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Skier killed
SEYEAR-OLD West Vancouver man was killed on
Sunday In asnow avalanche near Kiltaat.

Randall Stoltaann was one of five people skiing on a
2h-day outing, secording to a Sitimat RCMP
spokesnnin.

The spokesman said Stolmann was swept by Che
avalanche approximately 1000 feet G00 no over a cliff
The vest of the group was not involved in the locident
which occurred near Europa Lake, £25 kin southeast of
Kitimat. To press dime, Stoltmano’s body had not been
recovered. The Kitimat coroner is investigating.

Stoitmann was active in local wilderness conservation
issues such us logging in watersheds and preserving ofd-
growth trees near the Cypress Bowl are.

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Teen attacked commitment

A17-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver youth was attacked
on Saturday by a group of approxinuately eight males
near the Pier 101 arez of West Vancouver, /
The victim sustained a Bash to his head requiring
eight stitches as a result of the attack, according iy a
West Vancouver Police spokesman.
The injured teen was with friends at the time ofthe
11:30 p.nt. incident. /
To press time, West Vancouver Police were talking to :
witnesses in an attempt to identify the suspects. i : Fie hale Ba Pat

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Gambling debate

NORTH SHORE Liberals are sponsoring a public forum
on gambiing on Saturday, May 28, to back the party’s
call for an independent. inquiry into tthe i issue. |

Seaport Centre, a gambling casino and convention
hotel proposed for the Vancouver harbor waterfront, has
sparked interest in the status of gambling regulations i in
B.C.

Paul Manning, vice-president of public relations for
Seaport Centre, will be joined by UBC researcher Len
Henriksson and Liberal gaming critic Ken Jones (MLA
Surrey-Cioverdale) for a panel discussion, 9 a.m. at the
Coach House Inn.

Tickets for the breakfast event are $8 at the door.

Car plunge
AN ACCIDENT that ended when a car came to rest on
three other vehicles parked at the Race Rocks Marina in
West Vancouver on May 19 did not involve any serious
-injuries.
.. &34-year-old Richmond man was the driver of a 1992
Acura which jumped a cement barrier and plunged
approximately 40 feet (12 m) over an einbankment,
according to a West Vancouver Police spokesman. ;
_ + The driver.and a -23-year-old passenger from
_Vancouver were not injured in the I a.m. incident. ;
.,.. The three vehicles parked below the embankment
- were not occupied.
- The driver told police a smail animal had darted in

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Chan said opted- -Out doctors had
“no beef with anyone.”

“We just want to practice good
medicine. We know the system is
excellent. We don’t have a system
crisis, we have a funding crisis,”
said Chan.

‘Chan objected to the premier’ 5
tecent remarks about “renegade
(opted. aut) doctors.”

“Chan said direct billing patients
was, a legal alternative offered to
doctors.

A patient usually pays for an
opted-out doctor’s visit at.the time
of the visit. The patient then sends
the receipt to MSP for partial reim-
bursement. Opted-in doctors send
their bills directly to MSP without
receiving money from patients.

‘Extra billing patients for med-
ical services is a violation of the
Canada Health Act.

The federal government can

withhold transfer payments to a
province, dolar for dollar, for the ©

amount extra-billed to patients’
under the act.

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