Pound pooch wings south A FRISKY DOG airlifted to Vic- torla Friday may have already — . founda new home there, “Murphy” was the first hound jetied out of town in an effort to Place northern dogs with families in the provincial capital, The Victoria SPCA can’t mect the demand for dogs and has started a Flying Dog Program to bring in adoptees from across the province, Terrace city councillor David Hull read about the program and seized on it as a way of placing unwanted dogs from the Terrace Animal -Shelier, rather than put- ting them to sleep, Murphy had belonged to a woman with small children in Prince Rupert, who found she could no longer look after him, “She was in tears over having to give him up,”’ said city animal control officer Frank Bowsher, But the floor of the animal shelter was being sandblasted and rather than have Murphy dis- .turbed by the noise, the decision was made-to send him south. The plane fare, normally about $90 for a dog, was waived by Ca- nadian Air Cargo. And local vet Lou Elorza provided a medical checkup and up to date shots for Murphy. To ga to Victoria, a dog must be healthy, have a goad disposi- tion, and like kids, Victoria SPCA’s Lynn West says 98 of the 101 dogs Down to Victoria. from elsewhere in the province have been. placed with homes in the Victoria area. The three unplaced dogs had health or temperament problems that didn’t become known uniil after they arrived, Doggy demand in Victoria is testament to the success there in controlling populations. “We're the makers of our own misfortune,”’ West says. ‘“We have .pursued a very aggressive spay/neuter program for 20 years, and [ think we have in fact solved the problem of excess dogs in our . area.” With demand for dogs exceed- ing supply, West says her staff are very selective about where the dogs go. “We tum down a lot of people that come in looking,”” she said. And, they.don? t, Bive. them, away. free:i: mo ie wy UR UB ‘People; who want dogs pay the * Victoria SPCA at least $56 for them — and over $100 if spaying or neutering is required. . ¥e idestroyed, inTerace.: ABOUT TO rack some air miles, Murphy waited patiently for the plane that last week whisked him to Victoria and a new home. The canine was Terrace’s first “export” under the Flying Deg Program. The money helps support the shelter, but isn’t a big money- maker. “We operate on a loss,’ West said. “We're not profiting froni. this. There’s no profit in animal welfare,”’ The idea won’t make a huge difference in the number of dogs ity ailimal Goritrol # oft jer! “Frank: Bowsher says'the majority’ of dogs that are destroyed at the Terrace Animal Shelter are sick or Vicious, Only nine of the 23 destroyed this year were put down because homes couldn’t be found, he said. The numbers are well down from. what they were in the early 1980's — when hundreds of dogs were put down cach year — but Bowsher says anything ta place dogs. with caring families is worthwhile. s“{We don’tiwantite. put animals ” “The stress level at the shelter is very high at certain times of the year,” he added, ‘We're all animal lovers here,"” Last year 80 dogs were put down, many of them early in the | year.due to an outbreak of parvo virus, . Although the Flying Dog pro- gram will help some dogs, Bow- _'shersays thebest way people can : 13 Sleep,’ Bowsher’ “says; ‘adding’ “help: * prevent: pets” from being ' if’s “hard on his staff when there’ are major outbreaks of diseases like parvo virus. ai _{ ALL SEASON RADIAL CONCORDE Ste Price 1s8SR13 1.99 PISS/60RI 36.99 Rk Es PIBS/7ORA S199 RPE { PHOG/PERIS O99 Pope BS N a eet yj ay PERFORMANCE RADIAL A. 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He has two children, ; RCMP have seized a 7.62 calibre Chinese-made SKS assauit rifle in connection with the incident. . Sgt. Mason Dodds of the Deasc Lake RCMP detachment said the weapon is going to be sent to a crime lab in Vancouver fora finger- print examination. It has yet be determined if the weapon is prohibited, Dodas added, Chief has been in custody since his arrest. A bail application hearing Sept. 18 in Smithers was adjourned. No new date has been set. Bank lays off workers THE BANK OF Montreal has laid off one full time and one part time worker at its Terrace branch in response to the growth, of new technology. ‘ “The fact of the matter is there’s more of a trend to electronic banking,”’ said bank spokesman Joe Barbera last week. '‘More people are electing to do their basic transactions clectronically. More people are using bank cards, In urban centres people rarely go to their branch for basic services." , Barbera said the bank does rely on attrition to reduce its work- force and lays off only when necessary. The Bank of Montreal bere had 18 full and part time workers prior to the layoff, CUPE settles with board SCHOOL DISTRICT 88 and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 2861 have reached agreement, on a new three-year contract to expire June 30, 1997, ; Details of the agreement will not be released until the agreement has been ratified by the school board, CUPE members and the B.C. Public Service Employers Association, However, school trustec Stew Christensen said‘ the deal. falls within the provincial govern- ment’s prescribed limits of a maximum increase of 1.2 per cent, Local 2861 covers approximately 70 janitorial and maintenance Thieves hit rail station. PRINCE RUPERT RCMP are seeking Information ona break-in at the VIA Rail station in that community. —. Thieves entered the building between 7:30 and 8: 00 pin. last Thursday, Sept. 21, broke into lockers and made off with approxi: mately $200 in beer and liquor and $200 cash. Anyone with information on this crime are asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 627- STOP or the. RCMP detachment at 624-2136, Get-tough plan nets fines TOUGH NEW measures from the province | to collect unpaid taffi ie fines are getting some results. About $531,000 in fines have been paid since the Motor Vehicle Branch announced in February it would hand over “unpaid traffic tickets. to collection ¢ ‘agencies: ‘Collectiot méasutes range from’sénd- ing’ a-warning letter, a ‘dediicting fhontey frob bank ‘accounts ‘and: | garnishing:pay:cheques:* |“! (herder fe Set ted Even sa, the total of outstanding fines is still M growing ata rate of | Wad} $400, 000 per month. Bonanza Sale Until October 7th Stanfields Turtleneck T-Shirts Reg. $17.50 Reg. $24, 93 ' se *31.99 Kodiak Drillers Dil Jean. 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