TERRACE — A local man was sentenced to one day in jail and ordered to pay back welfare monies he fraudulently receiv- ed. John Ackerman was sentenc- ed here April 6 from:a charge laid in 1989. ; The restitution order of $3,010 represents. payments Ackerman received for six-mon- ths, He was also placed on pro- bation for one year. Area social services and hous- ing ministry fraud investigator Grant Bottrell said Ackerman was known to ministry officials. Ackerman’s conviction is also the first criminal conclusion to Court report January 20 Peter Valentine Abou plead- ed guilty to theft under $1,000, He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and six months on proba- tion. January 22 Wendell Everett Williams was convicted on two counts of theft under $1,000 and one count of bréaking and entering. Williams was put on probation for one year and was ordered to pay $306 restitulion and serve 20 hours of community work ser- vice. January 24 Edwin Blaine Lefebvre was convicted on four counts of forgery. He was fined $1,000. Dale Haines pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a narcotic and one count of fail- ing to appear in court. Haines was fined $285, Morgan Ellens pleaded guilty » ’ to impaired driving.. Ellens was fined $500 and is prohibited from driving forone year, | - George Wilfred Collington pleaded guilty to assault. He was fined $500 and is on proba- tion for one year. Chad Everett Lang pleaded guilty to impaired driving. He-. was fined $500 and is prohibited‘ ftom driving for one year, a)" ‘Daniel DaPonte Viveiros was‘ convicted of sexual . assault. Viveiros was sentenced to two months in prison and three years on probation. = January 28 Lorraine Phyllis Tait was convicted of impaired driving. Tait was fined $650 and is pro- hibited from driving for’ one year. January <] | Walter Douglas Jr. Bourelle pleaded guilty to driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit of .08. He was fined $400 and is. prohibited from driving for one year. Christopher . John Reneerkens pleaded guilty to. assault. He was fined $300 and is on probation for nine ‘mon- ths. January 31 ‘Michael James Kurek pleaded guilty to impaired driving. Kurek was fined: $800 and is prohibited from driving for one = year. Randy Donald Ball pleaded guilty to possession of a nar- cotic and was fined $50. Clarence Wayne. Brown pleaded guilty to driving with a blood-alcoho! level over the legal limit of .08. He was fined $400 and is prohibited from ‘driving for one year. Derek Allan Mutch pleaded guilty to possession of a nar- cotic, and narcotics. possession - for the purpose of trafficking, Mutch was sentenced to one day FIRST AID TIP. BURNS AND SCALDS The size, location and depth deter- mine how serious a burn is and whether the parson’s lifa is In danger. Burns on infants and the elderly are always serious. ® Immerse the burn area in cold water to relieve pain ® Cover the burn with dry, sterile dress- ing (no olntments) and bandage lightly * Menitor breathing when the burns are around the face * Transport to medical aid, ; Man jailed for fraud an investigation here since 1989 although there are: now numerous cases pending, ‘said Battrell. Bottrell, who covers the area ____ Lin 5 CANADIANS CAN'T BREATHE PROPERLY But you can beat the odds on lung disease. * Arm yourself with the latest lung facts from the B.C. Lung ~ Association. * Reduce air pollution from-residential wood smoke and aulo emissions with tips from the Association. * Support advanced research and province-wide community education programs sponsored by your Lung Associalion. + B.C. Lung Association Box 34009, Station D, Vancouver, B.C. 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