Locais charged in cocaine bust THREE NORTH Shore residents were among the 10 Lower Mainland residents arrested and charged in connection with the Sept. 7 seizure of cocaine worth sn estimated $9 million. Charged with conspiracy to import and traffic cecaine were - Sergey Filonov, 27, and his brother Taras Filonov, 22, beth of 1775 Bellevue Ave., West Vancouver, and Nicholas Beyer, 37, of 4050 Mount Seymour Parkway, North Vancouver. Also charged were Alexander Alekseev, 21, and his brother Eugene, 22, of 1020 Ziarwood St. Vancouver, their parents Anatoliy Alekseev, 48, and Olga Alekseev, 44, of 6565 12th Ave., Burnaby; sud Ewa Janiszewska, 29, of 2305 Henry St., Port Moody. Leszek Galas of Hollywood, California, was also charged. A total of 28.6 pounds of pure cocaine was seized fallowing a three-month investigetion conducted by the Vancouver RCMP drag section. Also seized were several expensive motor venicies, handguns, a sub-machine gu: and approximately $150,000 in cash. Those charged were scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morn- ing to set bail, but the cutcome of their court appearance was nof availablo to press time. : Repaving closes lame on bridge . HIGHWAYS OFFICIALS are advising commuters to use the Se- cond Narrows Bridge during the current project to repave Lions Gate Bridge. Sirgle-lane closures will be in effect weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. during the repaving work, which began last Friday. Project manzger Surinder Sshota estimated that the $65,000 project will continue to Sept. 15, and advised drivers to use the Se- cond Narrows Bridge durixg that time. Because only one of the bridge's three lanes can be closed at any one time during the overhaul, the 100 tonnes of asphalt being used to repeve the bridge must be spread manually by crews using shovels cad rakes. Sahota said it was impractical to do the work at night because the asphalt would cool too quickly to allow it to be spread man- ually, The bridge was last repaved in 1982. For more information call 660-8200. Vessel fined . for oil spill THE OWNERS of a freighter that spilied fuel oil into Burrard In- tet at North Vancouver's Pioneer Grain terminal were fined $3,000 Mondgy in North Vancouver provincial court. A guilty plea was entered on behalf of the M.V. Lok Pratima, which is cperated by the Shipping Corp. of India, en one count of dischargiag pollution. The charge was laid against the vessel in connection with an Apri! 11 incident iit which an estimated 10 barrels, or approximate- ly 1,600 litres, of bunker oil were spilled into Burrard Intet by the freighter while it was taking on a load of grain at the North Van- couver grain terminal. . The oil spilled after one of the ship's fuel tank’s had been ever- filled. Garage burns in NV City NORTH VANCOUVER City Fire Department firefighters were — catled to a home at 442 West 14th Street Sunday after refuse stored inside a garage caught fire. A woman sleeping in a basement bedroom adjacent to the garage awoke at 10 p.m. to see flames coming from the garage. Her hus- band attemptec ta douse the fire with a garden hose, but the hose was too short to reach the fire. The fire caused damage to the roof and rear section of the garage. The fire also charred the paint and melted the tail lights of a Mercedes Benz stored in the garage. Total damage is estimated at approximately $2,000. Meanwhile on Saturday afternoon, city firefighters attended to a fire in a stuffed chair at an apartment at 107-210 West 13th Street. The fire caused damage to the chair and smoke damage ‘o the apartment. . 5 ~ Wednesday, September 13, 1989 - North Shore News WV tightens burning bylaw THE DISTRICT of West Van- secutive Fridays and Saturdays of these days must be extinguished by couver has beefed up its burning Cctober and April only. Fires on 7 p.m. RATCLIFF & COMPANY burning activity in the municipali- Barristers and Solicitors | — ty. Bylaw 1496 prohibits the out- door burning of construction waste and garden refuse. The maximum fine for violating the bylaw has been increased from $100 to $2,000. The bylaw will be enforced by ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT the West Vancouver District Fire CHARLES G. STEIN beach fires and land elearing fires. HAS BECOME A PARTNER OF THE FIRM The open burning of garden refuse is permitted in West Van- AND couver during the first four con- NICHOL AS D AVIES FIRM i HAS BECOME AN ASSOCIATE OF THE SUPERBA WHISPER NICHOLAS DAVIE QUIET __ : CHARLES STEIN Because qual:ty should be seen and not heard. «So quiet you can answer the phone while it’s running. © Patented triple filtration system | Mr. Stein has lived and practised on the North Shore for 13 years. He practises in the areas of Civil and Criminal Litigation, with an emphasis on Personal Injury, Farnily, and Criminai Law. 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