3 ~ North Shore News — Sunday. December 10. 2000 ye Lewy be From page “acted on by an officer, empiovee or agent of the municipality.”. The Oct. 16 motion was acted on two days later when city statf sent a jet- ter to Bell, informing him of council's decision. Last week, Bell and Sharp and Bowen Island Mayor Lisa Barrett supported the levy at a GVRD board niceting. The levy was approved by a mar- gin of 56-50. Bell’s vore was worth five points. West. Vancouver - Coun. Victor. Durman and Lions Bay: Mayor Brenda Broughton rejected the levy. _ y Meanwhile, at least one . North Vancouver City coun- - cillor remains very skeptical about how the municipality - handled the issue. “It should ~ have never, happened,” said ~ Coun.. Bill Bell“ thought we gave clear direction (to) Don Bell, but the majority of council copped out.” .. ~*The. vote was so close,” said Bell. “And we had wo . (North. Vancouver) . mayors “who - chose: to" vote. for -an unpopular levy. Bur. the final “ analysis is that the (transit) ‘plan has nothing for. North Vancouver. Not only are we, “paying an ‘unfiir fax; bur s we Christmas cheer grows Perrault. it " TRANSLINK rep for the North Shore NVD Mayor Don Bell backed levy. are being ripped off.> Councillors John Braithwaite . and Barbara Perrault were also opposed to altering the original Oct. 18 motion. They said that while they supported the strategic plan, they were not prepared to be held at TransLink. They said the. community has overwhelmingly spoken our against the levy and that council was obligated to listen. “This weakens the ‘intent of our original motion which is “user-pay,” -said) Coun: - But. said Keating, “The “ransom” by. NVC Mayor Barbera Sharp urged a council revisit of levy stance. bottom line here is the strate- gic plan. I don't want it to be *user-pay” or ‘na way?” The levy could) go into efect by Oct. 1, 2001. TransLink. still requires a provincial order in council to allow for a regulation requir- ing payment. North Vancouver-based — Coalition for Accountability. in Government Enterprises (CAGE-BC) is calling for a boycott of any attempt to col- lect the tax. CAGE-BC chair Liz James said SkyTrain - is being built at the expense of the rest of the regional trans- portation system. ine ca THE following people have appeared in North Vancouver provincial court: | Before Judge William Diebolt on Cct. 25: . Gino Clemente, 41, of North Vancouver, was jailed four months and received 18 months’ probation atter he pleaded guilty to threatening a man on Aug. 29 in North Vancouver City. Before Judge Ellen Burdett on July 10: Koyhir Alvin Pal, 23, of Delta, was fined $750. and was prohibited from driving for one month after he pleaded not guilty to driving while. prohibited, “instead pleaded guilty to the lesser or included offence of driving without considera: - tion, The © original stemmed from an Aug. 25, 1999 incident in ity but - " charge - North pt Christnis. There are bushy Dougias firs and flat; squat Noble firs. A lot of pea- rte come just for the Nobles — like long: ime ‘customer Kerry MePhedran: “For me a tree is really i important,” ® she ‘says. “Calways like to get. he Mi pest onc. «Finding the perfect source is like finding the per: Sect lipstick colour. » “Guido puté all the trees upon stands “ you can see them and walk right round. And everybody knows him by name. They I say, Hi Guido!" ‘Guido! Guido! from Carbone: as she comes onto the lot. says ° Layla Smaiel, : ing her arms fora kiss and a bear hug. _ friend Pain Warner, who's come along to » cheek out the selection. ~“L heard through: the grapevine that they: had the nicest and best trees here — so [ came to check it out,” Smaiel declares. -S. “It smells so decadent.2 . Over by the Nobile firs, which last © longer but are: twice as expensive as the regular Douglas fi Van ian says; mock-serious. “You see? ‘That's why we come here!” says his wife. “We have'so much fun.” “Carbone, says McPhedran, is “like ‘a fireplug: He’s kind of Santa-ish. Ifyou put rs, there's a woman with: two toy poodles, and an older couple from: West Vari who don’t, want: to’ give their: "names joking around with Egitto, ° “Do you have senior’s rates?” the West: him in thé right clothes he'd be like a short version of Santa.” She has fond memories of “stepping inside’ Carbone’s caravan for a’ seasonal chat-and. a cup of his homemade wine. Once, she says, she even shared some of. the salmen dinner Carbone’s wife brought. over for him. :-. Why does Carbone think peuple keep x coming back? - “Because they tike me!” he grins, from | under his fisherman's hat. “We got good: serv ice and good trees!” : He poses gamely: with’ Sniaiel and : Warner. “There you go, with two women,” says» the photographer. “Hey, that's why Cm here!” says Carbone.” : Vancouver City. Before Judge Burdett on July 10: Stephen Gray Dekker, 56, of Delta, received nine months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to possessing a stolen. insurance decal on Nov. 5, 1999 in North Ellen ~ Vancouver District. Dekker was required to perform 25 hours of commu- nity work, Before Judge Jerome Paradis on July 5: Marnie Andrea Blanchett, 31. of Vancouver, received three months’ probation after she pleaded guilty to stealing merchandise belong- ing to Save-On-Foods on March 23> in) North Vancouver City. Before Judge_ Moss on June 30: “S.E.", 35, of no. fixed address, received a 12 month conditional sentence and18 months’ probatien after he was. found guilty of sexually assaulting his daughter dur- ing t April 1, 1997 and March + 1999. athe daughter is now age Doug seven. : Judge Moss prohibited the public, including mem- bers of the Court Watch pro- gram, from observing court proceedings after the accused inan’s lawyer Robin Stewart asked the judge to clarify an order excluding the public fram the court. : The public exclusion was ordered: during the child’s testimony. The “order is in the Criminal Code of Canada and is set out for the proper administration of justice for witnesses under age 14. Moss expanded the bait to exclude the © public from attending - any of the trial including when he stated his decision in the case.” ; The names of the child and her parents were banned _ from publication. . Prosecuting Crown ~ lawyer Linda Ostry had orig- inally asked for the public's exclusion while the yeung- = ster testified. of : Two | publication” ‘bans - were already. in’ place when Ostry asked” for another ban.