Man jailed
for theft

A 53-YEAR-OLD Port Hardy man was sentenced Thursday, Sept.
29 in West Vancouver provincial court to six months in jail after he
pleaded guilty to a charge of theft under $1,000.

Robert Moore was originally charged with theft under $1,500
aud possession of suspected burglary tools following Sept. 29 inci-
dents in which a purse was stolen and a knife, crowbar,
screwdriver, hatchet, bent coathanger, toolbox and tools were
seized by police.

Appearing before Judge R.D. Grandison, Moore pleaded guilty
to the theft charge and was sentenced to six months in jail.

The Crown entered a stay of proceedings In the other charge
against Moore.

Cig theft nets
jail term

A 20-YEAR-OLD Vancouver man was sentenced Monday (Oct. 3)
In North Vancouver provincial court to three months in jail after
he was found guilty of theft.

Colin Warren Taylor was originally charged following a May 2
theft of cigarettes worth over $1,000.

Fire display
scheduled

NORTH VANCOUVER District Fire Department will be on hand
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 7, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Lynn
Valley Centre to dispizy the fire departmert’s new 103-foot Simon
snorkel truck, a fire pumper truck and the fire safety house.
Firefighting mascot Mr. Do Bee will be on hand at the Lynn
Valley Centre fire safety display Oct. 6 to Oct. 8.
. Asa grand finale to Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7 to Oct. 14, the
GVRD Fire Chief’s Association is sponsoring a fire safety fair. The
fair will be keld 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Plaza of Nations.

Drug battle
gets funding

THE PROVINCIAL government recently announced a three-year
plan that will add $60 million to the battle against drug and alcohol
abuse.

The new plan supplements the $26 million a year presently spent
on substance abuse programs. '

Highlights of the plan include the funding of innovative preven-
tion and treatment programs at the local level; expansion of outpa-
tient treatment services; expansion of residential treatment centres
and the provision of additional funding to allow them to increase
their capacity; improvement of detoxification services and facili-
ties; the increase of the capacity of supportive recovery homes; a
provinee-wide mixed media campaign; a seniors drug action pro-
gram; an Impaired driver awareness program; expansion of the
CounterAttack program.

Fireworks
course offered

THE EXPLOSIVES branch of Energy, Mines and Resources
Canada will be conducting a fireworks supervisor course for people
interested in setting off exhibition-type fireworks.

The course runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Gateway Theatre,
Studio B, 6500 Gilbert Road in Richmond. There is no charge for
the course and it is open to anyone 18 years of age and older. The
course is not limited to fire service personnel.

For more information contact Chief Fire Prevention Officer
Rick Steene at the Richmond Fire Department, 278-5131.

Man fined for violations

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A 26-YEAR-OLD North Van-
couver man was fined $500 Sept.
26 in West Vancouver provincial
court after he pleaded guilty to
possession of stolen property and
two Motor Vehicle Act violations.
Jeffrey Mark Pare was originally
charged with possession of a stolen
B.C. licence plate, operating a

uninsured motor vehicle and driv-
ing a motor vehicle with a wrong-
numbered licence plate in connec-
tion with Aug. 15 incidents.

Appearing before Judge R.D.
Grandison, Pare pleaded guilty to
all three charges and was fined
$100 on the first, $300 on the se-
cond and $100 on the third.

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