From page 1 However, a 1991 report: stated that stage two would be complete. by mid-1992, _ Derek Plummer is the GVRID administrator responsible for the Lions Gate treatment plant, which serves the.North Shore from Deep Cove to Horseshoe Bay. ; *Plummer. said much of the blame for the excessive flow lies in the fact that storm or rain water enters the sewage. system, adding to the flow. _. Plummer said the excessive flows may or may not pose an environmental risk, adding the “ocean has a significant capacity to “absorb plant discharge. But :Mae Burrows, executive’ director of the T. Buck. Suzuki Environmental Foundation and environmental director of the United: Fishermen: and Allied: ~- Workers’. Union, said more than just rainwater enters the system , during storms. — °.. She said anti-freeze, pesticides ne and other chemicals on lawns and": roads enter the sewage system. Those chemicals, she said, lethal to fish. » The .Capilano River, which ‘}--enters the Burrard Inlet near’ the sewage outfall, species of salmon —.chum, steel- head, chinook and coho — said amend it to determine what * justify and be assured the ¢ “contains four. It is salso home to the Capilano fish hatchery, which releases hun- dreds of thousands: of salmon annually. Therefore, she said, her group is concemed about the Lions Gate treatment plant. She sees the lack of chiirges under the Waste Management Act and the federal Fisheries Act as one level of government. letting: another level off the hook. “They don’t: let industry..do that, they only let government do that,” she said. “The,.GVRD appears to be above the law." Bill Game . Club ~ president _ Paterson: “Somebody deserves to! be disciplined for this blatant dis- regard for the law.” : Studies have «=. shown — that sewage | adversely affects ., the ‘growth, reproductive systems and immune-system: development of fish, Burrows said. Maxwell said the province may look at updating the permit, which hus not been updated since the Management plan process started, “a 'We-review the permit. and can ron- ment will be protected,” he said. The permit holder, the GVRD, would apply tothe government t0 | review the permit. Photo submitted LA MEMORIAL fund in the name of Teague, Johnsen, who lived with cerebral I palsy, supports | a new computer network, = Said North Shore. Fish and sexual ‘offenders relec _ Mozart, Sunday, September 17, 1995 — - North Shore News ~ -3 . NEWS photo Paul McGrath SUNGLASSES-CLAD MICHAEL Knowles and Chris Hal! clean up after sloppy anglers who have left their waste at the mouth of the Seymour River. The athical anglers and friends took, it upon themselves to remove the waste, even though most of them don't fish the area. : : MLA Dalton rneets with Alan Rock A WEST Vancouver. MLA said Thursday that. federal’ Justice Minister Alan Rock intends to introduce a bill in the fall ses-_ sion of Parliament to deal with dangerous offenders and moni- tor those believed to pose a potential threat to the public. By Titus Green ; Contributing Writer 5 Vancouver-Cupilano MLA Jeremy Dalton learned of Rock's intentions at aimeeting with the minister at Gordon Campbell” s constituency office in Kerrisdale Sept. 13. The introduction of the bill’ follows public outrage recently expressed over the pres- ence of .convicted pedophile Robert Owens in the Canyon Heights community of North Vancouver in ~ August. Residents learned that Owens, who served a six- aying at the North Vancouver home of Daniel Bristowsa man also convict- year sentence for sexual assault, was ed of sexual assault. During his.mecting with Rock, Dalton presented a * petition from the Protect the Children Commitce of North Vancouver. The petition, containing hisidreds of signatures, calls for stricter, sui'Veillance of. convicted ed into the community and a fi Legacy le A NORTH Vancouver boy ‘who | lived with'’severe cerebral palsy - has left a legacy to support a computer network | for disabled people. - By Michael Becke. - News Editor n Teague Johnson, 12, died in the summer. He. made national headlines: in ‘December, At that time the Latimer case in Saskatchewan had~ sparked debate ‘over: the' issue. of mercy =‘ . launched on killing. Tracy: Latimer, a young girl with cerebral palsy. was killed, by her father. who: wished to end her suffering. » i Teague: summed up his perspective “is this way: “My body is not my enemy. Itis that.which allows me to enjoy experience - Shakespeare, JEREMY DALTON says. he's encouraged by minister's bill “on dangerous: offenders. ue ; tencing. | “mandaiory supervision period of 10 years. “It's a good way to! get the message “across to criminals.” said Dalton... ; Asked whether he thought the” bill: goes far enough in identifying ._. dangerous’ criminals “liable: to, re-: _ offend, Dalton’ said, “I wouldn't be ,. “. prepared .to. say,. but 1° was’ very. encouraged by what Mr. Rock. said= ‘in’ the meeting.” Dalton ‘added that’ further measures could include noti- iying residents of convicted violent’ .-or sexual offenders slated for release into their community. 3» ©: .. Ricki MeConchie, co-chair of the ; North Vancouver’ committee . so vocal in its anger, over Owens" pres “ence in North Vancouver, said she is delighted by the bill] However, she “went on to suy'that she hopes any new law pussed “will £0. beyond | ; ~even the necessily for notification.” ~The existing Criminal Code only “allows courts to find offenders “dangerous” prior to sen-.. The new bill, if it becomes law, will enable courts to > find offenders dangerous at any time during: their sen-. tence, making it possible to judge whether an offender approaching the end of'a sentence still poses a threat to + society. If offenders are.found to be. dangerous under the new bill, they will be sentenced for :an indeterminate. ‘ period of time at the pleasure of the Crown: : gerous offenders. Boy’s memorial fund to support on-line network savor a bouilabaisse feast. and cuddle my mom. Teague’s family and friends have established a memorial fund at the *, Neurological Centre in Vancouver. ‘Money raised through the fund will Support. the Link Ability B.C. -on- dine. support hetwork, The . service . was officially Saturday. The ‘free computer bulletin boitrd uses e-mail teans of providing a network for ies dealing with disability and non-disabled people. The network is: also envisioned ' asa means of connecting disabled ' The bill will-also create a long-term’ offenders: cate- gory that will provide for up to. 10 years: of mandatory, supervision for people who have committed ‘serious per- sonal injury offences but who may not qualif yas dan: Computer communication. was ~ important to Teague, said his father Larry Johnson. , = “He considered : ‘that coinputers had given him speech,” he said. With the help of ‘a speech thera- pist at the age of five: Teague began.” to communicate through a computer with a voice synthesizer. Prior to the breakthrough he was. dependent upon ‘body language, vocalization and facial expression, ©" “H was an enormous freeing, for him, We had always’ valued him as a personality and treated him as if he * had intelligence, but to'see it con- firmed... Later he used the Internet: to exchange ideas with’ others living” -With ‘disabilities and > correspond " with people | who. shared: ‘Teague’s’ » interest in science and religion. ‘ For more information about Link ‘Ability B.C. call 451-5511.