_ them with, a vehicle. ' » tigation. ‘ ‘view the policies. :. . From front _ The accused’ suspect, ‘Robin Wayne ‘Rody, 36, believed to be from-Terrace, : “reasonably possible. . ~ Correctional Centre. - * Kenney St. °° “He; said’ vehicles. were * going ‘in From front ae “Giannino’s “been: ‘at. the . sharp ‘end of the stick for them for 36 years. you’d ford to pay for the bulk pur- contamination. earnings of nearly $1.3 bil- think ‘they’d do a little bit” chase of the fuel to sell. “I would suggest that this lion — up 60 per cent from better if they had any corpo- . Ultimately, he’s hoping doesn’t just hurt Shell inthe 2003. Tate: conscience.” . Shell will either buy him out. Terrace market but across ~ = “It’ S not a question. of :.Pretto: maintains he never. :or pay for-the cleanup: ofthe the region,” Cullen said. resources it’s a question of ° aad * experienced , any leakage ‘from. the fuel: tanks on his property since: he purchased - a a | __ tanks were being installed, nated. Pretto discovered two, old “underground fuel tanks: on - . another part of the property which contained what ap- peared to be gas and water, : ' says McMynn. ‘9 : "None: of. the documents my “supplied to. Giannino from‘. - Shell indicated the presence - 7 of those two tanks, he says. he “The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 1, 2006 Firearms use. : investigated POLICE OFFICERS are investigating the circumstances - ) Which caused. other officers to fire. their weapons while’. _ attempting to arrest’a robbery suspect Jan. 25.. ‘Corporal Tom Seaman, media relations officer of RCMP’ ‘eio%" “E-division in Vancouver, said guns may be used when of- | : ee ficers fear for their safety, such a as when ‘someone comes at “.“That’s a formality. and part of procedure and to , make » Sure officers adhere to policies,’ ” said Seaman of the i inves- | “The detachment’ may: carry out the investigation on its « _, Own or with the help of an outside i investigator from the dis-. °° trict, He said the investigation can take a variable amount of. ~ time to complete, depending on the detachment’ s workload: _ After the i investigation, officers may be encouraged to re- 4 “We: qualify with firearms’ every year and police policy - . ~ on the use of force is part of that training,” he said. ~ . Given the nature of our duties and whatnot, police offi- , Cers are on their own and are constantly preparing and mak- “ing sure they’ re aware of what their legal authorities are >and .. what force can be used when and where.” *. _. Whether officers choose to shoot at the tires on a ‘threat-- " “ening ‘driver’s vehicle is up to the individual officer’ s dis-. _¢retion. He said usually o officers will fire at the centre, of. a appeared in ‘Terrace - Provincial Court - Jan.'27 and was charged with allegedly stealing the’ $69,. ‘theft. of a four-wheel . “drive truck, dangerous driving, and Op-. - “erating a motor vehicle to evade a po- © lice officer: and: without lawful-excuse . failing to stop’ the: vehicle. as’ soon as * Rody’s next court ‘appearance is Feb. : “7.and he’ll do that via videoconferenc- ing “from ‘the Prince George Regional - Nelson’ ‘McGinley . witnessed the o ‘chase from his daughter's s house along a ee . dow because of the sound vibrations,” -he said; adding the shots may , hhave -ployees and stopped selling - gas because he couldn’t af- © ‘site’ so he can once-again op- - erate it as a viable business, , or at the very least be ‘able to sell it — an option he ‘doesn’t ~« In 2001, while the new ° have while it’s still contami- Skeena-Bulkley ‘Valley MP Nathan Cullen says he _ supports Pretto and ques- pO ‘RCMP.Cpl. Dave Domoney uses’ a transit to plot the = locations of the police vehicles and stolen. truck ‘in- volved in a chase ending i in gunfire Jan. 25, , circles as officers tried to comer. the : QQ ; truck. © The truck started fishtailing, entered : “the former highways maintenance yard — site and then circled before the driver lost control, ‘McGinley said. 7 : “The police car door opened and it “sounded like four to eight shots,” Mc- | .Ginley said. “No one. was injured so either the a guy was a lousy shot or they. were tak- ‘ing the tires out. _ ““Tt sounded like ‘the doors opened