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12 — Wednesday, September 29, 1992 - North Shore News

INQUIRING REPORTER

THE FOLLOWING people ap-
peared in North and West Van-
couver courts recently to face
‘various charges:

Before Judge Bil! Rodgers in
North Vancouver provincial court
on Sept, 22:

Kevin Dwain Unrau, 29, of
North Vancouver, was fined $100
after he pleaded guilty to mari-
juana possession on July 31 in
North Vancouver District.

Thomas Robert Howells, 25, of
‘North Vancouver, was jailed 14
days and had: his driver’s licence
. suspended until Feb. 17, 1994
after he pleaded guilty to speeding
on the Trans-Canada Highway
and.driving without a licence on
Feb. 25 in North Vancouver
District.
Before:; Judge . Bill Rodgers in
North Vancouver. provincial court

NORTH VANCOUVER City Coun. Rod Clark thinks
all Canadian citizens should vote at election time. So
much so that he has put forward a motion in city council
proposing that eligible voters who do not vote in the next
municipal election be fined $50. The motion is scheduled
to be discussed at council’s public meeting on Monday,
Oct. 4. His proposal was inspired by a similar Jaw in
Australia and New Zealand that applies to federal and
state elections. Municipal elections in| North Vancouver

Should people be fined

Ruby Burgess

North Vancouver

Yes because then people
will get out aud vote. |

Maric Seymour

2
iy /

Mike Mul-Howsrd

City traditionally attract low voter turnout .— sround
26%. While many feel that Ciark’s motion could not
stand the test of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms,
others think it would help increase voter turnout. Would
people make informed choices or simply mark the ballot
to avoid the fine? And is it to Coun, Clark's advantage
to anger approximately 80% of North Vancouver City’s
population and then force them to the polls?

Don Little

$50 if they don’t vote in the election?

North Vancouver
I really don’t think peo- |
ple should be fined, but

North Vancouver
think that's bull.
Everyone has the right to

North Vancouver

No. You could never
collect it anyway.
Everyone has the right

North Vancouver

I think it’s a good idea.
Pepole should exccute
their democratic right to

think they should have
donc it long ago.

it is everyone’s responsi-
bility to vote.

vote or not vote. I per-
sonally think everyone

not to vote.

vote for every ‘election

en Sept. 2):

Steven Thomas Royer, 47, of
Vancouver, was fined $400 after
he pleaded guilty to using a stolen
Visa card between Dec. 1, 1992
and Dec. 4, 1992.

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Hassan Kazemi, 42, of Surrey,
was fined $250. and received 12
months’ probation after he was
found guilty of attempting to steal
merchandise belonging to
Lumberland Building Materials on
April 27, 1992 in North Van-
couver City.

A probation term order states
that Kazemi is not to. be found in
any Lumberland store.

Before Judge Doug Moss in North
Vancouver . provincial court on
Sept. 17:

Christopher Paul Taylor, 35, of
North Vancouver, received 12
months’ probation after he was
found guilty of assaulting a female

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on July 5 in. North Vancouver
City.
eon

Roderick Lloyd McMaster, 23,

c/o a Vancouver address, received

12 months’ probation after he

pleaded guilty to assaulting a

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PEOPLE WHO received a blood
transfusion between 1978 and
1985 should be tested for the
AIDS virus.

According to the provincial
health ministry, there is a chance
that some people transfused with
HIV-positive blood (human im-
munodeficiency virus) may not
know they have the virus that
causes AIDS.

~~

REGENCY

woman on Oct. 3, :992 near
Holidays nightclub, 135 West Ist
St. in North Vancouver City.
Before Judge Regina!d Grandison
in West Vancouver provincial
court on Sept. 15:

Jody Dean Elliott, 21, of Ab-

alth ministry issues A

Said North Shore Health
medica) health officer Dr. Brian
O’Connor, ‘The infection . can
take up to. 10 years to manifest -
itself. We expect the majority of
people would know if they had it
by this time.”

But he said some people may
not know they received blood or
blood products (plasma,
platelets) during major surgery
or during hospital treatment for

across the board — fed-
eral, provincial and
municipal.

botsford, was fined $500 and
received 12 months’ probation
after he pleaded guilty to stealing
a jacket .belonging to Spirit-
Gallery. .

The jacket was valued greater
than $1,000.

major trauma. :

O'Connor said people should
contact their doctors if they have
questions about receiving blood
transfusions.

Anyone. wanting to be tested
for the HIV virus should contact
their doctor. - .
“The Canadian Red. Cross’
began screening all donated
blood for, HIV in November
1985. wo ce :

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