Mystery man

THE WEST Vancouver Potice Department is seeking +
mystery man who helped to save the life of a man trap-
ped in a burning cur last week.

On Thursday, June 3, Lions Bay resident Troy
Gienger was driving west along the Upper Levels High-
way when he saw a 1988 Mercedes 5605 convertible in a

ditch near the Westmount interchange.

Flames were coming through the front hood, the front
wheels of the car were burning and sparks and fire were
coming from the exhaust pipe.

The driver of the car was slumped over the steering
wheel. Gienger and the other man risked their lives to
pull the injured man from the burning vehicle just before

it exploded.

But before police arrived on the scene,

rescuer had left.

the other

Police want the man to come forward so they can

thank him,

Information on the incident may be forwarded to
Const. Bob Wilkinson at the West Vencouver Police

Department at 922-4141.

Speed chase

A 16-year-old youth faces charges of possession of stolen
property and engaging police in a high-speed pursuit fol-
lowing an incident at 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, June 6.

A North Vencouver RCMP spokesman said 2 police
dog handler saw a motorcyclist fail to halt at a stop siga

in the area of 17th

Street and Grand Boulevard.

The officer also saw that the driver of the motorcycle

was not wearing a helmet.

The police attempted to pull the motorcycle over but a
high-speed chase ensued. Speeds reached 80 km/h (50

mph).

The suspect abandoned the motorcycle af the corner of

10th Street and Grand Boulevard.

arrested al the scene.

Park association

The suspect was

Supports proposal

From page 3

speeding;
@ No Exit signs and No Parking
restrictions be used to discourage
people from driving to the cross-
ing;

@ signage direct drivers to the
parking lots in Lynn Headwaters
Park and Lynn Canyon Park;

© security gates be installed to
restrict. access to the park (the
police recommend a 10 p.m.
closure);

@ street lighting be installed with
a timer to turn the light off when
the park is closed;

@ garbage containers be installed.

But Rice Lake Road resident
Allan Rylott was not persuaded by
the staff recommendations.

“How many crossings do we
need in this area?’’ Rylott asked
the committee.

He suggested that if a bicycle
bridge was required that it be built
adjacent to the park’s suspension
bridge.

But municipal engineer John
Bremner told the committee that
building the crossing next to the
suspension bridge would result in
a significant number of park trees
being removed to make way for
the heavy machinery needed for
the project.

He added

that extensive

regrading of the trail system
would also be required for a bicy-
cle route from Ross Road.

And many Lynn Valley
residents favor the proposed
bridge at the pipeline crossing.

Dempsey Road resident Gordon
Ellis said that his children,
without his approval, presently
use the pipeline bridge.

In a letter to council, Ellis
wrote, “It is not a safe way to
cross the river. If the building of
the bridge saves one serious acci-
dent, it will have paid for itself.’’

The Save Lynn Canyon Park
Association supports the bridge
proposal. It has asked council to
decide ‘‘in favor of the many and
not the few.””

President Maureen Bragg argues
that ‘‘the cycle link to the
Seymour Demonstration Forest
will take pressure off the suspen-
sion bridge area.

“We would suggest that it not
be publicized as a crossing but
rather be left as a place for Lynn
Valley residents to ride to and
Upper Lynn residents to walk to
from their homes.”

The committee recommended
that council authorize construction
of the bridge but asked staff for a
parking study of the area and a
written response from the GVRD.

Step in right direction - Schreck

From page %

hate literature, but it’s hard to
define hate literature. Hate literz-
ture will be anything they (NDP)
don’t like,’ said Collins.

But North Vancouver-Lonsdale
NDP MLA. David Schreck sup-
ported the amendments and
dismissed Collins’ comments.

“1 think it’s a step in the right
direction to control hate literature.
If Doug Collins feels he falls into
that category, then that’s a prob-
lem for him and his editors at the

North Shore News,’ said Schreck.

West Vancouver-Garibaldi
MLA David Mitchell called the
wording of the amendments
“vague,"’

He said they could violate the
Canadian Charter of Human
Rights,

‘We already have laws in place
to protect against hate literature.
1t will only allow the thought
police to interfere with. free
speech,’’ said Mitchell,

Friday, June 11, 1993 ~ North Shore News - 5

NVC supports motion to have
Young Offenders Act reviewed

NORTH VANCOUVER City councillors lent their support

Monday, June 7, to a drive to have the Young Offenders

Act reviewed by the justice minister.

They were responding to a call
from the Village of Belcarra,
across Indian Arm from Deep
Cove. Council there says the act is
being exploited by young offend-
ers.

But while city council supported
Belcarra’s move for a review of
the act, a majority of councillors
said they could not support two
clauses in the proposed motion.
One clause said the act “is inade-
quate for the needs of modern
society."’

A second clause, stating that
“young offenders appear to enjoy
an extraordinary status under this
act,’ was also voted down by
council.

Said Coun. Stella Jo Dean,
“The politicians in Ottawa are not
listening. We need adequate pro-
tection for the public from young
offenders.

“Our young offenders are so
sophisticated that they take ad-

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vantage of all the privileges given
to them."

Coun. Barbara Sharp said she
supported a review, which obtain-
ed opinions from all relevant par-
ties, but she was concerned about
a proposal to make parents pay
for their children’s crimes.

“There is a strong possibility
that what you're going to do is
penalize the poor of our society
and the single parents of our
society,’’ she said.

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