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Construction set yet another new record over ‘the last year

CONSTRUCTION blasted on at a
record pace all throughout 1996,
breaking through the $25 million
mark for the first time,

The biggest change on Terrace’s
skyline was the completion early in
the year of the five-storey Park Ave.
medical centre. The new facility
opened Friday, Apr. 19 and en-
couraged the arrival of several new
specialists, — including an op
thamologist.

Local doctors’ former premises near
Greig and Emerson were bought up
and renavated in preparation for new
tenants.

A host of smaller developments also
went ahead in 1996,

Among them:

Wi The new Northern Savings Credit
Union opened in the spring. The credit
union broke even on its Terrace
Startup in just three months.

mM A new Tim Horton’s drive-
through was built on Keith Ave, and
the Robin’s Donuts outlet on Greig
finally opened.

@ A $1.5 million expansion was
carried out at Terrace Totem Ford,
nearly doubling the square footage of
the dealership.

WF The Kitsumkalum band built a
12,000 square foot community hall
and by year’s end announced plans to
build their own gas station as well.

i A new Costa Lessa motel went up
in Thornhill. ;

@ The Lazelle Avenue Mini Mall
was expanded.

WA major renovation of the Terrace
Inn was carried out.

Two of the biggest commercial
projects to come to Terrace in years
were still in the works by year’s end,

Westfair Foods’ had golten rezon-

The Terrace Standard, Monday, December 30, 1996 - A9

TERRACE STANDARD

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BIRD'S EYE VIEW: Construction crews atop the Park Ave, medical
centre early in 1996 had the best view in town.

ings and subdivisions approved by
city council, paving the way for its
36,000 square foot Real Canadian
Wholesale Club outlet. They’re ex-
pected to begin construction as soon
as ground can be broken in the new
year.

And developers for Canadian Tire
conlinue to work towards securing
properties on Hwy 16 West. Plans
filed late inthe year at city hall indi-
cate the project is reaching a more ad-
vanced stage, and may also proceed in
1997. Plans indicate it would feature a
46,000 square foot retail Store and
auto service centre, plus a 10,500
square foot garden centre.

Construction of a new River In-
dustries store at the northwest comer

of Kalum St. and Keith Ave. is a
definite go,

Also planned is conversion of the
old Petro Canada station on Lakelse to
a 7-Eleven store,

In_ residential development, new
subdivisions continued to push into
undeveloped corners of the bench.

It was also a big year for multi-
family development, with numerous
small apartment buildings going up,
plus an 18-unit addition to the Skeena
Kalum Housing Society's affordable
housing complex on Haugland Ave.

Industrial changes include a planned
retooling of West Fraser’s Forwest
mill to a veneer slicing plant early in
the new year.

You BE THE JUDGE

“You Have No Right To Kill My Dog”

orn “Rey, dad, how's the baling coming” ~

along. I've just about done."

Adelaide stopped her tractor, pushed
back her straw hat, wiped the sweat off
her brow with the sleeve of her plaid
shirt, and toak a swig from a bottle of
water,

John, Adelaide's father, called out.

“Adelaide, let me finish up my bales of.
hay and then let's move our tractors « -
away from this part of.the farm. We're
bordering George's land, and you know
George |s fiable to shoot at you if he
sees your tractor wheels on his
property. I'm always nervous when I'm
working these parts. ".

Adelaide suddenly grew still. "Dad,
have you seen the dogs? Wendy and
Christopher were here just.a moment
ago. They were playing around while we
were working. I'm getting worried.”

just as Adelaide finished het.
sentence, a shot rang: out from the
direction of George's land.::

Adelaide and her dad jumped off their
tractors and ran toward the.sound of:
the shot. Suddenly they stopped. There
were George’s cows grazing quietly, and
500 metres away from them lay Wendy.

Adelaide ran frantically to the dog,
sank to her knees beside Wendy’ s body
and sobbed, ~

“Wendy, Wendy, why would anyone
want to kill you. There was: nabody in
the whole wide world as gentle as you."

-Christapher walked up and began
licking Adelaide's face. She threw her
atms around him and began sobbing.

Adelaide's father stomped over to
George who was standing with his
cows, shotgun in his hand.

. George sneered. “You're a sloppy

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“You fool, you stupid fool, what ever
drove you to murder my dog?”

farmer, John. You've got to keep your
animals on your land. That's your
responsibility. Stupid dog was driving
my cows wild. You know the law, A
man's got to protect his family and his
animals. | did what | had to do. Now,
you're trespassing on my land. Get off
orl'll point my gun In your direction.”

John shook his finger at George. “The
law Is going to punish you George.
We're suing.”

-In court, John sald his piece before
the judge. “Your honor, the cattle were
in a back pasture far away from our
dogs. The dogs did not pose any threat
to the cattle. They were under my care
and control. George willfully and without
lawful excuse killed my dog. Find him
Builty 9:

George argued, “Your honor, the law
allows’a farmer to kill'a dog that Is
attacking his domestic animals. Tivat
dog was on my property-and | was
protecting my cattle. Tell him to keep
his dogs on his property."

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YOU BE THE JUDGE - DECISION
Yes, The Ontario Court judge held that at best Gearge could have assumed that
the dog frightened the cattle. There was no evidence that the dog attacked them.
Farmers can’t be allowed to kill any dog that steps across their property line.
Today's decision is based on the facts of the case and the law of Ontario. Claire
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