METRE at MATE oUt Et eT ee peerrietat ts Suite Justice rejects bylaw THE COMMITTEE for Suite Justice says there's ne room in the municipality for the recently reinstated North Vancouver District bylaw allowing inlaw suites. “The result is utter confusion,’ said Suite Justice member Betty Griffin. ‘‘We feel this is a dreadful waste of taxpayer’s money. Owners and tenants alike are confused. We are unalterably oppos- ed to this byluw and procedure. Council should scrap the bylaw and return to its original zoning bylaw.” The group is meeting Monday, Feb. 22 at Queen Mary School starting at 7:30 p. m. to make plans fo send a delegation before council. Man jailed for robbery, forgery A 40-YEAR-OLD man of no fixed address was sentenced Tuesday in North Vancouver provincial court to five years in jail after he . pleaded guilty to robbery and forgery charges. lan William Robertson was originally charged with robbery while armed with a knife and sexual assault in connection with a Dec. 15, 1987 incident in which a 1985 Toyota Tercel was stolen and a male " allegedly sexually assaulted. He was additionally charged with theft over $1,000 and uttering a forged document in connection with incidents Oct. 20, 1987 in which a 1984 Toyota Corolla was stoien and 2 $1,200 cheque cash- ed, Appearing before Judge J.D. Layton, Robertson pleaded guilty to all charges except the sexual assault charge, which was stayed by the Crown. He was sentenced to five years on the robbery charge and three years on cach of the other two charges. All Robertson's jail terms will be served concurvently. New outpatient clinic opens OUTPATIENTS WHO receive chemotherapy and respiratory diagnostic procedures and treatment at Lions Gale Hospital have a new outpatient clinic, which opened Feb. 5 to replace the cramped quarters that previously housed the facitity. “Our services have increased over the past few years and needed more space to function in,” said Ann Cuillerier, director of the hospital's Medical and Psychiatric Day Centre. The $500,000 dollar building project has given the clinic a new working/reception area, and also features conference space, counselling areas and teaching rooms for patients and staff. “The space and the cheerful surroundings make such a dif- ference, both physically and psychologically,’ said Betty Cavanaugh, who has worked in (he chemotherapy area for more than three years. Squamish to get second berth THE PORT of Squamish is expected (o have a second berth as ear- ly as November under a $10-million project announced last week by Squamish Terminals and the Canadian branch of its Norway- based parent company, Star Shipping. * Expected to create about 60 jobs, the 152-metre wharf expansion — will substantially increase the terminal’s capacity for the transport of various forest products. flan lands fish fine A VANCOUVER man was fined $150 fine in North Vancouver provincial court Thursday after he pleaded guilty to possession of fish caught in a closed area of the Seymour River system. Michael Sawyer, 20, was charged in connection with an incident Oct. 14, 1986. The Crown entered a stay of proceedings in additional charges of possession of coho salmon dressed to hamper measurement and exceeding the quota for coho caught in the Seymour River laid against Sawyer in connection with the same incident. Appearing before provincial court Judge J.B. Paradis, Sawyer was given until June 30 to pay his fine or spend seven days in jail. ~ Sundas, February 21, bOx# NVD plays pollution guinea pig NORTH VANCOUVER Distact will be the first Greater Vancouver Regional Wisirict iunicipality chosen for a project aimed at preventing air pollution caused by the burning of trees and other land-clearing wastes. The one-year pilot project is scheduled to begin sametime in mid-March and will involve the chipping and disposal of land clearings. GVRD spokesman Bud Elsie said Wednesday the GVRD will enter into an agreement with Dan- chip Processing Lid., a subsidiary of North Vancouver's J.P. Ex- cavating, to do the project's chipp- ing and disposing. He said North Vancouver District was chosen as the site for the pilot project because the muuniciplity had ‘‘taken the lead in this thing. If the project works, and we think it wifl, it will be ex- panded to other municipalities.” He said that complaints about smoke fram burning Jand-clearing debris are some of the most fre- quently fielded by North Shore fire departments. As part of the project, a chipp- ing operation to handle small Jand clearings will be located on a site near the North Shore refuse trans- 25th Anniversary fer station on Riversice Drive. Danchip’s mobile chipper will also be available for work on larger land-clearing sites. The heavy-duty chipper is capable of chewing up tree stumps and can dispose of 50 tonnes of debris per hour. See NVD Page 9 Personal Injury Ardagh Hunter Turner Barristers & Solicitors #300-1401 Lonsdale Ave.. 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