“Mike Grenby n19 Festive Food 023 Business sense for the i Raise a glass for Sandwich Generation Svlvester’s Night 193: oon 12 ooo 10 sen 28 aco 30 ooo 22 ooo 14 R 30, ; Bright Lights Business Classifieds Crossword ' Food Neighbourhoods Searts _ Table Hopping 1998 was a stellar year for local athletes Spots Year in Review 025 FREE Robert Galster News Reporter roberv@usnews.com THE Insurance ' Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is not moving its North Vancouver head office. “E can tell you flat out the no plan to move ICBC’s head office,” said the crown corpora- tion’s media relations director Dean Pelkey in response toa story which appeared in a Vancouver daily newspaper last month, According to NV city Coun. Darrell Mussatto, the idea of ICBC moving apparently origi- nated with the cite’s staff. As a result, councillors made calls tor the city to make an effort tw con- vince the corporation to stay. “We had shifted some emplos ces out to Surrey,” said: Pell “But the majority of us are staving here and we've vor plenty of employees thal be staying here.” NEWS photo Terry Peters Chill in the New Year STEPHANIE Nooris (left) braves the chilly Deep Cove waters for a hot chocolate toast with the penguin mascot to promote Friday's Penguin Plunge 1999 at Panorama Park. The hearty piungers hit the water at 2 p.m., but the action starts at 10:30 a.m. with a profes- sional ice sculpting competition. Also on New Year's Day, the annual ice Hole Swim takes place at Ambieside Beach at 1 p.m. as Eve traged| king when he died an Cl nas Exe. Miller's sitter reported bi in ing to Cypress Bowl West V an snowboarder weNigel ws really well respected the ski schookand — empte ee wer Cunneyworth, The ‘Cypress Bow! ski dies in gully avalanche patrol was called out. Cunneyworth said the ski patrol in the whole area... He was well liked mht down from followed Miller's tra to the avalanche deposit. the general manager to the lift operators,” said Bab NIGEL Miller, 25, died snowboarding in @ closed area. Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter dangelo@nsnews.com A Saturday memorial service is set for a West Vancouver resident who died on Dec. 24 while snowboarding in an out-of-bounds area of Cypress Bowl. Nigel Gordon Miller, 25, was a shi and: snowboard instructor at Cypress Bewd for eight years. He was not Cunneyworth, safety manager of Cypress Bowl Ski area. “For him to do something like this is unexplainable. We will probably never know why he did this,” said Cunnevwort! Miller had beeti snowboarding with his sister. The siblings separated and Miller went under the ropes into a an area thar was posted ay permanently closed. The area is called Mr. Poad’s gully and is off limits at all times because itis. a deep gully with sink holes, water falls and exposed ros Asin walanche pulled Miler to the bottom of the steep gully that has 30 degree sloped terrain. He was burted under 1.5 metres of snow, JOIN FITNESS ya x a ‘37 erating ono Fitness World Memborztup ol thts Be You receve FREE ratern untarn fer 2 te Honatubs Hower, ‘PULL DETAILS AT Clues. PUP Z% nneyworth said the ski patrol quickly found Miller’s t 6:30 p.m. he Mount Strachan gully is located between two black diamond ski runs called Top Gun and Humpty Dumpty. Cunnesworth said anvone snowh« 2 outot-bounds areas will Jose their passes. emplovees would Jose skiing privileges for a penod of time and may be fired for out-of bounds skiing or snow: boarding. Miller grew up in West Vancouver and graduated in See Miller page § TO HAWAII as