during. the First, World |

‘War and i is buried:in the’ Bouchoir New. British |

The. Liberals.

‘decriminalizing. ‘drinking » and:
driving,and treating. it as’a less

Te intended: -

. introduced - ,
- changes to ‘drinking: cand, driving -
penalties i inthe brief fall session, .
“and even got'a few headlines that’
- . lalked'about a. crackdown onim- ©
paired drivers, : |.
~ But‘ the © “changes -. = ~ though -

aa useful ~ continue .the-pracess of...
Nov. 11, Remembrance: Day. We. also: mention: |

these names because these People neeaine from, the. - yetlous’ offence ‘than Parliament:

*Canada’s’ law's say that’ tink: toe ee

fence.

doesn’t Want to spend, for: police

~ and, prosecutors and court. tinie,:
' So the” ‘province.’ ‘fas’ moved ‘to’:

For those: iho can’ at bunk be-

| ‘side their jobsite, ‘why not ‘supply
- safety devices to be: hidden amid: :

the piles of plywood: ‘or shingles,

“1 devices: thal, would: Set “off an:
pet ‘alarm when a thier raided the job- .

“sites cent
i: ‘For instance; Adellated alitag .
os rigged to expand with an ear<:-.¢
“splitting whistle and- a--remote"
_gontrolled: signal to a:watchman,”
“when the: ‘weight Of | ‘Plywood
: sheets above itis lifted: - :
. Ora tracking device, small and
o -nconspcuous that would emit ta :

OK AT WAT ‘AND THAT y
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DRIVER'S
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: Toadside suspension. is. lower...”
But the governnient” 8 own re- -

But. ‘énforciag: the I law would poo
‘view released last year found that:

a - gost ‘money that the government -

And that should’ not happen. It would be far a
too easy to simply treat the First World ‘War. and..

Building 7

“ors. i cops 5 epaikd ied as.
“Stoleni equipment is splted down

blood alcchal. level is lower. fora.

police just don’t have the.time to

“process: drunk drivers and do the”
work needed-to lay charges:-The
_ cheaper: alternatives, “with. much * government also doesti’t/want to
“less: serious ° consequences * for’ :
.- drinking drivers,” Ve
Coy About? 510, 000. driaking driv- o
m “ets were. caught by B. C.. police’
+ ast year, ‘Butonly:7,000- 15: per”
“cent +; faced: Criminal. ‘Charges,
The rest received 24-hour . road.
side: Suspensions ; -and were sent”

pay ‘for. the’ prosecutors ‘and:court

"time: tieeded’ to -handle. more of-".

fenders, with drinking and driv-.

ing, offences already:taking one- .
“Quarter, of ‘Provincial, court: trial” ‘

time.:: .
“It’s: too” expensive’ to , aaforce

the: -law,: $0: ‘charges are now.1e-.
- ~ served f for the. very, drunk,’ ‘Tepeat
offenders. OF: people who’ are in.

accidents.

THROUGH BIFOCALS

_CLAUDETTE SANDECKI -

the. hi ghway. ©

one thief...
ace early Septernber,

ea week later: Soman Con:

~ he changes to provincial laws :

a major :
theft occurred.at the construction
‘site of the ‘new.mental ‘health fa-. -
~ eiity tising beside: Mills. Memo:
“ral Hospital. ~

‘same,, (hieves': pulled ‘both jobs.
Chances’ area small: number of
thieves: are: ‘responsible’ for these, .
> major. -heists:;.Put‘them behind:
Bars ‘and, thefts, would ‘dimin-

“~ didn’ t change’ that. The -govem-
“ment. remains. ‘unprépared. to-pay:
the cost of enforcing: ‘the law:
. - They é amendments are. useful; ”
AS but relatively minor compared to

“all thé rhetorié about the dangers -
. of drinking and driving. 2...
ss BeCeawill finally end its, dubi-
° a. ous -distinction-as the only .prov-.
ince that doesn’ trequire offenders’.
+ to take a course. on’ ‘drinking:and ~ °
_. driving, and if necessary receive
. |.» alcohol, counselling. (Alberta. has. -
| been requiring, the COUTSES, for’ 30-5
| — eee ae
[From THe cariral
“DBA YT. Mizo : and the.smail minotity. convicted *.
- PAUL WILLCOCKS ~ | ‘them: That’ is. what helped: lead -°
. oe. 7° 7 have to take the course’, The Bove
-efnment “estimates that one -in. .
seven of- those guilty: of drinking. a
~. -vand driving will have to.take. the...
- course. the message.- ‘intended or: 7
not. is that. 85' per cent of. drink-.
‘ing ‘drivers - aren't ‘really” doing. -
. anything too bad; ‘and have Just. ”
-.made a little. mistake. 2 °

