Cassiar Courier

_ the Voice of Cassiar Country

NOVEMBER 1980

10 cents

'TRAFFICKERS SENTENCED

As a result of undercover work by three R.C.M.P.
in Cassiar recently seven Cassiar residents were
tried for trafficking in narcotics — Kim James

Beaudoin, Gregory B. Hanson, Brian Clemens,

Richard Adams, Ian Bandeen, Joseph Buyck, and
Richard Zemenchik.. Previously all the accused
had pleaded “Not Guilty’ and elected trial ty

Judge and Jury but at court on November Sth
980 all pleas were changed to “Guilty.”

Throughout the proceedings the efetee lawyer,
Mr. Fisher, used the theme that these transactions
were not of a commercial nature and that the ac-
cused only sold the narcotics to the undercover
agents as favors to friends and that this type of
transaction was quite common among the narco-
tics users in Cassiar. He used. the term ‘‘conned in-
to trafficking” frequently stating the undercover
agents were very personable and very convincing
in putting across their desire to purchase the nar-
- Otics.

In sentencing the judge said that from the testi-
mony given, drug use was very prevalent in Cassiar -
and generally there was no problem in obtaining
same. He felt that the community as a whole was
very concerned.and should not have to accept the

accused back into their society. The sentences
handed down were:

Richard Adams, Ian Bandeed Brian Clemens,
Kim James Beaudoin and Joseph Buyck were all
put on fourteen month probation to keep the
peace and be of good behavior. They must not en
ter the community of Cassiar from November 30,
980 until expiry of the probationary period. Fail
ure to comply will result in breach of probation
and the accused canbe: brought back before the
judge for resentencing.

Richard Zemenchik received two concurrent 14
month probation sentences to keep the peace and
be of good behavior. He must not enter the com-
munity of Cassiar fom Nov. 30, 1980 until ex-
Piry of this probationary period. Failure to com-
ply will result in a breach of probation and the ac

cused can be brought before the judge for resen-.

tencing. In addition, they each received fines as
follows, payable by Dec. 31, 1980, or 90 days in
jail.

Richard Adams ~ $600.00
Ian Bandeen $300.00
Kim James Beaudoin $750.00

Brian Clemens $250.00
Joseph Buyck $300.00
. Richard Zemenchik $375.00 on each of
two counts

Gregory B. Hanson was fined $210.00, payable
by December 31, 1980, and he was placed on _pro-
tation for a 14 month period to keep the peace
ana be of good behavior. If there is any breach of
probation he can appear before the judge for re-
sentencing.

Luanna Mathies and Duane Battaja pleaded guil-
ty to possession of narcotics and each were given
a conditional discharge and must keep the peace
and be of good behavior for one year.

Stays of proceedings were entered against charges :
‘of possession of narcotics against Richard Zemen-

chik and Cindy Kelunick, Donald Christie and

Sherry Jones and Kim Beaudoin. Stays of proceed-
ingswere also entered against Cindy Kelunick for
trafficking, one charge of trafficking against:
Gregory Hanson and one charge of trafficking
against Stephen Ritter.

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SILVER REPOLUSK — 20 YEAR AWARD

Sixteen employees of Cassiar Resources were hon-
ored at the Long Service Awards presentations
held on October 24 in the Lions Room.

TWENTY YEAR S

SILVER REPOLUSK was hired on May 10, 1960
as a sheetmetal worker. He transferred to staff on
September 15, 1971 as Sheetmetal Shop Foreman
Presently he is Sheetmetal Foreman in the Mill
Maintenance Department.

The remaining fifteen people received 10 year
service awards.

MILL .
GLEN BILLINGSLEY came from Trail, B.C. on

August 10, 1970 and was hired as a sheetmetal ©

worker. He. is presently a millwright.

IVAN COLAK came to Cassiar from Yugoslavia
and was hired on March 12, 1970. Ivan has
worked in various maintenance departments, mo-
ving into the Mill in March 1979. He was pro-
moted to Mill Maintenance Foreman Sept. 2, 1980

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RECIPIENTS OF TEN YEAR AWARDS

STEVE CURILA was hired on June 26, 1970 at
the Clinton Creek operation as a mill laborer
‘operator. He was promoted to Mill Foreman
‘March 15, 1973 and transferred to Cassiar in the
same position on November 30, 1977.

CIRIL HABJAN was fica in Clinton Creek in

February 1970. He held various positions in the
mill before being promoted to Maintenance Fore-

man on November 19, 1971. He transferred to

Cassiar as Mill Maintenance Foreman on Novem-
ber 1, 1978.

’ MINE .

AVTAR DHILLON came from India in March
1970 and hired on at Cassiar Arpil 13, 1970. He
has held various positions at the Mine from labor-
er to operator at the Primary Crushing Plant.

TONY ZEMENCHIK hired on with Cassiar as a
shovel operator on July 6, 1970 and was promot-
ed to Mine Foreman on December 1, 1975, a pos-
ition he still holds. et
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