2 Tete RARE He ae eh FAP a Nanda Pe Tt Se 4 arm, which * was Dear Sir: In August I was stopped at a conservation officer toad check on Hwy16 near the j junction of Hwy37. I had been doing some , hiking around the Stikine area and had with me a back- pack, camping gear, and a registered firearm. I declared that I was carrying:a firearm and was asked to pull to the ; side so the firearm and ap- propriate licences could be * checked. . I showed them the fire- safely stored and unloaded, and gave my PAL and. drivers licence. The officer seemed concerned by the fact. that my hands were shaking, and assumed that I was in viola- | tion of some law. I- was then accused of having possession of ‘dope’, and. being a ‘dope-smoker’, because I was shaking he as- . sumed I was guilty of some- thing. He refused to'listen: * when I told him that I,suffer - from low blood sugar) and had not eaten anything. for “the past 13 hours... ‘the: accusations then turned into ‘assump- The '. drug’ tions of poaching an animal, - though there was nothing in the vehicle that would lead” Dear Sir: ~. And now we resurrect the city truick route question for thought and discussion. The’ thought of a stream of container. hauling trucks turning the 45- -degree. overpass cor- ners makes me nervous. Let’s add a city route for regular motorist travellers. Take the old bridge and make it a one-way into Terrace. Almost every major — city I have visited has a dedicated city route | available. Give motorists the option of going non-stop across the old bridge. This would: take some of the traffic pressure off of Keith — Ave. This change would positively affect the jis $14,835. ** For the 2007 ak y lease with $2,858 down at 6.5% APR. Total tease obligations are $10,922. 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Total lease ity deposit is $200 for Yaris Hatchback and $1,510 for Tundra. Federal and Provincial sales taxes are not included. Down pa 308 down at 3.5% APR. Total lease obli PAYS TO READ THE FINE PRINT: * For the 2007 Yaris Hatchback 3-Door CE Camry LE, BE46KP (A) Monthly lease payments of $309 based on a 48 based on a 48-month walk away lease with $5 available from Toyota Financial Services on‘approved Credit to qualified retail lessees / purchasers. Visit your Toyota Camry and 10¢/km for Tundra, The refundable securi Yaris Hatchback, $1,360 for Camry, . AG - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Oo need to do this: CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag. . him to believe this. lL allowed them to search the vehicle. One officer be- gan to search the vehicle, digging through my pack. He was opening some plastic bags and smelling the contents. It. was clear they were searching for drugs, not looking for a violation of ‘the Wildlife Act. ‘As I. understand, the RCMP |is responsible for violations concerning drugs, etc., not the local conserva- tion officer. The proper pa- ‘ perwork was completed and signed by me, and they con- tinued to search the vehicle. I was repeatedly accused of being a ‘dope-smoker’, I was accused of poaching, ° and of hunting in a closed area, though.I had not been hunting at all. They left all of my be- ‘longings in a scattered mess inside the vehicle, which I . had to clean up before I was © able to drive. I. gave nothing but cooperation, answered: all their. questions, and was treated like a criminal. This was a ridiculous dis- play of what I thought was ' very poor judgement on the . officers’ part. | : I’m not sure if these of- -ficers were just bored ‘and needed something to do, or - Saw a young man with shag- gy hair who they ‘just knew’ was up to no good. Clearly they had ‘seen too many epi- sodes of CSI. o. I see this as a waste of. taxpayers’’ money, a poor handling of the situation, and very unprofessional. "It is disturbing to see "these young men who are ‘brain washed’ and on a power-trip while hiding | be- | hind a badge. .. Iam thoroughly disgusted with their performance, and I urge these officers to try to be more professional ‘i in the. future and to remember that . one should be treated as in- nocent until‘ proven guilty, — not the other way around. - David James Irwin, .. Fort Fraser, B. Cc, Traffic change needed businesses and tourist attractions that have. the day? | been undergoing major improvements in.the downtown area. The effect of sparse, intermittent traffic on the east part of the Lakelse corridor has been ongoing since the twin bridges’ over Ferry Island were built so many decades ago. 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