and I could hear’ bang, bang, bang, © bang. ‘My granddaughter. thought she’ could-hear someone coming in the win- . _ truck had been found ‘and to confirm aauan “They’ve suffered a‘number of years of bad publicity for their work in Nigeria.” Cullen said he doesn’ t -want.to see a small com- munity businessman hurt by such a profitable company. _ "According to Shell Cana- da Limited’s web site 2004 vehicle to avoid the possibility of bullets ricocheing, which could happen when shooting at tires. - Shooting at the centre of the vehicle gives a margin of er- ror for bullets to: go. right or left. without hitting’ someone or ‘something else. The use of a shotgun i is also at the individual , Officer's discretion, he said. en Suspect arrested i in 1 residential area been fired around 7: 30 p. m.' He believes six to eight police cars were involved.” ’ The ‘truck believed to have been ; involved in the robbery and‘ then im- pounded by police after the arrest was” stolen from Ken’s Marine shortly after 5 p.m. the same day, said Trevor Gib- » bon, manager of the store. : “[haven’t seen it yet, we haven’ t got . it back from the RCMP” Gibbon said _ last week. “T heard they ran into it and I heard they shot it?” . Gibbon said they reported the truck - stolen and later RCMP officers stopped ; by Ken’s Marine to let them know the ownership. « = . a ( sontamination struggle continues tions Shell’s reluctance to accept responsibility for the customers in Terrace. Does °° it matter to them?” Cullen. said. “It doesn’t seem like it matters to.them. Companies der to make profit they need to operate.” SCHOOL DISTRICT #82 (COAST MOUNTAINS)/THE CONSEIL SCOLAIRE FRANCOPHONE #93 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES FOR KINDERGARTEN (TERRACE/THORNHILL AREA) . | Veritas welcomes parent and grandparents i in the larger community out to "was a banner year. for the corporation seeing record — “how:'much they value’ the” exist to make profit but in or-. ' what’s called a social license |. * Shell - “caused contamination. . ‘mental. responsibility _ seri- ously,” Davis says. _ on Pretto’s site. ‘responsibility ‘of the cleanup it must be proven that the ~ . contamination is in fact, the: y company’s responsibility. . “..“ environmental: “may shed light on the extent _ of:the contamination it may not ‘necessarily prove when . the contamination occurred. _ exact science although there _are some indicators that may help determine a pos- > sible timeline,” says Davis, back the’ contamination may £0. The composition and also changed over time and timeline; she said. his working capital in 2001 which were installed. “ nancing the business, pulled -jts support due to the con- tamination. Since then Pretto has ‘tapped his savings to keep the business: afloat and he _.hasn’t drawn a wage for q three years. . By the end of November : 2005 he laid off all his em- official ‘Denita — » Davis says Shell will take , ~ responsibility for all Shell- . “Shell takes its environ- But that doesn’t mean - Shell’ is accepting responsi-_- > bility for the contamination | Tobeeli elgible for entry to School in September 2006 students must be five yea In order for Shell to take . And though the proposed : assessment © “The process is not an §. P French immersion Kinderga addinig the presence of lead - could help pinpoint how far: _ specifications of fuel have’ that may also. help with a . | : Pretto depleted’ much of: when he paid to have con- « _ taminated soil removed from » tn preparation for the 20062007 school’ year, the School Board is seeking the cooperation of parents i in registerin their “child on the following dates... If you have not already done so, preregistration is requested i in order fo provi le the hool District Administration the time to plan staffing to meet school n SCHOOLS ARE OPEN TO TAKE REGISTRATION FOR KINDERGARTEN FROM 9:00 A.M, 70 12:00 P.M. ft and 1:00 P.M. TO 3:00 P.M. " BETWEEN FEBRUARY 13th, 2006 AND APRIL 6th, 2006 - The School District will make every effort, dependent upon available stoff, to place students who have I istered by : : 6th in their neighbourhood school. Students registering after April 6th may be Placed i in ony of a bill errace/Tho schools, dependent upon available staffing. 