a ) said. ‘RCMP Constable Bill Cassault; » thé truek, : before driving back to. ‘Hwy16 heading’ eastbound. - Basi says -police: started pursuing the. van. ‘again ‘but. A2- The Terrace Stanilard, Wednesday, Jonvary 7, 2004 By SARAH A, ZIMMERMAN . land smashing i in:to, a freight train. ’ The: Deéc--30! ‘pursuit, began at Th the’ House, a house- - thold furnishing. storé associated. with Totem, Furniture. but " located i in the: Keith Ave. Mall. . a : ~~" Police. allege a” “29- -year-old n man. fled the paychiatric. otunit at Mills: Memorial Hospital, ‘making: his, Way to. the *, : mall: th "Shortly afte 4 pn m. three. stor employees: were load- - 4 vig a. fridge: into.a. ‘five-ton cube. yan, when a. man’ hopped in the cab-and. ‘drove away, the! keys. were. in the'i ignis ition and: the ¥V van: was running: ; , “Brent. {Jackson] was in the trtick- litefally holding on. ‘to the dolly: lifting the’ fridge’ When all of. a sudden we > ‘store manager Kevin. Moldenhauer...- Po AU first: ‘Moldenhauer. thought: iv was, ‘an ‘employee ; playing a joke, but, quickly. realized: the. van was being . Stolen. ‘The: truck: ‘Moved. backward’ ‘momentarily | ‘before’ the thief’ pul.it‘in drive, dodgitig parking lot traffic’ and 7 . exiting: westbound on. Keith Ave., Moldenhauer: Says. . _Employées, lowered ‘the fridge to. the ground: ‘and: jack- . son’:jumped out of the cube van before -il. made: its way”. out of: the parking: lots nothing else: was: in: the back of, - _ Twa: Terrace: van. ds-it was heading -west. out'of town. by. the Tempo : gas station, says’ Terrace: RCMP. Staff. ‘Set. ‘Jas Basi..? * * Police: turned ‘on ‘their: flashing. lights .and ‘sped after “: - the truck’ but éalled’ off the pursuit because. of: poor road _. tonditions and. other vehicles.on the fodd. : The. truck took: a detour throiigh Kitsurikaturh village "AL SMITHERS man may face: numerous - charges after al- : tlegedly’ ‘Stealing a‘furnitire van, leading: police. ona: chase from. Terrace, to ‘Part. Edward ) evading a road: block A POLICE pursuit of a heard the: beeper: for-the reverse. tights. BO. on,” "explains 7 : "smashed ‘against the side of a CN train at: the Ri- dley. (sland shipping. terminal:between Port Edward . and Prince Rupert. A suspect, was arrested later. 7 sed RCMP: cruisers “caught up ‘to ‘the Police pursue ‘stolen. van | all the way to Port Edward tolen. Totem Furniture- van”. ‘came. to-a’ sudden end Dec. 30 when ‘it was ‘thie tuin’ ‘off to Port Edward: : : ae | "Ag: this stolen. vehicle approached the toad block: it: “swerved, ‘hitting. a’ ‘civilian vehicle -and.a ‘police vehicle ° and avoidéd the- spike belt,” ” says Basi. “It then drove: | “into the Ridley, ‘Island grain t terminal where. it Sideswiped oa train “ear, derailing: it. a a. ‘suspect’: then. dséaped. from. pilice by, fleeing on. foot. Later, that night RCMP ieéeived a-call. from a “CN : rail crew- saying. a.man: “matching - the’ suspect's descrip- , tion was found on a. freight train headed-for Terrace.” - Police met thé train, at/a. Siding’ at Tyee, 40km. east of 7 Prince Rupert,. at about 11:30 p.m, arrested a.man with- Out incident and. transferred him to ‘Mills Memorial-Hos- pital; Basi says. Police aré: recommending: charges: of .’- theft ofa a L motor. vehicle, + causing a police: Pursuil and hit’ ti and: Fun. o called off, an active. chase: for the. second time. because. on of poor: road conditions.” Tok te "Police -fell: back about’ a kilometre ‘behind the: van, 2 .. following it all the way to ‘Port Edward where Prince Ru”. - Pert, ROME, had set up: a 2 spike belt across the road'n near- Teachers win. : | battle for college. 2 7 Randy Smith. - “Cord causes 5 blaze “A FAULTY. extension cord. is believed ‘to: be: ‘the: : culprit in a garagé fire that. may: have. caused: up to. ~ $15,000-in damages... . The owners of-a hone. at- 4822 D ‘loud: ‘explosion | Dec. 29, ‘Says. Tettace fire chief. ‘ Fire. crews responded to: -the fire to find » a dew’ gut ‘and many. ‘contents of: the garage were saved, _ pause’ oF the: tT: 30 am. blaze i is likely a. faulty. or: 7 AN |8-year-old. Terrace ‘boy was 5 taken 10 Mills Memorial Hospital ‘after’ he. was stabbed in. the 7 ae “ute. Smith says.’ Preliminary investigations: show: the” oni ‘ushered’ i a ™ changing, ‘the: OM of Id - “TEACHERS. WILL-be al- ‘lowed.to elect, the majority, of the’ Members on the. reg- ; - -ulatory. body governing. ‘their _profession,’. o _BiCs's education minister” ~ Christy Clark. Davie’ ailed Ter- a the. BC. College’ of Teachi- race Fire: ‘Rescue. after. they | were -woken’ ‘up ‘by. ay says: Twelve: ‘of 18. seats on: érs will be: elected, giving . - teachers majority control - “over ‘the: college: again, . ye Clark has. announced, end-. tached ‘garage engulfed ‘in ‘flames: ‘The fire was put p.*. ‘ing a six: =month, h long: disp “Last. A : | be’ ‘political ‘appointees. “Clark: said’.she en her mind after ° “hearing teed to:listen ‘to- ‘teachers.”... . Clark “said” she- ‘hoped’ ; “the élection’ process:for the _ new. ‘college ‘board’ would. “ tart” as: oon. Bs as April with * neat would « ensure. the. ap" © pointed: college members “would: represent. the other~ forearn on’ Néw Year's Eve. | : _ Terrace. RCMP’ say the. young: man ‘was’ stabbed a i > after. an altercation. At an’ apartment: complex: on | - “the 4900. block of Walsh’ ‘Ave. The-suspect fled the = oh building after: stabbing ‘the: ‘boy; police. say: a "While: at least one: ‘wittiess has: ‘identified: the: a coe ‘suspect, ‘police: ‘say. the victim is ‘not cooperating. ~ “from teachers’ ‘opposed: to, ithe: changes: to the B.C. 7 College of Teachers, - Thousands, of. teachers, school district, “had. Neha Te arator.: No, charge, Fecommendations. have been, - ed. on “New "Year's s Eve.:RCMP Staff: Sgt. Jas Basi - ae using fire extinguishers... ns “on’a tour to’see the Christmas lights. . ‘with: investigators. and will: not. identify: the perpe-- : ‘made. : - The: stabbing was: the only: major: incidé “repork. : ‘says: nine ‘officers: and: several: augiliary’ Constables . ; were. on ‘duty but it- was generally a quiet evening. a i “Police car catches fire ~ a A POLICE: car: ‘caught on ite thé late afternoon Of ©: Déc. 29 on Keith ‘Ave. in front of Terrace Totem © Ford while officers: were: ‘stopping ‘a pick: Up: ‘sus-. J ‘ected of ‘having. been’ taken: without the. owner ns a - “permission. - we -”. Nothing involved with the- slop caused the: fire 7 Officers from: two ‘police. vehicles were involved.” ‘in what he called a: “high risk traffic. stop." A third ° -police vehicle ‘came shortly after ‘and: it: was? 5 this “one which somehow: caught fire oe: a3 Terrace: Toten. Ford: employees. helped out by : : Seniors. see sights |° CADETS’ FROM the. 747 Air Cadet squiadrén: ‘he : “continued a 20-year tradition ‘by: taking seniors out, “Goodies and: carolling followed the tour’ which’ is: Lo for: seniors. who normally wouldn’ t have been. able: de {08 see. the Christmas s lights.” ~Jt0 pay their annual: ‘dues. to. 1 . the: college; i in protest: “About 20,000" teachérs. ” instead’ contributed theit .- . $90 fee toca, “democratic “college: fond” set: “up by the. : TBC. ‘Teachers’ Federation, . . ‘Under. the. School “Act, © school boards cannol em- - ploy” teachers unless. they “até “members -of the. col. _ Pee. : a “| girl! - IT. TOOK THREE days be ae ~ fore: Torrace’s First baby. of. 2004 was born. :. ° -. ob But at: 12:04 p.m: Jan. 3f ~ Renee and Philip Lukasser. 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Please travel 4 good distance back from maintenance: vehicles until an opportunity to. pass: decurs, Never -pass.2 snow plow on the, right and always’ reduce speed -to ‘minimize windshield’ damages when : N approaching and passing sand trucks: . N This has been.a message for your winter driving safety “from Nechake Northcoast Maintenance... ‘ 7 “Construction, Terrace - . : Your Local Highway & Bridge Maintenance Contractor Ph { 250) ¢ 638. 188] ; - ‘A Nov. 30, 2003 dead- line forthe fee: was’ ex-. 000 “tended: tothe end’ of the ae 7 year,” ‘but: ‘until Glark’s- an-: nouncement thousands: of. . teachers - with unpaid ducs - 1 Were: ini limbo..: ss “We-were- ‘determined to resolve . this: ‘dispute: 50... the- kids. are. “hot effected, nn “That - ineans * * that -we _as..a- “government Clark: ‘said. “need: to. “compromise; We" paris: of the education. syS~ stem. = parents, | “superin- 5 tendents, and: independent schools for example. > “Tt. was, “never, ever my. ‘intention ‘to: sturn ) the © ‘changes’ into’ ‘the college ‘about ‘a’ debate about rep " -Fesenitation,” Clark said.’ Congrtidations Playstation 2 Winners — i o ‘Leah, mom Linda and Brett Wheeler are pictured here with Terrace’ : Standard Sales Representative Debbie Simons. 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