News In Brief. eveervelnwreacranv th ee oe eRe gegen Two get awards TWO LONG-SERVING northwest municipal politi- cians have received awards from the Union of B.C. Municipalities. Terrace mayor Jack Talstra and Kitimat council- lor Joanne Monaghan were presented with 25-year plaques at a banquet held during the group’s annual convention in Vancouver recently. Talstra was a city councillor for six years before becoming mayor 20 years ago. He’s also been the chair of the Kitimat-Stikine regional district. Monagahn has also been the chair of the regional district, the chair of the North Central Municipal As- sociation and the president of the national Federation of Canadian Municipalities. a Weekend thieves busy SEVERAL VEHICLES" were burgled over the Thanksgiving weekend. Loose items plus radios or stereos were taken from vehicles on Sharples road, the 4500 block of Greig “Ave., the 4400 block-of Railway Ave; the 3700 block of Hwy 16 east and the 2700 block of Kalum Street between Oct. 7 and 11.” Police seize narcotics POLICE HAVE arrested several people for.narcot- ics, as the result of one investigation and a visit toa . residence on another criminal matter. _. On Oct. 7, police arrested two men and seized what they believe to be narcotics after executing a _ search warrant on a residence. in the 4400 block of ‘Greig Ave. Charges are pending. On Oct. 10, a man and woman were arrested after a police visit to their 4931 Walsh Ave. apartment on another matter resulted in a search warrant being | is- sued and executed for narcotics. Terrace RCMP seized a quantity of marijuana and discovered that the man has a previous firearms pro- hibition. Charges are pending. Bomb blows mail slot . A BOMB stuck through a mail slot exploded, throw- ing debris across a street and damaging a home on the 4800 block of Tuck Ave, at 2 a.m. Oct. 13. The device was powerful enough to blow the outer hinge assembly 29 metres away into a neighbour’ S - yard across the street. The inner hinge assembly flew 5.5 metres with enough force to damage a wall in the residence’s liv- ing area. : Terrace RCMP believe | two incidents with Molo- - tov. cocktails later on that day are related to the mail. . bomb. » ‘ A flaming bottle thrown. against the north’ “wall ‘of Caledonia’s gymnasium damaged the building at - 8:15 p.m. About two hours later, a second burning. bottle caused a brief liquid fire in the parking lot east of the ' REM Lee Theatre. Witnesses reported seeing three males running from both areas. They’ re described as :15 to 17-years- old and were wearing dark clothing. One male was about 6’1]” tall. and the other two were about 5’7” tall. Information on these incidents i is being sought by the police and people can call the detachment at 638- 7400 or Crimestoppers at 635-8477. Crimestoppers is an anonymous tip line. wee, You ARE INVITED ‘to Thornhill Junior sender * ¢ ops Annii en e| Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005" from 1:00pm - 4:00pm at the school * 7 Memories, music, food, games room for -* ” children, tour the school, visit the staff“ sand students (both present ondformer) > : ~ ‘WE KNOW THE NORTH We live here. a’ of compliment agazines Daily FLIGHTS. , of Pillows & Blankets TO va WAY FROM of Free soft drinks & a variety of juices . wf Full bar service Snack service with " your choice of a sub sandwich or veggies with cheese & crackers — $759 PLUS GST *One way airfare from Terrace is available on selected flights. The number of seats are. limited and subject to availability at time of booking. 800-487-1216 or contact you travel agent ww. -hawkair.¢ ca. Truck driver had impaired record By MARGARET SPEIRS AN © ABBOTSFORD TRUCKER who killed two Terrace residents in a fiery crash had a driving record of impaired and other charges. But police say it was no~ worse than others who have - similar histories of.problems behind the wheel. David James Hart had = five convictions from 2000 . driving charge from March 100 chance of getting caught 29, 2003 before the Abbots- — to 2002 and an impaired ford courts at the. time of ‘his death on Aug. 27, 2004 when he steered his trac- tor-trailer unit into the path of another. truck containing Dean Ganson and Richard Brown on Hwy97 near Wil- liams Lake. The -record includes a - three-month driving prohibi- _ tion from 2003. He had old- - er impaired driving charges from 1989 and 1992. “In the course, of my work, I’ve seen people with an awful lot worse,” said Williams Lake highway. pa- — trol Corporal Mel Callander last week. “Obviously anybody that . had two or three convictions on their driving record for impaired driving indicates this person has an alcohol ’ problem.” The five convictions in- clude ‘excessive speeding, illegal passing, speeding against a highway. sign and “ speeding in a municipality. Callander said part of the problem with driving re- cords is they don’t indicate ‘everything. ', A driver can have a histo- ry of crashes but if the police were too busy to attend the accidents or if new members |’ don’t issue:a ticket, an em- ployer may not know about those. incidents even if a_ driver’s record is available. When drivers get 14° — points on their records, they — will receive a four- month driving prohibition _ letter, but that isn’t always effec- tive. -.. A person could continue _ to drive under a prohibition without anyone knowing as long as police don’t stop . him. “Exactly, it’s not like the police are waiting to col- lect you,” Callander. said, adding that about 100,000 » “If 1 suspect a driver is ‘ The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - AQ | ay iw Ne Ww wy wank whiney Dares ON YOUR CALENDAR! November 17% - 20" unlicensed, suspended or prohibited drivers are in the province at any one time. If a person under a prohi- bition is stopped, his vehicle could be: impounded for 60 days and he must pay tow- ing and storage charges and appear in court. He said most of the time impaired drivers aren’t caught. “There’s “@ + maybe 1’ in _ All items will be hand madel. Four great days to shop for those _ special people on your list! drinking and driving,” he _ said. 7 Callander - ‘believes the government. hasn’t given ° police the tools they need to catch drivers under the influ- ence of illegal drugs. Still time to book your tablet: | ’Registration forms available ats eh _ Mall Administration Office ~ Red F Raven ° Creative Zone impaired by alcohol, I can demand their breath or blood sample,” he said. a “If I suspect a driver is impaired by crystal meth or whatever, I can’t make a de- mand.” -Crystal meth is readily available, cheap and ‘is the drug of choice among truck: — drivers: . The drug keeps people: alert, enabling truckers tO make long trips. Callander: said if the. trucking industry wants to take steps to curb the prob- Jem, it could institute man- datory drug testing. 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