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Reducing hitchhiking will increase safety, SOLICITOR GENERAL * . ‘-° John - ‘Les isn’t northwestern highways. - Hitchhiking has emerged _as-a theme. with some of. the ‘missing and, murdered .. women cases along Hwy 16° between Prince: Rupert and — Prince George,.the first of the jast ‘one involves Ta- - “RCMP along ‘the. highway remain ‘unsolved: : ace “believe the’ “discus: . sions about: -what to do. now: _ will look atthe options that - - «might reduce or.alleviate the’ - “need ‘to: hitchhike,” said Les” ~ following: his appearance-at * the Highway of Tears sym-: \ posium in = Prince George concerning: the missing and. i murdered women. _ Jooking for submissions... : be ‘They. can’ be about. any "issue tied to ‘fish farms: or other aspects of f aquaculture, ooo . said Austin. , .. < -LEGISLATVE ‘fommittee charged _ with - examining “the _province’s - ‘aquaculture’ industry’ and’ . - chaired. _by-. Skeena AO _MLA |. Robin. “Austin - _ At: the same time, ‘the committee will be taking to sure - es, which dates ‘back to 1974 . near Thornhill. ; . ALD of - the: nine «cases, _ mara, Chipman of Terrace _ John Les’ _ along highways in search of . __. who was" last seen hitchhik- victims. » ; _© ing near Prince, Rupert.last ~ Ye said people: may hitch: Still, Les. is optimistic . THERE S SOM ETHING “September, identified bythe © hike because they don’t have _ that those attending the sym- FISHY GOING ON HERE! 2a vehicle, because: they don’t’ “have ' any money, ‘because it” may be convenient, because. of need to travel at a certain. time or because there i is ‘no alternate transportation op- "tion. And while bes noted that - hitchhiking. . is technically . ‘illegal, -its: prevalence rein-" | _ forces: the concept: that not “all government laws and reg- one interim report within six- ‘months which will be. fol-. ’ ‘lowed by a second one prior to a final report being’ sub- ‘mitted to the legislature. — Tt is also commissioning ©: :-an- extensive cost benefit analysis of. the aquaculture ‘industry. have this kind of informa- “Surprisingly there has . oe _ .mever-been one done before. And it will be important to - gov't official hopes | “ulations work as.intended. « “TF come from the Fraser: _ hitchhiking can ever be Valley and I know my moth- : "Stopped completely but he - er and my father hitchhiked. i hopes. safer alternatives because they didn’t have a . 7 »can. be developed for those: ' vehicle. They didn’t think «needing to travel along— " anything of it. It’s much dif- ferent today when hitchhik- ing is an.unsafe thing to do,” said Les. “When I drive now and. see people on the side of the — road, I shudder.” | The solicitor general said — _ it would-be a “complete ‘fal- lacy” to assume that,society ‘could ever prevent danger- ‘ous people from travelling . - posium will come up with va some ideas that can work. ” to, start working on. various proposals, that could inclide * early warning systems when ~ people do go missing as well | as other services .in addi-'.. tion to potentially increased transportation options. AQ uaculture committee — - looks for submissions _ The Liberal government . ~ has ~ provided ‘$50,000 - in. “what Les ‘calls seed | money « “TERRACE HOSPICE y SOCIETY invites you to attend ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING "Tuesday, May 9, 2006 . ‘Registration 7:00 p.m. for meeting 7: 30 p. m. 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