TWO AMBULANCE attendants and six firemen were
required to lift.a 400-plus-pound man being transferred to
hospital Thursday morning,

“We probably could have used a few more,” said. West
Vancouver Fire: Department Captain Barry Campbell. “N
couple of his sons pave us a band."

Camptell said ambulance attendants called firefiphters

- to help dift the naked man, whe had not left the chair ata
home in the Squamish Nation reserve for “quite some
tine."

Campbell said the man could only moan in pain. A
chemical imbalance prevented him from getting up and

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THE ‘NORTH Vancouver
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@ the: 400- block . of. East Ist
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"Two men, both 33, received five =.
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- One/man.was stabbed in the
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: The men, .of North Vancouver,”
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were intoxicated to some degree at
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= She. said’ police located one of ;
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Edgemont hardware’ goes —

NOT EVEN a 400-name peti-
tion could : save Garnier
Hardware in Edgemont
Village from closing.

By lan Noble.
News Reporter

Owner Nazir Keshavji said his
three-year-old business will be
closing at the end of August
because he hasn't been able to eoa-
clude a lease arrangement with
landlord Elizabeth Gibbs.

A petition begun by resident
Elizabeth Warren calling for Gibbs
to reconsider and negotiate “some-

thing acceptable to. yourself’ and-

Garnier Hardware’ was signed by
400 people. ;
“f feel very strongly that we

need our hardware store —~ it is as”

important to a village shopping

area as a bank, post office or gro

cery store,

“This: store helps to perpetuate

our feeling of comninnity as well
as supplying so many houseliold
needs not
here.” she said,

Keshavji said Gibbs was look-_

ing for a substantial rate hike. ©
“f do not like to see a hike in
these. times and: she wouldn'tysit
down’ with us: and. talk,”. said
Keshavji. oo
However,

Paula Pappajohn.

Gibbs’. daughter, said Keshayji's $
hardware store has not had a rent
increase in three years and is now
paying well below market rate for
reat, i

Pappajohn suid Keshavji reject-
eda five-year-option that: would
see rent increase a total of 18%,

just under a 14% hike each year for
the next three years, said
-appajohn. ;
Bat Keshavji called the offer too
Hite. too late. He added the wheels
are in motion to close the store, and
itis too late a date to stop them.
His Edgemont store will be con-

otherwise available:

solidated with his Lonsdate stare,

Wednesday, — Keshavji was }
Pearson's Hardware.

offered a new deal that called for

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