Bogus —
WS. bills

bagged

, TWO NORTH

Vancouver
financial institutions have
turned over to the police a total
of “13° counterfeit, American
$100 bills that-surfaced on the

. North Shore last week.
oy By Kevin Gillies

Contributing Writer
A police spokesman said the
“fakes were “extremely well dene.”
_. On July 6 the North Shore Credit
Union turned over five phoney bills,
to the RCMP. :
‘The Ninh Vancouver police were

“called to the Marine Drive branch of
"Canada ‘Trust the next. day. where a

“bank employee: turned over eight

“Trust when: the bills were. subsequent-

“high-quality counterfeit US$100 bills.
A regular customer of the bank
had’ cashed. a cheque ‘there’ and
received $3,000 in American funds,
When trying to pay bills ar a differ-
ent bank, the customer was informed
the eight bills appeared to be counter-
feit. He then retumed thens to Canada

ly turned over to the RCM’
‘»' A police investigation continues.

out-of-court t offer

“fot B.C. gov't

“A MAN who's now a quadriplegic due to a.

car accident on the Upper Levels Highway.
-has. settled out of court for approximately’

$1 4 million.

: By lan’ ‘Noble and Robert Galster
“: News Reporters, rot

hile. the highway barrier involved i in the
‘ tragic October 1992 accident has been fixed, the

poor drainage, that may ‘have led to the: accident
remains, charged a local MLA... ©.

Jamie, Coltart' will receive half the settlement
money. ‘from the Ministry of Transportation and
Highways and the ‘other half from the ministry's

private insurance agent, said ministry: ‘spokesman

Jeff Knight... :

*Coltart, a- former investment banker: told the
News i in an earlier story that he’s
ne’ was before the accident.

1°(The accident) has changed my life i in every

way, one can conceivably think Of7" said Coltart.
‘Though : the ‘settlement was made without
idmissions of. Vabilit

sa shadow of who

. Coltart’s statement of

- claim alleged that poor drainage and: improper

maintenance on the highway were to blame for his -

tragedy.

Coliart was’ rendered a. quadriplegic Oct, 28,
1992, on the- Upper Levels. Highway near: the

Taylor Way’ exit His Porsche lost control and
slammed into a concrete barrier.

Coltart said the accident! was caused by an
“accumulation bf water on the pavement which
forced his car to hydroplane and lose control.

West ©

ways ministry before the accident.
Ina letter. to. Minister. of Highways and

Transportation Art Charbonneau on Oct: 24. 1992

— four days before the accident — Dalton stated:

...Wwhen it rains (often on ‘the North Shore) the -
_westbound lane west of the Capilano Bridge has a
good deal of water running ‘down it. ‘

“Cars are subject to hydropianing.”

Complaints to the ministry about hydroplaning -.

on the highway go back to 1988,-when the District
of West Vancouver noted the “prevalence of con-

~ ditions’ leading «to, aquaplaning and momentary "
loss of vehicle control during the frequent heavy
“downpours we experience.”

Dalton added’ Fridsiy that both ‘the lack of
drainage and cars hydroplaning remain a concern,

“H's stilla problem and somebody better do
something about it.” he suid. “It's three years later
and they still haven't got the message ”

Knight said he would not comment on the con-.-
‘cerns about hydroplaning. i ;

Vancouver-Capilano’ MLA Jeremy:
Dalton had pointed out the problem to the high-.

Fhe accident was caused solel :
figence in driving too fast und ‘without due care.
in fight of the..weather and road conditions: in’.

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

B.C. AMBULANCE Services unit chie? Tim Jones (lett) and Grouse Mountain safety, supervisor
Dave Mulligan have compiled emergency supplies for storage atop the North Vancouver ski
hill. Because Grouse is not accessible by ambulance, the emergency ready kit.— which
includes basic life-support equipment — will be used until ambulance crews can ascend the:
mountain by tram. The emergency kit contains enough equipment to help 20 people ata time.

“PE don't want to get into that because that is a
separate issue. Tht has no bearing, on the seule;
ment ‘ ;
Coltart's lawyer, Eliot Myer atid the con-

“crete barrier Coltart slammed into was of a design

deemed hazardous 1) years before the accident.
Cars hitting. the leading edge of the barrier
would be launched into the air.
The ministry changed the dangerous barriers

. before the accident. Myers said. but forgot about

the one in front of the Taylor Way exit sign — the
barrier Cohtart hit. ‘ ist

“The scary thing is is how many others have
they forgotten?” said Myers,
” Knight said the barrier in front of the sign has |

been fixed since the accident.The barrier has been
extended eastward to join an existing barrier.

Myers said the. barrier was placed i in front of
the Taylor. Way: sign “to protect it. Initially. that
sign was of a breakaway design that gave way on
impact. When the ‘sign was. changed 10 “a: fixed
design for an “inexplicable reason,
was put up, said Myers.

_. The sign is still of a non- “breakaway design, he *
‘said. a sf

In a statement of defence the ministry said
y Coltart’s nég-

driving when his tires and brakes were in inade-

_quate or defective condition; and in driving while.
his: ability was impaired by alcohol. drugs or”
fatigue. : vs

~ roadblock. at

tion
: Bridge.” argued Crist.

"the barrier,

“costs

‘schemes °

Chand . “and. Nickel were’. ‘seen =
limes at. his®
Aahafajah restaurant: Khan sold Mr.:

ogether | “countless’”

ustice Kenneth Lysyk.

‘They, used to. sit together, eat

together, drink together,” Khan told
ithe court.

