Drug charges THREE OF six North Vancouver people arrested by North Shore police during # Buroaby drug raid on Tuesday, April 13, will not face charges as a result of the Grug bust. North Vancouver RCMP Cpl. Mike Litdejohn said three others face a variety of drug-related offences, Robert Vesty, 24, is charged with trafficking in a nar- cotic (cocaine), cultivation of marijuana, possession of a prohibited weapon, possesston of stolen property, con- spiracy to traffic in a narcotic and possession of property (money) obtained from the proceeds of crime. Michacl Stafford, 20, is charged with possession of 4 narcotic (cocaine) for the purpose of trafficking, con- spiracy to traffic in a narcotic and possession of property . obtained from the proceeds of crizne. Wikiam Gillespic, 23, is’ charged with possession of property obtained from the proceeds of crime and con- spiracy to traffic in o narcotic. Not charged in the drug caid are Kelly Possee, 21, Glen Schulstid, 22 and Shayne Hawkes, 19. The six were originally urrested by North Vancouver RCMP and West Vancouver drug squad members. Said Possee, the sisser of Daniel Possee, who was Catally shot last year during a drug rald in North Vun- couver, ‘I'm not surprised that they’re not charging me. h had no reason (o be charged.” In Burnaby, police found a small hydroponic muacti- Juana growing operation, including 25 plants with an estimated: street value of $25,000. Also found were 17 ‘grams of cocaine packaged individually in ¥2-ounce grams for resale al the strect level for $4,700 in total; one fully operational sawed-off shotgun, $2,200 in cush and assorted drug paraphernalia. Liberals meet FEDERAL LIBERALS will be on hand this weekend to lend support ¢o the campaign of North Vancouver Lib- | era] candidate Moblna Jaffer. At 3-p.m. today, Liberal MP. Paul Martin opens’ Jaf- fer's campaign office at HA-211 West Esplanade in North Vancouver, ; } Tonight Martin and Chaviva Hosek, co-chairman of the Liberal policy platform committee, ‘will present the Liberal election platform in 9 private session to B.C. Liberal candidates and organizers at the Lonsdale Quay Hotel. : At. 12:30 p.m. Saturday, at the. Lonsdale Quay Hotel “Bistro Pub, Liberal MPs Sheila Copps and John Havard ‘ will speak to local Liberals. about Preparations for the ‘ ‘aera federal election. A fundraising event for the Judy LaMarsh fund, 2 Liberal fund. for women. candidates, will be held on Saturday night from 6 to 8 p.m. at 1465 Chartwell Ave.,fWest Vancouver. 7 Copps is scheduled to attend, | ~ Cleaning call ; BRITISH PROPERTIES residents will stage their annual ' cleanup campaign on Saturday, April 24. ‘. ©: British Properties ‘and. Area Homeowners’ Association president Joe Scarfo said local residents will pick up ‘from local streets all kinds of trash, such as loose paper, ‘cans and bottles. © The: cleanup crew . will meet at ‘Sentinel secondary “school, 1250 Chartwell Ave., West Vancouver, at 8:30 “a.m. The cleanup campaign is expected to last for three ‘to four hours. |: Area residents are encouraged t to iend a hand. n ‘exclusive quality installations by appointment only Call NORTHERN ALARM SYSTEMS LID. ; 983- 2255 : Did: you know Beaver sells _ Developers seek higher § density for city project A BLOCK of single-family homes and duplexes located in the Central Lonsdale area is targeted for redevelop- ment to a higher density, North Vancouver City resi- devts heard at a public meeting Monday at city hall. By Stephen Wisentha! Contributing Writer But opinions differ on the best fate for a stream bed situated in the middle of the 100-block of West 22nd and 23rd streets. The stream has dried up, Speakers at the meeting called the treed area around the stream bed everything from a welcome bit of green space to an cyesore filled with gazbage, mice and raccoons. Suggestions included fixing up the green area with a path, or sel- ling off the city-owned lots to be included in a development on the block. The municipatity defines the as a special study area, under con. sideration for a floor space ratio (FSR) as high as 1:6 — up from the current 0:6. Other options would be to havea FSR of 1:0 on all of the block, or a split with the northern half at 1:0 and the southern at 1:6. . Most speakers said they prefer the highest ratio, because it would make development more likely. Some of the more awkward parts “NORTH VANCOUVER - CITY COUNCIL of the block would be more at- | tractive to developers. Buron is proposing seniors housing for a site at the northeas- tern corner of Wagg Park, a short distance away from the block which was being discussed. 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