Five Found Guilty in Brutal Beating by SARAH A
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Crown counsel showed an RCMP -ing been involved in," Webb said. brutally beating local resident Justin The gallery was packed with the "Each of the accused jumped Mr. video tape in which Webb confesses "People were kicking him while he Galloway one year ago. accused, their families, Galloway's Galloway," he told the court. "Each of to picking a fight with Justin Galloway was down." On April 27, 2002 Galloway, then mother and her supporters as well as the accused acted in concert with the immediately before he was jumped by Justice Grant Burnyeat took meti-. 19, was attacked by a group of young police officers involved with the in- other people in the swarm." the group of young men. culous notes from the confession tape, men at a bush party at "the pipeline", vestigation. A date for the sentencing of the When that fight was over 'and Gal- repeatedly asking the clerk to replay a popular outdoor drinking spot for Judge Jack recounted the events of three teens has yet to be determined. loway started to leave, he was key sections. He also considered Blake's video- teenagers in Thornhill. the night of the attack stating the ap- Justin Blake, 20, and Jamie Webb, swarmed and beaten, Webb said. He The young man was so badly bea- parent reason for the beating was be- 21, were also accused of aggravated maintained he was not part of that taped statement to police in which he ten his jaw was broken in two spots, a cause Galloway was originally from assault and stood trial in B.C. Supreme group. repeatedly denied being one of Gallo- metal plate was permanently put in his Kitimat. Court April 8-9, "If I hadn't of went to that party last way's attackers. chin and his mouth was wired shut for Judge Jack said he believed witness After the first day of witness testim- night, if I had sat at home, maybe that Blake admitted he was in the throng who beat Galloway but claimed three months. testimony that the three youths were in ony, Crown counsel and defence law- kid would have been able to go to that The three youths, who cannot be the mob that attacked Galloway. yers made a deal resulting in Webb party. Maybe none of this would have he was trying to shield the man from named under the Young Offenders Act, Though no witnesses could testify pleading guilty to a lesser charge of got started," Webb told the investiga- the blows. stood trial in provincial court in Febr- to seeing the three accused striking assault. ting officer on the tape. "It was defini- Continued Page A2 City trims flouride Adding more than needed By JEFF NAGEL letter. THE AMOUNT of fluoride "We're not saying one added to city water is part per million has caused going down by 30 per cent problems in Terrace,,' he o'h the recommendation of added..?This would be a the Northern Heal~ Au- precautionary measure that thoriiy's medical health the city would be taking." officer. More studies have been Dr. Isaac Sobol told city done to verifythe safety of officials in a Feb. 24 letter water fluoridation than for the recommended level is any other puyblie health 0.7 parts per million, rather measure in the past 50 than the one part per mil- years, Sobol said. lion that the city has been He said opponents of adding to local water. flouridation often make He said health authori- unsubstantiated claims, ties now recommend the which he said have been lower level as optimum to "rigorously examined and avoid dental fluorosis = a systematically refuted." cosmetic problem of white "Community water patches on the teeth. fluoridation has been Sobol said the addition shown to be safe and ef- of fluoride to some bever- fective," he said, adding ages and increased use the small cost benefits all fluoride toothpaste means citizens, especially the less now needs to be most disadvantaged. added to the water supply Ending flouridation than originally thought. would be "an error in "You can lower the judgment", he said, elimi-. -, A proud history amount put in water to get nating a health benefit. FROM DR. JOHNS' house at Bateman's Landing in 1911 to recognition of the town's 75th anniversary. The result is this the same job done assum- The reduction in fluori- the modern facility called Mills Memorial Hospital, health care poster, featuring art by LPN Jody Parachoniak, archival ing people are getting dation will save the city in Terrace has seen a lot of changes, says present-day nur- photos, and a history of Terrace health care. Cote took the fluoride from other $5,000 per year. It current- sing supervisor Crispina Cote. She invited Helene McRae and history board to the Registered Nurses' Association of B.C. sources," Sobol said Fri- ly costs $25,000 a year to Aveline McConnell to browse through the hospital's archives in conference over the weekend. JENNIFERLANG PHOTO day, when he released his fluoridate at current levels. I Terrace the team player is'Water well now playing its own game malfunctions TERRACE's water well In the fall of 2001 the By JEFF NAGEL with Prince Rupert and Smithers to offshore oil and gas. And we're has malfunctioned again, motor broke and had to be TERRACE's self-proclaimed reputation as a emerge as the northwest's single supporting them 100 per cent on forcing the city to use sent away for repairs be- city that supports its neighbours may be in for point of entry for air travellers. that." water from the Skeena fore being reinstalled four a rough ride. Council is also sitting on the "They have huge potential on a River. months and $85,000 later. The city is increasingly taking sides on is- fence on whether to support or op- container port and we're supporting The'. Frank St. well City council in its 2003 sues that may benefit people and businesses pose a proposed road connecting them on that. They have huge po- pump broke down April 9 budget plans to spend here but at the expense of surrounding towns. Hwy 37 to the Alaskan panhandle - tential with their cruise ships and because of an apparent $450,000 plus a hoped-for That runs counter to city council and the a road opposed in Stewart. we're supporting them on that." electrical fault and won't $900,000 in infrastructure mayor's longstanding philosophy that what's Officials there see it as a threat "But there comes a time when you be fixed until sometime grants to build a second good for Stewart, Kitimat and Prince Rupert is to their port and Stewart jobs, say to Prince Rupert 'Hey what are this week at the earliest., well at Green St. good for Terrace because out- while Terrace mer- you supporting in Terrace?'" city officials say. The latest well pump lying residents come here to chants are more Talstra rejected the suggestion that "The only way to find failure happened before shop. "iThere comes a likely to envision failing to oppose the Alaskan road 'out what happened is to noon April 9, at which The proposed $2.5 million time when you say to the new road deli- would be a sell-out of Stewart by pull it and take a look at point the city started using extension of Terrace's airport vering Alaskans Jack Talstra Terrace. it," engineering services water from Deep Creek, At runway is just one such issue Prince Rupert 'Hey here to shop and "We've supported Stewart on the director Marvin Kwiat- 10 a.m. last Thursday the that may drive a wedge be- what are you support- increase tourism. Kemess mine road to the point that we've kowski said, adding that city switched to the Skee- tween the towns. ing in Terrace7'" Another issue is whether to granted money for a study to be completed," work was expected to na River, which is officials Airport society officials here allow Alcan to sell power in he said. begin early this week. say is cleaner fight now, expect the extension to bring an expanded area - something "Stewart is going to get a tremendous boost Depending on the pro- "Deep creek has more West.Jet to Terrace and are counting on the Kitimat fears will mean smelter job losses but from the Kemess mine road." blem, fixing it could be organics in it- you really discount airline's arrival to take passenger some Terrace councillors cautiously support, Ten'ace would work to make up for any pain quick or the motor may have to hit it hard with the traffic away from the Prince Rupert and Sml- Mayor Jack Talstra said helping neighhours Stewart feels if the road is budt to the Alaskan have to be sent away for chlorine," Kwiatkowski thers airports.