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‘SEAT. BELTS saved .two
Terrace motorists from. se-

rious injury after their sport. ..
utility vehicle tangled with a .

loaded logging truck east of
Burns Lake Dec. 29... ~

The logging truck, owned |

“by Tweedsmuir Trucking of .
Bums Lake, was. turning

west off a logging road onto |i

Hwy 16 ‘near Priestly Hill,

about 32km east of. Burns.
‘Lake, when the accident oc-
; curred, said Const. Warren,

Potter of the RCMP high-:

| way patrol in Burns Lake. -

_. The truck and. its trailer
full of logs were. stretched

across the highway into the.

. eastbound lane when the .

couple’s SUV collided with

it and becamé wedged un- °

derneath its load.
. “We don’t believe the ve-"
hicle saw the logging truck |

because it. was still dark,” ”
¥ said Potter. ——

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He said the logging truck -

“had its headlights on but its
~ other ‘markings would’ be.

'~ hard to see at the time of the

accident, which was shortly.

"” before 8 a.m.

- not leave any marks behind
“te ‘indicate the driver chad

braked. ° :

Burns Lake firefighters
extracted the pair from the
vehicle, said Potter...

The unnamed male driver
and female passenger were
transported to hospital. .-.,

The woman went to

“Lakes District Hospital in

Burns Lake and was later
released. |

~The. man: was taken to
hospital in’ Prince . George »

‘and later'sent to hospital in’.

; Vancouver, Potter said. :

Potter. said he’ believed -

oe the man’s injuries. weren’t.
"life-threatening,

but. -may
have been internal, requiring

Couple injured in accident
when vehicle hits a truck ©

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. FIREFIGHTERS WORK to free. a Terrace couple trapped i in thei vehicle when it collided with a loaded logging 4
Potter said the SUV did truck Dec. 29 near Burns Lake.

LAKES DISTRICT NEWS PHOTO ~

the trip south for medical
. treatment...

The logging truck driver

escaped harm.
Without ‘seat belts, the

pair’s injuries could’ve been
but still had compact snow |

" on it.

Potter said that means.

much worse.
“Yes, by all means in. n.this

situation,” said Potter. —
“Well, it would’ve defi--.

nitely kept them in place and
restrained them,: otherwise

-,they would’ve undoubtedly

gone forward into the wind-

shield and had head inju- |

Ties. ”

Police are contemplating
‘laying charges against the
logging , truck driver, who

is ‘believed to be ‘from. the

Burns Lake area, ‘but won’t
know for sure what charges
or if any will be laid -until
the investigation is finished,
Potter said.

The road had been plowed

there possibly could’ ve been
some crushed snow that
made the road slippery.

happen, Potter said.”

‘Highway patrol officers
are ‘investigating. the scene.
along with a collision recon- ?
‘Structionist from Terrace...

Accidents between ° ve--
hicles and logging trucks -
are not common but they do’

Brothers charged |

‘TWO BROTHERS arrested while breaking into the Copperside 6
" store on Keith Ave. at 4:30 a.m. Jan. 6 were charges and made their.
first court appearance later that day.

Neil Robert Turner, 23, was convicted on one charge of break
and enter and will serve four months in jail followed by one year
probation. Kevin Charles Turner, 21, also charged with break and

-enter, will appear in court again this week. *

Terrace RCMP, who say the pair was known to them, arrested

- the brothers after responding to an alarm and discovering them in-

. side the store. They had used a pry bar to enter. the building and ..
were attempting to steal items when apprehended. ,

Police say, at the time: of the crime, Neil was on parole fora -
Tecent robbery conviction at another local business. His parole has.
since been revoked. Kevin was on probation for, stealing cigarettes.
from another local’ Copperside store and was wanted on an’ out-
‘standing warrant for arrest for failure to comply with a ‘probation .
order from Kelowna. Both men are from Terrace.

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The Terrace Standard, Wedriesday, January 11, 2006 - A3

News In Brief

Vacancy. rate high here.

LOCAL vacancy rates are among some of the highest in.
‘the province, according to the latest annual rental survey
Py the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. me
» Terrace’s vacancy rate is around 30 per cent, the same’
as Prince Rupert. Kitimat has the best choice for renters
with a 43. per cent vacancy rate. _
That’s higher than vacancy rates in 1 the: Lower Main-—
land, which vary ‘by location: The. easiest place to find’
‘rental housing there is Delta 6. 7 per cent) and Surrey
(4.7 per cent).
The lowest vacancy rates were on the north shoré with
0.1 per cent in West Vancouver, 0.5 per cent in North ;
Vancouver and 0.7 per cent in Vancouver. Victoria had.
the lowest vacancy rate of major centres in Canada, at 0.5
percent. -¢ D r
The survey found that average rent across the Lower
Mainland for a one-bedroom apartment is now $788. The _
highest rents were in West Vancouver, where two-bed-
Toom units now go for an average of $1, 548. The lowest
- average rent was $412 per month in Quesnel.
The B.C. ‘average vacancy rate declined from 2.4 per
cent in 2004 to 1.9 per cent in the new survey.

- Outboard snatched

A THIEF stole a 70 HP Evinrude outboard jet motor from
a boat parked at a residence in the Westworld Trailer Park

‘on Clark Street in Thornhill some time between Dec. 22
and 31.

quire two people to take it and that a vehicle was needed -

for its transport. The culprits by had to unbolt the motor and.

undo or cut the control wires:

_” The police. investigation ‘continues into ‘this robbery.-

Anyone with information is asked to call’ Terrace RCMP
_ at 638-7400 or Crimestoppers. at 635-8477... 9. ee

- Bottle depot burgled

A HOLIDAY thief damaged ‘vehicles and stole money.”
from the Terrace Bottle Depot some time between Christ °
mas week and Jan. 5.

The’ person, or persons, smashed a passenger ‘side
vent window to gain entry to one vehicle and rummaged _
through both vehicles, taking a small quantity of change. |

Terrace RCMP remind drivers to always lock their ve-

-hicles and not, to leave Personal belongings. in them for
any length of time. .

Animal causes accident -
oA *MAN driving’ a Plymouth Voyager west on Hwy. 16.

‘ended up in the south ditch after. swerving. to avoid, an

. animal 25 km east of Terrace Dec. 31.

- The Prince Rupert resident; who was the only. person

vind the vehicle, received’ a cut to’ his- foreliead’ and. was.:
transported to. Mills Memorial ‘Hospital: where he was,

treated and released, say Terrace RCMP, who attended ; spose

‘the scene, >. la
“: "Police add that the airbag i in his vehicle deployed from‘

_.the force of the accident... ae oe! *

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Terrace RCMP say the motor:was large: enough to re~ :

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