‘T girls in the back seat were
‘} uninjured.

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-{ seriously burt,” Veldman said,

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Sawmill burns
FOR THE second straight
year, fire has burned Isolite
Stege Forest Products his time

Tazing much of the South
Hazelton mill.

Almost one year ago to the
day, a blaze was stopped short
of reaching the actual mill, but
Stege was not as lucky
Saturday night.

Stoked by high and shifling
winds, the fire started in the hog
fuel pile (wood waste), then
moved through ‘the mill yard
before guiling a central. mill
building, Nobody was injured.

“We lost more than half the
sawmill,” said mill controller
Richard Olson. “We lost lots of
lumber and jogs and we lest the
filing room. The major machine
centers within the sawmill were
destroyed.”

Once power is restored,
portions of the mill will be
restarted, but the main sawmill,
where primary log breakdown
occuts, is gone, Olson said. He
estimated damage at $3 million.

The fire was the fourth to
hit the Stege mill (the first two
at different locations), and the
second in as many years caused
by the mountain of hog fuel
stored on site,

Heat cun build in the heat
of the pile causing it to sponta-
neously combust.

Safe grad

AFTER GRAD celebra-
tions in Terrace have so far
been = fairly = quiet ~— and
responsible.

A few intoxicated - grads
required assistance after Friday

night partying, said RCMP
Staff Sat. Jotm Veldman.
“That's common — you

‘feta few that get cartied away,”
he said. “The key is nobody got
hurt.”

Police did make a number
of alcohol seizures, he said, “it
was pretty quiet and well-
behaved,” he added.

Chase ends

in crash

A POLICE CHASE on Keith
Ave. ended early Sunday
morning when a speeding car
tnissed the comer at Frank St.
and crashed,

RCMP Staff Set. John
Veldman said the 18-year-old
male driver was spotted speed-
ing west on Keith by police,
who began their pursuit at the
Sande Overpass.

The L993 Ford Mustang hit
a parked logging truck trailer
on private property after it
failed to negotiate the right-
hand turn.

Veldman said a 19-year-old
mule passenger was taken to
Mills Memorial Hospital with
minor injuries. Two 15-year-old

“They were very lucky — [-

Verdana said Me driver is

‘SPORTS.

Rugby split

TERRACE NORTHMEN

Northmen returned with |
various injuries, and they're f,
hoping to be healthy enough to J:
face Rupert this weekend.

A win there would pit the |.
Northmen against the Smithers q)
Camels in another double-head-
er the following June 17-18
weekend matchup that could
well decide the season.

Saturday night saw the
Northmen pot up a near
impenetruble defence to bag a
22+) victory over the Camels.

The Camels kicked back on

. A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 7. 1995

RCMP blockade Hyder

RECENT ACTION on the
Stewart-Hyder border crossing
suggest police may be stepping
up anil-smuggling efforts there.
RCMP were out in force on the
Canada-US. boundary on the
Victoria Day long weekend, stop-

. ping motorists and checking for

undeclared liquor and tobacco.

Border crossers are normally
expected to call a phone number
to declare imported goads upon
arrival in Stewart.

Police stopped 275 vehicles and
about 825 travellers. .

Travellers who declared goods
were given the opportunity to ei-
ther pay the duties and taxes,
abandoa the goods, or return the
goodstoHyder

Thirteen people forfeited goods
valued at $850. Another 14 chose
to pay a total of $455.97 worth of

Choice of layoffs

BUDGET CUTBACKS affect ail
levels of government these days,
and School District 88 employces
are again feeling the pinch.

As of Fuly 4, 1995, the positions
of three maintenance workers
within the district will be
eliminated.

“We're losing a bus driver,
cabinet maker and one general
maintenance man in Kitwanga,”’
said Rudy Mermans, president of
CUPE Local 2861. The local
represents maintenance and
custodial workers in Hazelton,
Kitwanga, Stewart and Terrace.

The three layoffs are full time
positions and are in addition to
five layoffs in the local over the
past several years,

Barry Piersdorff, secretary
treasurer for the school board,
maintained the layoffs were
necessary because the amount of

federal and provincial taxes.
Police also made four seizures
of undeclared alcohol and tobac-
co valued at $290 and seized
smal] amounts of marijuana.
Offenders who don't declare
goods and get caught lose the
merchandise, and must pay duties
and taxes, and then can be penal-
ized up to twice that amount,
Revenue Canada’s Dan
McGrath said penalties are as-
sessed based on the level of the
offenders’ evasiveness when of-
ficers question them. . ;
In assessing penalties, he added,
officers take into account the de-
pree of concealment of hidden
items, plus any previous customs
infractions.
More seizures were made in the
evenings, when officers set up an-
other checkpoint about 15 kilo-

money available for maintenance
decreased by $78,000 for the up-
coming school year,

But he said the school district is
still spending $48,000 more than
the Ministry of Education allo-
cated for maintenance.

