Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2024-06-05
issued: 1997-02-19
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note: i:.y;yj^<*y.;:;\f^fe^ 3089 - 272nd Street ft Ph: (604) 856^8303 ft Fax:856-5212 Web Site: www.aldstar.com ft E Mail: star@aldstar.com Illegitimus non carborundum Vol.39 No.8 Established 1957 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19,1997 40 CENTS Protesters kept in dark By MONIQUE GALAZKA ABBOTSFORD - A rowdy crowd was out Monday for the final of four protests against the Parole Board's decision to lift the condition of statutory release that keeps convicted pedophile Bobby Oatway out of Abbotsford and away from his victims. Protesters in front of Sumas Centre waved placards and shouted down passing motorists to have them stop and sign their petition, and many did. Victim and protester Leona Hedrick, who approached Abbotsford Council last week to ask for their support in pressing to have laws regarding pedophiles changed, said she was happy with the turn out to all the proteges. No councillors were present for the first half of Monday's protest 'Today is the day they lift the condition," she. said. "But so far as we know he is still in custody and living at the centre. "I think they're probably going to release him into a different community without telling us. That's what I think." This week's supporters included Terry Smith, uncle of murder victim Tanya Smith, and a mother who brought her children. "I came here, as a mother of three, to protect my own, because nobody else wfll," she said. "The laws are for criminals. Who are they trying to protect?" Oatway's parole officer, Tina Mathieu, also stopped by and told Hedrick that she was just saying 'Hi.' She said she was just back from holidays, and didn't know anything, but she would be 'in touch.' Last week there was a little violence, when an unidentified prisoner escort tried to run over protesters standing at the side of the road. He shouted at them to 'find God' and then yelled obscenities. Hedrick said she was slighdy bumped by the vehicle. "He swerved towards us on his way in, and on his way out, and was yelling at us," she said…
note: "?"^^ LETTERS THE ALDERGROVE STAR, FEBRUARY 19,1997 People opposed to firearms don't know a thing about them Editor, The Star, Sir, On Dec. 6 the massacre of 14 women seven years ago at Montreal Ecole Poly-Technique was commemorated. On Dec. 6, 1989, Marc Lepine, an ex-army discharge, stole from the army a semi-auto weapon and walked into a classroom and massacred 14 women and wounded several others before killing himself. He was sick and should have been given treatment, not turned out on the street Since that day a group of women have organized lobbies Not easy for small business Editor, The Star, Sir, We were interested to read the letter to the editor, where the writer was chastising a small business owner for not having paid a Business License fee for 2-3 years. We as small business owners have only sympathy for small business operations, who are forced to spend hours dealing with the bureaucratic municipal representative!:, who are busily passing bylaw after bylaw to restrict and control the equal and fair access of businesses who are legally licensed to do business in both die City and Municipality of Langley. We, as a small business, are competing with our representatives for revenues, as they have signed contracts with a specific towing business to share revenues generated. Congratulations! With the gradual hiring of sixteen more peace officers, hopefully their services will be devoted to fighting the problem of increased crime and not to soliciting motor vehicle breakdowns, non-injury motor vehicle accidents, tire changes, and other occurrences on roadways for municipal governments and their towing business company partners. Sooner or later, our political representatives will seek out other private enterprises to become partners in profit-sharing schemes to feed the hungry bureaucratic machine of municipal governments. Hopefully it's not one of the businesses the mayors or council persons are associated with! We used to call representatives public servants…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Rudy Langmann, April 9, 2003.
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spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
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language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
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