a ee le ea pms . . = a To = wo : r : Thornhill Fire) > Vandals slash native food fish nets ( S22) (_ sists THE TSIMSHIAN say their tor Gerald Wesley raised the band chief councillor Steve —«« : .. fishermen, but says it must 25th THANK YOU Sane nee nels nee issue during treaty talks here Roberts said Thursday coming arated this blivi 38 be someone with access 10 a Anniversary to the Legion Branch #13, er are i : : ; ndalizing, ing si and Bar staff, for having the targeted by vandals. ing causa ting the inck ave cave daken Place at cutting down or destroying ae ae ie fishing site Il you have been, or know anyone benefit Dance far us on Nets set in the river have they say is the n od fi wnat Ki S Gate Slough — the and stealing nets and the accessible b water y bie Mas beer a Member of The June 27, for the toss been cut and some have clusive Tsimshlan-onl - sd tsumkalum band food fish attached to them,” said Wesle od there is a | been cntiacled. about the Path of our home by fire, gone ‘missing altogether — fishing areas meen from Beom’s Whaad Ancak, Wesley, whose own net Was sail element of society that [| Atniversary. Please phone Tha Thanks to all the along. with any fish caught There have been six net - me ons bland. Anew one of the the ones recently opposes the constitutionally Fire Department at : musicians who attended. : . r net belonging to a Kit- OnStENL EL and even the floats. slashings reported in the last selas band member was cut a is reluctant to blame protected aboriginal right to | 638-1466 Inu Frank & Vick! Jerome , Tsimshian treaty negotia- two weeks, Kitsumkalum near the old bridge. the vandalism on sport The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 15, 1998 - All fish for food, social and ceremonial reasons. City councillors ponder logo puzzle THE LATEST summer challenge for city councillors is trying to decide thing set on a rounded or pointed shield. giving blue sky and green mountains. Some councillors wanted the | Clean up a the world” what kind of logo to adopt for the City But some councillors weren't angular features of the bear softened, —\e . of Terrace. enthusiastic about half the options but it appears the bear won’t change. “en! im The old city logo has been deemed, featuring beige, ted and yellow colour The city has a copyright on that par- ran well, old, and several different options are now on the drawing board to re- place it. Most of them involve & kermodei bear in a circle with mountains in the schemes —- which economic develop- ment officer Ken Veldman said are “eco-colours”’ favoured by tourists. “It looks like it’s a desert,’ said Olga Power, ‘‘We’re not desert.” ticular bear image and isn’t likely to change it. Graphic designer Mike Rossiter, who drew up the first mockups, ts back at the drawing board ia an effort For those investing in For those investing in background. 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In“each of the 25 communities they stop in, they will talk to residential school victims and try to raise money for the plaintiffs who have taken their claims for compensation to court. — Hundreds of natives have sued the federal government and the United Church of Canada since they were ultimately responsible for the schools. The B.C, Supreme Court ruled June 4 that the United Church and the government must’ compensate native victims for the physical and mental abuse suffered at the Alberni Indian. ON THE ROAD: Willie Abrahams and two other men are cycling across B.C, to ralse awareness of residential school abuse. nalive residential school on Van- couver Island. The United Church has since ap- pesled the $350 million settlement package, saying the ruling by Mr. Jus- tice Brenner contained a number of errors, which had wide implications not only for the church, but for other Arthur Plint, a dormitory supervisor at the school from 1948-1968, Plint, 80, is currently in jail after pleading guilty to dozens of sexual as- saults on young native boys. Abrahams said he was very success- ful at bringing victims out of silence in Prince Rupert. One man he talked with had been in denial about the abuse he had suffered at a residential school for 25 years. Abrahams hopes many other people will come forward and share their pain on his trek to Vancouver Island. “People are very afraid to let go of what’s hurting them,’ Abrahams said. **] Know F am. It’s hard.'’ Abrahams himself was sexually abused at St. Michael’s residential school in Alert Bay. Fellow cyclist Tony Wilson also suffered abuse at a residential school. 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This public information session provides you and your community with opportunities to: » learn more about the FPA » comment on the designation of “sensitive streams” » become involved in the development of tne FPA’'s streamside protection measures _ BRITISH = COLUMBIA Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks without a license. Pari of a provincial Speed Corridor ’98 program, the Results aim ta track and monitor aggressive drivers until the end of October. RCMP highway _ patrol spent 82 hours patrolling the highway during which time 362 drivers were checked, Biker injured A MOTORCYCLIST suf: fered injuries to his back, head, ribs and extremities last week when a car cut him off at the corner of Hwy 16 and Kenney Street. Terrace RCMP said the accident happened at 1:00 pm. on July 9 when the driver of the car turned right and failed to stop for the on- coming motorcycle. Unable to avoid the car, the motorcylce rammed the passenger side of the car. The driver of the car has been charged with failing to yield to the motorcycle. Seatbelts Saved lives SAFETY BELTS and child restraint equipment saved the lives of a mother her children July 8. She was driving on Kalum Lake Drive near Deep Creek when she lost control and— the car rolled into the ditch. The ‘driver ‘escaped’ with minor. Injurieg.and her chil- Get your vehicle ready for your vacation with our help! Before you head out, take advantage of our great ser- vice and UAP/NAPA quality parts, -149B City Centre, Kitimat, B.C. + 632-2224 dren were unharmed. Holiday Disaster. “Steven, | can't bellave it. Our first holiday. alone in 6 years. Just the two of us. No children. Like, before we were married.” Steven lovingly kissed the top of Victoria's head. “My darling Victoria, this is as good as |{ gets!" Steven manoauvred into the driveway of the hotel, The doorman opened the van door. Victoria got out, The bellhop grabbed thelr tuggage and followed the couple into the hotel, “Thank you Mr. And Mrs, Alabaster. Your suite on the Executive Floor is ready, The bellhop will take you to It." Victoria was overwhelmad, “Steven, a suite! | can’tbelieve It. The best we ever had was a room in arun down motel which we shared with our three children. I'm the luckiast woman alive. You're spoiling me.” The bellhop helped the couple Into the elevator, stacked the luggage beside them, and pushed the button for the 14th floor. Victoria giggled as the doors closed, “If the girls from the bridge club could only see ma now," Suddenly, there was a loud thump on the top of the elevator, tha sound of breaking glass and the aor Started moving violently from side to side, Victoria fell to the floor, gasping for breath. “Steven, help, my back, my neck. Something is terribly wrong. Get help.........” dust as Steven started banging feverishly on the elevator doors, the doors were forced open BASED.ON ~ ACTUAL COURT CASES by hotel malntenance. The manager rushed in. "This (s just terrible. We're aghasi. We just learnt what happened. Despite our precautions, vandals got into the hotel. The large hall mirror that was on the 12th floor Is missing. They must have thrown it down the elevator shaft.” “My wite’s bad back and neck have bean severely worsened, Call an ambulance.” Victoria was oul of commission for one month. She sued the hospital far damages. Distressed, Victoria addressed the court, “Your Honour, this incident shouldn't have hap- pened. We paid the hotel. They were sup- posed to take care of us for the night. Taking care of us does not include letting large mirrors be dropped onto the elevator. | was confined bed for a month because of my stay at the hotel. 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