The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 21, 2006 - A3 |

News In Brief

Card used to take fuel

. TERRACE RCMP are investigating the theft of 3, 032
litres of gas valued’ at $3, 390.10 from the Esso gas
station.on Keith between June 3 and June 5.

The theft was made possible’ when someone stole a
pass card from a van on Pohie Ave. and then used it at
the Esso location.

'* Those with information on this theft are asked to call

the RCMP at. 638-7400 or Crimestoppers at 635- -8477.

- Street work —
| frustrating
for residents

_ By DUSTIN QUEZADA a posed to cut through proper-
— ties and without sidewalks, *
FRUSTRATION. , FOR Canada Post decided the risk |
business owners and wastoogreat. .. -
residents on the. 4800 Bill Funnell, a resident of |
block of Lazelle Ave., who the Woodgreen Condomini- .
have. been ‘inconvenienced ums at 4832 Lazelle, doesn’t
“since : late April due to -agree with that logic.
the. rebuilding of the road “I’m walking, so I’m sur-
there, was heightened last prised it’s too dangerous for .
week when they learned the them,” he said.
project is behind schedule... =“ However Pletsch’ defends |
"If that wasn’t enough, «the decision because mail
people on the: street also’ " carriers must navigate, their.
learned that door to door . routes while carrying up to
postal service would be tem- 35 Ibs on their backs." > |

“Items taken from dump | |

ENTERPRISING THIEVES used ‘a bobcat to. place
gravel at the gate to the Terrace landfill on Kalum Lake
Drive June 12, providing them with access to the loca-

tion. a

They were then able to enter the area with a small.
vehicle and take a red Honda water pump and various -
wrenches.

Those with information on this theft are asked to call.
the RCMP at 638-7400 or Crimestoppers at 635-8477. .

~ Bob Wilkinson of North-. she added.’

west Cartridge Exchange Mussell says ‘he apolo-

says the notice from the post gizes to all customers who

office was the “final straw.” have and are being affected.
The notice advises people «As soon as the city pro- ”

affected to pick i up their mail. vides. us with safe ACCESS,

at the post’ office until the the service. will. resume,”

work is ‘completed. . ~\., said Mussel." Ot
A Supervisor at ‘the: post That date was supposed

office here’ said ‘the rare to be June 30. But the proj-

-. Move was made to protect. ect proved to be more com-
* the health and safety : of mail. plex than anticipated says.

on “porarily stopped ‘due to. the »“Tt’s hard when you. have -
conditions there. two big; bulky bags on you,” Wood stoves ta rgeted - a

THE PROVINCIAL government is providing $563, 000°
to support projects across British Columbia, that will
‘help improve air quality, including $60, 000 for the,

Skeena region to swap out old wood stoves.

‘Environment Minister Barry Penner’ said,. while” ae
making. the announcement, that -B. C. air quality’ must»
be addressed...

“Air pollution knows no boundaries arid moves from’
- community to community,” said Penner.’

-- “We can all contribute to better air quality by using |
“ public transit, riding’a bike or walking to work, replac- .