of a Criminal. Code offence: will

2 The! other: ‘changes’ dre: also”:

“worthwhile but small: Mininiom”
fines for driving. while slispended »
were raised from: $300 to $500, ..
‘and possible terms-of, vehicle i im-.
poundment doubled,”
‘And_ the - “government . intro-...
‘duced the use ‘of i ignition interlock *,
devices, which require some. fe
fenders to ‘provide a breath sam:

ple before they start their-cars,

Construction thefis hurt many

struction Ltd. ost two. generators,

- equipment. wher the: company’ 3

onstruction trailér was: -broketi:
"into at the Cablecar: bridge project: :
". “site just outside Kitimat. “Those.
‘guys, must: of: had a heavy: truck.”
and. big: equipment. to haul: away.
“all of the equipment they. stole,”
| Whatever. its . rental’ ‘éost;- ‘it.
would pay. for itself ‘by nabbing ‘

‘said ° “A: company : ‘spokesperson.

» The’ ‘contractors’: believe ‘the

“ENDS IN.

7 SHANIES:

“drinking and~ driving, offences...
~ Will be -considered | forthe pro-. wots

' Oatario, the device is mandatory
* ‘Ontario a third éonvictior: btifigs

~ bé reduced to 10° years. In: B.C. .
sense. But they. are very | small,” mee

‘ Make the consequences too tough: * :
But: the province 2 sti took: a. 7
_ baby. stép.. ‘Only repeat: ‘offenders 7

~messures : to" ‘deter the: fur ndreds >=

allies, and. underestimated the-le=.* :
Bal” consequences. ‘Peoplé won't:
“. be deterred by’ penalties that they. -
> "Again though, it’s .a. ‘small nf —_
‘step. Only drivers.who:have been

ist, Trouble is there‘ are: plenty |
_. @ compressor; -nail. -guns,, “Hilti.
equipment and a large selection :~:
“of power tools when thiéves cut © -'
"the locks: off. his fortified cone
‘struction trailer parked’at Kitselas’
: where: the company was: building
- a new. firehall, :
’ The’ theft. was’-so- ‘jnichusive we
‘-nexl day | the contractor. had to-te-"
. ‘buy similar equipment. ‘before his o
crew could resume work... :
The same nightas the Séipman
. break-in, September. 18,- Wayne ”
~ Watson Construction lost approx-'
"imately $10,000. ivorth of similar:

“her'skin, Banks.drop'a packet of © *

; fobber. demands the teller’s- cash: aa

our children ‘safé,” house: sitters es |

* individual to reside ‘af the ‘jobsite: - a

“ signed. safety devices: that’ could’
- be sprinkled throtighout the tool-"
“shed and anything else not bolted “f
- down to alert security? 00 5%
“One person, wouldn’ | be able. to. :

o Viftitall “2, be of-help.in ‘places'such ‘asthe

"hospital.

question | in: someone’ § mind.

Zz An Kips oN No ~
| oean-ve'

convicted of three Criminal Code.” BAS

gram, ‘and it remains-optional: In: -
afler two convictions. (Butthenin yeas

a lifelime driving ban,.which’can. - =

«the- ban is only, five years. ae
Overall, “the changes make sf

even: ‘timid Steps. | , oe
One reason is likely preigmatic,

and penalties t too severe, and driv:
eis will have the same incentive:
taspend time and. money fighting...

the goverment. to: move | away. : s
from: Criminal: Code charges in oa
the first’ place: « a re |

-Stll,: the. “overall. message wo
is that.” ‘the. ‘government. is only -
moderately concerned ‘about the ©”
problem of drinking: and ‘driving, ..:
and prepared ‘to: take ‘only: ‘small: .

Ay

of ‘thousands: of people: wi 19. take: Se,
‘to"the ‘Toads ‘inipaired each’ eat —
“in, Co vets
’ Footnote: What's - “unpendy
needed isan awareness and educa- «..-

tion. campaign. The. governmént’ Boe se

-‘feport-on the issue found drivers: |
“weren't aware of the current: pen-

don’ teven Know exist. °
- willeacks @ulrranet. ca:

of people | Willing: to ‘buy ‘stolen.
goods fora chedp price: oe

“Why: aré construction: ‘sites: 80,
Vulnerable to theft? We- protect
Our’ cat from ‘toss, by. having the -
vet implant a computer chip under |

réd dye ii with the money whena -

“We ‘hire: babysitters to “keep. =
‘to protect our home from break-:..
_ins: while we’ re out.of town for.’

“a: ‘Week, Why’ can't contractors.» ~
hire ‘an unemployed, ‘trustworthy

overnight and on.weekends unit oh “ff
lumber i is nailed into place?
~- And, why hasn't: someone- ‘de.

- Neighborhood. watch ought: to .

‘ mental. health building next to the. 7 |

A: truck, ‘especially : “with: ao -
name On. thé door, parked on they
Jol after sundown should. raise. al 8

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