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A MAN found guilty of as-
sault- causing bodily harm
has been granted’an absolute
discharge.

Howard Francis O° Brien
Was convicted for one count
of assault causing . bodily
harm to Al Larsen at the
Wal-Mart construction site:
almost one and a half years
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Judge Jack granted an
absolute discharge Feb, 14
and ordered O'Brien to pay

4 $50 victim surcharge fine

and provide a DNA sample.

On Sept. 27, 2003, Lars-
en. Whose house bordered on
the -construction site, went
over lo sce why O'Brien was
still Working around Hl p.m.
us there was an agreement lo
halt work after 8 pam.

An esception had been
made so 6) Brien could con-
tinue With a cement pour.

The court was told Lirs-
en walked up on the cement
Wal- -Mart

grabbed him.

O’Brien broke Larsen’s
hold and caught him by the
shoulder.

O'Brien struck’ Larsen
two or three times" in’ the

“mouth and the pair tumbled
off the slab.

Priorto the assault. Larsen
showed good motor control
but afterward. as he walked
down the embankment away
from the construction. site,
he suffered from poor’ mo-
tor control and was bleeding

- fram the mouth. -

Provincial crown counsel
Barry Zacharias asked: for a
conditional sentence of 30
days plus 1S months proba-

tion,

He ourgued Larsen” liad
suffered a potentially career:
ending injury.

Defence counsel
Mulder argued O'Brien
played hockey and hoped to
coach his: children’s teams
but that a conviction might

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floor, to talk to O'Brien,

halt those plans.

Jack said the offence took
place under very unusual cir-
cumstances that did't typi-

At one point,
shoved Larsen.
Larsen pushed back ind

OY Brien

News In Brief
Dyer cancels tour
NOTED AUTHOR, broadcaster, lecturer and military
historian Gwynne Dyer who was to speak here March 3

has cancelled because of a family emergency.

‘Terrace Public Library head librarian Ed Curell, who
had made the arrangements for Dyer’s visit here, says
he will reschedule but that new dates have yet to be
worked out.

Dyer has’ been making regular appearances in Ter-
race since the carly 1990s, providing commentary on
the two Gulf wars and on n developments. in the. third
world.

His northern tour was to include: stops in Smithers
and in Prince George. °

Computer money given
THE'PROVINCE will provide $50,000 to the Nisga’a
school district as part of a computer pilot project to
improve student achievement.

The Nisga’a program will cost $200,000, with the
district contributing $150,000.

-Grade.6 and 7 students will use wireless laptop com-
puters to access textbooks, assignments and research
materials electronically, with the goal of improving
literacy.

Although student writing bas improved in the Nass
Valley,anany students have not yet achieved the writing
level required to be fully.successful in high school and
beyond, said the province ina press release.

“Our government is committed to providing stu-
dents and teachers with the tools they need to succeed,”
said North Coast MLA Bill Belsey. “Our students are
among the best in the world and this investment will
help ensure they remain at the top.”

‘The province will also spend $1.5 million to provide
web casting and web conferencing for every rural sec-
ondary. school and nearly half of the urban secondary
schools in B.C. Through BCEd Online, an e- -learning
consortium that includes school districts and communi-
ty colleges, schools will receive the hardware, software
and training to use web casting and web conferencing
to deliver real-time, interactive courses.

Second RCMP detachment
possible in Nass Valley

An RCMP detachment could open some day in Green-
ville. says the.officer in charge of the foree’s Nass Val-
ley detachment at New Aivansh.

A cammunity policing office already exists. in
Greenville but housing would be needed if a decision
was made to base Wwo officers there, says Sgt. Kevin’
Jones.

The force took one, step closer to that eventual-
ity with the news the six-member detachment Will be
-boosted later this year by one more officer,

“One more is a big percentage jump in the six mem-
bers we have here right now.” said Jones.

“it's something the RCMP have been visiting,” “he

_added of the Greenville detachment idea.

The force used to have one officer based in Green-
ville, which is west of New Aiyansh, some years ago
but that wouldn't likely repeat that again, said Jones.

“| don’t think, there are any one- “member detach-
ments left.” he added.

he force has worries about officer safety should

there only be one person posted to an area.

A detachment in Greenville would not only aid po- -
licing in that community but also in Kincolith, 30km
west of Greenville, at the mouth of the Nass River.

Until a road went in several years ago connecting
Kincolith. to the rest of the Nass Valley, access was
by floatplane or boat and policing was provided from
Prince Rupert. Jones said a community policing office
has now opened in Kincolith. ;

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He was satisfied that
O’Brien was a person of
good. reputation with no
prior criminal record, had
a positive work history and -
took part in community ac-

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