A carpenter who collected.

- UIC payments worked during
“two periods while. still on '
claim: North ‘Vancouver
Provincial - Court . heard
Tuesday.

Judge J. Layton fined the
38-year-old ‘man a“total of
$1,400 and ordered him to
serve a total of 34 months in
jail in default. “

WEST VANCOUVER
POLICE are attempting to
discover just what this
object ts they have in their
possession and who owns.
it. The plece was recovered
with other stolen property
recently but to date, the
object, which appears. to
be jade, has not. been
claimed. Anyone who has
any information is asked to.
contact the West Van-
couver police.

John C. Silva, of 1404 Ross

Road, North © Vancouver,

_ pleaded guilty to failing to

declare. work earnings while

drawing unemployment
insurance benefits. .

The offences were said to
have occurred in. 1975 and
1977 and to have involved a
total of .about -$1,200 in
benefits. In suchicases, UIC
collect for restitution of the
payments.

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Judge Layton convicted
Silva on seven. counts of
fraud and fined him $200 for
each count, or 15 days’ jail.
for each offence, the sen-.
tences to run consecutively. |

Strata

NV District wwe decides - _

A move by an apartment

He asked: “Why give them to do what he wished with rental apartments >

complex owner to make a
“fast profit” by converting
from rental to strata title was
killed by North Vancouver
District Council Monday

if this conversion were to be _route - unless a specific area ?p A GE B- 1
until tenant security is necessary to the district. agreed, saying it was passed other applications to were to be designated for
secured. . council’s policy not to build convert would surely follow. _ rental property only.
oo Alderwoman Marilyn : “

Council was split over an
application for approval of
the proposed conversion of
Ridgewood Garden
Apartments - a complex of
28 three-bedroom
townhouses.

Decision was deferred
after lengthy discussion until
municipal staff have

,checked that the security of
all those who.wish to remain
tenants is assured.

a fast profit by permitting
them to sell the units?”,
adding that rental ac-
commodation, particularly
for families, is very

Baker pointed out that
Council did not have a
reasonable policy on the
housing mix factor, and
opposed the conversion. She
wanted tenant guarantees
first.

Alderwoman Mary Segal

agreed with Baker and also _

mentioned the shortage of
family rental property.
Alderman Peter Powell
concurred and didn’t believe

his property, providing he

conformed to District

bylaws, and favored . ap-
proving the application.
Alderman, Mike Lakes

especially high-rises.
Mayor Don Bell, agreed

with Alderman Ball “tosome .

extent” but maintained that

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that there was plenty. of.
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Van-City, and asked why the
District should go the same

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the case had been made for
Alderman Gordon Rose _ strata conversion. He said he
pointed out that the present would vote against it.
owner bought the property
knowing it was a rental
complex.

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