Eight-month sentence given for multiple charges A 26-YEAR-OLD Vanceuver man who pleaded guilty to several theft-related computer charges has been jailed for eight months. By Anna Marie D’Angelo News Reporter Harold Clair Flindall) was charged with: possessing three computers and a laser printer belonging to CTS Computer System Ine. on July 21 in North Vancouver District; @ burgiing Flow Control Components Lid at 1121 West 15th St. in North Vancouver District on July 8; @ possessing a stolen computer belonging to P. Hanley and Company Ltd. on July 8; and breaching a court order by being in contact with Dennis James Reitan on July 21 in North -Vancouver District. Reitan, 23, was a co-accused in the computer-related charges. According to the North Vancouver RCMP, the July 21 charges were laid after a plain- clothes police officer stopped a vehicle in the 200-block of East Keith Road. The officer recog- nized Flindall and Reitan, who, police say, were suspected of breaching probation. According to the North 66 North Vancouver RCMP Sat. Jack Ewert said the courts don't appear to take burglaries as serious offences even though the maximum sentence for burglary is life in prison. 99 Vancouver RCMP, a search of the vehicle turned up stolen computer equipment from a Burnaby bur- glary that had occurred earlier that day,. Judge Jerome Paradis also sen- tenced Flindall on Sept. 26 to 12 months’ probation. Terms of the probation state that Flindall is to have no contact with Reitan or Richard Warner. Warner, 24, is currently in cus- tody after being charged with pos- sessing stolen computers on Sept. . 18 in North Vancouver City. At the time of his arrest, Warner was out on bail in connec- tion with a charge of computer theft. The police said that on Sept. 18 Warner broke a court-imposed curfew by not being at home at 6 wm. at his residence in the 800- block of West 19th Street, A search of Warner's residence that day netted more than $25,000 worth of stolen computers, according to the North Vancouver RCMP. Michael Thomas Walker, 22, of North Vancouver, was charged jointly with Warner for possessing stolen property relating to the Sept. 18 incident. Meanwhile, in a previous News story, North Vancouver RCMP Sat. Jack Ewert said the courts don’t appear to take burglaries as serious offences even though the maximum sentence for burglary is life in prison. Ewert said some criminals earn their livelihood through burglaries and may only get a year in jail on a second con- viction. The sergeant said motivating police officers to catch burglars is sometimes frustrating because the suspects are usually back on the street before the paperwork is completed. Ewert said computers are now the main targets for bur- glars. Lower Mainland water consumption reduced NEWS photo Neif Lucente THE WRECKAGE of a Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA) plane was flown out of the Seymour Demonstration Forest last week.. The aircraft crashed 47 years ago with 15 people aboard. Air Canada (formerly TCA) is investigating. Ontario woman lost in Whistler area; MOST LOWER Mainland residenis have been good about keeping the water turned off this year, but that isn’t stopping Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) staff from recom- mending that sprinkling restrictions be institut- ed again next year. By Anna Marie D’Angelo News Reporter “What we’ve noticed, certainly since 1990, is a decline in consumption, in spite of the fact that the region is growing,” said GVRD spokesman John Morse. . According tu the GVRD, the average water use per person per day dropped from 889 litres (195 gallons) in 1990 to 752 litres (166 gallons) in 1994. in 1990, there were no lawn sprinkling restrictions in the Lower Mainland. : Daily water use peaked at 1,060 litres (233 gallons) per person per day on July 30, 1994, compared with 1,360 litres (300 gallons) per person per day on July 30, 1990. . Morse said it was encouraging to see that residents were reducing their water consumption. Twice-a-week lawn sprinkling restrictions were lift- ed on Sept. 29. The restrictions are in effect for four months with errant sprinklers receiving warnings or tickets from bylaw enforcement officers, Similar restrictions are expected to kick in next May. The GVRD water committee will receive recom- mendations for next year's sprinkling restrictions on Friday. pair found in North Shore wilderness Park at noon on Monday for a hike up to THE SEARCH continued Tuesday for Whistler resident Anne Marie Potton, Jast seen Saturday at 2:30 p.m. head- ing out for a hike on Whistler Mountain. By Kate Zimmerman News Reporter On Monday, 60 volunteers, two heli- copters and four dogs searched for the 24- year-old woman in the Singing Pass area. The search lasted for 10 hours and resumed Tuesday morning. a Whistler RCMP were asking for public assistance in locating Potton, who is 1.5 metres (5'8") tall, 67.5 kg (150 Ibs.) and has short blond hair. When last seen, Potton was wearing a pair of dark green stretch pants, a blue turtleneck, a dark green plain shirt and possibly a burgundy or green hat. By Tuesday noon, police had been unable to confirm any sightings of Potton on the mountain Saturday, despite the fact that there were many hikers on the trails. Potton is originally from St. Catherines, Ontario. Meanwhile, two local hikers went miss- ing Monday in the North Shore mountains and weren't located until Tuesday morning in the Capilano watershed. Marc Tremblay, 32, and Richard Gibbs, 24, were reporied six hours overdue from a hike at 11:30 p.m. Monday. North Shore police didn’t know where to look for the men because the hikers hadn’t told anyone whether they intended to hike on Grouse or Seymour mountains or at Cypress Bowl. West Vancouver Police located a vehicle belonging to one of the men at Cypress Bowl Provincial Park. The search was then launched and 12 Search and Rescue volun- teers were dispatched. They spent the night looking for the men along the Howe Sound Crest Trail towards the Lions Peaks and the Black Mountain/Eagle Bluffs Trail. On Tuesday morning 20 volunteers, some from North Shore Rescue and some from Lions Bay Search and Rescue, combed the area with a helicopter authorized by West Vancouver Police and the Provincial Emergency Program. Tremblay and Gibbs were spotted from the helicopter at about {0 a.m., walking south about 7 km north of Cleveland Dam. They had left Cypress Bowl Provincial Mount Strachan. Heavy fog and a bear on the trail contributed to the men losing their way. They ended up on steep terrain south- east of Mount Strachan. in the Sisters Creek drainage flowing into Capilano River. Neither of them was injured. In a press release regarding the missing men, North Shore Rescue emphasized again that hikers should always leave detailed information regarding their destination, their route, a physical description of those partici- pating (including clothing) and their expect- ed return time with a reliable friend. This information can then be supplied to police, if required. North Shore Rescue’s “!0 Ways to Avoid Becoming Lost” is available from the orga- nization. Fax 985-3733.