A iy eons -o 6 oe - This is the last of a series “of columns explaining how to - use the Smali Claims Court.- | ~ Small Claims Court is a court in which the layman can sue a person who owes him money or who has caused him some damage, where the amount involved is $1,000.00 . or less. The previous case explain- ed the general rules. in presenting ‘evidence at a trial. This column will explain what to do if you win your case. If you win, the judge makes an order that the other party must pay you a certain amount of money, plus costs. You must register this order or judgment in the Court . Registry. You are now a judgment creditor and. the “PROBABLY. page 16. October 20, 1976 - North Shore News Sonneslll claims court _ banks, other. party - is a ”jadement - debtor. am, If the ‘ * judgment debtor - does’ mot pay, there are _ several things - you can do: you can ‘garnish money owing to him; -you .can register — your judgment against his title to property; _ you can have his goods seized and sold, ‘execution’;. called you .can have him. examined as to his . assets and ordered to pay, called ‘judgment summons’; and you car have his licence. suspended in a motor vehicle " case. GARNISHING —_- If you know where the judgment debtor works or you .can have a THE : BEST” CHA PBRO' ED STEAKS KS MeMites | FEATU RE Char-Broiled Steak - "$2.99 Including: BAKED POTATO . _ GHOICE OF SALADS and . . sO DRESSINGS. GARLIC TOAST. _-CAPILANO Mau ~ Tee Capilano Mall | LONDON LUGGAGE | “[UGGAGE All at Sh OFF REG. PRICE 908-2014 | ment... nk a garnisheeing order served... Any money owed t6 the- ‘debtor must be paid into’ - court. to satisfy. your judg... Garnishing © can’ be_ complicated. and ‘you should’. seek assistance.-from the’ small claims clerk or Jegal__ aid. REGISTERED JUDGMENT - . ~ AGAIN ST LAND You can search i in the Land Registry Office where the debtor lives to see if he owns land. If he does, you obtain a certificate of ‘judgment from . the Court Registry which you ‘register ‘against his title in _ the Land Registry. He cannot - sell his property without . paying you. The registration must be renewed every two years. _ _ EXECUTION. AGAINST GOODS The Sheriff at-the Court - Registry will issue a warrant of execution and will go to the debtor’s home to seize moveable .assets. Up to $1,000.00 _ worth. of the. debtor’s personal goods are exempt from execution. JUDGMENT SUMMONS You can have the Sheriff serve a summons on. the . debtor to appear in court to’ explain what assets he has and why he has not paid. A debtor can be jailed for not appearing or not answering questions, although the cre- .. ditor may -have.. toh | pay. the 7 cost of his ‘incarceration. The judge hears the debtor’s:. ~ evidence and makes an order . for ° payment based on his — ’ circumstances. SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S . LICENCE ‘In an action for. damages: oa resulting from. a car accident,.~ > the: Motor provides that the licence of a | ‘driver. who fails to. pay. the. ., Judgment within 30: days. can be suspended. The amount. : must. exceed ‘$250. 00. © Vehicle Act . For more contact. the Vancouver Peo- ple’s Law School and order. ~ -our booklet on Small Claims _ Court. In Vancouver, a small _ claims legal advice clinic is; | offered at Gordeon House, 1068 Davie Strect.on Wed- .' ‘ “nesday evening 7 to 9 pm. . (You can also attend a clinic a ° the Small Claims Court’ in. . Vancouver by appointment | 684-9911) aa “MARINE DRIVE” “information, - Capilano MP Ron Huntington has accused: the Canadian. Radio-television and. Telecommunica- 7 tion Commission: of attempting to. impose “A -maple .leaf curtain of censorship” ‘Canadian. FM radio listeners and U.S. FM_ radio. _Stations carried: on Canadian cable systems. ao The CRTC recently order- ed ‘Canadian cable compan- ies to cease carrying the U.S. ~ FM stations. Shortly: after- wards, however, the commis- sion withdrew its directive in order. to. réconsider the . matter. t Meanwhile, Mr. Hunting- ton received a large number of complaints about the CRTC’s ban from Capilano | constituents. The following is the text of his written reply to those constituents: SOPHISTICATED AUDIENCE “This. statement acknow- ledges your letter of concern for the recent CRTC decision to delete U.S. FM broadcasts from Canadian cable -systems. oo “The: _ people affected by this decision are. primarily | those with good