Press ve Welfare cheques ready WELFARE CHEQUES will be available at human resources offices today. The cheques aren’t coming through the mail due to the start of the postal strike last week. In Terrace that means BC Benefits clients can pick up their cheques at the affice at 3412 Kalum St. Child care and day care providers are also being asked to pick up cheques at the same office. A piece of photo identi- fication is required to pick up all cheques. . People who are unable to travel, especially those receiv. ing disability benefits and single parents with children under the age of seven years, should contact the local office to arrange for cheque delivery to their homes. That phone number is 638-2308. BC Family Bonus cheques will be delivered by Canada Post as part of a special mailing and recipients should receive them soon. Gosnell takes aim NISGA'A TRIBAL COUNCIL president Joe Gosnell brought up human rights inside a VIP-laden dinner feting Chinese president Jiang Zemin on Sunday, Gosnell told the audience of about 900 that the views of 1,700 chanting human rights protesters outside the dinner had views “I believe, must be taken into consideration.” The Chinese president is in Vancouver as part of the Asian Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) conference where human rights have taken a back seat to money and free trade. Gosnell’s comments came while giving a blessing on behalf of B.C. native Indians, The Nisga’a are taking a pro- minent rele in promoting the northwest at APEC. (See story Page A3). ‘The protest outside the dinner was organized by Chinese, Tibetan and Taiwanese groups opposing mainland China's human rights record. Escape from local jail TERRACE RCMP are asking the public to be on the lookout for a potentially violent prisoner who escaped from the Terrace Correctional Centre over the weekend. On the loose is 25-year-old Cecil Floyd Alfred. He fled from the correctional centre sometime between 5 p.m. and 6:35 p.m. Nov. 23. Police say Alfred is considered violent and should not be approached. He is described as a Native male, about 5°6” and 160 lbs with medivm black hair, brown eyes and a moustache, He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black t- shirt and a blue jean jacket. Anyone with any information is asked to call Terrace RCMP. Girls go on joy ride THREE 14-YEAR-OLD girls took police on a 76 km chase in a stolen truck last weekend. Police say they received a report of a stolen 1979 Ford | Bronco al about 5 p.m. Nov. 22. The owner’s daughter had apparently taken the unlicenced truck and was going to , drive il to Alberta to visit friends. ‘whe truck was spotted at a local gas station at 9:30 p.m. was spotted by police heading east on Highway 16. Police say they tried to stop the truck but it continued at speeds up to 108 kmph for the next 20 minutes. Police broke off pursuit when a severe snowstorm made it too dangerous. The truck was eventually pulled over after hitting a spike belt set out by the Hazelton RCMP. The belt causes fires to slowly flatten. The driver, who is currently on probation for asimilar offence, was anesled without incident. The two passengers have been charged with auto theft, possession of stolen property, and theft of gasoline. The driver faces additional charges of failing to comply and dangerous driving. Man struck at crosswalk A 20-YEAR-OLD Terrace man has been charged with failing to yield after hitting a 66-year-old pedestrian at a crosswalk Monday. Police say the accident occurred at 11 p.m. Nav 24 at the comer of Kalum St, and Park Ave. The pedestrian was tak- en to Mills Memorial where he was treated for a shoulder injury. ‘where it left without paying for gas. Ten minutes later, it? i: GRIEVE | aU! STOPPERS Terrace Crime Stoppers are asking for your assistance in solving the theft of a motor vehicle ftom a residence in the Copper River subdivision, in Terrace, B.C. Sometime overnight between Monday September 29 and September 30, 1997, unknown culprit(s) attended a residence located at 4645 Beaver Cres., Terrace, B.C., and took the vehicle that had been parked in the driveway, without the consent of the owner, the car was stolen and was later recovered dumped in a ditch, about 10 feet down an embankment off Old Lakelse Lake Road, with substantial damage. If you have any information about this or any other similar incidents, or if you know the identity of the person or persons respon- sible for this theft of a motor vehicie, ‘Crime Stoppers’ would like to hear from you. Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $1,000.00 for information leading to an arrest and charges being laid against an individual In this or other unsolved crime. If you have any information call Crime Stoppers at 635-Tips that’s 635-8477. Callers will not be required to reveal thelr identity nor testify in court. A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 126, 1997 Recallers expect to file on Friday LORNE SEXTON is flying down to Victoria tomorrow, confid- ent he'll be filing a petition on Friday to set in motion a petition campaign to recall Skeena NDP MLA Helmut Giesbrecht. “We want to launch on the 28th as the expectation is there,” said the chairman of the Committee to Recall Helmut Giesbrecht. Bul the petition will only be filed with Elections B.C. should recall volunteers collect by Thursday night 1,500 signatures. That’s 20 per cent of the amount a formal recall sign up requires to remove Giesbrecht from office and force a by-election. Sexton said a formal campaign won’t go ahead if the 1,500-sig- nature goal fails, -- “If we start this thing without enough public support and fail, the NDP and Helmut Giesbrecht’s current attitude of dishonesty, arrogance and indifference to average citizens will be rein- forced,” said Sexton, ~ co ; co “We can’t afford to waste our opportunity if the support isn’t there at this time,” he said; “If we don’t reach the 20 per cent fig- ure, we will not proceed at this time.” uo Sexton said the decision for a pre-recall petition came after a Nov. 23 training session attended by nearly 50 volunteers. The session was conducted by Victoria lawyer Bruce Hallsor, hired by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation to give legal advice about recall and to produce training manuals. Lanigan said the federation, which has been under fire by anti- recall forces in Skeena, wouldn’t be taking an active part during the formal recall sign-up period. “We never said we would,” he said, “But we'll be watching to oversee the process in Victoria.” Lanigan said anti-recall campaigners will have to concentrate on local issues now that the taxpayers federation won't be involved directly during the sign wp period. ; “We've been very transparent with aur spending and figures - far more transparent than the others,” said Lanigan. in wondering how much government involvement there has been in the anti- recall campaign. , The taxpayers federation has spent more than $11,000 to date on recall and estimated it would spend another $15,000 by the end of next March. Lanigan said the final figure would now be just under $20,000. FROM FRONT | Chief councillo bets band will veto casino needed dollars for other projects. But the losers would be local charities, which only stand to benefit if a charity casino is built in the area. None of the money made at a destination casino goes to chari- ties, but instead about 10 per cent of the total money, after prizes are paid out, goes directly to the local government. Another 10 per cent goes toward development assistance of the gaming facility and the remaining money goes to the provincial government. Regional district directors will have to decide on whether to keep potential money for charities by approving a charity casino in Thornhill or see the money go into the Kitsumkalum band’s coffers, said Jackson. But Steve Roberts, chief councillor at Kitsumkalum, predicts ~ his band council will not vote in fayour of allowing any type of casino on reserve land. a ; “We've circulated the information and we've had some gen- eral discussions,” Roberts said. “A lot of people are saying no.” While the financial considerations are significant, Roberts doesn’t feel the Kitsumkalum community would get enough benefits out of it. Jobs for band members would be one of the main benefits, he added. Jackson approached Roberts with his proposal to open a casi- no only two weeks ago. “T know there is a lot of discussion that it tears at the heart of the community and creates financial hardship - whether it be on the reserve or in the neighbouring municipality,” said Roberts. Jackson predicts a casino will come to the northwest regard- less of how the local governments end up voting. “It'll happen in the north one way or another,” he said, adding the provincial government might give municipalities the oppor- tunity for approving expansion, but ultimately, it is the provine- es’ decision. “They'll give them the first shot — but they do have the authority.” If You Were Born In 1926, ‘27 or ‘28, You Have To Mature Your RSP By Dec. 31, 1997 I Can Help. 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Now, they’re backing out, but they plan to spend another $11,000 to push their agenda on the north. They’ve misled us on the extent of their involvement, and they’re misleading us about the work Helmut Giesbrecht is doing for us in Skeena. Don’t support the hidden agenda behind recall | -Skeena Taxpayers Association 638-0062 Call 635-TIPS