Thieves score big
in local B&Es

THIEVES RECENTLY stole over $20,000 worth of goods and
cash in (wo separate residential break and enters.

A window was pried open in the 200-block of West 18th Street
in North Vancouver and a thief made off with electronic equip-
ment, a bicycle, a camera and accessories. The loss is estimated at

between $10,000 and $15,600.

Meanwhile, in West Vancouver, a thief entered an unlocked
door in the 100-block of 18th Street and walked away with more
than $10,000 worth of jewelry and cash.

See Crime Alert, page 14, for more North Shore crime infor-

mation.

NV man guilty

of Ul

fraud

A NORTH Vancouver man was sentenced Nov.

19 in Norih

Vancouver provincial court to 60 days in jail for making false
statements on his unemployment insurance report cards.

Matthew Stewart pleaded guilty tc 12 counts of making claims
for unemployment insurance benefits based on false statements
that he was not working during a period stretching from March

through September of 1988.

Judge J.L. McCarthy also ordered Stewart to pay $7,900 in
restitution to the Unemployment Insurance Commission.

As a term of Stewart's two-year probation period, Stewart must
complete 100 hours of community work service.

His jail term is to be served under the electronic monitoring

program.

North Shore ski hills
to open this weekend

LOCAL SKI hill operators are set to open North Shore
mountains for skiing this weekend, more than a month
earlier than last season’s dismal start.

Cypress will open today for
limited skiing with the ropetow
and Panorama open via Eagle
chair on Black Mountain, said
Mark Gascoigne, the mountain’s
marketing coordinator.

“It’s a great start,’’ he said.

With a current base of 60 cm,
Gascoigne said Cypress needs
another 30cm before the moun-
tain could operate all chairs and
lifts. Last season, Cypress was not
fully operational until Jan. 15.

Seymour Ski Country plans to
open its operation on Saturday
with at least the Goldie ropetow
and possibly the Lodge and
Mystery Peak chairlifts.

**We hope to have one or two
chairlifts operating as well, but
people should call the ski phones,”
said Chris Carter, Seymour’s
marketing director.

With an additional 30 cm of
new snow on Wednesday,
Seymour has a 70-cm base at the
parking lot elevation.

“If we have another snowfall
like last night, we’ll be laughing,’’
said Carter. “It’s almost a miracle
when you open on your target
date.’”

Grouse Mountain is also
shooting for a Saturday start, ac-
cording tc ski director Rob
Wallace.

As of Thursday the mountain
had a 60-cm snow base. Grouse
will open the Paradise ropetow
and possibly Blueherry to mid-
station.

By Elizabeth Collings
News Reporter

Last season, Grouse opened
briefly on Dec. 4 on a ‘‘thumbnail
layer of snow’’ and was not in full
swing until the third week of
January 1990, Wallace said.

“What we’re seeing right now is
what we’d call a normal year. It’s
looking quite good right now,’’ he
said.

Meanwhile, Blackcomb and
Whistler mountains are both par-
tially open with a 106-cm base.

Open since Nov. 17, Blackcomb
has Solar Coaster, Jersey Cream,
Catskinner, and Seventh Heaven
chairs in operation, as well as
Horstman Glacier. Skiers are
downloading on the Wizard chair.

Whistler Mountain has been
open since Nov. 22 with skiing to
the mid-station on the Whistler
Creek side and to the base of the
Green chair on the village side,
according to marketing director
Cathy Dixon.

Wednesday night Whistler had a
“huge dump”’ of 45 cm, she said.

“The conditions are excellent
right now. We've had a_ few
systems come through and it’s
winter conditions. It’s shaping up
very well,’’ she said.

All three local mountains are.

advising skiers to call ahead for
an update on snow conditions.
Cypress will honor all season-pass
holders this weekend.

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