The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 9, 1998 - A? ys Mega-movie proves a hit with locals THE TITANIC may have hit the iceberg, but the movie’s video sales have hit the roof. The two-tape video set for the three-hour, 14-minute movie cruised into Terrace Sept, 1 with a vengeance, From the time the video went on sale at 9 a.m, Tuesday morning, shops had already sold or presold more than 550 videos by noon. oe ; ; That made for a potential sale value of approximately Before you £0 back to school this year come Bee 7 $12,000 here before the first day of sales concluded, us at Images we'll ney you look your “yy best! “My wife really loved the movie,’’ said Kevin Neufeld, a ee who picked up a copy of the video Thursday. ‘“‘It’s just fe good entertainment,’’ Employees at Canadian Tire, The Bargain Shop, Safeway, Video Stop, Video Update and Zellers have been busy stocking shelves with the movie all week, Store employees said first day sales were so strong that supplies ran out and new stock was being ordered. In fact stores across the country were ambushed with zealous Leonardo DiCaprio fans and love story fanatics. Titanic became the first film to earn more than $600 mil- lion US in North America. 4652 Lazelle Ave., Terrace 635-4997 TITANIC FAN: Kavin Neufeld was just one of the S hundreds of locals who bought the Titanic video p e e e rs ro p when it went on sale this week. Although he admitted that he enjoyed the movie during its cinematic THE NUMBER OF speeders and the speed at which they release, he said he bought it for his wife. travel is dropping in the area, indicate police statistics, ; And police officers credit photo radar and increaséd en- ‘ forcement as the reason, Sergeant Rick Plantinga of the northern photo radar sec- tion based in Prince George says surveys of how fast people drove in selected spots prior to photo radar coming to the area tell the story. Near Gossen Creek cast of Terrace where the speed limit is 90 kilometres an hour, for example, 15 per cent of drivers drove at more than 108 kilometres an hour. Photo radar officers set their equipment to catch speeders above the 85 percentile level. An updated survey, after photo radar was introduced, revealed that the 85 percentile speed had dropped to 104 kilometres per hour. And whereas just seven per cent of all drivers travelled on or below the limit of 90 kilometres an hour, that figure has now increased to 30 per cent, “We're seeing this happen in other areas of the north as well,”’ said Plantinga. “T think people are finding out the vans are for real and that they should slaw down,”’ he added, The sergeant said it is just as important for people to be deterred from speeding as it is for cameras to record speeders. In another location, on Old Lakelse Lake Ave., 17 per cent of drivers drove at or below the 50 kilometre an hour ‘]- speed limit in 1996, That’s now increased to 25 per cent. , Increased enforcement is also, having an effect along, the straight stretch of Hwy37 leading to Williams Créek south EACE A fascinating new presentation each night! This seminar is provided as a community service to Christians and non-Christians alike. We invite you to “come as you are.” -OPENING NIGHT 2 | om highway between Terrace and Kitimat has also been The Real Truth Ab out God - = chosen for extra tadar enforcement as part of an overall Friday, S ept emb er 1 | . q :00 p.m. = provincial campaign to reduce traffic accidents. Officers recorded 347 contacts in May, resulting in 81 peg ees cae pd nS wae __ SATURDAY, __ WEDNESDAY | _ SEPTEMBER 12 —...... 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