31st, A birth certificate and proof of immunization will be tequired at vhhe an oF registration. « Students are eligible for a fll day Kindergarten program if; ‘ they have been identified as having severe special needs, * they are of First Nations ancestry, or “s * they have significant difficulties speaking or understanding English Requests for tull day instruction should be made at the! time of registration ay he school will contact you to balm this. To al for Kindergarten classes, please register your child at your neighbourhood Elementary = Phone 635-5828 Principal, Mrs. §. Springer Phone 6353115 Principal, Mr. G. Holkestad __, Principal, Mr. B, Eyjolfson - Principal, Mr. J, Vie jal - ET Kenney Primary Kiti K’Shan Primary ~ Thornhill Primary Phone 635-7066 Uplands Elementary Phone 635-2721 If you wish information on school boundaries, please contact any of the principals listed above, . rten and Grade One (A student does not have to be of French origin to enrol in French Immersion. ) Registration for French Immersion Kindergarten ‘and Grade One takes place at Kiti K’Shan Prima ’ Registration for French Immersion Grade One is for'students presently attending Kindergarten i in eh who would like to begin in the French Immersion Program Y The Conseil scolaire francophone (Francophone Education Authority of BC School District #93) 0 offers ; full-time Kindergarten. - Registration for. the Francophone full time Kindergarten wil be processed by, Kiti k’Stian Primary. Schoo ‘phone 8 To quolily for the Francophone Program, in | accordance with the Canadien Chart of Rights ond Freedoms, one of the parents must: ee ‘ a). be a Cancdian Citizen of landed immigrant of Canada a b}. reside in British Columbia, and have one of the followi French as ¢ rs language | learned and still understood; Atimary school instruction in Canada in French fexcludes i immersion program}; A child who has received primary or secondary school instruction in Canada in French lexcludes immersion}; “A child receiving primary or secondary instruction in Canada in French. ’ (For more information on the Francophone Program, please contact the Jack Cook School at 635-9754 or Renee Symet t Principal at: eae , 9 on or before Decomber q a tag MEET,” Ip oP SEI AN Sot HE A SPA Rd dO A A A eet i mi RE JANUARY 2006 || JANUARY 2005 ‘D Max. Min - Total [2] D. Max: Min Total A Temp. Temp Precip |z) A’ “Temp Temp Precip YC 9-C mm EPpy °C °C mm 20°19 -18 T2031 05 10.1 21.26 11 48121 34 02 8.0. 22. 47° 08 12.4/;)22> 34 1.1. 68 23 35° 01° 98/1/23 3.8. 1.1 37.2 24 81° 3.2 24/)24 66 07 . 36° (25 53 22, 42/25 28 02 0.8 26 2.1E -04E 28E}')}26 37 1.3 89 PRALEARELEDEY SR LEAL ERTELSES SST WINTER MAINTENANCE “Water is here and with it comes winter driving - ‘conditions... During a snowfall, sanding and plowing operations will be underway. Motorists should be on the lookout for these vehicles as they will be traveling’ slowly and spraying sand and snow. Please travel a good distance back from maintenance vehicles until an opportunity to pass occurs. Never pass'a snow plow on the right and always reduce speed to minimize windshield damage when approaching and passing sand trucks. This has been a message for your winter driving safety trom Nechako Northcoast Maintenance. __ PALLECULDULLELTELURREEUEEEEIe iss re Veritas School would like to: thank all’ parenté, educators; friends and community busiriesses, past and present, for supporting Veritas School -and making it a very Special place of learning for our children.. ‘an evening with soughtafter, internationally experienced author, speaker and. teacher Barry MacDonald. Barry has been named one of 25 Influential People to Watch by the Vancouver Sun. His presentation.is on the ed cation . . and parenting of boys. This talk is not of a religious nature. -. Thursday, February 9th. at 7:30 p.m. cat Veritas School: Entry by donation. : Beautiful, grey, neutered, male cat. ‘Very affectionate and . - smart! Unfortunately he “insists on returning to a persons home that has acat door and wants to take over the household there! The only problem is, he is not their cat! And he does not like the cat that ‘does live there... 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