Wednesday. November 3. 1999 ~ North Shore News - 3 | Release concerns family THE family of a mur- dered North Vancouver doctor is concerned about a violent mental- ly ill man returning to the community. David Henderson was found insane and not crimi- nally responsible for the 1992 shooting death of Dr. Verne Flather, 55. Henderson, now 56, was an undiagnosed para- noid) schizophrenic with a strong persecution complex when he gunned down Flather in front of the doc- tars East Keith Road home. Henderson has lived and received treatment ino the Forensic Psychiatric Institute (FPIH) in Port Coquitlam. Flather's daughter, Patti, said family members have attended = yearly hearings before a review board. A hearing = scheduled =~ on Monday was adjourned after the Flather family received sbout five days notice. Layne Christensen News Reporter layne@asnews.com TWO years after the release of the films Seven Years in Tibet and Kundun, the plight of the tiny Himalayan nation remains in the public eye. Vhat's because interest in Tibet's Sight for independence from China and the preservation of its culture is more than a passing fancy, says author and Bowen Island resident Victor Chan. “There is a very natural tendency for people to ke sympa- thetic to the Tibetan cause,” said Chan. “At the moment, peo- ple are aware of the Chinese Tibet situation, aware of the fact that the Chinese have invaded this small country and have been extremely heavy handed.” Chan was the first ethnic Chinese person to be granted an audience with the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet who fled to India where he lives in exile following China's invasion of the Buddhist nation in the 1950s. That first meeting was 28 years ago in India. Chan has met with the Dalai Lama several times since — most recently, in August at the Kalichakra Initiation in Bloomington, Indiana. The Kalichakra is one of the most important tantric wachings in Tibetan buddhism, says Chan. They also met last month during the Dalai Lama’s visit to Los Angeles, Chan is coliaborating with the Dalai Lama on a new book, under the working title The Tibetan Monk and the Chinese Pilgrim: Sevaight Talk on China, Tibet and Confucions. ; : Patti said the review hoard On Saturday, Chan will be at West Vancouver’s Ferry ; : i ; is considering allowing Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Ave., to show slides from those > . 7 Henderson our on unescort- mectings. His talk is part of an evening event, Tibetan Art: ed overnight outings up to 28 Tradition and Transition. The event will also feature Kelsang days. Dawa, a Vancouver artist who left Tibet in 1991 by walking “My opinion is che prog- over the Himalayas to freedom, and Sonam Palden, who stud- nosis for him is not good. He ied calligraphy in the monasteries of Sikkim and Dharmsala. was untreated for so long,” Dawa will show a video and explain the elaborate process of said Patti, = from)—sher grinding pigments for thangka painting. Whitehorse home. She feels Tibet has an artistic culture thar is extremely rich and cen- the review hearings are aimed turies old, says Chan, “The essence of the Tibetan culture is its at discharging Henderson spirituality. Spirituality is something (Tibetans) do nor talk permanently from FPT. about but it is very much in evidence in their art. These are John Nunez, registrar and things we people in the West can learn about.” general counsel for the B.C. The evert is from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets will be sold at Review Board, confirmed that the door. Admission is S&. Refreshments will be served and Henderson was allowed there will be time to calk with the artists. unescorted day passes in a dis- Dawa and Palden will also be working on-site in the gallery position order made after a Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 6 and 7 berween T and 5 p.m. The May 25 hearing. A new hear- demonstrations are free, but donations for the artists are wei- ing Gate was not set. come. —Anna Marie D'Angelo ee . NEWS photo Julie Wereon KELSANG Dawa stands before his painting White Tara, the female manifestation of compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. The artist will ba at the Ferry Building Saturday. » | City reverses | forest decision Katharine Hamer News Reporter katharine@nsnews.com NORTH Vancouver City councillors have done an about-face on their recent decision to join the Forest Alliance of B.C. “We got mixed up,” said Coun. Darrell Mussatto. “We thought they were Forest Renewal.” Council voted unanimously to join the Forest Alliance as an associate donor at its Oct. 18 meciing. The motion to join was put forward by Mussatto and sec- onded by Coun. Barbara Sharp -— both well-known tor their envirgamental concerns. “We haven't paid the $100 it costs to join yer,” Mussatio said. “Last week we all voted against joining, then, except for the mayor.” The Forest Alliance is a 300-member coalition with a stated goal of achieving both “environmental protection and economic stability in the use of B.C.'s forest products.” Its mentbers include such companies as Aggressive Transport and Accurate Rubber Products — as well as major Canadian banks, accountants, pulp mills and logging companies, Interfor — the forestry company recently embroiled in con- troversy over fogging in the Elaho Valley north of Squamish — and Monsanto (a major producer of genetically maditied food Legal access to bridge limited during rush hour for West Royai residents Bob Hiackin News Reporter MARK Morabito thinks it’s wrong that he ing morning rush hour. Morabito lives in the West Royal Complex near the southeast corner of Taytor Way and Marine Drive. The twin towers’ driveway is approximately 50 metres south of the busy Tayfor/Marine intersection, where . Fight turns are prohibited weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Vehicles are also not allowed to enter Marine Drive from ncighbouring Park Royal South between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. or the nearest ¢astern point of entry, Capilano Road and Marine Drive. Left turns are pro- hibited there weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Morabito said he was issued a ticket by a West Vancouver Police officer Oct, 13 for making an illegal right turn at 9:15 a.m. at Taylor and Marine en route to the dewn- town Vancouver law firm where he works. He may dispute the NEWS photo Mike Wakefierd MARK Morabito, a resident of the West Royal Complex, can't turn right during morning rush hour at the nearest intersec- tion, Taylor Way and Marine Orive. either heads north up Taylor Way and changes direction to join southbound traffic, goes west to Marine Drive and 13th Avenue ticket in court. . Morabito said he was caught making the curn after waiting for the northbound light on Taylor Way to turn green. He said he waited on the West Roval driveway tor the green light and a clear lane to the intersection: He said it was a “necessary act of civil dis- obedience.” The day after receiving the citation, Morabito said he searched unsuccessfully for an easy-to-access and legal courte to the bridge from West Royal. “Much to my surprise, and admittedly, anger, | could not find such a route,” he said. “In effect, residents of the West Royal Complex are prohibited from accessing the Lions Gate Bridge” Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Morabito’s morning commute is now more complicated. He and changes direction to join the eastbound flow or drives inte North Vancouver via the Squamish Nation road and turns lett onto Marine Drive where it’s legal. Morabito suggests West Royal residents, like buses, should be exempted from the prohibition. West Vancouver Mayor Pat Boname said she would speak to Police Chief Grant Churchill Tuesday co seck a trattic count of vehicles originating from West Royal. She believes the majority of residenis there are not daily commuters, “It seems to me many of the people who boughr into the West Royal are retired, I think we Fave to get the figures on that before we review the policy and see whar we can do.” She said the prohibition was enacted to allay fears of further congestion on the bridge when the towers were built earlier this decade. can’t make ¢ right turn near his home dur- |p -ae rr eee aks : products) are also on the roster. The municipality was invited to join by Forest Alfiance presi- dent Tom Teviin. Arthe Oct. 18 meeting, Forest Alliance chairman Jack Munro told council the arganizatica supported managed logging and even clearcutting ia wetershed Jands. Forest Renewal B.C. was created as part of the 1994 Forest Renewal Act, aiming, to “renew the forest economy of B.C., enhance the production capacity and environmental value of for- est lands, create jobs, provide taining tor forest workers and strengthen communities.” See Alliance pase §