carriers. °°. " Rob Schibli,'a city engineer- BOB Wilkinson, a business owner on the 4800. block Lazelle Avenue, is frustrated “{_ ing inefficient wood stoves and maintaining: the emis-
“. “We've been plodding ing supervisor. ~with the pace of work outside the business. : cs -DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO . sion system on our vehicles.” :
for a’ few ‘weeks and every “We've had to lower a Heating with wood is becoming more popular than:
week there were too many” gas main, which was not ex- vos ; a wo , _ever because of the growing : cost of’ natural gas_ and of
(more) obstacles,” said Ro- pected, and there have been. er r business ‘owners on the: luring that business and now _ Residents have also been electricity. . Ces
. may. Pletsch. “It’s an ever , conflicts with non-standard block, the extension istough it can’t get.to me.’ .- Challenged as the work has Some places have more problems than others during Es
changing landscape.” .  —. piping at Eby. (Street),” totake. . ‘Businesses on the street’s _ interrupted access for mov- the winter when inversions: occur, effectively trapping
we It-became more of a risk ‘ Schibli said. ° “Ourcustomers have been “south side, including Wilkin- ing.and garbage trucks. but wood smoke over a town. eo
7 as they continued to do .  Schiblisaidthecontractor. disturbed for six weeks,” son's, have been fortunate Eric Sweeney, manager at The announcement coincided with ‘Clean ‘Air Day: ee
f ‘ work, ‘added Dan Mussell, . will increase working hours said’ Wilkinson, ‘adding his enough to have the use of _Woodgreen: says its: been and with Environment Week which aims to raise public "
4 the local area: Canada Post -with a new completion date - walk-in traffic .has “been lots that can be accessed ei: manageable. .“I can’t com-'. | awareness of the environment and the benefits linked to
ty manager, ~ » Pegged for July. 15. ' extremely. curtailed. “I?ve © ther from Eby St. or Hwyl6 plain about something when: its Protection. ;
~ _ Mail carriers are ‘not sup- “For Wilkinson and. oth-. spent thousands of dollars » West.” _ people are doing their job." ” s
a | Air conditioner stolen | .
| CT scanner on order for Mi | I Is Memorial _ | rmcteesepervnatonerc:
io . | of earlier last.week, but RCMP are looking for a number '
a MILLS MEMORIAL Hospital is to get a state-of | relfects the need of the area. . original ‘Schedule. Ironically, the CT device being - [_ of people who. stole an air ‘conditioner from the Real’ |
saa _ the-art CT scan machine by September, placing -_- “This really is the best level of. technology we teplaced due, in part, to the foundation was one it J) Canadian Wholesale Club i in. ithe early evening hours _ T
‘ . it at the: forefront of diagnostic medicine in the would expect to use,” she said. raised money for in‘the early 1990s.6 0. : ‘of June. 12... ;
_ north, . '. “It’s a reflection of the type of service we pro- Foundation chair Kevin Kennedy ‘said more | The people the police. swish to speak to were: seen
CT. stands: for computerized tomography and vide based on the number of specialists i in Terrace . than $500,000: has already’ been raised, and that . |) leaving the area. with an air conditioner i ina red car. &
isa specialized x-ray machine sending out sev- and the acuity of the patients.” the foundation is looking for local and regional’ Me
eral. x-rays to provide far more detailed images - Most of the money, $1 million, is coming from commitments to meet the $650,000 mark. - - 7
' of the inside of a body then can a standard x-ray. _ the Northern Health, but $650,000 is coming from “We'd like to get more commitments from - School worker Ss settle : i
The one being bought by the Northern Health the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation. __ around the region as this is really a regional ser- | AGREEMENTS HAVE been reached for the 58° oF
Authority, from Toshiba for,$1.65 million, includ- “With this partnership, what we are able todo vice,” he said. Nisga’a School. District support workers and for the 37 ®
ing installation, produces’ ‘64’ slices, “a” significant: ‘is buy, the. highest:technology-allowed:and Ican . ‘The regional effort v was particularly boosted by }- support workers in the Stikine School District. ao
advancement'on the ofie-now in use’ here which" tell you we will'get full‘use of it,” said Holoien. a $50,000 donation from the ‘auxiliary'to the Kiti- - The agreements. are’ still‘ subject™to-- “ratification” oo
produces just one slice, - The commitment made by the Dr..R.E.M. Lee mat General Hospital, Kennedy added. The $1.65 and cover four years, which is the. length of time ‘the
Northern Health Authority local administrator Hospital Foundation itself resulted in Northern -million cost includes any renovations needed, province wants for public sector contracts. | , :

Rowena Holoien said the Toshiba CT’s capability Health ordering the device a year ahead of an training and removal of the’ current CT machine.

Nathan Cullen

Member of Parliament 4 Bulkley
Skeena-Bulkley Valley oy Valley

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