8- Wednesday, January 10, 1996 — North Shore News THE FOLLOWING is a list of recent North Shore emer- gency incidents: December 29 Number of medical aid calls: 9 Number of false alarms: 0 Number of public service calls: 0 2500-bik. Panorama Dr. Pole/transformer fire. ; December 30 Number of medical aid calls: 2 Number of false alarms: 1 Number of public service calls: 0 December 31 Number of medical aid calls: 3 Number of false alarms: 1 Number of public service calls: 0 Capilano Rd./Marine Dr. Vehicle fire. ’ Mountain Hwy/Lynn Valley. ~ Car/truck fire. 3300-bik. Mountain Hwy. Bush/grass fire. January 2 Number of medical aid calls: 2 -Number of false alarms: 1 100-bik. Carrie Cates Ct. Cardiac problem. January 3 Number of medical aid calls: 5 Number of false alarms: 0 200-bik. Si. Georges Ave. Shortness of breath. Business Pemberton Ave. Entry gained to trailer by break- ing’ padlock.. Stolen: 13 outboard oy 313.000. ; Approximate value: “$15, 100-blk, West 2nd St. -- “3 Lock removed from door to gain entry, Stolen: computer. ; day in court THE FOLLOWING people appeared in North and West Vancouver courts recently to face various charges: Before Judge Bill Rodgers in North Vancouver provincial court on Nov. 29, 1995: Stanley Michael Rohana, 44, of North | Vancouver, received 24 months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to obtaining more than $500 credit from a man without informing him that Rohana was an undischarged bankrupt person. Rohana was’ required to pay $1,000 restitution. N Wate e S He was to perform 100 hours of community work service. A probation term afder states that Rohana must continue to attend Gamblers Anonymous or other appropriate gambling counselling. John Leslie Setchfield, 35, of Gibsons, was fined $200 and received 12 months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana on Sept. 26, 1995, in North Van City. Before Judge J. E. Godfrey in North Vancouver provincial court on Nov. 28, 1995; . Parmjit Singh Parmar, 45, “of - North Vancouver, was fined $150 after he pleaded guilty to being the . driver involved in a hit-and-run with: ; an unattended vehicle on June 11,° 1995, in North Vancouver District. ‘By Claire Bernstein. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF SUING OVER TICKETS TO THE BLUE JAYS?” The game was over. The Blue Jays had lost. Max was disgusted. “A bunch of bums.” He turned to his children as they joined the crowd *Sam. Marvin, how are you? Listen, let ms get’: right to the point. Remember those season tickets” | sell you every year for the Blue Jays? Well, next season | won't be selling them to you. My kids are getting bigger. They need them.You °° understand. You have kids.” The screaming over the phone WAS 80 :, loud it shattered Max's ear. ‘You're crazy or something? Gold is™ easier to get thar: those tickets. We'ra suing. ; you.” Jn court, the triends acted like they were ‘al: a baseball game. Such screaming the Judge : hadn't heard outside of family court. .: “Your Honour, that no-goodnik friend of ours, Mak whom we might add is no longer a friend - owes us those tickets. He broke a contract. An unvaritten contract but you” know as well as us, Judga,'a contract is a. contract. The contract was he supplied us the tickets and we paid him’. for it. Make him keep his contract and sell us the tickets.” Max was beside himself. ‘These are friends? Some friends. Tell me where is the contract. | was only doing my. - friends a favour. Ths tickets are in my.naine. See Judge, - took at the receipt. it means | can do anything { want with them. Sell them one year, Keep them another year. Your..: Honour, tell them they're crazy in the head!* Should the friends get the tickets? YOU BE THE JUDGE. Then look below for the dacisicn. filing out of the Dorne Stadium in Toronto. “Maybe they should be janitors instead.” The children smiled and patted Max on the back. They loved their father. And they knew he would do anything for them. Anything. "Dad, we wantad to talk to you about the seats.” BA ian - “What's the matter? Too far from the” Based on Actual action? Cases “Dad, the seats are perfect, field level, first base seats. It's about your friends.” Max was all ears. “So, what's the problem?" “Dad, we don't want to seem ungrateful, but you've had 5 season tickets in the Stadium for the past 10 years. Three for us. Two you sold to your friends.” “So?” _ “Well, your friends may be great in business, but they don't know too much about baseball. And it takes away our lun sitting beside these baseball dunces. We'd much rather bring our own friends.” Max was galvanized into action. “Why should my darling children suffer? Besides, | don't do business with these guys any more. I'm calling the boys right away.” Max ran to the first pay phone and put in a quarter... ALL ART - Framed & Unframed i : INFORMATION MEETING 0 ON THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM A challenging academic curriculum for tomorrow's world. This comprehensive preparation for university is offered in over 500 schools in 75 countries. CARSON GRAHAM SECONDARY Wednesday, January 17th, 7:30 p.m. 2145 Jones Avenue, North Vancouver Tel. 987-9341 Fax 987-4672 WEST VANCOUVER SECONDARY Tuesday, February 27th, 7 p.m. 1750 Mathers Avenue, West Vancouver Tel. 981-1100 Fax 981-1101 “Don't fight over your Canuck } tickets. See us” Lawyers who answer legal needs in plain language. Margot Cynthia Dan . Jabour Spence Joseph Sudeyko Call for your FREE Consultation Suite 300 - 233 West lst St., N. Van. 986-8600 | DECISION. “MAX, KEEP THE TICKETS” ordered the judge. The judge couldn't find the existence of a ; contract. True, the friends had paid for the use of the tickets. But Max was the owner. He had The program at both schools is open to qualified done his friends a favour for ten years. A favour is not:a contract. . students entering grades 10 or 11 in September 1996. Parents and students of all grades are welcome to } . attend this meeting. Today's decision is based on the facts of an actual case and the law of Ontario. Claire Bernstein is a lawyer and syndicated columnist. Copyright 1995 Haika Enterprises.