Tl egete earners Eeeen See yp gain etree en eee janslaughter trial ordered A 28-YEAR-GLD North Vancouver man has been ordered to stand trial in Vancouver county court on a charge of manslaughter. Robert Bertram Vermaak appeared Wednesday and Thursday in North Vancouver provincial court for a preliminary hearing into the charge, which was laid against him in connection with the death of Ricky Ray Dixon, who died following s Nov. 6, 1987 beating. Appearing before Judge J.D. Layton, Vermaak was ordered to stand trial on the charge in Vancouver county court and elected to be tried by a judge and jury. A trlal date was not set to press time Friday. Research dog goes missing THE OWNER of a dog participating in a Lions Gate Hospital gerontology research program, testing the impact of pet visitors to an extended care population, wants her missing dog back. ~ The black 14-month-old Newfoundland unspayed bitch disap- peared after going for a run with her Newfoundland mother be- (ween 8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sunday near her Whytectiff Park home. The dog, responding to the name of Chrissy or Rosle, has a green tattoo on its right ear which reads N7LSU. Anyone with information on the missing dog should call the West Vancouver Police at 922-4141 or 986-0818. N. Van senior wins $250, 000 Fi ry A RETIRED North Vancouver iS accountant won $250,000 recent- ly on the instunt-win portion of a Super Loto lottery ticket. Gladys Clauson, 75, won by matching three $250,000 prize amounts. She intially scratched the ticket at lunch, but put it in her purse after thinking she hadn't won anything. Only after re-examining the ticket ‘‘over and over’’, counting { “the zeros to make sure I wasn't 7 oO fooling myself’? and consulting GLADYS Clavson...to share with her sister did she finally winnings with her sister. belleve that she had indeed won. NV | man ) jailed for fraud A 26-YEAR-OLD Nortit-Vancouver man was sentenced Feb. 5 in North Vancouver provincial court to four months in fail after he pleaded guilty to four counts of using stolen credit cards. Daryl! Wayne Silva was originally charged in connection with in- [ cidents from October 1986 to March 1987 in which Dalmy’s Canada Ltd., Esso Petroleum, Visa and Canadian Tire credit cards ‘belonging to another male were used by Silva. Appearing before Judge J.D. Layton, Silva pleaded guilty to all '. four charges and was sentenced to one month on each. The jail sentences will be served consecutively. In addition to the jail term, Silva was ordered to pay $5,328 in compensation to the four companies. iesident saves heart victim THE MAN who helped resuscitate a 65-year-old North Vancouver men, who suffered a heart attack at the wheel of his car Jan. 29 while driving or Jones Avenue near West 18th Street, was incor- rectly identified as a poiice officer in an earlier News account of the ~ incident. The stricken man was resuscitated by a nearby resident, Ward Cleveland. Cleveland is trained as an industrial first aid attendant. The vic- tim was revived at the scene, but died later at LGH. AMBLESIDE MERCHANTS evitalization input sought AMBLESIDE MERCHANTS have until the end of Febru- ary to present their views on the $4.7 million revitalization project planned for their area, which is expected to cost them $1.9 million. West Vancouver District Council voted Feb. | to proceed with the bylaw for the project, as a petition from the affected merchants in- dicated broad support for the Vaughan Durante Ltd. concept plan. “TY think it's a very worthwhile initiative and shows the coopera- tion of this community,’’ said West Vancouver Mayor Don Lan- skail. West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce president Bill Soprovich congratulated the Ambleside Village Business Association and its president Bill Irwin, but he also voiced some revitalization scheme concerns. “What about revitalization work that has already been done and those who paid for it?’’ Soprovich asked, “They will not be taxed double, but the sidewalk tiles wiil have to be lifted out and changed to fit in with the rest of the scheme," answered municipal manager Terry Lester. Soprovich was also concerned about the addition of the 20-year revitalization loan from the pro- vincial government to the municipality’s debt load. “We've always been proud of the fact that we're a pay-as-you-go municipality,’’ Soprovich said. Local resident. Jack Howard asked how much the average West Vancouver taxpayer’s taxes would go up to cover the municipality's share of the $4,7 million loan. Lester said the loan will cost $850,000 to $900,000 a year, in total, of which the municipality's share would be about $500,000. “It will probably constitute a two per cent increase in taxes rais- ed for municipal purposes,'’ Lester estimated. Mayor Lanskail directed Lester to figure out what the cost to the average taxpayer will be. According to the report by council's General Services Com- mittee, consisting of Ald. Mark Sager, Ald. David Finlay and Ald. Alex Brokenshire, the revitaliza- tion project will be advantageous, not only to the merchants, but also to the community as a whole. “Therefore, the costs involved should be mutually shared to reflect this collective benefit,’’ the report stated. The revitalization scheme will include upgrading of roads, lanes, boulevards and utilities, as well as the commercial spaces. The Vaughan Durante plan is designed to upgrade the commercial district, while complementing the water- front character and residential neighborhood, WEST VANCOUVER PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT __ presents yg Wy DANCE TO THE SOUNDS OF WEST VANCOUVER BIG BAND 8:00-12:00 p.m. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20 At the Senior Centre Marine & 2ist $10 FOR TICKETS 926-4375 S - Wednesday, February 17, 1988 - North Shore News Imported, Dhurrie (Rugs) Come see the variety of sizes and colours, in- cluding pastel & serene Shades, Reversible avaliable. Westia Bayshore * gat. Feb. 20 ' @& Sun. Feb. 21 Sam - Spm. 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