'. student, oc etey eR lement a teem ete err Ae rae ern ee Ph Br et | B.C.'S ATTORNEY-General Brian Smith addresses a student group with John Crosbie, federal Justice Minister, at his side. | NEWS photo Terry Peters With the CounterAttack logo in the foreground, the twe politicians discussed the program with the students. CounterAttack brings JUSTICE MINISTER John Crosbie, Attorney- enerzi Brian Smith.and North Vancowver ‘stu- Gente gathered Thursday at Sutherland School to address the tragic. _consequences of drinking and driving. After being welcomed by Sutherland CounterAttack students Rob Darch and Lisa Nicholas, the federal minister. and- B.C.’s . at- torney-general : addressed 80 North Vancouver -CounterAttack students -on .the evils of drinking and driving, rand the students’ role in reducing carnage on the highways. Crosbie; who is winding -up,a Canada-wide tour to promote. .the federal gov- _.emment’s tough new drink- ing and driving legislation, explained “that: the new law not only increased penalties for drinking and driving, but added two new offences — impaired driving causing bodily harm and impaired driving causing death. « He also said the federal government will be giving’ considerably more publicity to the evils of drinking and ‘ driving. “If C-19 (the new legisla- tion) isn’t effective,’’ Crosbie ‘said, ‘‘we will have to consider in the future be- ing more Draconian with respect to penalties.” Smith explained there were two ways to fight drinking and driving. Law enforcement, such as the Christmas CounterAt- tack blitz, has resulted in drastic reductions of drunk drivers, Smith said. And fighting against drinking and driving through education, Smith said, had to start with the students, ‘*You have a better chance than us, because you don’t have our bad habits.”’ The students questioned Crosbie and Smith on liquor advertising, 24-hour suspen- sions, and possible changes to the driving age and to the drinking age. ; About 100 North Van- couver students from various message to students high schools are per- ticipating in the CounterAr- tack program, which is sponsored jointly by -the school district and the RCMP. West Vancouver has just organized a student CounterAttack committee. Like the North Vancouver students, the West. Van- couver students are given the opportunity to decide for themselves on the direction and amount of involvement they wish to have in the CounterAttack program and other related traffic issues. “It is somewhat fitting that this committee has been formed within. the time frame of the - Christmas CounterAttack blitz,” said West Vancouver Police Cst. Colin Bursill. Heroic. act pays off KATE Dodd received an unexpected financial thank you from the North Shore News Wednes- .day. News liaison officer Bill McGown presented the 13- year-old. News carrier with a $100 clothing gift certificate . in recognition of her heroic rescue of a three-year-old boy September 27. Dodd, a West Vancouver Senior Secondary School was delivering papers in the Caulfeild area of West Vancouver when she saw three-year-old Cameron Duff fall into a backyard pool, ; The. News carrier im- mediately dropped her bicy- cle: and newspapers ‘and pulled the. floundering and frightened Duff from the frigid pool waters. ~ Though her front-page ‘heroics: have earned her a liberal ribbing at school : - from classmates and though she still feels uncomfortable at the attention she has received for a deed she “) believes was more reflex reaction than anything else, .the shy West Vancouver ‘girl knows the result of her reac- tion was a life saved. | FRA APRA TERBIRS #4 aoe eats Still, she says, she did not expect any reward. ‘Yt’s a shock really, I didn’t expect a thing.” Dodd's mother, who has made sure the story of her daughter’s heroics reached Dodd _reiatives everywhere, | including those in England, says the money will be spent wisely in January post- Christmas sales. NEWS photo Stuart Davis KATE: DODD, a North Shore News carrier who saved the life of a young boy this summer, is congratulated by News liaison officer Bil! McGown. 3 - Sunday, December 15, 1985 - North Shore News Price gouging . alleged A BURNABY man ap- peared in North Van- couver provincial court Wednesday to face charges of price gouging. Lawrence Nicholas Watson, 22, is charged with six counts of charg- ing a price for services that grossly exceeded those available in con- sumer transactions elsewhere, contrary to section 25 subsection C of the Trade Practices Act. Watson is alleged to have represented himself . to six different women as a supplier of security ser- vices.on various dates from Nov. 3 to Nov. 23, 1984. Appearing before. pro- vincial court Judge J.K. Shaw, Watson was put over to Dec. 20 for trial on the charges. Body found in inlet | THE BODY of an unidentified woman was found floating near Ver- satile Pacific Shipyard Thursday morning. North Vancouver RCMP. described the body as that of a 55 to 65-year-old white woman. - Police have no reason’ to suspect: foul play: at: this time, said Cpl. Don ~ Jette. ° . Dress thief | apprehended NORTH . Vancouver RCMP pulled the threads out from under a dress thief Saturday morning. The man was caught red handed at 1:45 a.m. a short distance from a Lower Lonsdale boutique with a dress stuffed in his coat. The stolen dress is valued at $160. The thief’s method is. similar to that. .used in other robberies in. the area, police said, and North Vancouver | police : suspect the thief may be. responsible ‘for - other: |: thefts. Charged with ‘one: |. count. of breaking . and, entering and one count of- theft: is Larry Sapriken, « | 25, of no fixed address... BBO. starter lights PLACING THE wrong plug in a socket could have been a costly mistake for a North Van- couver homeowner, if not for the sharp eyes of a neighbor. The resident of 1114 Clements Avenue intend- ed to turn on the exterior Christmas lights on his house before going to work Wednesday. house é But instead, the resi- _ dent plugged in an elec- ' tric barbecue starter. The starter subsequent- ly overheated and ignited a cardboard box. lying nearby. The smoke was noticed by a neighbor who alerted the fire department. : Fire: officials have estimated minimal dam-. age to the exterior siding of the house at $1,000. Gas station held up AN UPPER Lonsdale service station was robb- ed Monday by a man wearing a ski mask and carrying a nine-inch meat carving knife. The thief entered the service station at 8 p.m. and demanded money. After acquiring an undetermined amount of cash he fled on foot, police reported. North Vancouver RCMP conducted an ex- tensive search with a dog team, but did not locate the man. The lone male is described as five foot, 10 inches in height with a slight to medium. build. He was wearing a blue ski mask with a red stripe, blue jeans, a jean jacket and a black T-shirt. Anyone with informa- tion about the crime is requested to call the North Vancouver RCMP at 985-1311.