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THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012
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Child struck by car A six-year-old student ran out from between parked vehicles without looking when she was struck by a car Monday afternoon. On June 18 at 3:09 p.m., members of Williams Lake RCMP Detachment responded to a report of a pedestrian motor vehicle incident on Cameron Street at Marie Sharpe School. Police say the child was running across the street to her mother’s vehicle that was parked on the other side of the street. The girl was not in a crosswalk at the time and the driver of the vehicle was unable to react in time to avoid hitting the child. When the child fell to the asphalt she sustained a two-centimetre superficial cut to her arm. She was taken to Cariboo Memorial Hospital where she was examined and released. No charges are being contemplated against the driver as a result of this incident.
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last weekend for Alice — a wonderland
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There are just a few days left to catch the Williams Lake Secondary School production of Alice — A Wonderland, which introduces some bright young actors and singers to the theatre. In this scene Alice (Nicole Curbello, centre) meets the cranky Cook (Tabitha Campbell, left) and Duchess Tiger Lily (Willa Julius, right) with her strange little baby.
The driver of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian Tuesday night was not at fault, RCMP say. At about 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19, the Williams Lake RCMP and the BC Ambulance Service responded to a report of a pedestrian being hit by a car. Police say the driver of the vehicle reported that while travelling southbound on Highway 97 within city limits, a male ran in front of his vehicle attempting to cross the highway. The 26-year-old lakecity male pedestrian was struck by the passenger side mirror of the moving vehicle, having nearly made it safely to the highway’s shoulder. The RCMP say the driver could not be faulted as this occurred in an area where there is no pedestrian crossing, nor any street lights. The pedestrian was transported to Cariboo Memorial Hospital and, after causing problems for the medical staff who were attempting to care for him, was arrested and held in-custody by the RCMP until he sobered, police say.
Pool’s chlorine leak cost $65K Monica Lamb-Yorski Tribune Staff Writer February’s chlorine leak and subsequent 26-day shutdown at the Sam Ketcham Pool in Williams Lake wound up costing $65,000. In a report to the Central Cariboo/City of Williams Lake Joint Committee, director of community services Geoff Paynton breaks down the costs. Direct revenue loss from the shutdown was $33,510. Additional staff costs for incident response, debriefing and interviews totalled $7,500, union management and investigation costs were $2,200, and a temporary disinfection system design and installation was $22,000. Finally, an independent investigation by the lifesaving society cost $3,000. “There is little chance much of this negative impact will be made up in revenue during the remain-
der of the fiscal year,” Paynton says in the report. Expenses are being closely examined and cost-saving options are being implemented, but Paynton notes since the incident there has been a sharp decline in the numbers of people using the pool. In a second report, Paynton says the temporary disinfection system that was installed will require immediate upgrades to make it permanent. That upgrade will cost an additional $17,500. A report from the mechanical engineers — AME Group — also recommends the addition of an Ultraviolet water treatment system to offset the reduction of water quality. The UV system would cost $64,000 for the main pool and $206,000 if all three pools were included. Paynton says there’s no capital money in the budget for the UV
system at this point, and recommends it be deferred to the 2013 budget. After receiving the reports at its regular meeting Tuesday, council approved the upgrade cost of an additional $17,500, and accepted the recommendation to defer the
UV system costs. “I have been told that the permanent system could be transferrable,” Mayor Kerry Cook says, adding she’s thankful that nobody was negatively impacted by the incident. “It could have been far worse.”
Several vehicle thefts Williams Lake RCMP received notice Friday that a 1994 white Cherokee jeep was stolen from a property at the corner of Exchaw Crescent and Broadway Avenue South, sometime between Thursday evening and Friday morning. The vehicle was later found abandoned on Second Avenue North. RCMP Sgt. Rick Lebeuf says it is believed the stolen jeep was used for a break and enter at the Overlander Pub beer and wine store Friday, where culprit(s) made off with a small amount of liquor.
There is an ongoing investigation of the incident by the forensic identification unit, in hopes to identify suspects, Lebeuf says. The break in at the beer and wine store is a separate break in from the one reported early Saturday morning. Between June 1 and 20, there have been 10 attempted theft of vehicles reported, and four vehicles that have been stolen making a total of 14, says John Pilszek of the Williams Lake RCMP detachment, operations support.