a 2 anes “tsi «oye ~ SHERI LIGHTHEART, a working model, plans to open her own boutique this September. Called ‘‘Rain and Shine,” it will specialize in—you’ve guessed it!—rain and swimwear [Ellsworth Dickson photo]. Yet another cliffhanger act Ainfolded during the weekend in the drama of the Plaza International hotel-apart- ment complex, facing immi- nent foreclosure for default- ing on $12.5. million worth of debentures held by the Royal Bank and Guaranty Trust. Last week Plaza principals were given until June 13 by the B.C. Supreme Court to firm' up a watertight offer from Grosvenor Properties Ltd. of San Francisco to buy Skatebow! the Plaza for $16.5 million. Otherwise foreclosure action would proceed. In B.C. Supreme Court Monday Mr. Justice William Craig was told that the Grosvenor offer had fallen through on Saturday—only to be replaced on Sunday by a purchase proposition for the same amount from two U.S. businessmen. They are Gerry Wexler of Chicago and Lewis Lesser of Los Angeles, both real estate developers. eud vs in-law suites Does the public really care? Not one person spoke for . Or against a rezoning bylaw to allow in-law suites at a West Vancouver council public hearing Monday, The law would allow suites in private homes in an area already zoned for duplexes. But the question of skate- boards tied, up council for an “hour and a-half with a packed public gallery and’ several briefs. Even though Acting Mayor Bob Wyckham plead- ed with the spokesmen not to read the briefs that had already been. given to coun- cil, the rhetoric droned on. The hot issue’ revolves around a proposal to build a skateboard track at Ingle- wood Secondary School. Some people want it; others oppose it on the grounds that there will be no adequate supervision, and that trees on the site will be lost. ‘lt was a motherhood issue a few. weeks ago but now we find there is another side to the proposal,”’ Alderman Don Lanskail noted after hearing strong objections. Council suppor- ted his motion to table the question one week to allow further study. The latest offer remains. open until June 27, subject to certain conditions. Among them is a stipulation that the purchasers are satisfied the complex can be carried on as a successful enterprise. International Plaza Ltd., owner of the complex, has been in receivership since last October, and is _ now. estimated to owe ‘more than lednesday night store opening Park Royal stores will remain open Wednesday evening if either a Thursday or Friday is a holiday. The first test of this new bylaw amendment by West Van- couver council will be July 1 ‘which falls on ‘Friday and again early in November during the week of: Remem- brance Day. ' Do Vou y= (ern A man who admitted he had consumed three bottles of beer, four drinks of hard liquor and a fuli 26-ounce bottle of scotch was Thurs- day chided by Vancouver provincial. court Judge John Davies and sentenced to 30 days in jail for dangerous driving. David Andrews, 26, of 144 West 4th Avenue, Vancou- ver, was arrested last Janu- ary near the North Van turnoff on Lions Gate Bridge after he was spotted driving erratically. The hearing West involving Vancouver murder suspect Anthony Keith Hill- man, 22, of 1318 Cammeray Road, reached a temporary deadlock in West Vancouver provincial court Friday when. ine Crown and Defence failed to agree whether the accused is mentally fit to stand trial. Hillman’s lawyer Robert Gardner took issue with a report from Forensic Psy- chiatric Institute (FPI) which indicated that his client was ~ mentally fit for trial. Hillman -.,has been kept at the institute shortly after his arrest April 18. ~ Police officers, with flash- ing lights and siren, attemp- ted to pull over Andrews who was travelling about 100 m.p.h. at the crest of the bridge. When they caught up the suspect’s car was found stopped on the median. Andrews told the court he had the beer in a North Vancouver hotel, then the hard liquor before travelling to Vancouver. There he took part in a card game and drank the scotch. He added that he borrowed a friend’s Crown. prosecutor Lorne Topham argued that the document testified to Hill- man’s fitness, but Judge Alfred Watts ruled that Gardner had the right to dispute the FPI report. The defence claimed it was prepared to call evidence to show. that the accused was ‘not fit. Had the court concluded that Hillman was fit he would have been taken out to the Lower Mainland. Regional Correctional Centre, and this might negate the improve- ment in health his client has achieved, Gardner said. car and returned to North Vancouver when the incident occurred. **You’re lucky you are not in the morgue now and an inquest being held on your behalf,’’ Judge Davies told the accused the day he handed down sentence. Andrews had also faced charges of impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample, however, Judge Davies said: ‘‘With the state of shock and condition you were in I doubt if you were able to give a breathalyser test.”’ He acquitted Andrews on the other two charges. The matter has been adjourned to July 13, for a hearing to determine Hill- man’s fitness for trial. If the court rules affirmatively, a preliminary hearing will be held to determine if there is sufficient evidence to commit the case for trial. 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