Elevator changes recommended THE B.C, coroner's inquiry into the March 27 death of an eight- year-old boy at North Vancouver's St. Alice Hotel has recom- mended the hotel's elevator undergo design changes, Coroner Ed Hourigan made the recommendations folowing the inquiry into the death of Skylor Nefson O'Brien, who was crushed between the elevator and its shaft. The death was ruled accidental, the result of asphyxiation when the boy became trapped between the inner gate and the outer door of the elevator as it was rising between the hotel's first and second floors. O'Brien had been playing in the hotel’s lobby while waiting for his father, who was living at the hotel. Houvigan recommended the distance between the landing doors and the elevator’s car be reduced and alse that the open, accor- dion-style elevator car door be replaced with a solid, sliding recess- ed door. Pair appear on tool charge TWO NORTH Vancouver men appeared Aug. 12 in North Van- couver provincial court to face charges of possessing burglary tools and possession of stolen property. Richard Leslie Grant, 22, and Sean Blair McKay, 18, were orig- inally charged with possession of equipment suitable for housebreaking in connection with a June 11 incident in which a pair of wire strippers, a screwdriver and a flashlight were seized. The two were also charged with posscssion of stolen property worth under $1,000 following a June 11 seizure of a car radio. Appearing before Judge J.B. Paradis, Grant and McKay were remanded to Aug, 26 to fix a date for trial on the charges. Nomination meeting set THE CAPILANO-Howe Sound Liberal party will meet Monday, Sept. 26, to nominate its candidate for the coming federal election. Three people have thus far announced they will seek the nomination for the riding: Dr. Olga Barrat, a UBC research associate and author; professional engineer Newton Hockey; and business consultant and former broadcaster John Pozer. If the federal election is called within the next three weeks, the nomination mecting will be rescheduled to an earlier date. en jailed on weapon charges TWO CALGARY men were sentenced Thursday in North Van- couver provincial court to three-month jail terms after they pleaded guilty to weapons-related charges. Thomas Edger Lyons, 25, was originally charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of a weapon while he was prohibited to have one in connection with an Aug. 16 incident in which a sawed-off shotgun was seized by police. Chartes Clifford Desaulnier was charged with being the occupant of a vehicle in which he knew a prohibited weapon was being car- ried. Appearing before Judge J.D. Layton, Lyons pleaded guilty to the possession of a prohibited weapon charge. The Crown subse- quently entered a stay of proceedings in Lyons’s second charge. Desau!nier pleaded guilty to his charge. Both were sentenced to three-month jail terms and prohibited from possessing weapons for five years. The sawed-off shotgun was also confiscated. a Hearing set in theft charges A PRELIMINARY hearing has been set for Nov. 8 in North Van- couver provincial court for a 37-year-old North Vancouver man charged with two counts of theft over $1,000. Reid Turnbull was originally charged in connection with Jan. 26 and March 25 incidents in which he is alleged to have stolen a Sanyo facsimile machine from Tel-Ex’Perts Vancouver. 5 - Sunday, August 21, 198% - North Shore News City embarks on heritage pelicy NORTH VANCOUVER'S past won't be forgotten if the city has its way. Municipal officials have em- barked on an ambitious heritage program designed to conserve his- toric buildings and = structures within the city. . City technical planner Gary Penway said council has been in- terested in formulating a heritage program since 1979, and recently hired private consultants to come up with a list of city buildings and structures recommended to be sav- ed. Although it’s too early to say what or how many will be consid- ered for heritage designation, Penway assures,‘‘there are a large number of buildings with historical interest within the city.’* To make those designations, a seven-member heritage advisory committee was struck last year, although it is council who makes the designations official. Heritage walks, displays, con- tests and other events have been planned to raise pubic awareness and appreciation of North Van- couver City’s past, said Penway. 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