Snake ban on its way SNAKES WILL be banned from Terrace within three months once a proposed by-law lakes hold, says city by-law enforce- ment officer Frank Bowsher. Bowsher has received several letters and calls from residents concerned about a snake owner bringing his pet to a public park. The city’s finance committee has recommended that city coun- cil create a by-law banning the selling and owning of snakes in Terrace, said Bowsher, “T will be getting information from experts over the next couple of months before a by-law comes into play because I’ll be the one who has to enforce il,”? said Bow- sher, “But it appears that city council wants an absolute ban and the Municipal Act says that we have the authority to ban them ab- solutely.”’ Two of the existing by-laws Bowsher is looking at are from the cities of Surrey and North Vancouver, In Surrey, snakes and other animals considered dangerous are banned from public places only. But Terrace - seems to be moving toward North Van- couver’s policy of banning the selling and owning of snakes wilhin city limits. David Andrews feels this type of ban is unfair and has already Started his fight against the pro- posed by-law. After reading the article in last week's The Terrace Standard about an ‘‘unnamed man’” bring- ing his snake to Lower Litile Fark, Andrews realized he was the unnamed man. “] figured that the people talk- ing in the slory had to be talking about me because I do take my snake to the park,’ said Andrews, adding thal he owns a python and not a boa contrictor. He has already called Bowsher fo express his concerns about a ban and plans to start writing let- lers to city council. - **T don’t have a problem with the city controlling what people do with their animals, but ban- ning them would be totally un- fair,’ Andrews said. His nine-and-a-half foot Burmese python named Sid is a gentie animal because it is well taken care of, said Andrews. **He has never shown any sort of aggression,’ Andrews said. “It’s the perfect pet — it doesn’t bark, it doesn’t meow, it doesn’t scratch at the door.’’ A local daycare group oftcn comes lo see Sid when he’s in the park, said Andrews, and there’s never been a problem. ‘These daycare kids get to learn about snakes and there’s no problems,’’ he said “‘It’s the people who have their phobias and start reacting with hysteria without an incident ever having occurred who are the problem." DAVID ANDREWS thinks the city's proposed by-law that would ban the selling and awning of snakes is unfair. He’s plans to fight the by-law so he can keep his pet Burmese python named Sid. Forestry tackling access to Kitselas WITH THE cily having backed off its plans, solving the problem of access from North Sparks St. to the Kitselas Valley is now in the hands of the Forest ministry. The long-standing dispute aboul people travelling through private sroperty to get to the valley came ‘o the boll again Friday, July 15 when the owners closed and ocked their gate. Staff Sgt. John Veldman said he tad gone lo the scene Saturday norming and talked to the owners and their legal counsel. After “‘same negotiations’’, he said the owners re-opened the route on the understanding the city, Highways department and Forest ministry were actively working on a solution. Given this was private property, Veldman pointed out it was not the RCMP’s job to come up wilh a solution. His concern had been for resi- deats living beyond the gate, par- ticularly what would happen in the case of a medical emergency. ‘“*Qur concern is the protection of the public and keeping the peace,”’ he added. 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RCMP say a woman was about to cross the roadway when she was struck by a cyclist who was unable to stop before the accident took place. The woman suffered a baseline skull fracture and was taken to Mills Memorial Hospital. The cyclist was bruised in the Icft shoulder and suffered abrasions to the left side of the body. University reps visit FIVE UNIVERSITY OF Northern B.C. student services representa- tives are visiting Terrace and Prince Rupert this week. They are meeting with prospective students of the universily’s main Prince George campus and with Northwest Community Col- The university's student services department organizes counsell- ing, career development, learning and study skills, financial aid and Student awards, sports and recreation and chaplain services, ’ Airport plan draws heat PROVINCIAL MAYORS are to meet with provincial cabinet min- isters in Seplember to deal with the plan by the federal government to unload the majority of B.C. airports it now operates. 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