incidents not reported From paae 1 “What these thieves have gotten away with is obviously not worth what the victims are car- rying.” On average, the amount stolen is about $5. Recent North Vancouver instances of teen versus teen criraes include: @ June 24: a 16-year-old boy was attacked by two 18-year-old males at) Phibbs Exchange. After beating him over the head witha plank of wood, they made off with the victinv’s wallet, @ July 4: at Lonsdale Quay, a 16-year-old male was confronted by four or five male suspects, all 17 and 18 vears od. After a pocket knife was waved at the victim, he handed over S$} and his Diseman; @ July 8: a 15-year-old boy was strong-armed in Lynn Valley by two 16-year-old males, They held knives to his stomach and forced him to hand over the change in his pocket; B July 11: nwo victims, a 15 year old and a 16- year-old boy, were cornered in a park by a 16- year-old male suspect who brandished a sermi- automatic handgun. The suspect disappeared with money and jewelry; July 18; a 15-year-old boy was walking along East Third Siveer when he was attacked by four male suspects of the same age. They punched him in the mauth, knocking a toath out. The suspeets robbed him of $5, None of these suspects have heen caught so far, Police believe many of them are repeat offenders. “its oa crime of opportunity.” said Hothman. “hese kids are all cowards -— they're the lowest of the low. In most cases, they've been outnambering their victims by about chrec to one.” The cases that are reported are only the tip of the iceberg. Hoffman said many kids who are attacked are “too scared” to report the inci- dent to police, “Just because they don’t know their attackers doesn’t mean they won't sce them again,” she said. Police are currently working with other organization: like BC Transit, trving to arrange better lighting and surveillance in pop- ular “hangout” areas like Lonsdale Quay and Phibbs Exchange, where many of the crimes have taken place. “Kids think nothing will happen to them,” said Hoffman. “We want them to knew thai we will not tolerate this behaviour. ] don’t care if all they've stolen is two cents. If these kids are caught, they will be arrested, brought in, and charged — and theyll end up with a crim- inal record.” Schreck resigns position Brady Fotheringham Contributing Writer FORMER North Vancouver NDP MLA David Schreck, Glen the premier. office of Premier Glen Clark. When principal secretary Adrian Dix was fired four months ago, Sehreck’s title changed to special adviser to Schreck believes that the new premier, to be decided at a leadership convention this fall, will restructure the staff anyways. “Whoever is chosen, they Province supported From paact Tastce David Tysoe tound in Avour of the government and Vander Zalm in the 62-page ver- dict. “There was no evidence that Premier Vander Nararal Approsch* * ae OT aaa ree . MSM sed with: cy” he said. “The motivation of Premier Vander Zalm was to select the proposal which was best for the province. Similarly all of the other government representatives were acting in the interest of the provinee.” Nourish you hair from the inside out. | $ 93 Nature Pure “ Schreck was voted into will want to shape their office Helps to Clark’s deputy princi- pal secretary, has quit the premier’s Vancouver cabinet office. Schreck gave his resigna- tion Aug. 23 with three weeks notice. He said he “gets along extremely well with (interim premier) Dan Miller, but I don't feel my services are needed.” Last year in November, the New Dergocrat landed the newly created $92,000- per-year position of deputy principal secretary within the office in 199] as the member for North Vancouver- Lonsdale only to be defeated in 1996 by Liberal Katherine Whittred. A short time later, he res- urrected an economic con- sulting business he ran before being clected. Schreck also attempted a political comeback in the fall of 1996 when he ran tor a council spot in North Vancouver Dist. ict during that year's municipal elec- tions. His comeback bid fell well short and he finished out of the running. and choose new staff,” Schreck said. “With the premier resign- ing I felt the appropriate thing to do was to resign myself.” Schreck, who said he is inundated with job offerings, has no immediate plans for the future and said he has always been recruited for work and will have many jobs to choose from. He believes the NDP may be in contention for the next election. “There is potential if (the party) works hard. We can turn things around.” : Strained muscles & over eve the pain of — ; 1999 Local Government Election aturday, November 20, 1999 is generai voting day in British Columbia. District of North Vancouver electors wiil vote to elect a Mayor, six Councillors and four School Trustces, as well as to express their view on any Questions which may be asked. Watch lor further information on the Election. + . Advance Registration ‘Oo il, Advance Registration will open on September 1 and close on September 28. Advance Registration will take place at the Clerk’s Office, Municipal Hall during normal office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays. For Residents of the District of North Vancouver Any resident of the District of North Vancouver _whose name is on the Provincial List’of Electors will automatically be registered to be an elector in the District of North Vancouver. If you are not on the Provincia! List of Electors, advance registration is available if you meet the following qualifications at the time of regisiration: . 18 years of age on or before November 20 2. Canadian Citizen . Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months . Resident of the District of North Vancouver for at least 30 days 5. Not disqualified from voting Resident Electors may also register at the time of voting. For Non-Resident Prope If you are not a District resident but own property in the District of North Vancouver, you may apply for a certificate commencing on September 1, 1999. Electors : ; Dennis W. Back, August 29, 1999 Deputy Chief Election Officer