Judgment awarded to Jory Lord in lawsuit against Chile By Anna Marie D'Angeio News Reporter THE B.C. Supreme Court got the same treat- meni from Chile as the country has given to West Vancouver sailor Jory Lord. The Chilean government has ignored Lord’s repeated requests for explanations and compensation after a Chilean sub- marine sunk Lord’s sailboat in Juan de Fuca Strait in September 1994, Lord, 28, finally resorted to a civil lawsuit against the Republic of Chile, the U.S. and Canada in an attempr to win some redress. But Chile did not borher to file an appearance notice to the second highest court in the province concerning the lawsuit. The judge ordered — the Republic of Chile to pay damages, interest and costs associated with the lawsuit. Lord was unavailable for com- ment to press time Thursday. The veteran sailor is delivering a yacht and isn’t expected home until Christmas. Said his father, Bill Lord, “In the long run it (the default jude- ment) won't probably make a dif- ference, bur at least it will maybe make them smarten up.” Bill Lord is harbor master at Horseshoe Bay. One of Jory Lord’s lawyers, David Jones, said Chile can ask to set aside the judge’s defauit judg- meat within the next 60 days. Tf the country doesn’t do that, then damages will be JORY Lord wins lawsuit against Chile by defauit. Friday, November 22, 1996 — North Shore News - 3 7 Bey emery $300,000, The vessel was a 1939 15-metre (30-f) wooden ketch. It was not insured. Lord lived aboard the vessel and used it for business pur- poses, including kayak expeditions in the Queen Charlotte area and Clavoquot Sound. Jones said the Canadian government has responded to the lawsuit’s allegations. The United States has asked for an application to be heard in B.C. Supreme Court next week, at which time the U.S. is expected to argue that it is protected from the lawsuit by the Visiting Forces Act. No one from the Chilean embassy in Ottawa returned News calls to press time. The Chilean diesel-powered submarine, Thomson, collided with the sailboat under foggy conditions near Sheringham Point in Canadian waters off Vancouver Island. Lord was rescued by the submarine crew after he was found clinging to a floating propane tank. American naval personnel were aboard the submarine. The sub had been participating in military exercises near Nanoose on Vancouver Island. On Tuesday,’ Mr. Justice J.T. Edwards awarded a default judgment in favor of Lord and against Chile. School friends ‘devastated’ From paue 1 former classmates and they are dev- astated,” said Ward. Nash spent four years at the school, while Lang spent rwo years there and then finisted high school at Windsor secondary. Waldorf teacher Elaine Mackee said Nash and Lang were trying to set up a farm in the Lillooet area to - help delinquent youths get through their difficult years. Mackee said the always opti- mistic Nash, who’s been working as a wilderness guide, saw the wilder- ness and the carth as the ways to help deal with city violence, “Both Josh. and Marlon really ‘came to know in the last six months what they wanted to do and how they wanted to go about it and ‘that’s what they were working on.” Mackee said Josh’s family has a farm ‘at the entrance to the Stein Valley near Lillovet and the two were likely returning from there when the accident occurred. News publisher Peter Speck said .-Nash spent much of the past sum- "mer working at Speck’s Clam Bay Farm resort on North Pender Island. “I drove him home after his suni- » mer stint on the farm,” said Speck. ’ “He was coming into town to get his wilderness first aid certificate. This is a terrible shock. “I remember Marlon. standing on the dock ac-the Clam with the rain running off his rain gear, fishing “for a ladder that fell off the dock. And now those nice boys are déad, all in the blink of an eve.” Debbie Lec, Lang’s supervision aide at Windsor secondary, remem- bers Josh 2s une of her favorite sru- dents and a great kid getting his life together, WB Mitchell... & North Shore Alert Real Estate & Tatking Personais................52 Morth Shore News, founded in 196! as an independent suburban newspaper and qualifier: smder Schedule Hit, Paragraph 111 of the Excise Tax Act, is published cach Weunexhry, Friduy ara! Sunday by North Shore Free Press Lad, and distributad to every door on the North Shore. Canada Post Canoditn Publications Mail Sales Pruduct Agreement No. 9087238. Mailing rales available un roypest. | assessed. Jory Lord's sailboat Moonglow was worth an estimated The area is called Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental NEWS photo Paul McGrath NORTH Vancouver District works yard employees Peter Hill (left), Wallace Whitney and Gerry Fitzgeraid show off the pile of salt destined to be spread over icy roads this winter. D che By Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter