4 - Sunday, August 22, 1999 — North Shore News Gambling shift pays Machete man nat so sharp A would-be robber couldn’t make it past the front door of a Chevron sta- tion on Monday. Gas station employ- ces at West 3rd Street and Bewicke Avenue saw him coming. They locked the deor. The man wasn’t hard to spot. He had a dark hood pulled tightly over his head that covered his From page 1 “There were no arrests made, nor will there be today, charges are obviously pending, but it won't be for quite some time,” Drennan said. “The quantity of material here is mas- sive, it’s going to be a very complex investigation as it continues down the line. It will probably be quite some time before charges will be laid or before we 20 to Crown to request charges.” Starnet icases 27,500 square feet in a Carrall Street office building for $235,000 US. Its Softee subsidiary has a location in St. John’s, Antigua. Starnet’s stack, traded on the loosely regulated Over The Counter bulletin board exchange, closed Friday at $4" —— a drop of nearly $9 from it's Thursday close of 13%. An astounding 10.5 mil- lion shares changed hands during the day. The company was incorporated in 1996 in Nevada as Creative Sports Marketing. It changed its name and focus to Gelato Brats, a dessert company, befare settling on Starnet Communications International almost a year later. Among its carly ventures was the broadcast of strip shows from the No. 5 Orange Street bar in Vancouver over the Internet. According ta company documents, No. 5 Orange Street operators Steve Ng, Chuck Choo and West Vancouver's Tony Ricci were each holders of 25,000 Starnet shares in April 1997. Ng’s North Burnaby [in was the site of the infamous Lumbermen’s Social Club which was busted by police in March. The illegal gambling den’s face and a machete in one hand. He attempted to open the locked door, chiming he wanted to purchase a chocolate bar. The emproyees didn’t buy his story, especially since he was holding a machete, said) North Vancouver RCMP Const. Heidi Hoffman. Hoffman said that when a gas station employee picked up the phoae, the suspect ran away, The incident occurred at 10:30 p.m. The man is described as being Caucasian, age 15 or 16, 1.68 m (5’6”), with a slight build and 75 kg (165 Ib.). Anyone with infor- mation is aoxed to call North Vancouver RCMP Const. Dean Urquhart at 985-1311. —Annue Marie D'Angelo Both oc ing this week. | Monday, “August 23,1999 - Delegs tio a ‘© Mr. Wayne Buhler - uml property at 1250 Coleman Close. : Council. ‘Matters Arts: Assistance Grants 2: Neighbourhood Traffic Calming Progam and Procedures “3. Additional Seabus Terminal Linking - _-. .Maplewood with Downtown Vancouver "4. Gratmitous Violence on T.V. ‘S. Uniform Sewage Discharge Policies for “Yadian Arm 6. Development Variarice Permit - 781 East 8th Street 7. Development Permit - 1151, ‘Marine Drive 8, Development Variance Permits - e :.1075 Wellington Drive 9, Development Variance Permit - .3730 Campbell Avenue “1d. Procedure Bylaw ~ Speaking Times for - Council 11. Award of Contract - Dollarton Highway _ Realignment Trunk Storm Sewer and Outfall | “Works - Spike belt stops car loaded with hot metal A North Vancouver Mountie rolled out a belt in Deep Cove on Wednesday to stop a car being chased by Burnaby RCMP. The unregistered, unlicensed station wagon ran over the spike belt and finally came to a halt in the 1200-block of Caledonia, said Burnaby RCMP Const. Cathy Joseph. cupants in the car ran off. The passenger was caught and arrested. The driver escaped. Joseph said the car was first observed shortly after midnight in a commercial area of 2nd Avenue and Medonald in north Burnaby near the Vancouver border. The car sped away after the occupants spotted police. The car was chased over the Second Narrows Bridge into the Seymour area. Police say they found a “large amount” of stolen aluminum in the car. Anyone with information about the identicy of the driver is asked to call Burnaby RCMP at 294-7922. Dean Thonias Readman, 33, of Surrey, was charged with possessing stolen property, possessing break-in instruments, resisting arrest, and break, enter and theft, according to police. Readman ‘appeared in Burnaby provincial court on Wednesday and was kept in custody. He is slated for a bail hear- +00 pm. spike —Anna Marie D’ Angela “Saturday 2 60 a.m., "Roger Cable 4 ; “12. Parkgate Cooimaunity Céntre . Commentorative Plaque * ; 13. Rezoning Bylaw - Bed and | Breakfast ‘Regulations: 14. Business Licence Bylaw Bed and Breakfast, -Regulations ~~ 15. Support for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Document - "A Sound Approach - : to-Tax Reduction" ; 16. Inventory of Large Trees in the Seymour Demonstration Forest’ - ‘17. Air Quality Monitoring Stations in the Maplewood ‘Area 18. Cleveland Dam and other related issues * 19.-Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee - "First Principles" on First Nation Negotiations : 20. Cosmetic use of Pesticides ; 21. Public Referenda: Waterfront Task Force Report (Phase 1 & 2) For more information call. 990-2211, or refer to District InfoWeb. at www.dnv.org;'* where you can find background. reports on agenda items... . GETAWAY GOLF PACKAGES Inctudes one night's deluxe accumamodation in a luxurious Villa at Crown Isle, the first fairway, and a round of golf at onc of Canada’s top 20 platinum status courses, alleged operator, Dimitrios Pilarinos, is a friend of scandal-plagued Premier Glen Clark. Pilarinos and Ng were secking a gambling licence trom the provincial government. Starnet decided more than a year ago to change its focus to Internet gambling, burt it hasn't left the pornography busi- ness behind. Ie operates online pornography ser- vices for straight and gay clients. As for gambling, Starner’s larest announcement Wednesday was that it signed a software licensing agreement with comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s company for an Internet casino and sports book. The company ended fiscal 1998 with $2 million net income on $9.7 million in sales, compared with a $1 million loss the previous year. tok ACCOMMODATION num Golt 9 Pet persoet, pet might, baad on double occupan- oy. Yudject tu avalabihty and eppticabie taxes. overlooking ! Correction THE News incorrectly Keported on Wednesday 18 that developer eka Beedie gave North Vancouver District councillors a bottle of liquor cach at Christmas. Beedie, who was seeking variances for a house to be built at Seycove Marina was not named as the giver at an Aug, 9 North Van District council meeting. Marina owner — Rick Barbicri was. The North Shore News apologizes to Colin Beedic for the error and regrets any inconvenience caused, The smiles say it all! The District of North Vancouver congratulates the 85 NV Star Pee Wee Girls Ball Tear on capturing the B.C. Provincial Championships in July. This year the team posted a impressive 49 wins, 8 losses, and 3 ties and were undefeated in the Provincial Championships. Way to go, team! Pictured: Back Row: Shaun McGuinness (Head Coach), Liz™:.,.. Shocmaker, Nicole Henderson, Carty McKinnon, Erica McGuinness, Kate Douglas, Brian Henderson (Assistant Coach), Bob White (Assistant Coach). Front Row: Melanie Thomas, Jenna Mosher Gillian Kilburn, Kate Pakulak, Stephanie White, Kristen McManus.