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Robert Gaister

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NORTH Vancouver’s
Gillian Guess was
sentenced Monday tu
serve 18 months in
prison.

BC Supreme Court Justice
Raymond Paris said Guess had
“embarked on a sexual adven-
ture” that constituted “an attack
on the judicial process.”

The sentencing of Guess, 43,
took less than half an hour. Ir
was the culmination of a process
thar began two years ago. A
crowd hiled Courtroom 55 to
hear Guess’ fate.

It was the same courtroom
where Guess sat on a jury dur-
ing the trial of Peter Gill and
five other men accused of mur-
der. Guess had an affair with
Gill while continuing on as a
juror. It was evident from the

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Liam Lahey
Contributing Writer
BC Tel called upon North Vancouver City

Council Monday to support a proposal
that would expand the North Shore’s toll-

free calling area.

In a presentation to council BC Tel business manager Linda
schneider said the change would come with a rate hike.

“This proposal is very important to BC Tel customers and
your constituents,” Schneider said. “A $1.75 per month increase
added onto our residential customer’s regular phone bill will
apply ... BC Tel does not stand to make any profit whatsoever
from this rate increase.”

NV City backs BC Tel bid to
expand local calling area,
charge exira for service

The city answered by voting 4-2 to support the plan.
Councillors John Braithwaite and Stella Jo Dean were opposed.

BC Tel deveioped the plan at the request of the Greater
Vancouver Regional District (GVRD). The proposal is to elimi-
nate long-distance charges for all calls within. the
Vancouver area.

BC Tel customers living in Vancouver, Burnaby, New
Westminster and Richmond will face a 50-cent increase per
month should the plan go through. However, residents in com-

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munities including North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Bowen
Island and Lions Bay would be tagged for an additional $1.75
per month for “significant expansion of their local calling areas.

“This plan. fits into the GVRD’s Livable Region strategy, and
in the interest of business, it’s advantageous for North Shore res-
idents,” Schneider offered. “As a partial benefit to residents of
North Vancouver, as real estate prices rise the younger generation
van not afford to buy a home here and move away ... they'll be
abie to make frequent calls to their families where they grew up
without having to worry about long distance charges.”

But said Braithwaite, “I can’t speak on behalf of the people,”
he said. “I can’t support it (the proposal), but I will support the
public voting on it.”

BC Tel made a similar proposal in 1993 that the public voted

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