INQUIRING REPORTER

12 - Wednesday, July 29, 1992 — North Shore News

THE OLYMPIC flame reached Barcelona’s stadium on
Saturday amidst allegations that the spirit of the 25th more than $2 billion from television rights and corporate

International Olympic Committee is expected to bring in

Summer Olympics is tainted by drugs and the aimighty sponsorships, while some athletes will make millions in
dollar. At a cost of more than $9 billion, the 1992 endorsements. But many are stiff moved by athletes
Olympic Games are the largest ever, bringing together from around the world making it or breaking it at the
about 12,000 athletes from a record 172 countries. The sporting event of their dreams.

What do the Olympics mean to you?

Harry Cohen Mike Suddaby

Manchester, Engiand
I like watching the I love
world-class athletes Games,
competing with cach Olympic Committee’s fi-
other. If we can live in nancial
harmony for two weeks think it’s a very impor-

West Vancouver

while competing in tant

athletics, then why can’t athletes.

we live like that forever?

A DAY IN COURT

THE FOLLOWING people ap-
peared in North and West Van-
couver courts recently to face
various charges:

Before Judge Jerome Paradis in
North Vancouver provincial court
on July 22:

Shane D. Boucher, 19, of North
Vancouver ieceived a six month
probation term after pleading
guilty to assitult causing bodily
harm.

Babak Mirhadi, 28, of North
Vancouver was fined $400 and
placed on probation for nine

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months after he was found guilty
of defrauding a person of money
less than $1,000.

The conditions of his probation
include not having any chequing
accounts or credit cards during the
term of his probation.

Before Judge Jerome Paradis in
North Vancouver provincial court
on July 20:

Michael Ian Campbell, 30, of
North Vancouver received six
months’ probation after being
convicted of assaulting another
person.

it’s great
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West Vancouver

Kyla McDonald Tom Orr
Gibsons West Vancouver

Despite all! the politics, I ! believe in the sport- 1 love watching the
think the Games are smanship aspect of the Olympics and getting
about the people and the Games. They bring coun- caught up in the excite-
countries they represent, tries together and create ment. I forget about the
the coming together of pride in your nation. | controversy when the
the world and the smaller think they're overcom- game starts, because then
people. mercialized, but someone it’s just a team or indi-

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