4 — Wednesday, July 17, 1996 — North Shore News Residents bi Drunks disrupt WV peace BY IAN NOBLE News Reporter RESIDENTS say cheap drinks and advertising for Wild Wednesday are a volatile mixture ata West Vancouver nightclub. Ata Manday council meet- ing, Darragh Mielke told coun- _ cillors that problems associat- ed with drunken patrons pour- ing out of Dewey Pardie and Howe at 2 a.m. is sericus and getting worse. “They call it a Wild Wednesday and it is a wild Wednesday,” she said. Mielke said fights have broken out, screaming and yelling are commonplace, tires squeal, and engines are revved. But pub manager David Strebinger said he and bounc- ers try to clear the 135 patrons on Wednesday from the area as - quickly as possible. He said there have not been any fights in or outside the bar in months, other than a-scuffle between police. and. people who had apparently been at Dewey's four months ago. “A lot of noise for West Vancouver is’ any noise.” he said.” On Wednesdays, 16- ° ounce-beers go for. $2.75, 50 cents cheaper than normal. On! Wednesday, June 19, bar -patrons commenced a shopping-cart-throwing con- test, said Mielke. -. Between 2 a.m: and 2:30 a.m., hurlers stood under her bedroom window and tossed the carts across 16th Street. vo “As this was not loud enough to raise the dead. they yelled. screamed and rooted euch other on,” she stated ina letter to council. “They are aninials and it is intolerable. | would ike to see the bar removed,” Mielke told council Monday. Strebinger told the News his establishment receives 4 few complaints. usually from the same people. When com- plaints are received, the night- club tries to work with the community to make changes. Miclke's boyfriend. Alex Boyd, blamed the problem on advertising which promotes inexpensive drinks. People arrive at the bar with the intent of drinking as much as possible as cheaply as possi- ble, he said. Mielke said she has approached the police and owners of the club to discuss the problem, but the situation has worsened. The pair found a sympa- , thetic ear in council, with councillors questioning why the police haven't done any- thing. Coun. Allan Williams said ‘the same issue was brought up months ago and the problem has not been solved. “We can't do it if police won't do their job. Shut them down. Arrest people,” Williams said. Said Coun. Rod Day: “What I don’t understand is how. these people who are drunk can get into their cars and not be arrested.” They should be arrested and charged with drunk dri- ving, said Day. “I share my colleague’s view. Why isn’t something being done?” Mayor Mark Sager, who is also chairman of the West . Vancouver Police Board, said Numbers nixed. 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