WEDNESDAY
April 17, 1996

appeais

A SUSPENDED West
Vancouver Police constable
is appealing a police depart-
ment finding that he resign
for tying.

By Anna Marie D'Angelo
News Reporter

Glen Mason was found guilty in
March of deceit after a private
internal police hearing.

His appeal will be heard by the
West Vancouver Police Board.

Mason had

been the subject
of an- internal
police investiga-
‘tion. He was
accused of inap-
propriately
pulling out his
gun during a
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meeting last ;
. August. . Const. Mason
’ Mason denied ... tO ap)
the accusation dept. find! ing.
despite the testi-

_ mony of 10 West Vancouver resi-
dents who made statements to the
contrary, said West Vancouver resi-
dent Susan Best.

Best made a written complaint

about the August gun incident. She -

said Mason pulled out his gun in an
Bellevue Avenue apartment lobby
within a metre of her.

Best. is the grandmother of
‘Danny Possee, who was shot and ¢
killed by West Vancouver Police
. Officer Tim Pollitt during a mari-
_ juana raid in 1992.

"Mason pulled out the pistol
while discussing a possible expla-
_. nation for the decreased crime sta-
‘tistics in West Vancouver, said
Best.
B.C. Police Commission com-

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Snake dance

AWOMAN hops a fire hose at the scene of a fire in the 300-biock of East 22nd in
North Vancouver on Friday. The fire caused extensive damage to the home.

NEWS pheto Tocry Pe Peters

"KELLEY VOYER holds a tiny cross returned to her by an honest person.

Weather

Thursday: Cloudy with showers
High 14°C, low 6°C,

AMALGAMATION

NORTH VANCOUVER District
Council refused Monday to endorse one
councillor’s idea for a district-only ref-
erendum on the subject of North
Vancouver City and District amalga-
mation.

NORTH VANCOUVER
DISTRICT COUNCIL
_ By Martin Millerchip
Instead, the majority of council agreed to
debate the merits of a “joint-services advisory
committee” as proposed by Coun. Pat Munrve.
Coun. Erie Crist had proposed a referendum
be held at the next municipal election in
November “to provide district residents with an
opportunity to express themselves on this issue.”
Crist argued that such a referendum would’ -
_Taise public awareness “and provide the’ larger
North Shore community with an additional main-
date for further action.”
“On the other hand,” said Crist, “the results of

the referendum might indicate that district resi-..-

dents are satisfied with the present setup and do

not wish their council to take any further action «-

in this regard.”

Crist. acknowledged that there has been no
indication of support for amalgamation by the
chy but suggested that such a stance might
encourage district residents to renegotiate some
joint services.

“District residents miay want to rethink exisi-
ing arrangements including the free-of-charge
use of district playing fields by city residents, to
us¢ as an example,” said Crist. -

But while Munroe agreed that as much as

NEWS photo Mike Waketiid

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Crossed paths found
im lost diamond cross

Two strangers find a shared connection

THE ODDS that Georgina Swan would ever. cross paths wich Kelley Voyer were
extreme long shots at best.

By Anna Marie D'Angelo

News Reporter

Voyer, who moved to West Vancouver's Dundarave area last month, lost a diamond cross pendant
while jogging on.the seawall.

Swan, who fives in Surrey, found the tiny cross dropped diamond-side down near the seawall.
Swan returned it personally to Voser at her Nelson Avenue home.

More accurately, it was their home.
“Of all the houses that are so crammed together it had to be the same house... {t's just wo add

actually,” said Swan, 29.
Swan had lived in what is in now Voyer's home until she was six.

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