TERRACE — RCMP seized “more than $1.5 million worth of marijuana in 13 seizures actoss the region last week. Corporal Rob MacKay said an RCMP helicopter was used. to spot pot plants from the air. In some areas ground crews were used to seize the plants. At other sites the helicopter _landed and. flew. off. with the seized plants ina sling. In all, MacKay said, police seized 1,550 plants around the Terrace area and as far north as — the Nass Valley. No charges were laid, he added, because police are seeking only to eliminate the drug before it hits - the street. “It was strictly a seek and destroy mission,’’ MacKay said. RCMP don’t have the time or resources to properly investigate and prosecute all the northwest’s marijuana growers, MacKay ¢x- plained. Much of the pot is grown in clearings on Crown land, he said, making it difficult to prosecute the cultivators unless they’re caught tending the site. RCMP hit the jackpot The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 1, 1993 - Paga A3 RCMEP Prince Rupert subdivi- sion Sgt. Al Lindsay said police harvested: around. 2,000 plants altogether from Terrace cast as far as Smithers. The bulk of them came from the Terrace area, however. He said the largest pot plot con- — sisted of 500 plants. Most sites are found in open areas near road access or water sources, he added. “We could have harvested a lot more if the weather had been bet- ter,’’ Lindsay added. . Const. Gary. Beam said the quality of the marijuana ranged from low to very high grade. The raids were spread out over five days, from Aug. 19-24, , The marijuana will be burat at a beehive bummer at a sawmill in Kitwanga, said MacKay, SLING FULL: = of marijuana is. airlifted ‘in’ from a remote plantation (left) while Constable Gary Beam (above) . ex- amines the seizure... .,.... motes cGa RYE R So a tee tye i LHe i i nbs ve ees News in brief Man gets federal time A TERRACE resident has been sentenced to two years in a federal penetentiary for break and enter at the Terrace Co-op. _ RCMP officers found Brian Albert Wishard, 22, inside the store in the early morning hours of Aug. 23 after they responded to an . alarm. He told police he was an employee of the store and had a key. , : He pleaded gullty and was sentenced Aug. 27, The lengthy sentence is explained by Wishard’s previous ‘convictions which ‘were entered into the court, said crown counsel Henry Waldock. Waldock said Wishard had 13 prior property offences dating back - to 1986 and had amassed more than 20 total offences. Wishard had been out of jail for just eight days prior lo his dis-. covery inside the Terrace Co-op. , “It’s umsual to get a sentence so quickly. That’s because he plead guilty, It could have taken as long as a year and a half or two years to get to trial,”’ slad Waldock. : Driver charged after acccident A TERRACE driver has been charged with several driving offences after an accident on Hwy16 near Prince Rupert on Aug. 25. Rajinda Hyundal was driving a 1986 Pontiac when it crossed the centre line, striking the front of a highways maintenance company pick up truck. Two employees taking road markers out of the back of the truck were struck and thrown. " Three people were hospitalized because of the incident. RCMP ‘} report $30,000 in damage. Escapee recaptured in Rupert A PRISONER who fled the Terrace Regional Correctional Centre Aug. 17 has kept Prince Rupert RCMP very occupied. Robert Wilson, 19, was first recaptured by Prince Rupert RCMP Aug. 21 while at a carnival in the coast city. RCMP found Wilson after they received an anonymous tip. He subsequently complained of an illness.and was taken to Prince Rupert hospital. Wilson (led the hospital Aug. 25 after an incident in which a guard was stabbed. An extensive scarch ensued and RCMP found Wilson at a townhouse the next day. _ Prince Rupert RCMP were put on alert after Wilson escaped be- cause he has relatives living in Prince Rupert. Counci! sounds off THE ADVENT of clip-on mikes has done little to improve the sound quality of council meeting broadcasts. That, says councillor Rick King is the constant complaint he hears from people who tune inic community channel 10 to watch the meetings. ; King proposed the city write to Skeena Cablevision, the broadcast company responsible, suggesting it look at desk top microphones or some other solution to the problem. a Seconding the motion, Ruth Hallock added péthaps the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission should also be con- iacted ‘‘since (the council meetings) are part of their Canadian con- tent.” “We'll have to write to them,” mayor Jack Talstra agreed, “because they won't hear us.’’ ro a be appa ity ee. vee - We're tuming up the heat for September's Taste of the - Month - the BBQ Bacon Burger! oo This taste sensation has itall::.a1/4 |b. <= vty of OO pure ee, ice of processed hear ches, and your favoutite sesame seed bun, comeinand get yours today, “4740 Lakelse Ave., Terrace. 1 993 McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited gan a a ated ie as : slivered onions, mustard, cspy bacon, and 2 pickles, To this we add tangy BBQ sauce: McDonald's BBQ Bacon Burger isonlavaable unl September 300. | : . 99 11th Ave. East, Prince Rupert, o September's Taste of the Month is taedd FS painted In Canada Skeena Sawmills OPEN HOUSE & PUBLIC VIEWING | FIVE YEAR MANAGEMENT PLAN :- TREE FARM LICENCE NO. 41 Eurocan Pulp & Paper Co., Skeena Sawmills Division invites all interested parties to attend an ‘open house to review the Draft Management Plan #5 for Tree Farm Licence 41. The licence _area encompasses approximately 1.1 million hectares covering an area from Onion Lake to the headwaters of the Kitlope River, 1 The plan outlines the general objectives, forest management strategies and operating procedures to be followed on the licence area during the next five year period. Management “Plan #5 will cover the period 1993- 1997. Your comments and concerns will’ be summarized and presented to the Chief Forester In | Victoria, Also a summary of how the Company will address these concerns and issues must ‘be presented to the Chief Forester and considered by him prior to his approval of the "Management Plan. : The open house will take place on September 17 and 13 at Riverlodge Community Centre in Kitimat, B.C. and September 9 at Legion Hall in Kemano, B.C. Hours for the open house will . be as follows: Kemano - Legion Hall from 1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, 1993. Kitimat - Riverlodge Activity Room from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sept. 17 and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sept. 18, 1993. The Management Plan will be available for public viewing between 8:00 a.m, and 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, at Skeena Sawmills office, 5330 Highway 16 West, Terrace, B.C, and Eurocan Security Office, Pulp Mill Entrance, Kitimat, B.C. through September 1 to & September 30, 1993. |. The company encourages and {welcomes all fF Individuals and public interest ‘groups to come to the open interested house sessions or view the plan : during the viewing period. »P All. comments or concerns “should be addressed to the undersigned and received prior “to October 9, 1993. . “Eurecan Pulp & Paper Co,, .Skeena Sawmills Division P.O.. 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