Fined for
bombing
spree

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sentenced tora Halloween
pipe bombing spree in
North Vancouver,

Ehlers was described
by police as the master
mind of the crime ram-
Page in which the culprits
videotaped themyclves.

Ehlers was) sined
S100, received two
years probation and was
required to perform: 250
hours of community work
after being sentenced in
B.C. Supreme Court, The
Crown had sought a nine-
to 12-month jatl term for
Ehlers.

Three of Ehlers’ co-
accused were sentenced to
six months’ jail in North
Vancouver provincial
court. A fourth co-
accused with a medical
problem was not jailed,
but was required to per-
form 1,000 hours of com-
munity work,

The pipe bomb explo-
sion came close to serious-
ly injuring a voung family
asleep in their house in the
5000-block of Capilano
Road near Cleveland
Dam.

Some of the bombers
were involved in a masked
armed robbery ata Deep
Cove beer and wine store
in which a smoke bomb
was set off.

Unlike his co-accused,
Ehlers was a fugitive for
1] months after filing to
appear in court.

He was apprehended
on awarrant in California
in) January 1995 and
returned to Canada.

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ing that tor the first aime they
would be able to see tar them
sehes.

The 122.8 metre (400 tect)
aluminum vessel was to be
thoroughly tested betore their
eves 2 both by its operators
and) Mother Nature. With
winds reaching 40 knots and
tmwo-rmetre swells crashing
against the ferry’s bows, its pas:
sengers might not have noticed
save for the public address sys-
tem announcements.

As it passed under the Lions
Gate Bridge and faced the open
water, the ship's caprain
opened the power jets. With a
simalated ¥ ofa full load on the

with long

lower car deck in the form of

water stored in giant sacks, the
Paciticat responded with a
speed of 38 knots or 70 km/h.

“It's hard to get people to
lend their cary but we've been
able to simulate (the weight)
with water,” said Ward.

The Pacificar 1000) will
eventually service the
Nanaimo: Horseshoe Bay route
with a capacity of 1,000 passen-
gers and 250 cars.

On Thursday, most of the
passengers along for the ride

were impressed to the point of

forgetting that the ship whisk-
ing them arcund Georgia Strait
is not only nwo vears behind
schedule but, at S86 million,
$16 inillion overbudget.

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Be Ferries operations Capt. Steve Pool sits at the controls of the recently built aluminum-hulled Pacificat
shertiy before the vessel headed out to resume sea trials in Georgia Strait last Thursday.

more reminiscent of an tirerati
cockpit than a B.C. Ferry ves-
sel, was taking the loaded vessel
through its paces, First up wasa
turn at full speed which hardly
registered among the assem-
bled guests and workers enjoy
ing breakfast in the vessel's
cafeteria.

On the return leg of the
journey, Taylor demonstrated

full stop in fess than ovo ship-
lengths or about 190) metres
(625 feet).

A highlight of die trial saw
the Paciticat easily pass the
Queen of Cowichan as it made
its way through Georgia Strait.

‘Two more high-speed cata-
marans are currently under
construction in’ both North
Vancouver and other shipyards.

60% completed in the North
Vancouver CFI assembly shed.

The viability of the provin-
cic. government's fast ferry
program depends on the ability
of CFI and BC Ferries to
attract contracts to build more
of the vessels for the world
market, “Vo date, CFL has
received no orders, bur Ward
remained optimistic.

“We've had a lot of poten-
dial customers,” said Ward.
“There's nothing better than a
working vessel (asa sales
toch).

As well as the ship appeared
to perform, no one aboard was
willing to give a hard date for it
to start regular service other
than the “next year” mentioned
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