MED APRIL 18, 2000 Sages Bright Lights = Business : Classifieds Kids Knight North Shore Alert Sports Wright Food p32 Sports p40 Chef Pokomandy: Meatless Surf girls win doesn’t have to be tasteless 2-1 in overtime Commercial Avenues explores Dollarton area HCN Publication Compare Pubksher Peter Specs ‘113 Lonsdale Avene Norn vancouver BC VT 2H Canadian Pubkcavons Mad Sales Produc Agreement No OCE7236 52 Pages Jacob to take on Mathias’ duties Deana Lancaster News Reporter dlancaster@nsnews.com WORK begun by the late Chief Joe Mathias on behalf of the Squamish Nation will contin- ue, Mathias, chief negotiator, jand claims coordinator and political spokesman for the band, died suddenly on March 10) at St. Paul's Hospital. The nation is currently at stage three of a. six-stage treaty process, and is negoti- ating a framework agree- ment with the provincial and federal governments. His death created a rift in the band’s leadership. The Squamish Nation announced to its members fast Friday that Chicf Gibby Jacob will be assuming Mathias’ roles and responsi- bilities. “Although our late Chief Joe Mathias’s shoes will never be filled, your elected leader- ship is committed to carrying on his vision,” states the Apnil 14 Communication for the Nation, the newsletrer from the council to the communi- ty. According to the newslet- ter, Jacob worked closely with Mathias on land claims and treaty negotiations. He will be relieved of his current responsibilities so he can concentrate on those issues full time, as well as on the master plan for the Capilano Reserve and on negotiating a settlement for Kitsilano fand. He has worked on numterous com- mittees. Jacob was not avail- able for comment. he Voice of North and West Vancouver since 1969 Dragon in “. Business p15 NEWS photo Paul McGrath STEPHEN Stamp of the Deep Cove Rowing Centre (left) and Colieen Miller celebrate the arrival of a dragon boat at Cates Park. Miller is organizing local teams for June's Vancouver Internationa! Dragon Boat Festival. Call $60-6766 for information. See story on pxge three. Pawnshops Anna-Louise Pentland Contribsuting Writer THE City of North Vancouver is taking a hard line against any pro- liferation of pawnshops in the Lower Lonsdale area. Couneil voted unanimously on Monday night for city staff to examine a proposal to prohibit the estab- lishment of new pawnshops or the relocation of existing ones in the city. In the motion, submitted jointy by Mayor Barbara Sharp and Coun. Barbara Perrault, a pawn- Council wants no more pawnshops in NV City shop is described as a qype of business that “in many cases the prime use ... is for the transference of stolen pre-owned goods to cash.” Perrault said she got a complaint from a member of the Lower Lonsdale Business Association about the planned opening of another pawnshop. Then she started asking around, and found no one in favour of these businesses. “This type of busi- ness is frequently found in urban areas where crime, graffiti and urban decay are in evidence and therefore Lifestyles! Join Us. for about a dollar a day 71929 MARINE sends a very negative signal to prospective customers and would-be residents,” she said. “As well, pawn- shops deter tourists due to the perception that pawn- shops are linked with stolen goods and therefore locate where crime happens and urban decay exists — not a safe street to shop or visit, in other words.” Ifa new business licence bylaw is eventually put in place, Perrault said it would apply only to new businesses, not to the existing pawnshops in the city or the one in the works. No pawnshop owners spoke at the meeting. When asked if there were any statistics linking pawnshops to criminal activity, Perrault said, “We See Hold page & < DR - 986-3487