False alarms will draw fines COUNCIL HAS piven three readings to a by-law which introduces fines for persis- tent false alarms, However, the decision was not unanimous, : The regulation was intro- duced at the urging of local RCMP detachment head In- spector Larry Yeske, Noting .the detachment dealt..with more than 700 ‘ false alarms a year, he said that translated to more than a full-year’s work for a single officer, The new by-law puts a limit of three false alarms in a calendar year, A fourth false alarm in -that period will result in a $100 fine, the next one a $200 fine and each after that will draw a $300 fine, However, that system could result in people ‘tak: ing (he law into their own hands”, says councillor Ed Graydon. He was concerned busi- ness owners who’ve hit their ‘limit of three would ask the security company to contact them rather than the RCMP ‘when another alarm came through. “Graydon was also con- cemed the by-law was un- fair in that it made no dis- tinction between residences and premises like schools which had hundreds of users, However, administrator Bob Hallsor noted the city could not fine schools or other public buildings. And, he added, the RCMP had indicated those types of building were not the main Secondary runway will be kept open TRANSPORT CANADA won't be closing down one of the two runways at the Toerrace-Kitimat airport, The planned closure this sum- mer of runway 03/21 had upset li- cal pilots and search and rescue officials. They said the runway provides a safety option when crosswinds make it dangerous to land on the main ranway. Airport manager Darryl Laurent said he was given no reason for the decision to keep the runway open. ‘For now, it’s a non-issue. We’re going to paint it and sign it this year,’’ said Laurent. The painting involves laying down a new center line, lines along the edges and numbers. Dave Menzies of Hawkair Aviation Services Lid. said he was happy with the decision. *Right now with the overall general degrading of services, I’m really, really happy to see this runway open,’’ he said. Menzics said the second run- way had a role to play two wecks ago when a Canadian Forces air- craft raninto trouble, The Buffalo was on its way north to the scene of the aircraft crash oulside of Stewart but had _ lo return to Terrace when it blew a hydraulic line. It was towed off the main run- way after landing, a procedure that took some time and would have meant closing the airport to other landings had there not been asecond runway, said Menzies. James Gilham of the local air search and rescue volunteer group was also happy. We'll be very pleased at the change of heart by officialdom. It ll remove one of the barriers to fully cooperate with the military and other search and rescue per- sonnel,”’ he said. A second runway made flying that much safer for the light air- craft used by the search and res- cue group, Gilham added. ** Beautiful Vertical & Horizontal Blinds Valances *k Toppers *& Matching Bedding Make a Fashion Statement With Your Windows "Td also say it’s a good thing for general aviation in Terrace,”’ he said. What typically happens at the airport is a shift in the wind throughout the course of the day as different weather systems move through the area, That means the main runway may be fine for landing in the morning and ruled out later that day. Strong crosswinds make land- ing light aircraft dangerous. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 8, 1994 - A9 {DO CIB FE “>” LD FF? FLA RAIS LTD. 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