SUNDAY October 29, 1995 gitar ey: ln ect | the news &G Lf you're over 120 pounds you Shouldn’t try surfing the crowd. 9 | — Argyle student Scott Langeloo on the seething mosh pit. Youth Views: 32 24 B Crossword...............44 8 Ceiebrations Noroscope...................38 BN. Shore Alert..........8 _ ii Talking Personals...42 @ Travel... las Da ey ees shion & The three faces of fall: M@ Weekly fashion events calendar: opinion 1 Coilins —- Bye Bye : Mr. Bouchard: 4 @ Hunter — Quebec’s ‘racist retreat: 7 17 18 MIDLAND WALWYN BLUE CHIP THINKIN G™ Does yours? 925-9210 West Vancouver Office sheen, CA La F a ” ante aatseeaitagy: ie rr ah ITEP Monday, Tuesday: Sunny High 13°C, low 2°C. oer ey sage flies NEWS photo Terry Peters NORTH VANCOUVER City Mayor Jack Loucks supervised the raising of the Quebec provinciai flag at city hall on Tuesday. The flag went up to celebrate Canadian unity and express support for Quebec's piace within Canada. AN. RCMP inspector warned Upper Highlands parents about the dangers of vigilantism and stated that convict- ed pedophile Robert Roy Owens “has the right to live where he wants to” at acommunity meeting on Thursday. By Martin Millerchip Contributing Writer But the majority of the 135 local residents rejected the notion that the community had behaved in any fashion that would tarnish the reputation of what Mayor Murray Dykeman describes as “the best damned community in Canada.” The concerned purents also confirmed that they do not trust Owens and prefer he leave North Vancouver, “f don’t want to send out the message that this is a safe haven for them (pedophiles). “Pm going to do everything | can to make him feel uncomfortable and | hope you'll do the siime,” sitid one parent. RCMP Insp. Jamie Graham said he had arranged for Owens to see a Vancouver psy- chologist and that although he could not be privy to what was discussed at those mectings Owens has right to live in N. Van, police point out he would be kept informed as to Owens’ regu- far attendance. Dr. Randy Atkinson, a forensic psychologist working in the correctional system, told those gathered: “The identified pedophile is probably only one of many in your community.” Atkinson said 60% of sexual crimes against children take place within the extended family. The remainder of the assaults are split between “hit-and-run Jurkers” and those who “groom” the victin’s family before transferring their attention to the child victim. “By getting rid of this one individual you haven't solved the problem,” said Atkinson. He warned of a false sense of security and urged parents to work on the self-esteem of their children and periodically reinforce street- proofing. ; Graham said that while he understood their fears he had no easy answers for the communi- “I think we've done the right thing. I'm try- ing to get him talking to someone,” said Graham. “Mr. Owens on the overall scale of danger- ous offenders we have living on the North Shore is not anywhere near the top. “He's one of the ones who for some reason, because of this woman in Sooke who is contin- ually, continually stirting the pot, he’s in the public attention right now. “My fear-is that we focus so much on pre- venting at this one address on Prospect (Avenue) that we become vulnerable to other issues.” Shea told a previous Block Watch meeting in North Vancouver that Owens plea-bargained a list of assaults down to the three for which he yas convicted. Owens was released on July 28 from Mountain Institute in Agassiz after serving an entire six-year jail term for sexually assaulting three girls aged six to Ef, Owens was arrested last week in connection with a warrant initiated by the Sooke RCMP. No new offence was alleged, but the warrant was sworn on the grounds that a Sooke RCMP officer feared with reasonable grounds that Sve Owens page 9