Khan claimed the pair were
“always pushing dubious investnent
=: Chand“in oif-and gas
stocks and ‘Nickel j in leased shipping

containers, '
wi ‘Khan told the court A he ritet Chand

for” half: an. hour at a‘ Vancouver

Starbucks cafe at about’ |.p.m. on the.

day Naazish disappeared and roughly

at’ the time pathologists have deter-,

nined that -Naazish died.

. “He only, talked, money. ‘money.

money .. v that’s all” Khan saidse> 7

Chand and Nickel clain they were
always lending Khan money. Khan
Claims. it- was: the. other way “ground,
and he often gave them $50 of $100.
" uy ot

a Dear’ ‘Dad...

Before discrediting his friends,

‘Khan also painted a candid picture of

his son Faisal.
As a teenager, Faisal was a ‘rebel,

he said. ‘

; “Many times he came home with
friends. at 4 a.m., fully drunk,’ fully
doped,” his father told the court...

* Although - Faisal’ has. testified :

against his father, Khan said he har-
bors no ill feelings.
“T love Faisal, and I still love him

as my son — T have no grudge.” he
told the jury.

The restaurateur, who has been in

_ jail for more than.a year and a half

pending tial. smiled as’ he ‘read a
birthday: card in court. All his: chil-
dren. including’ Faisal and Nuaazish,

wished him well, The day was Oct.

22, 1993.

father...
.. may Allah bless you .
Faisal wrote,

you underst: ind me very well
. lot of fove.”

Khan's voice held steady as’ he |”

: bless: you,”
- Wrote.
She would be dead less than two

you are the best

s own note.
. | do pray for you ..

read Naavish’s
“Dear Dad ..

_1 want, you to be happy and smiling,
~$0 you can make others smile. God
his daughier-in- law:

months later.
“Khan told’ the ‘court the day his

daughter-in-law. was-found murdered:

started normally. He woke up early,
went for prayers at.a Hindu, mosque
with his wife from 4 am. to 6 a.m.,
then retumed home for a short nap.
The businessman ‘clearly recalls

‘ showering and: shaving Over a year

and a half-ago.
“MH, still remember [ cut myself’

_ Khan testified. with no hesitation. He

gestured in court. stroking the ‘same
cheek. that: police
showed had scratch marks after his
arrest.

Khan Says: one daughter, Fosia.

_ Saw him in the kitchen:
“She started _faughing, and said

photographs’

ABDUR RASHID Khan ... testi-

fies in his B.C. Supreme C Court a

murder trial. voy

ud

"you cut yourself again’ ” Khan told

the j jury,

He: did net mention nicking his

nose -shaving as’ his lawyer carlier
sugyested: :

ao A forensic patholowist earlier tes
tified that marks on Naazish suggest-.

ed ‘she fought back vigorously

"was nuinually strangled to death. The

tris continues,

* support: from." Couns.'
‘Munroe “and Don’ Bell (“for *
economic and. planning : rea» |

» Pam:
‘Mayor:
~ remained unconvinced.  :

(Greater... Vancouver ’
» District) Transport 2021" plan
» and
“with GVRD pk mning staft. :

THE POLITICAL pusti for ~
an extension of rapid tran-

* sit or light rail to the North

into .another

North’
Vancouver District Council.
Monday night. .

Shore ran

NORTH VANCOUVER

‘DISTRICT COUNCIL:
By Martin Millerchip |

mare.
But while the vote was'a Jot |,

closer than, nine months: ago,

Monday's 3-3 tie was insuffi-

“cient ta pass Couns Ernie.

Crist’s “motion ‘that cotincil
adopt “an official. position’: ij
favor of a rapid transit link.
~ An-attempt. by Crist fast q
October to persuade council.to . |
endorse. a rail tunnel ‘under

“Burrard: Inet was . supported 7
‘only by Coun. Janice Harris.

Harris was absent.” from:
Monday's meeting but the same:
3-3. vote prevented. | ‘the’ i issue: §

_ from being deferred’ to a full |
council: meeting, where’! Crist

might. have .expected: furthers:
support and a possible majority. °
‘This is: probably “the, last’

: chance we have to influence the.

debute taking” place’ in connec:
‘with’ the - Lions Gate :

His motion. stated ‘that, an :

; extensior “of rapid transit” 0!
‘light rail to the North Shore was:

_ “essential for” the: purpose “of
‘naintaining our’ North: Shore

- livability, our! ealth and. envi-

ronment.” :
“Although Crist ‘said he. did:
not wish to be ‘dramatic, he.

“compared Savage, ‘civilizations’
‘making human: “sacrifices: with

- modern society, making . saci
fices to the, automobile god.

"Weil are’ sacrificing | the

health of millions of people to."

safeguard a form of. transport

“tion that is no longer relevant.” a
“said Crist. |‘ us

“He said every! man2 wi oman...

“and child in the region directly

subsidizes . the -automobile’ to ©
the tune of $2,400 and claimed
the indirect cost subsid $

: higher."

' He described the health care
associated , .with =the
650,000 tonnes of toxins. dis-"..
charged every~ year «over

Vancouver as “staggering...”

“Our health-care industry is

+ headed for collapse as a result Ҥ
of our * savaging of the environ- Ԥ

ment,” warned Crist... :
But’ while Crist received *
Pat

sons”),’ Couns: . Jim ‘Cuthbert,
Goldsmith-Jones*.
* Murray: - Dykeman

2 Rapid transit or light rail is:
nol essential .for maintaining
our quality ¢ of life. We're talking
billions in terins of our commit: ;:
ment.” said Dykeman. ° woe

Both Cuthbert =: and
Dykeman ‘pointed to the GVRD .
Regional :

subsequent | discussions .

Sve Bridec page 5 :

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