Clearing the Air
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Doug Stuckky blows a sample of his Captain Black pipe tobacco mini cigar smoke across a restaurant table on the last day of 2005 as non-puffing pals Doug Hall (centre) and Dan Lavigne react. New provincial legislation imposed hours later in 2006 forbade such an act—unless those under 18 are banned from such premises including stores, offices, sports facilities and other places—here and across the rest of Alberta. ©Provost News Photo.
Photo in January 4 edition of The Provost News.
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Tires Slashed Throughout Town New Year’s Morning
Fifteen tires slashed at the Garry Heck residence in Provost caused an estimated $8,500 of damage that he says took place some time after 4 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Heck found his Hummer vehicle with all tires flat and a stock trailer behind it with all tires slashed.
There were other vehicle tires vandalized including the town bylaw officer’s, added Heck who with another person followed footprints in the snow to a variety of places in town. Dwayne Ross told The News on January 2 that one of his vehicles parked in his driveway had tires slashed and doubted they could be repaired, adding that it’s “pretty frustrating.”
Bernard Bouma also awoke to find two tires on a boat trailer in his yard slashed as well as his truck having three tires slashed. He says he will need all new tires because the tires that would have normally been replaced are not manufactured the same anymore. He has “no idea” why someone would do this and said his family was all home at the time. He says there were two sets of footprints in the snow—one belonging to “a heavy guy wearing winter boots and a lighter track” left behind. He was told by RCMP that it appears the vandalism was randomly done by someone who was mad at somebody. RCMP continue to investigate.
Print version in January 4 edition of The Provost News.
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