5 - Sunday, July 16, 1989 - North Shore News

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Armed robber
jailed 7 years

THE MAN who robbed the liquor store at Wesiview Shopping
Centre in June of 1988 was recently sentenced to a total of seven
years in jail.

Eric Joseph Bigger, 24, of Britannia Beach, received five years
for the robbery and an additional two years for using a firearm —
namely a sawed off shotgun — in the commission of the offence.

Bigger was assisted in the robbery by an as yet unidentified ac-
complice.

W. Van man
jailed for theft

A 20-YEAR-OLi West Vancouver man was sentenced June 29 in
West Vancouver provincial court to five days in jail after he was
found guilty of theft under $1,000.

William Sager was originally charged in connection with a Dec.
26, 1988 incident in which money was stolen from a female.

W. Van Police
warn boaters

WEST VANCOUVER Police warn boaters that summer is the time
of year that theft of boats and theft from boats generally occur.

Police recommend owners use plastic-coated, anti-theft chains
with a good marine chaia lock to secure boats and dinghys. Out-
board motor locks and beat alarms may also be purchased to
greatly reduce the loss of valnabie marine equipment.

If you are 3 West Vancouver boater and wish your equipment to
be marked for merine watch, contact West Vancouver Police
Crime Prevention section, or cali 922-4141.

INV woman fined

for UIC fraud

A 36-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver woman was fined $500 and

op probation for three months after she pleaded guilty July |

4 in North Vancouver provincial court io 11 counts of making false
statements on ber unemployment insurance report cnarcs.

Judy Nahance was originally charged in connection with state-
mists made on seport cords between May 1, 1983 and Oct. 2, 1938

in which she claimed that she did not work while she was collecting

anemployment insurence beaefits.

No further job
cuts planned

NEW VERSATILE Pacific Shipyards Inc. chairman Peter Quinn
said Thorsday the company has no current plans to cut any more
of Versatile’s management personnel.

A total of 38 management and administrative staff at Versatile
were laid off last Friday in what wss part of company streamlining
followipg the recent completion of Versatile’s sale io Shieldings
inc., agToronto-based merchant banking firm.

Quina said the layoff decision ‘‘was a (ough thing to do.”’

The deal to sell Versatile to Shieldings Inc. was completed June

At the time, company officials stated S&ieldings would make
significant changes in Versatile’s operatiou to improve efficiency
and reduce costs.

Included in those changes were plans to install new managemeat,

Versatile is currently awaiting delivery of the $350 million federa!
government contract to Luild the Polar Class 8 icebreaker.

pier
contract
awarded

THE CONTRACT for the con-
struction of the fishing pier at
Ambleside Landing was awarded
to Hanlon Construction at the
June 26 meeting of West Van-
couver District Council.

Of the four consecutive bids for
the job, Hanlon offered the
Jowest, at $368,000.

The highest bid was $433,000.

“This is going to be a real jewe!
in the recreational complex of
West Vancouver,’’ Mayor Don
Lanskail predicted.

The work on the 170-foot exten-
sion to the existing pier, which will
be done from the water, will in-
clude enhancement of the fishing
habitat around the pier.

The pier, located at the foot of
14th Street, will be made of wood
and constructed cn piles and will
include a fishing hole ard seating
area for the genera? public.

Ald. Mark Sager thanked
Thunderbird Marine Corporation
for its donation of $80,000 to the
Project.

The federal government is con-
tributing $150,000 toward the cost,
with the provincial government
contributing $130,000, and the
municipality contributing the re-
mainder,

Construction could begin in a
month, Parks director, Frank
Kurucz estimated, with completion
expected by the end of October.

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