NEWS photo Neil Lucento Pool house heats up NORTH VANCOUVER District Fire Department firefighters were csiled to 730 Maurelle Court Friday morning after a pool house went up in flames, An alert neighbor noted the fire and cailed ia the fire department just before 9:30 a.ii. The pool house was totally destroyed. Invesiigators suspect the fire was caused when a pump motor overheated, igniting plastic piping and other nearby combustible:. The fire caused approximately $5,000 in damage. oe 3 - Sunday, June 10, 1990 - North Shore News insurance licence pulled in W. Van LOCALLY-BASED COMPANY UNDER INVESTIGATION THE LICENCE of the West Vancouver-based Community Insurance Brokers Inc. (CIB) insurance firm was suspended Tuesday following an ongoing investigation into allegations that the company accepted premiums for increased in- surance coverage but failed to forward the premiums to the appropriate insurance company or inform the insurance Robert Hoban, provincial fi- nancial institutions superintendent, suspended the licence of CIB pen- ding completion of an investiga- tion by the Ministry of Finance and Corporate Relations Financial Institutions Commission. CIB owner and senior agent Alan W. Stover has had the licence that allows him to seli insurance suspended as well. . Investigators will be sifting through the company’s files for the next few weeks in an effort to determine the extent of the alleged infractions as well as to determine whether CIB collected premiums for insurance policies that were not filed with an insurance company. The investigation was triggered by a complaint. . According to Sherallyn Miller, provincial deputy superintendent of insurance, the number of clients and premiums affected, as well as the associated dollar value of money allegedly not forwarded to insurance companies, remains company that increased coverage was issued. | News Reporter undetermined. Miller said Stover abandoned the company June 7. Meanwhile, the insurance com- panies that underwrote CIB’s pro- ducts, have taken custodianship of the company as a committee and have brought in a licensed agent. Miller said insurance policies placed by clients of CIB remain valid. “The people will have their coverage. They might want to check if the premiums they were paying are fair premiums. He (Stover) was an authorized agent of these companies. So the com- panies are on the hook,’’ she said. People who. bought insurance from CIB and have not received a policy or cover note and individu- als who are interested in reporting a claim or altering an existing poli- cy should call CIB at 925-3545. It's business as usual at. studios despite cancellations THE RECENT cancellation of two locally produced televi- sion series and cutbacks to a third will have no maior im- pact on the operations of North Shore Studios or Cannell Films, spokesmen for the two companies told the News this week. Their comments follow a warn- ing from a Canadian director who predicted the cancellations and cutbacks will affect at least 1,000 Vancouver-area film technicians and actors. The Fox Network recently dropped 21 Jump Street and Booker from its prime time televi- sion line-up, while the CBS net- work has decided to cut back the Wiseguy series from the regular 22 episodes to 13. All three television shows were produced by Cannell Films at North Vancouver’s North Shore By SURJ RATTAN News Reporter Studios. Vancouver director Peter ‘Mar- shall, who directed episodes of Wiseguy and Booker, said the cancellations and cutbacks of the three shows, plus the recently an- nounced cancellations of the CBC television series the Beachcombers and Danger Bay, mean millions of dollars will be lost to the Van- couver film and service industries both directly and indirectly. And Don Ramsden, president of local 891 of the International Alli- ance of Theatrical Stage Employees, said that while North Shore Studios may not fee! a big impact from the cancellations and cutbacks, Cannell Films will. “TIe’s a significant amount of work lost for Canneil,’’ Ramsden said. ‘“‘For the people who were working on those shows it will probably be a bigger emotional ef- fect than a financial one. Those people have worked there for a long time and they got to know a lot of the people there.”’ But Lee Anne Muldoon, Can- nell’s Vancouver publicist, said the cancellations and cutbacks are ‘not going to have any effect.’’ “It’s the nature of the game," she said. ‘‘It’s just a slow-down and we anticipate by the year’s end we will be back up again.”’ She said Cannell Films is plan- ning other productions and added that there is no threat of Cannell pulling out of North Shore Stu- dios. “We're still going to operate out of Vancouver,’’ Muldoon said. “We have a major financial com- mitment to North Shore Studios.”” Muldoon added that there is a possibility that 21 Jump Street, which starred Johnny Depp, may be picked up in mid-season. “It was only the crews of the two shows (21 Jump Street and Booker} that were laid off,’’ she said. ‘‘They’ll likely find work on some of our other projects.’ North Shore Studios general manager Ralf Alderman said the cancellations of 21 Jump Street, News scoops national awards NEWS photography manager Terry Peters ...best spot news photo. New golf course plan to From page 1 to absorb no course development costs. The length of the fairways re- mains the same under the read- justment, although some fairways have been moved into slightly steeper areas. THE NORTH Shore News has been adjudged a winner in the 1990 Canadian Community Newspapers Asociation Better Newspapers Competition. The News was awarded a blue ribbon for general excellence in the tabloid category for newspapers with a circulation over 10,000. And News photography manag- er Terry Peters scooped first place for best spot news photo for newspapers with a circulation of 12,500 and up. Further preservation cf the old growth stand will be left up to the municipality. Cypress Ridge repre- sentative Frank Sojonky has sug- gested that some of the $150,000 his company has offered West Vancouver for public trail devel- opment be used to allow people to The winning photo depicted a tranquilized black bear poking its head through a green picket fence. In the background of the photo, an RCMP officer is seen peering through the foliage. The News also picked up a second-place award for best news- puper promotion for newspapers with circulations of 12,500 and be presented to counelil look at the rare old trees. The area to be preserved is in the top corner of a triangle-shaped parcel of municipal land, most of which has been logged in the past. The new golf course layout has been inspected and approved by the Parks and Recreation Depart- over. The promotions award recognized an entry that showed advertisers how the use of color enhances the effectiveness of advertising. Said News publisher Peter Speck, ‘Creative expression cele- brates’ the joy and song and playfulness we find around us. The News cclebrates that spirit. Awards like these recognize our commit- ment to enriching and strengthen- ing the community we serve.’” ment and the Golf Course Adviso- ry Committee. West Vancouver Ald. Mark Sager said discussions are also under way for a further park dedication to preserve the land surrounding the course. Booker and the cutbacks to Wiseguy will not have any impact on the operations of the North Vancouver studios. “North Shore Studios is a sepa- rate entity from Cannell Films. The success of this entity does not rest on Cannell Films,’’ said Alderman. Cannell Studios, the parent company of Cannell Films, is owned by Stephen J. Cannell and his wife Marcia. Cannell owns 65 per cent of North Shore Studios, while Toron- to-based Comweb Corp., owned by Paul Bronfman, owns 35 per cent. The $25-million North Shore Studios, which took 2% years to build, opened its doors last September. Business ..... Classified Ads Cocktails & Caviar Comics .... Fashion Vintage Years What's Going On WEATHER Sunday through Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs naar 18°C. Second Class Registration Number 3885