MP Report on Harsh Sentences for Drunk Driving
A reader criticizes light penalties for drunk drivers, citing Lonny Benson's eight month sentence for vehicle theft and multiple collisions. The letter cites cases in Prince George and Alaska Highway incidents, arguing for harsher punishment, deterrence, and restoration costs.
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Jay Hill
Alaska Highway News
Lonny Benson
ICBC
David Johnson
Prince George
Jim Ciccone
Ramsay
Herman Richards
Amanda Bailey
Mile 123
Alaska Highway
Richards
Amanda
Mexico
Debt pain looms as government cuts hit locals
Viewpoint warns provincial and federal debts must be eliminated. It notes shrinking transfers to fix roads and hospitals, ambulance cuts, potential layoff of full time staff, federal job office closures, weather office shutdown, and tighter budgets after upcoming provincial changes.
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Rick Davison
Reform Party
Victoria
Chetwynd
Feds
B.C. Ambulance
Federal
Dawson Creek
Fort Saint John
B.C
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