PTS Same tan Ere (ot Oey CATER Tasca cesta oR ey TT WV man jailed \for stolen plastic} A 21-YEAR-OLD West Vancouver man was sentenced Nov. 3 in North Vancouver provincial court to two months in jail after he pleaded guilty to possessing 2 stolen credit card. John William Hegan was originally charged with two counts of possession of stolen credit cards in connection with an Aug. 8 seizure of an American Express credit card and a Canadian Tire credit card. Appearing before Judge J.K. Shaw, Hegan pleaded guilty to possessing the stolen American Express card. The Crown subse- quently entered a siay of proceedings in the other churge against egan. Man fined for sexual assaults A 45-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man was fined $1,250 and placed on probation for two years after he pleaded guilty Oct. 28 in . North Vancouver provincial court to three counts of sexual assault. The man, whose name cannot be published because it could lead to the identity of the victims, was originally charged with three counts of sexual assault and one count of interfering sexually with a female uader the age of 14, in connection with incidents alleged to have occurred from January 1987 tu May 1988 involving four females. Appearing before Judge J.B. Paradis. the man pleaded guilty to the three sexual assault charges. A stay of proceedings was entered in the sexual interference charge. In addition to the fine and probation, the man was ordered to perform 150 hours of community work service. Woman guilty of fraud A 34-YEAR-OLP woman of no fixed address received a suspendcu sentence Nov. 4 in North Vancouver provincial court and was ordered to pay $1,136.82 in comtpensation after she pleaded guilty to five counts of obtaining goods by false pretences. Sharon Margaret Taylor was originally charged in connection with incidents in August 1987 in which cheques totalling $1,136.82 were written to obtaia groceries from Save-On-F oods. Taylor was also ordered to perform 75 hours of community work service. Jail term given to thief A 30-YEAR-OLD maa of no fixed address wes sentenced Oct. 17 in West Vancouver provincial court to six months in jail after he pleaded guilty to attempted theft. Roderick Bret Scott was originally charged in connection with a Sept. 8 incident in which he attempted to steai items from a motor vehicle. In addition to the jail term, Scott was placed on probation for 18 months. Man jailed for fraud A 24-YEAR-OLD man of no fixed address was sentenced to 15 days in jail after he pleaded guilty Oct. 11 in West Vancouver pro- vincial court to obtaining items under false pretences. Lyle Cruickshank was originally charged in connection with an Aug. 30 incident in which licence plates and vehicle insurance were obtained from ICBC. In addition to the jail term, Cruickshank was placed on proba- tion for one year. . 5 - Friday, November 18, 1988 - North Shore News | Taping practices questioned COUNCIL MEETING taping procedures were recently questioned at a West Vancouver District meeting, where several local residents voiced their concern. Ambleside-Dundarave Ratepayers secretary Sheila Adams came forward during the public question period to ask why a ques- tion she had asked at a previous meeting had not been recorded in the minutes, and why she had not been permitted to listen for her question on the tapes made by the clerk’s department. The tapes, Mayor Don Lanskail explained, ‘‘are for the use of the clerk,” in making up the minutes. Municipal clerk Doug Allan said it was not the practice to provide transcripts of the tapes to the public on request, except when the question asked required verbatum detail. “Would council consider storing these tapes? It would not be that Fonyo fined for impaired driving FORMER NORTH Vancouver resident Steve Fonyo was fined $850 and prohibited from driving for one year after the 23-year-old pleaded guilty Tuesday in Surrey provincial court to impaired driv- ing. STEVE Fonyo ...fined $850 and prohibited from driving for one year. Fonyo, who raised $10.5 million for the Canadian Cancer Society in his historic cross-Canada run in 1984 and 1985, was originally charged in connection with a July 6 incident in White Rock in which a police officer witnessed the one- legged runner driving erratically. In September, Fonyo was aquit- ted in Vernon provincial court on two drinking-driving charges laid against him Oct. 25, In passing sentence, Judge William MacDonald said Fonyo’s fall from grace as a hero many looked up to was a sad day for Fonyo and other Canadians. But defence counsel Jack Reynolds told the court that Fonyo had gone through a_ difficult youth. He had lost his leg to cancer at age 12, and his father died two years ago. But Fonyo, Reynolds said, had now turned his life around and has landed a management trainee job with a financial firm in Edmonton. Fonyo had moved to North Vancouver earlier this year to look for work and to be close to his girlfriend. Accessories , © Fabulous imported fashior. jewellery * Great Gifts I 97) Park Royal South % : West Vancouver 922-4630 By MAUREEN CURTIS Contributing Writer expensive,’’ suggested aldermanic candidate Andy Danyliu. Elaine Fonseca of the Ambleside-Dunderave Ratepayers said she understood a citizen could listen to the tapes with a court order. “The handritten notes of the clerk can be viewed, never the tapes,’’ said Allan. Fonseca thought West Van- couver should foliow North Van- couver District’s example and keep the tapes longer. “That way we don’t have people making accusations. We have the evidence,’’ said Fonseca, referring to a recent dispute between an alderman and resident that could not be settled because the relevant tapes had been reused. The clerk’s department, which will be compiling a report and re- ommendations to council on the practice of keeping tapes, did a survey of several municipalities in the Lower Mainland. The City of Vancouver, as well as Burnaby and New Westminster, all reuse their tapes once the minutes have been adopted. North Vancouver District keeps its tapes for six months, while North Vancouver City has them available for two weeks after the meeting at which they were made, although one may be kept longer if there is a request during those first two weeks. Adams’ question concerned parks dedication of acquired waterfront lands, and was added to the minutes at the Oct. 31 coun- cil meeting. VOTE FOR EXPERIENCE AND COMMITMENT RE-ELECT BARBARA HOWARD [X! SCHOOL TRUSTEE WEST VANCOUVER CRAIG FOR 4 f N.V. DISTRICT ALDERMAN RE-ELECT EXPERIENCE AND COMMON SENSE CLARK | You have a choice for a better future. ON NOVEMBER 19th ELECT PATRICK BRUSKIEWICH NORTH VAN DISTRICT ALDERMAN ~ better environmental protection ~ sound economic development ~ better community programs Aman who listens and who cares. For better decisions that directly affects your lives... ELECT BRUSKIEWICH PATRICK ALDERMAN The Committee to elect Patrick Bruskiewich KEVEN WICKHAM, Chairman