JANUARY 714, 1998 Bright Lights ooo 10 Business oot 31 t Classifieds ooo 39 Crossword ooo 42 Life _ eel North Shore Alert eo 8 Sports ooo 38 Talking Personals *ee 44 ‘Canadan Pubicatons Maa Sales Prout Agicement No 0067238 48 Pages ” The Voice of North | Truck | permits | for WY Catherine Barr Contributing Writer IT has taken more than two years, but West Vancouver councillors have final- ly discovered they have considerable power to control dangerous truck traf- fic travelling down residential streets. West Vancouver District is now exercising its muscle. Councillors plan to adopt new truck bylaws designed to better protect area residents from run- away tucks. “This is only the beginning,” said Coun. Allan Williams at a council meeting Monday. “We are looking to provide some solace to the people of West Murder Anna Marie D’Angelo News Reporter dangclo@nsnews.com MANI Rezaei pleaded guilty on Monday to being the masked man who repeatedly shot Siamak Zahedi in a Central Lonsdale base- ment suite on June 25, 1996. ahedi, 25. who now lives in Coquitlam, is paralyzed trom the waist down and confined to a wheelchair tor lite as a result of the shooting. Rezaci, himself a gunshot survivor from another incident, sat in a wheelchair in B.C Supreme Court on Monday and quickly said “guilty” when the court clerk jinished reading a charge of attempted murder. Rezaci, 21, of North Vancouver, was also charged with con spiracy to commit the murder of Zahedi, his one time close triend. Rezaci’s murder conspiracy charge, although not otficiall: dropped, is expected to be staved with the guilty plea. Rezaci’s plea of guilty put a halt ta what would have been a trial that was to have gone on fer most of this month. A preliminary hearing into the case held carher to determme if their was enough evidence for a trial generated 1,200 pages of transcript. Rezaci’s covaccused in the attempted murder case, Kaniran Gafarghobani, 21, of North Vancouver, was slated to continue with his trial this wi ; Gafarghobani’s inal started withour the jury being present. Cash advance p31 Off-ice battle p38 Investment advisors look —_ Griffins’ owner takes high o their crystal ball for °98 road in ownership wrangle West Van police seize fake guns Aiming tor trouble p27 Snow job Vancouver who are tired of living THE white stuff buries Richard Charlton up to his boots Tuesday morning as he and partner Roy Ripp (driving the Jeep) clear the Petro-Canada station at 13th and Lonsdale. The two were busy clearing parking lots from Grousewoods to Lower Lonsdale after See WV paste 4 an overnight snowfall blanketed the North Shore. The snow closed a number of private schools Tuesday on the North Shore. NEWS photo Mike Wakefield bid yields plea Sentencing set for later this month; accused and victim now in wheelchairs orth Vancouver man, Ali Alamdari. charged in connection with the Zahedi shearing. Alamdari’s charges were dropped by the North Vancouver Crown office shordy atter they were laid. On Monday, athin Rezaci sinirked at his lawyer Ellen Gordon ashe was wheeled into the courtroom by a sheriff Resae: was clad ina fight green suit and blue jacket. Ao shert time Iter Gatarghobani, wearing a business suit and tie, was escorted into the courtroom through the prisoner’s door by a sheritt. atarghobani smiled ot his lawyers, and did not fook at Rezaci when he sat down in the prsoner’s bax about a metre from Rezaci’s wheelchair. A few minutes hier the two accused smiled at cach other and whispered. They both glanced over their shoulders to the courtroom gallery. Zahedi was not present in the court Tu, The FO sp everal shenfis and had to pass by 3 mitted To enter the courtroont. A short-haired Rezaci fidgeted and moved his legs during the court appearance. His bullet wound was not readily apparent although he occa- sionally displ 2 pronounced witching of} Gatarghobani has been kept in cus tody at the Surrey Pre-Trial Centre. Rezaci, a member of the Persian Pride gang, has been at the Vancouver Pre “Trial Centre for approximately a vear. Before that he was in: hospital recovery froma Now, 30, 1996 gun: shet wound to his head. A voung man casually walked up to Rezacr’s car, MAN! Rezaei, 21, ypened the door and shot Rezaci in pleaded guilty to the base of the skull with a high-cali- attempted murder. bre gun afier a Vancouver rave party. The ballet evited near Rezaei’s car. While on fife support in hospirah, Rezacr was cl 4 wath kid- sping the vounger brether ofa Loris sang member, The co ised. in that extortion case included notorious reputed drag r Bindy (Bhupinder) fohal aci’s lawyer and Crown haw 4 th Lavity array in in the attempted murder case. Rezaci is slated tor sentencing, for attempted miurde 28. [appeared on Monday that his unrelated kidnapptne charg would also be dealt with ac the same time, BC. Saprerme Court Mr. Justice Wally Oppal is presiding. SN 4 Rent ke ay 72 Se IK a