Prowler arrested A VANCOUVER man faces break and enter and possession cf stolen property charges following a March 19 incident in West Vancouver. . According to a West Vancouver Police spokeszaan, the police received a complaint of suspicious activity in the 1300-block of Clyde Avenue. A woman living in an apartment calied the police after she heard someone trying to eater her suite at about 3 a.m. She subsequently heard footsteps in a nearby stair- way. The police arrived and observed a male suspect waik- ing from a treed area near the apartment building. As he approached a parked vehicle. the potice confronted him. They recovered 2 walle: belonging to a resident of an apartment suite in the area. The suspect had allegedly “entered the aclocked suite while the occupant was asteep and removed the wallet. sim? in custody is 49-year-old Leslie David ingh. - . The police advise that people shculd lock their doors when they retire for the night. Pot seized THREE NORTH Vancouver residents face drug-related charges following a March 19 North Vancorver RCMP seizure of 55 marijuana plants end marijuana cuitivation _ equipment worth approximately $55,000 from a Nerth Vancouver. . Charged with cultivation of marijuana and possession of marijuana’ for the purpose of trafficking are 31- year-old Christopher Mark Dickinson, 20-year-old Angela Colvin atid 32-yeas-old Wally Gibson Taylor. A police spokesman said merijuana-growing opera- tions on the North Shore are proliferating. Infovmation regarding such activity can be forwarded to the police by calling 985-1311. . Car recovered A MAPLE Ridge man faces possession of stolen preper- ty charges after the West Vancovver Police recovered 2 stolen car on March 19. According (to a police spokesman, a patrol car follow- ed a black two-door VW Rabbit GTI from the 500-block of Marine Drive across the Lions Gate Bridge shortly before 1 a.m. The reze ficence plate of the vehicle was partially " covered. The police stopped the vehicle and subsequently determined that the ticence plate had been stolen from a white VW Rabbit parked in the 1500-block of Esquimait Aveane. | . ‘The car was also found to be stolen. The driver was “arrested. Facing charges of possession of stolen property uader $t,C00 and possession of stolen property over $1,000 is 29-year-old Josiah William Mitchell. : Fires increase WEST VANCOUVER Fire Depsrtiment firefighters responded to approximately 9% more calls in 1991 than they did in 1990. The total value of property involved was about $81 million. Fire claimed approximately $983,000 worth of . property. Ia his annual report to the West Vancouver municipal manager, Chief Colin Evans said that s proliferation of large buildings and highrises in the municipality has - created a need for a new serial truck. N / DALE CLARK«: _ B Comm MBA Said Evaus, ‘‘When our one aging unit is out of ser- vice for repair, we have to rely on the other North Shore departments and response time is delayed beyond what we consider an acceptable level becuuse cf travel "922.3353° Our free appraisal of your home (no obligation) will give you a chance to appraise our services. tures. . The committee made the rec- ommendation Monday after a pol- icy committee meeting in which the committee discussed instituting a new city procedure for handling proposals for commercial ventures on dedicated parkland. Ald. Rod Clark was alone in voting against the recommenda- tion to council. He said it did not allow for in- novative proposals that may enhance the parks for many city residents. Clark cited batting cages and amusement parks as examples of commercial ventures that might be appropriate for city parkland. “I can’t beliéve we are going to be as narrow as the amendment is proposing that we be,’’ Clark said after Aid. Bill! Bell proposed the absolute rejection of every prof- it-oriented unsolicited proposal for city parks. The original motion callec 2nly for city staff to bring su.h pyro- posals before council promptly. The only city resident to speak | Sunday, March 29, 1992 - North Shore News - 5 Committee recommends cutting commercial activities in parks THE POSSIBILITY of commercial ventures operating in North Vancouver City parks will be reducec! if council adopts a recommendation from its policy committee to automatically reject any unsolicited profit-oriented ven- By Pamela Lang Contributing Writer driving range. It does not, however, disallow commercial ventures that council EC NORTH VANCOUVER CIFY COUNCIL seeks to have placed in parks such as a concession stand now located in Mahon park. Ald. Barbara Sharp also sug- gested that council may consider using parkland for social projects like childcare facilities. UP TO 60% OFF reg. dept. store prices Blinds as Fast as 3 Days. Yaletown Blinds & Drapery inc. Visit our Showroom 987-0203 OPEN 7 DAYS 9am - 9om { BEAT ANY PRICE BY 3%] at the public meeting suggested ‘J that Clark should net even have had the right to voice an opinion — because he had been late to arrive at the meeting. “Ald. Clark didn’t have the courtesy for being here on time to hear my presentation,’ said John Dees, who added that Clark should be disqualified from voting [J on the issue. 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