That isn’t enough for Mermans.

“This is alt happening while
school buildings are aging and in
need of care if they are to serve
the population for some years to
come,’’ he pointed out.

Mermans also suggested the
school board could have saved
money by laying off a
maintenance supervisor, rather
than a maintenance worker.

Currently there is one
maintenance supervisor and one
maintenance superintendent in
Terrace, and one maintenance su-
pervisor in Hazelton who was
hired two and a half years ago,

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metres outside Stewart
Hwy37A. Officers greeted about
16 vehides!

They said 95 per cent of the
travellers had been to Hyder but
had failed to report to customs
using the Zenith 2305 telephone
number.

Three-quarters of them cither
admitted to buying goods in
Hyder or were found to have
done so,

The motorists came from Prince
Rupert, Terrace, Kitimat and
Quesnel, and as far away as New
Brunswick and Arkansas.

McGrath said the goal is to get
more people to voluntarily comp-
ly and declare their purchases as
required,

Customs checks at the border
are done on a random basis by
RCMP in Stewart.

angers

“The one in Hazelton is only
supervising three people, and he
performs stricily administrative
duties,” Mermans said, angry
three workers were being laid off,
while no supervisory positions
were cut,

“E found that one kind of hard
to swallow,"’ he admitted,

But Piersdorff said the Hazelton
supervisor is responsible for six
schools and another one which is
under construction.

“I can assure you they’re es-
sential or they wouldn't be
there,’’ he added,

He also noted there will be
three or four custodial vacancies
in the school district this year,
due to workers retiring, The
maintenance workers who were
laid off will have seniority rights
if they want to apply for those
positions, he said.

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THE DELIBERATE SINKING OF
THE M.V. “AMBOYNA”

Prince Rupert Crime Stoppers are asking your assistance In
solving the deliberate sinking of the 93-foot fishing vessel
Amboyna. This incident happened sometime over the night of
Sept. 21, 1994, while the vassel was docked at Port Edward
Marine Dock, The vessel is owned by the SUNG Fishing
Company of Vancouver, B.C.

The Prince Rupert RCMP were requested to investigate the
matter five days after the vessel was located immersed In 35
faet of water. After the vessel was raised by work crews, work-
ers noted that a one-inch diameter hose used to supply the
vessel with fresh water had been severed and placed Into the.
forward area of the vessel. Intruders pried the locks off two
secured doorways to get into the forward part of the vessel,

Once the hose was placed inside, the fresh water tap sup-
plying this hose had been turned on and the knob removed,
thereby preventing the tap from being turned aff. This allowed
water to collect in the forward hold of the vessel, eventually
causing the vessel to sink under the weight of the water.
Damage and cleanup costs are estimated at $100,000.

The same vessel was the target of two previous acts of van-
dalism in the summer of 1994, in which lines securing the ves-
sel to the dack were severed, allowing it to drift away from the
dock.

The investigations inte these three matters are believed
related, however police do not have any strong suspects at this
time. If you know the identity of the person or persons respon-
sible for these acts of mischief, Crime Stappers would like to
hear from you.

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Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up
to $1,000 for information leading to an
arrest and charges laid against an individu-
al in this or any unsolved crime. If you have
any information, call Crime Stoppers at 635-
TIPS. Callers will not be required to reveal
their identity nor testify in court.

Call 63 3-TIPS

Ministry of Transportation and Highways Notice Of
TRAFFIC DELAYS AND DETOURS FOR BRIDGE
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Beginning June 74 through to June 16, there will be minor delays for scarifying of the Dudley Little Bridges on
Highway 16 in Terrace, Rerouting of traffic for, bridge, resurfacing will Begin vune 20 whreugh to July 27. This work is
necessary to" protect ‘the subdeck of the bridge a and provide % a impravad driving surfaces. 4. . a

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construction zone.

1. Westbound cars and light trucks (under 4 tonnes & up to 7 metres in length) - one way

2. Westbound Commercial Vehicles and Recreational Vehicles (over 4 tonnes & more than 7
metres in length) - Holding Area.

3. All eastbound traffic - use the Dudley Little Bridges. There will be periodic delays to allow
the westbound truck and AY traffic through.

There will be flag people on site 24 hours a day for the duration af the project. Drivers are
asked to obey flag people and all construction signs: Please drive carefully through the

crews.

ROAD MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS

Although spring has arrived, watch for frost and icy sections in evenings and
mornings. Watch for bridge cleaning/maintenance, patching and litter pickup

Please watch for and obey traffic control signing, To report road hazards, call 638- |

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