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charges laid

A 38-YEAR-OLD Ontario man appeared in North Vancouver
provincial court Thursday to face two charges of manslaughter that

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date back to incidents in the early 1970s.

Cecil Paul Gillis was. originally charged in connection with the
July 29, 1973 death of Barbara Joan Statt in North Vancouver and
the July 7, 1974 death of Roberta Denise Gates in Coquitlam.
Gillis, who is currently serving a life term in St. Thomas, Ontario-

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ence,’’ Stuart said. ‘‘We changed

our requirements as a rcsponse.”’
After that earlier ruling, Stuart

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“on snother manslaughter charge, was brought to B.C. to face the
two additional charges.

Appearing before Judge J.K. Shaw, Gillis was elected to be tried
‘by a judge without a jury and was remanded to a Vancouver coun-

said Dantu, and another man who
was turned down because of his
height, was given the option to re-

ty court for trial.
No trial date has been set ‘thus for. vo a@

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store robbed

“A CLERK at a | Mac? 8 s convenience 3 store was ordered to stand in the
corner of the store. ‘Wednesday while a robber stole money from the

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. North Vancouver RCMP. said the robber was armed with a

‘alfe, and took $130."
- The incident cecurred at 4:30 a.m. at 103 East 12th Street.

 ‘The:single mate Is described by police as 5’.10° in height, be-

tween 25 and 30 years old and wearing a navy blue toque.
: a“ was last seen a running eastbound on 12th Street.

Dangerous driver
: fined. $500°

A 21-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man was fined $500 Thursday

apply.

The other applicant was hired,
but Dantu was not successful.

Stuart said he preferred not to
say why Dantu failed in his subse-
quent application bid. But he said
Dantu’s height and education
qualifications were not factors.

In North Vancouver City, Fire
Chief Douglas Cairns said there
was a minimum height and weight
requirement for firefighters about
10 years ago.

“We did away with that,
because we thought it was
discriminating,’’ said Cairns.

‘*We've had firefighters here 25
years under five-foot, nine. A lot
of times the Sittle guy comes in re-
ally handy, because he can get into
places a bigger guy can’t.”

North Vancouver City director
of personnel services, Richard
Shore said, ‘‘To say height does
not play a part in the selection
process would be misleading."’

He noted certain physical tests
indicate the individual’s reach and
coordination, which ‘would have
an indirect bearing on the person’s
height.’’

“One test is hooking a ladder
off the side of the truck and rais-
ing it...certainly someone five feet
would have difficulty doing that,’’

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| ' in North Vancouver. provincial court after he pleaded guilty to a he said.
barge of dangerous driving. we Stuart said in 1981 a Simon
- Robert Eugene Handspiker wes in court to face one charge of Fraser University study recom- upto
“possession of stolen property and one charge of dangerous driving mended minimum height restric- =
~Jaid against him in connection with an Oct. 29 incident in which he tions be enacted for firefighters.

* was alleged to have been driving astolen automobile.

‘The: Crown. éntered ‘astay: of proceedings on Handspiker's

- possession of stolen property charge.

Chief Colin Evans, of the West
Vancouver District Fire Depart-
ment, said there hasn’t been a
height requirement in the district
for many years. And he said there

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WAYNE Gerald Baker has been ordered to stand trial on a charge

of assault with a weapon.”

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The 40-year-old North Vancouver man appeared in North Van-
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The 19-minute educational film was arranged by the Greater

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