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Winds knock
power out

APPROXIMATELY 10,000 North Shore residents were without
power at various times Tuesday alter heavy winds whipped the
Lower Mainiand area.

In North Vancouver District, 3,150 B.C. Hydro customers in an
area bounded by Lillooet Road to the north, Seymour Boulevard to
the south, Berkley Road to the the east and Premier Street to the
west were without power from 10:07 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. and from
2:04 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. after the same circuit failed twice.

Another 2,500 residents bounded by 16th Street to the north,
Burrard Inlet to the south, Seymour Creek to the east and
Sutherland Avenue to the west lost power at 11:49 a.m. It was
restored af 2:30 p.m. and 5:48 p.m.

Farther west, approximately 675 residents bounded by Marine
Drive to the north, Welch Street to the south, Fell Avenue to the
east and Bowser Avenue to the west lost power from 11:22 a.m. to
1:45 p.m,

In the lower British Properties, 3,000 B.C. Hydro customers lost
power from 5:26 a.m. to 6:58 a.m.

Io all, approximately 22,000 B.C. Hydro customers from Sechelt
to Hope suffered power interruptions after winds gusting to 100
km/h bowled ever trees and knocked out Hiydro lines.

Peace promoted
at Quay

THE NATIONAL Youth Committee of The Baha'i Faith in
Canada is sponscring a multi-media presentation entitled Let It Be
This Generation, Dec. 18 at 3 p.m., at the Lonsdale Quay market.

Two North Shore residents, Ladan Ehsani and Negin
Khoshkhesal, are among the five young adult peace promoters who
have spent a year travelling throughout Canada to stimulate
dialogue on peace among their peers in high schools, colleges and
shopping malls.

Local jailed
for theft

AN 18-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man was sentenced Dec. 9 in
North Vancouver provincial court to four months in jail after he
pleaded guilty to one count of theft under $1,000.

Harold Anthony Gallup was initially charged in connection with
a Dec. 7 incident in which a cassette recorder, a walkman and a
number of syringes were stoten from a North Vancouver doctor.

In addition to the jail term, Gallup was placed on probation for
three months.

Mian guilty of
sex assault

A 30-YEAR-OLD Sechelt man was sentenced Dec. 6 in North
Vancouver provincial court to six months in jail after he pleaded
guilty to sexually assaulting a female.

Gordon Edward Laidiaw was originally charged with incidents
that occurred between April 1, 1985 and June 30, 1985 in which a
female was assaulted.

In addition to the jail sentence, Laidlaw was placed on probation
for one year.

Impeding ferry
results in fine

A 42-YEAR-OLD Nanaimo man was fined $250 Dec. 5 in West
Vancouver provincial court after he was found guilty of impeding
the operation of a BC Ferries Corp. ferry at Horseshoe Bay.

John Alfred Anderson was originally charged with driving
without due care and attention and interfering with and impeding
tbe operation of a ferry in connection with a July 27 incident in
which he drove on to a BC Ferries Corp. ferry contrary to the
orders of the vessel’s crew.

Appearing before Judge R.D. Grandison, Anderson was found
guilty on both charges and fined $150 on the first and $100 on the
second.

5 - Friday, December 16, 1988 —- North Shore News

DEEP COVE AREA
MVD Council urged to preserve land

THE DEEP COVE Com- association’s recommendations the possible extension of Badger
munity Association wants 2nd district actions with regard to Road.

North Vancouver District . ——

Council to act on commit- , + ae

ments to preserve park and There’s
natural areas contained in § P

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Community Plan (OCP). ; Ch F t
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Katherine Fagerlund, vice-presi- : , | 1 the a I r at

dent of the association, recently

appeared before council as a dele- x

gation to present a report that a j a ate) a
itemized the lands that were desig- f

nated as park and natural areas by '

dingy. WE'RE OPEN UNTIL 9 PM

The report recommends nine SATURDAY, DEC. 17TH
areas where the district could FOR YOUR

rezone land that it owns to parks,

recreation and open space and five CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
areas that are privately owned and CONVENIENCE!
tesidentially developed that should

be removed from the park and
natural area designation within the P FREE SANTA PHOTOS

OCP. ' UNTIL DECEMBER 23RD
“Some of the areas are small, IN THE GRAND COURT
naturally forested enclaves which, | 4 COURTESY OF
though unsuited for parks in the ¢ ’ BLACK’S CAMERAS
conventional sense, nonetheless are $
vital to the community as long-
established pedestrian routes or
relatively undisturbed waterways,
or both,’’ Fagerlund said.
The report also urged that the
OCP recommendation to ask the
provincial Ministry of Lands,
Parks and Housing to pursue ac-
quisition of Grey Rock Island for a
Marine Park be acted upon. “
Council forwarded the report to | 935 Marine Dr.,
the Planning Department with a North Van be
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