Five men face cocaine charges FIVE MEN were charged Monday with conspiracy ¢o traffie in co- vaine following the seizure in North Vancouver of talf a pound of 85 per cent pure cocaine with an estimated street value of $180,000. The five were arrested Monday and appeared in) North Van- couver provincial court on the same day but were tater released on bail. Charged are James Bradley Lyach, 27, and John Spencer Robinson, 23, both of North Vancouver: Wolfgang Isachsen, 25, and Steven Cooke, 30. both of Burnaty; and William Edward White, 30, of Vancouver. The charges stem from a joint cight-ronth police investigation conducted by the Nort Vancouver ROMP and Burnaby ROMP drug squads. Lynch faces an additional count of possession of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking in connection with an Oct, 23 seizure of the drug. The five are scheduled to appear Feb. 29 in North Vancouver provincial court to fix a date for trial on the charges. Coke possession nets $1,000 fine A 25-YEAR-OLD Vancouver man wus fined $1,000 in North Van- couver provincial court Feb. 19 after he pleaded guilty to posses- ston of cocaine. Nicholas Mark Horsfield was originally charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of cannabis resin and passession of marijuana in connection with a Sept. 15 drug seizure. Appearing before Judge JD. Layton, Horsfield pleaded guilty to the first charge’s lesser included offence of possession of cocaine and was fined $1,000. The Crown entered a stay of proceedings in the other two charges taid against Horsfield. Fire ravages Lonsdale home AN OVER-heated trouble light left plugged into an extension cord in a storage area at the buck of a house is suspected as the cause of a fire which caused approximately $80,000 damage. Half of the one-storey house af 3760 Lonsdale Ave. was destroyed Feb. 21. The fire, which occurred just after 3 a.m., travelled through the kitchen and into the roof and attic of the home before it was con- tained. North Vancouver District Fire Department Lieut. Ken Fleming said because the three occupants closed the living room door, they managed to save the living room and its contents from the major smoke and fire damage. The three managed to escape uninjured when their smoke alarm went off and they became aware of the fire. Three hurt in head-on crash A WEST VANCOUVER man is in serious condition and (wo Sur- rey women remain in stable condition at Lions Gate Hospital fol- lowing a high-speed head-on collision in the 2600-block of the Up- per Levels Highway Friday night. Two cars collided just before 10:30 p.m. when a vehicle driven by 70-year-old Paul Sykes, travelling west bound in an east-bound lane, hit a car driven by 27-year-old Denise Reseigh. A West Vancouver District Fire Department emergency crew worked for more than an hour to cut Reseigh and passenger Vicki Logan, 26, from the crumpled wreckage of their car. Four ambulances responded to the scene. An off-duty physician helped paramedics treat the injured. West Vancouver Police are continuing investigation of the acci- dent. Wednesday, Pelaraary 24, 194% GVRD RECYCLING STUDY Lanskaili to chair committee THE GREATER Vancouver Regional District Board has ap- pointed a Yiveemember sub-com- nuttee that inchides West Van- couser: Mayor Don Lanskail to assist in the preparation of a region-wide plan for recycling. The move follows comments from several GVRD directors that there is a need for direct political involvement in recycling activities. Surrey Ald. Bill Fomich, chair- min of the GVRD*s Water and Waste Management Committee, named the members of the sub- committee that will be chaired by Mavor Lanskail and include Van- couver Ald. Helen Boyce; Rich- mond Ald. Greg Halsey- Brandt: Coquitlam Mayor Lou Sekora and Surrey Ald. Fomich, DON LANSKAIL ... WV mayor to chalr GYRD sub-committee on recycling. The sub-committee will work in association with the GVRD's Recycling Committee, which is composed of individuals from the public and private sectors, com- munity organizations and regional district staff. The committee has been doing outstanding work for a number of years, Fomich said, but there is a feeling that the involvement of elected representatives will result in a better understanding of recycling activities at the political level and wlso give: the program greater clout. The two groups will jointly assess the work carried out to date and draft a plan for future activi- ties, Fomich said. He said the plan should be completed late this year. The GVRD's role is to promote and encourage recycling in the region, as a means of reducing waste and conserving resources, Since the program was initiated there has been a dramatic increase in recycling, particularly in regard tO newspaper and, more recently, glass. Today nearly every municipality in Greater Vancouver has a regular curbside pickup program for newspapers, operated in most cases by private companies that have contracts with municipalities. The Municipality of Delta will 4988 SPRING & SUMMER RETRACTION We regret thal due to limited supply, the following items may not be available at all store locations during the “Early Buy Special” sale. CATALOGUE NO. DESCRIPTION 359-711 Photo Album 803-452 Tag Team Cartridge NSUMEES Distributing \ launch a multi-matenal curbside pickup program in March and sim- 926-1440 other communities in the region. 1810 MARINE DRIVE WEST VANCOUVER 926-8128 BONE-IN CHICKEN BREASTS CORDON LEU $4.35 ca. WINDSOR : FRESH PURE PORK SAUSAGE Sf " 9 LB. 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