radio equip- ment .who enjoy music programmed to suit the - mood, setting, and time of day. programs from the U.S. have a high degree of excellence, ‘they naturally have a high acceptance | degree- of © ‘amongst a limited but sophisticated audience’ of © cable subscribers. The in- dustry estimates | this aud- ience at 5% of cable users. ‘As some of the F.M. © o"} Canadiast ‘cultiire - “Move “to” | ‘censor, the. ‘music. of , inter- a national composers ‘directed “*’ _to-a rather limited listening ‘ audience, then thé péople of RON HUNTINGTON “It is important that we all understand the authority under which the CRTC makes these decisions. — ron “Section 3, Part 1 of the Broadcasting Act of 1967-68 - declares the Broadcasting © Policy for Canada. **Section 15, 16, and 17 of Part 11-of the Act defines the * objects.. and powers of the Commission -and its execu- tive. Of particular impor- tance is Section 17 (1) (a) @) of Part 11 which says, ‘as the Executive deems appropriate © for the implementation of the broadcasting policy enuncia- ted i in’ Section sv "BUREAUCRATIC | PHILOSOPHIES ~ “What ‘the ‘industry and. -the Canadian people now between ' sion’s face i is not tule. by regulation which. is» subject. to. ‘the overview of - the. Deputy Minister of. Justice, but rule by. policy which’ is interpre- tive .and "subject to ‘the philosophies’ of’ the bureau- ~ crats within. the CRTC and the office of. the. Minister of Communications. ; ‘When " "bureaucrats charged with the responsi- bility... of - protecting . ‘the. a democratic society- have” a: duty to express. their feel- . ings, concerns, and fears as ‘| -you have done: , PROTECTION FOR _ MEDIOCRITY. **As you-know by now, the CRTC has reversed__ its directive: to the cable’ opera- tors in order that it ‘may take a_second look. 1 encourage you to reply to the Commis- invitation for. .com- ments on. the «issues: which. are. described in their Sep- tember 23, 1976 announce-: ment attached. hereto.-If. you ‘make- a take time to. ‘submission } would appreci- ate a copy, otherwise your +. comments . on the would be helpful. “It is my personal feeling that Canadian FM operators should. earn‘ their listening audience with. excellence. in format, ‘and Programming and not seek protection for issues . mediocrity behind a ae ‘leaf curtain .of censorship.” “An earlier prediction of a $1 million 1976 deficit ‘Dick : Whittington, chairman: facing Lions Gate Hospital has been reduced: to ° Jess than one-half million: as the result of a successful cost cutting program, the North Shore ‘News has learned. Borthwick sai ‘difficult to estimate the present estimated deficit ‘because of the unpredictable — state of the economy, and ance. . closure of two wards earlier in the. year.as one of the |, cost-cutting. measures. One. of the wards has since been reopened, the other. remains closed, he said. However, Borthwick: ‘said . “One: of the big problems -was’ that we had lower occupancy ‘the north shore £ LGH adminigirator John it would be © -ated issues. Borthwick .. attributed the. _ crying deficit blues. than we were. expecting. compared with . previous year.’ The. reduc-: tion in hospital days may-be. due to a number of complic- | *‘Among: them Borthwick epidemic last: winter. | In many cases flu. would. lead to: other secondary~ ‘illnesses which would. require hospit- . alization. " gh SE Sahl "DEFICIT BLUES | : - : “LGH is not the: ‘only one ‘At a. recent meeting “of . trustees | “and administrators of lower must “. quality or quantity of .serv- -ices rendered © or reduce. Suggested was | . that there was: no major flu _ possible . government assist- government. : Ahe B.C. Health Associat- — ion (BCHA) economics com- ; mittee presented a_basic_ choice at the meeting: “We. either . reduce the’ costs, without affecting serv-' ices, efficient.” ; Whittington discounted the first alternative by ‘saying it would not. be accepted by . society or endorsed “by _ ‘At the same time he warned” hospitals against. relying entirely on the diem rate, which is the standard indic- ator of treating a patient'in.a hospital.” The diem ‘rate is-: obtained by dividing the net. ‘mainiand hospitals a total .cost of operating a. hospital deficit of some $18 million by the total estimated days: of. :was reported by the 120 B. Co ‘hospitals, - vy patient care. "| continued, on apace ie ies ot . by becoming, more. e. % ’