10 ~ Sunday, August 2, 1998 — North Shore News

In search of concrete powder

Eternal winter for North Vancouver long boarder

Andrew McCredie

Editor
andrew@nsnews.com

AT first glance he looks
like a midget skate-
boarder in search of a
Jimmy Buffet concert.

But in actual fact it’s just
North Van gnarly dude Dave
Howells in search of some
concrete powder.

The 32-year-old carpenter
recently discovered the newest
twist on good old skatcboard-
ing, and in the process found

ing out on me,” he explains.
“Sliding a bir, bur still so I can
reel it in.”

According to the North
Shore native, longboarding is
all the rage in California this
summer.

And he believes once local

a summertime alternative to

_ his wintertime passion.

“I was missing snowboard-
ing so much, but when I tried
out.a longboard I found out it
is just like” snowboarding,” -
said Howells, : his hefty 46”

wooden ride’ tucked under his. :

arm.

crazy,” he admits o
generated by. the |
thane wheels. “Pve e already

bail into somcone’

A "25-year-old North
‘Vancouver woman was
“knocked down and ~~
* Kicked by ai assailant
on July 24:in’ North.
Vancouver.’

7, Aecording to the North’

. the

: “The speed can pet pretey’
ie pace:
arge urc-. iam

snowboarders discover the
many similarities berween
carving powder and carving
concrete, the Jongbuard will
become as common as its
shorter cousin on the North
Shore.

Like most great discover-

NORTH Vancouver's Dave Howells carves up some
concrete on his longboard near Victoria Park. The 30-
uv “ something rider reports it’s just like snowboarding.

or shoplifter

“Mr. Le, for however j iong he
: ss etre

ving stealing

; Le’s last shoplifting convic-

‘tion: netted him a four-month

jail sentence in 1996. The judge
noted that, the | ‘Crown was
” being “very generous” by only
“asking fora 30-da jail sentence
relating to the Zeller’s theft.

Le did not have-a lawyer. He

, spoke’.to:the judge’ through | a
<xMietnamese interpreter.

“Le asked the judge for -_

bation or 2 fire instead of jail’

because he had to look after his
two Children.

Paradis asked the divorced

welfare recipient if he had care
_of the children.

Le did not answer the ques-

jon, but said he also had an 11-

[zon who had j just come

” Said Paradis, “He lives just
with you?
“Correct,” said Le through
the interpreter.
. Paradis said, “You are spon-
soring him?”
“Yes,” replied Le

Le told the judge ‘that he did

‘Vicious assailant

. around midnight near the

llth
was

East
she

900-block 9
Street = when
attacked.

~~‘ Police say a man jumped
her from behind. She was

_ knocked to the ground and

kicked in the back by the
assailanr.
-During the attack, police. .

say a white van drove by and”

not apply for legal aid thar
would pay for a lawyer to repre-
sent him in the case.

The judge adjourned the
sentencing to Sept. 9 saying he
“wanted to know a great deal
more about Mr. Le.”

Paradig ordered a pre-sen-
tencing report to be made by a

robation officer about Le. The

judge asked for a transcript of.

his court comments.

In going over details of the
the Zeller’s theft, Crown lawyer
Victoria ‘Hannah said that Le
had placed’a microwave in a
shopping cart at the store about
4 p.m. on April

He then prided a pot set. A
woman accomplice P laced bags
containing children’s clothes on

of the other two items. Le
le the store with the stolen
goods in the cart.

Hannah said the woman
accom lice was not charged.

udge Paradis said Le’s
shone was premeditated.
The crime was aggravated fur-
ther by. being done with an
accomplice with a recent and
relatively lengthy criminal
record for shoplifting.

scared off the male attacker.
_ The woman was not seri-
ously injured in the incident.
Her assailant is described
‘as being Caucasian, medium
build and of average height.
Anyone with information
about the attack is asked to
call North Vancouver RCMP
Const. Mark. Brown, at 985-
1311.

ies, Hewells happened upon
the longboard by accideni.

“’'m working across the
street from a skateboard shop
in Kits and a few months ago
T just went in to check the
place out,” he recalls.

“And then I saw one of

“The speed you
get is pretty crazy.
Tve already had
to bail into some-

one’s front yard.”

— Longboarder Dave
Howells

will be held on MONDAY, AUGUST 10,

these massive skateboards on
the wall.”

A few questions and $200
were exchanged.

Howells walked out of
P.D.’s Hotshop the proud
owner of a Canadian-made
Skull Skates board.

“J can’t remember ever
leaving my house without my
skateboard tucked under my
arm as a kid,” he says.

Does he ever stop and con-
sider that some penple might
take exception to a 32-year-
old riding around local streets
on an oversize skateboard?

Like, grow up buddy?

“Hey, nobody sent me a
memo,” ‘he says with a grin.

With that he slips his frog-
eye shades on, drops his
board, hops on and_ glides
away, in search of concrete
powder.

And a place to bail.

J
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representations in conneetion with. the following. proposed ame
“Toning Bylaw, 1995, New. 6700", and the “Zoning Map of the City of N
Vancouver”, which ix an integral part of “Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No. 6700":

p> sviaw No. 7060

‘To rezone Lat t7, Block 177, D. Le. 271, Plan 5489, located at | Lansi
Avenue, and indicated on the map, The amending bylaw would. hi ‘
the effect of removing the said: property
to permit development of a 3-sterey
commercial building ou the site.

F ROM: CD-276

(Comprehensive Development 276 Zone)

TO: CD-377

(Comprehensive Development

377 Zone)

p> pyLaw No. 7061

‘To rezone Lot 38, Block B, D.L. 265/552, Plan 7199, located at 908 West 16th

Street, and indicated on the map. The amending bylaw. would. have :
the effect of removing the said property
io permit a residential/commercial devel-

opment on the site.

FROM: CD-123

(Comprehensive Development 123 Zone)

TO: CD-378

(Comprehensive Development 378 Zone) ;

APPUCANT: P. TAVAKOU/F. weet
SADEGHIEH/H.R. HATCH ARCHITECT OD, .

proposed Bylaw No. 7060, and Bylaw No. 7061 shall be afforded ans
opportunity to he heard i in persons by attorney or by pe tition, The

AUG UST 10, 1998. Written sitbmissions- will be vccepued up i
AUGUST 10, 1998, but submissions will NOT be accepted after the co

of the Public Hearing.

Bruce A. Hawkshaw, City Clerk: wee

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