THE NORTH Shore occasion- ally plays host to a wayward huvery beat, but in July a pack of hungry Grizzlies will be descending On the area wt McCredie Reporter By Andt Sports uvers latest: sports fran- vancouver Grizzlies, have ced that North Vancouver's areano College will be the site of - he Ni ational, Basketball Association (NBA) team § $ first-ever intra-squad hibition game on Tuesday, July 11. th college’s Sportsplex will also } ve ag the interim training facility for the team’s July 8 to 11 rookie Vanco! chise, the uly 11 game will mark the modern- era NBA intra- bition game played in squad ea proceeds from the anaca ted capacity crowd of 1,700 Ne o towards the college's basket- be il o grams. A ticket sale date has a hie be announced. “Capilano, College has stepped first-cv NEWS photo Cindy Goodman B.C.’S BEST whitewater kayakers paddled the Capilano River Saturday and Sunday to compete for spots on the province's whitewater kayak team. Event winners will represent the province at the Canadian team trials and national championships this summer. Court issues $3,000 penalty A WEST Vancouver homeowner who | asked for a conditional dis- NV attack described From page 1 Beaulac started beating Costin ina Vancouver apartment, He says he then helped Beatlae push her barely. conscious body into a car trunk. bufore they drove to the North Shore. Norris chtims be saw Beaulac kick Costin’s crumpled body about 10 times at Lynn Creek. He then turned away. “tL could just) hear thumping sounds.” he recalled. Norris testified he saw Beaulac smash Costin’s head three or four times with a rock before he tumed away. The eyewitness claims he heard sounds of thuds and crunching when he closed his eyes. “[f----v hit her, bang on the head: bing, bang, bang.” Beaulac boasted to Pineault, “His oat was hitting the Noor of the pickup truck." the under- cover officer told the court, “They found her with just the blouse on her back,” the jury heard Beaulac say on the hidden tape. Norris originally denied he helped Beaulac place. Costin in the trunk, The trial continues. before fining Richmond. Meanwhile Allan said the municipality will wait and ‘see if the Crown makes a decision . to with its facilities’ for the ~ forward Oe of 1995, and we will take Svan tage of them until our own bas- a cal entre is completed,” ketba general manager Stu said. “real am’s Richmond practice The be ready in October. i ali said the rookie/free agent 4a js an ip jntegral part of the expan- ; freshman year: “It will be ance for our fans to see the mmitment: ‘that . will. be. . wear our uniform in: pre- season ; games.”, The cand their Toronto counter- Raptors. will select 14 players es June 24 expansion draft. ognize how important it rectalies to make the most jning this summer,. and kind «of: c© “req wired . to October" s Grizzlies had three .110-year-old trees chopped down.in Lighthouse Park was fined‘ $3,000 on Friday. By Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter Laurie Richmond, 57, had earlier been found guilty of criminal mischief in connection with ‘the -trees which were cut in: February 1993, 0 . The fine carries a criminal record. ; ' West Vancouver District (WVD) arborist Dr. ‘Shirley Nicolson was smiling when she told the News she couldn’t comment on the sentence after West Vancouver provincial court proceed- ings. . Said municipal manager Doug Allan, “We . are pleased. “We believe this is showing a deterrent and charge which would: carry no criminal record. A criminal — record, Daniels said. would “play havoc” with Richmond’s regular business: travels to the United States. Crown lawyer Linda Selbie MacDonald said that Richmond had the trees cut down to increase the light to his house on nearby Water Lane. The tall metres (62 feet) within the park’s boundary. The felled trees were originally standing near an east park access. Selbie MacDonald asked Western red’ cedars were standing 19. “WEST VANCOUVER. District manager Doug Allan says sim- .. ilar tree cuts are being looked at for possible charges. ‘against lay’ charges the ee feller involved, “Once: they (the Crown) decides that, then we have some options to consider.” said Allan. The tree chopper. Bill Stuart of North Vancouver's Beaver Tree Services Ltd., recorded