“wy . Sew eh ite MARCH 7, 1995 1 Bright Ughts ~¢ Celebrations Classitieds : Fashion Home & Garden Pets Sentors Travel i} Sane Ave ix rower & Canadan Putucateits Mat Sees Product Rgremcert ts bat 52 Pages Cadiliac to roll for rock Andrew McCredie Editor andrew@nsnews.com TWO North Vancouver musi- cians are giving away a classic Cadillac car to build a loyal audience. Al Rodger and Paul Casano, The Creators, are embarking on a vraciling five-night tour which will sce them cross the daunting Lions Gate Bridge no less than six times this week. As the owner and operator of Crosstown Studios inthe Lower Lonsdate area, Rodger knows well how to market a tour circa 1999. As anv respectable act would do, the Creators are running, a cool contest in con junction with the tour, Call it the Five- by: Five contest. See Golden pasc'3 Bob Mackin Contributing Writer BRIAN Jason Milligan left B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver a free man Thursday morning after a jury found him not guilty of the second-degree murder of Roy Andrew Nahanee. The 19-year-old North Vancouver man hugged trends and family as the jury filed out of courtroom 66, Nahance’s relatives, shocked by the verdict, had already left the courtroom. “Pin just disgusted,” said a relative of Nahance who declined further com- ment. Milligan refused comment as he left the building. The jury began deliberations Wednesday afternoon on the fate of Milligan, Winter adventure First annual snowshoe race set for Grouse ivfountain ef North and West Vancouver since 1969 North Vancouver man accused of 1997 stabbing found innocent who pleaded not guilty. Justice Marion Allan told the jury that it had the option of convicting Milligan on the lesser offence ot attempted murder. Milligan was acquitted on chat charge, tao, Nahanee, also trom North Vancouver, died after being stabbed in the neck ata June 21, 1997 party at the Evans Lake camp- ground in Squamish. Milligan went to the party with his friend Traviy Hunt and nwo other men. Milligan and Hunt, who had both consumed alcohol, went to an empry cabin to rest because they were too drunk to drive home and couldn't tind another They were joined by 20-year-old Nahanee, Hunt contronted Nahanee over a debt. The Crown alleged Milligan stabbed him without warning or reason and fled Hoop dreams Local baskerball teams take five of six titles Centre offers respite tor those coping with Alzheimer’s Heaith : NEWS photo Terey Peters THE Creators, Al Rodger (left) and Paul Casano, have a unique contest to promote the band’s five-night “world tour” beginning tomorrow night at the Rusty Gull pub. The winner of the ‘Five-by-Five" contest wins Rodger's 1974 Cadillac Eldorado (in background). n murder case the cabin, Crown witnesses, who found Nahanee ina poob of blood, tesriticd that Nahanee told thea “Brian did it.” But, betors he died ata hospital in Squamish, Nakanee told pobee the man who stabbed him was “Bai.” Crown counsel Colin Sweeney claimed Nahanee was confused when he made that state- ment, but defence lawyer David Gibbons said Nahanee was refer: nig toa friend of bis brother. Milligan, who testified i his own detence, told the court last week he did not stab Nahanee. He said Hunt and Nahance were arguing inthe cabin while he was s g at the floor. He looked up and saw Nahance bleeding from the neck. Instead of helping the man or alerting others to his injury, he fled the cabin and stood by a bontire. Milligan cold the court he feared he would be Ivnched by those suspecting him oF causing Nahanee’s wound, so he hid until dawn in a nearby wooded ar bbons claimed Nahanee’s death was caused by the doctors who treated him in Squamish, See story on coroner's inquiry page 3. 986-9177, a5 Sse ~ Py pee ¥ t aay we rg -