& — Wednesday, March 13, 1996 — North Shore News SER RUS Ge CA ES? MRSOCAI ES! '. THE FOLLOWING is a list of recent North Shore emer- gericy incidents: Sat 27. vee February. ws A complaint of © theft of tool(s) at a local wheat pool in.. the. Low Level: road area. - Value not known at this time. March 1 -A. private. vehicle had its: rear: window’. broken _in: the _ Low Level road area.” “Number of fire calls: 01° Number“ oF Publie service calls: ‘Number of medical aid calls: 3° Number of fire calls: 7 _Number.-of ‘public . service ‘calls: 0 : ‘Cates Park. : Miscellanéous fire. °° Cloverley St/Brooksbank. | Bush/grass fire... ‘ 400-b1k. Monteray Ave. | - Dumpster/container fire. —§00-bik. Doliarton Hwy. Bush/grass fire. . 200-bik. Harbour Ave. Car/truck fire. : - 1600-bik, Kerstead Pl. Miscellaneous fire. Capilano Rd/Handsworth Rd. . bi Bus araiss fire. ., March3 |. Nuniber of medical aid calls: ‘i Number of fire calls: 1 Number. of public service calls: 0 . 1100-bik. Clements Ave. Chimney fire. : March 4 Medical ‘aid calls; 2 , Number of fire calls: 2 Public service calls: 0. ; 4300-bik. Ranger Cres. - Single-family | residential fire. -1900-blk, Caledonia Ave. | Single-family residential | fire. Number of medical aid calls: 6 : Number of fire calls: 1 West 14th St/Chesterfield Ave. Dumpster/container fire. March 1 Number of medical aid calls: 0 ook, Number of fire calls: 0 March 2 Number of medica! aid calls: 2 Nurnber of fire calls: 0 March 3) Number of medical aid calls: 2 : i a i a Number of fire calls: 0 Deep Cove P.S.D. Storm tracked youths responsible for break- ing window in residence. BEFORE YOu . VENTURE ABROAD explore the News for new travel Louella burst into the dining room. “I got accepted! | got accepted! I’m going to university! There was a dead silence... Louella’s‘ mother and stepfather didn’t say a word. -Louella suddenly froze. “Did t say something horrible? Like | stole a million dollars and I'm going to prison for 20 years?” Louella’s mother came Louelta a big hug. over and gave “Oh, my darling, I'm so proud of you. So is your’ stepfather. But we feel terrible that we won't be able to help you financially. Come sit Based on Actual Cases - THE FOLLOWING people appeared in North and West Vancouver courts recently to face various charges: Before Judge Reginald Grandison in West Vancou- ver provincial court on Noy. 6, 1995: Catherine Lynne Armour, 4}, of Cobble Hill, B.C., was fined $200 after she pleaded not guilty to driving while pro- hibited, but instead pleaded guilty to a Jesser or included offence of dsiving without a valid licence. The original — charge stemmed from a June 21, 1995, incident on the Trans- Canada Highway in West Van. Cory Alexander Tardiff, 26, of North Vancouver, was fined © a total of $575 after he pleaded guilty to: i speeding on Capilano Road on Nov. 12, 1994; . & driving without insurance and driving without a licence on the same day. Jason Vern Gaffney, 19, of West Vancouver, received 12 months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to committing mischief by damaging a vehi- cle’s hood on Sept. 16, 1995, in West Vancouver. Gaffney was required to pay $466 compensation and . perform 50 hours of communi- ty work service. _ Before Judge Reginald em Grandison in West Vancou- ver provincial court on Nov. 2, 1995: Douglas Andrew Lang, 47, ~ of North Vancouver, was fined $400 after he pleaded’ not guilty to driving without due care and attention, but instead pleaded guilty to the lesser or included offence of moving a vehicle unsafely without sig- nalling. Lang, .a Vancouver Clty Police sergeant, was. charged after a West Vancouver Police officer was struck from behind ° by a car after the officer gave Lang a ticket on Oct. 18, 1994, : near Marine Drive and Taylor Way. . The ticket was for. making ‘ an unlawful tum. The .West Vancouver Police. officer: received minor injuries. Before Judge Reginal Grandison in West Vanco ver provincial court on Oct. 31, 1995: oe : ‘Raymond MacPherson 35 of North Vancouver, received six months’ probation and was fined $25 after. he. ‘pleade guilty to. stealing . a .cassette’ -tape-from the Bayon: July 1995, in West Van. he pleaded. fete to _assauli a. man’ on Sept.-23, 1995, WHO SHOULD PAY TC SEND at TO cousee i Louella stomped back into the dining 6 10 : “He sa monster, An absolute monst mine oe suppor dating my. ~ studies.” By the time the: court date came’ around ‘-Louella had composed herself.: ; “Your honor, my natural: fath paid any child support. 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He's got ‘the money: He's got to help me.” Her mother tet out a gasp. “Darling, don’t phone, Your father and | divorced when you were 18 months old, He has refused'to support you all these years. He's refused to even see you. | don’t want you to be hurt once again. Louella didn’t hear a word. She was already on the phone. . Her mother could hear Louella’s voice. It was becoming more and more stressed. Margot Spence é Don - abou Cynthia abour » Joseph. ~ Sudeyko I need money to go to university. ‘My | father. because he chose not to have a relationship..with since | was an infant. Order him. to contribute. to. university education.” nee Louella’s father jumped to his feet. ; “Your honor. According to the divorce artanigements “did not have to pay child support. | have not.seen:my caughter since she was an infant. Now all of a sudden she " wants to go to university and she wants me to pay. f NO way. | earn the same amount as her. stepfather does. If,” he can’t afford to pay for her university education neither s Should Louella’s natural father be. ordered to support her during her university studies? YOU! BE THE JUDGE. Then look below for the decision of the court. . Call for your FREE Consultation - Suite 300 - 233 West. Ist. St., N. Van. 986-8600 “DECISION: , “Help your daughter,” the Ontario court ordered Louella’s natural father. “Louella should not be punished just because there was no 10 order requiring you to support her financially.” Louella’s natural father was ordered io pat Louella $200 a Month while she was in university ft time. But the Ontario court spread the obligation further, “Stepfather, you must also help. And Louella, you must also pitch in, YOU! BE THE JUDGE is bastd on actual court cases. Today's decision is based on the facts of the case and the aw of Ontario, Claire Bernstein is a tawyes Columnist. Copyri ht 1995 Haika Enterprises.