NORTH Vancouver District is plan- ning to experiment with snow. The two dumps of snow this week were cleared and the roads salted to get rid of ice as usual. But future ice clearing will involve the use of mag- nestuin chloride dissolved in water instead of salt. “This is really the pilot year,” said Bob West-Sells, acting director of parks and engineering services. Magnesium chloride is more expensive than salt (sodium chloride), but West-Sells says the advantages of using, magnesium chloride are: B less of it is needed than salt; B it works at colder temperatures than salt; Bit lasts longer; Bit is less damaging to plants than heavy doses of salt. West-Sells said Kelowna and Kamloops have used magnesiurn chloride instead of salt. Magnesium chloride has already been used in North Vancouver District for dust control on unpaved lanes. The district has an annual snow and ice clearing budget of $350,000. West-Sells said that some years $500,000 has been spent on road clearing. The budget is calculated on a five-year average. West-Sells said although district snow clearing is a little early for this time of year, regular salting ef roads against ice normally occurs around this time. He said the RCMP tells the district about slippery problem spots and emergency ice-clearing crews are dispatched. In West Vancouver District (WVD), the two recent snowfalls have likely caused the municipality to exceed its 1996 snow and ice-clearing budget, according to roads superintendent Larry Germscheid. Germscheid said that budget is over $200,000 a year, He said the recent snowfall hit Horseshoe Bay hard, with higher elevations in the British Properties getting little snow, Ice clearing, Germscheid said, is done throughout the winter months at higher elevations, with snow clearing usually taking up about two to three weeks a year, He said salt is used to remove street ice. Street drainage in the municipality goes into the ocean. If temperatures get so cold that salt is ineffective, a mix- tare of salt and sand is used in West Vancouver. The WVD public works department does not clear sidewalks. In North Vancouver City, the annual ice and snow- clearing budget is between $150,000 and $200,000. City street and traffic superintendent Gary Palmer said any of that money left over in a year is carried to the next year’s budget, The leftover money is put in a “slush fund,” for future road clearing, said Palmer, He said one truckload of salt can de-ice all North Vancouver City streets. “We don’t use a Jot of it, and it’s basically ocean salt so it goes back to where it started,” said Palmer. City streets foreman Mike Perry said this is the ear- liest snow clearing has had to be done in several years. “You need the traffic to work the salt,” said Perry. During, the first snowfall on Sunday, the city only needed to use salt on the roads. and Test Ranges (CFMETR). Same teen caught by same cop From page 1 initting an indictable (serious) offence at some point after- wards.” The first burglary was report- ed last Sunday in the News. North Van RCMP Staff Sgt. Tom Haney, the officer in charge of the shift of patrol offi- cers, apprehended the teen near the apartment with the .assis- tance of second most senior offi- cer, Sgt. Fraser MacRae. The next day MacRae found himself telling the same teenag- er to'stop running. The teen, police said, continued to flee down a lane. , He had already jumped over a fence and cut through @ yard with pursuing Mounties closing in, according to the police. “The youth was eventually arrested by another Mountie in the 100-block of East 4th Street, The teenager was found hid- ing under a bush before he was arrested. Police had recommended a burglary charge against: the youth for the first incident. But the North Vancouver Crown office decided there was not enough evidence. So the charge was not approved by the Crown office, ; ! The teen was freed. - Police said the Crown office . asked for more information con- cerning the incident for a possi- ble future charge. Concerning the — second arrest, the Mounties are recom- mending a charge of break and enter with intent to commit a cn ite vouth was released from police cells again after his second arrest, this time with conditions restricting his freedom. Police say he was released to the care of the Social Services Ministry. The youth was slated for a court appearance on Tuesday. In both incidents, the Mounties credit quick-thinking neighbors for the prompt arrest of the suspect. A witness reported that a young man. was — climbing through a window of an apart- ment during the first incident. Another witness. reported thar a young man appeared to be using a broom stick to break a window of a residence in the second burglary. The youth’s identity is pro- tected by the Young Offenders Act. ‘See Leo Knight column page 5.