a conversation he had with Richmond, which was used as court evidence. . Allan said the municipal- .. ity is looking at possible; criminal charges involving’ “two or three” similar tree- cutting incidents. . ' The tree felling took: _ place on municipal land and . in West Vancouver parks. for a $2,000 to $4,090 fine and a “short period of incarceration.” Judge Reginald-Grandison said Friday that there had to be a’ penalty for ‘such an action “We have now gone through one court case and understand what the judicial system’ is looking for so we are going to be ‘evaluating these others,” said Alian. that was our prime motivation.” Richmond agreed to pay $24.500 compen- sation. Richmond’s rn, to. providing top- e re ‘facilities and service’ for our nore guests. * Capilano College ath- latic director J0° Jacobellis said. lawyer, Derrick Daniels, had From page 1 the pickup t the the bree Hudson asked if they were all whe pointed to the guy straddling the mi ng and said. “Don’t bother with . worry @ about him.” us: rh ason spent the next hour trying to con- he man not to jump off the bridge. vince t man, 4 Vancouver resident in his 40s, nadia ¢ out of gas on the bridge and was hit by the ot kOe sh was likely the least of his _ But on a day that had included serious » problems © nd ial problems. ~ family an was saved 'after Hudson and . The Ns cover paramedic . Darrell rabbed him. — : n, said Hudson, had let go of the yas looking down at the water aramedics made their move. |: “and Mussatto were honored ear- | oi this mon nth for their efforts with a B.C. fer. ruck stopped near the centre of ics foi Ambulance Service Executive Commendation Award. - At the bridge railing. the man had warned Hudson to keep away when the paramedic first tried to get cluse, “We eventually established a conversa- ion while | was directing traffic away from him,” said Hudson, who was raised in North Vancouver and recenuy. moved tu Laag!ey. Hudson said the man wanted to eet into a counselling and substance-abuse treatment program, but was told he had to wait. The man didn’t like police, a factor that kept Vancouver City Police at bay. “Each time they approuched, he'd lower himself off the bridge, threatening to go.” said Hudson. . Hudson was able to get closer to him every time ‘the polices were warned. away. Mussatto, who is also a North Vancouver City councillor, had arrived in another ambulance. Hudson's tiny patient in the ambulance still had to be taken to Lions Gate Hospital. Director's © "S SUICIC Hudson and Mussatto. cold and wet fram the rainy day, stayed at the railing and kept. the man talking while their partners took the baby to the hospital. “Atone point, he became very, very quict and that was a nervous time for us,” said Hudson. “At that point, (suicidal people) are spending more time thinking about them- selves and what they are zuing to do instead of listening to. us.” Mussutto whispered that “he was going to go.” which was the exact thing that was rac- ing through Hudson's mind. Said Hudson, “His hands let g0 (of the railing) almost just as we said it. The paramedics grabbed the man. ' Said Mussatto. “We each grabbed an arm and started pulling him over the railing. At the same time. the police and firefighters who were standing about 30 yards back came running. Mussatto described the man “as a pretty big guy.” “1 grabbed onto his back and was almost ripping into his, skin to grab anything 1°: could,” said Mussatto. Hudson got hold of the man's jacket which was almost coming. off. Hudson said pulling the man to safety was a big struggle as “he still wanted to go” despite everyone’s efforts otherwise. | “He was dedicated at that point to leaving the bridge and leaving life.” said Hudson. It was the first time the paramedics had worked one-on-one with a potential: bridge jumper, although both have had a lot of experience dealing with people who are sui- cidal or who are hurting themselves. The paramedics followed up the man’s situation ,a few ‘days later. He: had been admitied'to a treatment program he had so. badly wanted. “When we were on the bridge, we knew that we could promise him that outcome,” said Hudson. “He had gone to extraordinary lengths to get. the attention’ he required, that was unfortunate.” :