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By correctly matching three $10,000 symbols on a Gold Rush Instant ticket, he won $10,000 instantly. Crime Stoppers JANUARY IS being recognized as Crime Stoppers month throughout North America. Crime Stoppers was originated is September 1976 by Greg MacAleese while working for the Alburquerque, New Mexico Police Department. Today there are more than 850 Crime Stoppers pro- grams around the world and combined efforts have resulted in solving about 400,000 cases and the recovery of more than $2 billion in stolen property and illicit rugs. Anyone with any information on a crime is urged to contact the local Crime Stoppers program at 669-8477. NOTICE TO MOTORISTS LIONS GATE BRIDGE SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC The Ministry of Transportation and Highways announces that there - will be single lane, alternating traffic on the Lions Gate Bridge from Sunday January 5 until Friday February 13. Single lane, alternating traffic is needed to allow replacement of the expansion joints 0 on the bridge and will be in effect as follows: Sunday to Thursday 11:30 PM - 5:00 AM Motorists should expect delays or plan to use an alternate route. For further information, please calf the Ministry of Transportation and Highways 24-Hour Road Report at 525-4997 (Greater Vancouver), 938-4997 (Whistler); 371-4997 (Kamloops), 860-4997 (Kelowna), Additional inspectors needed if NV program proves popular legal suite owners, the district may From page t property-use applied to further rates, such as an annual fee, as prepayment. The registered illegal suite phase-out program could open for new applications for a three- month period, pending council implementation of the staff rec- ommendations. Owners of suites already registered may be given the chance to extend the phase- out deadline, now 1995, to June, 19, 2000. To date, the. program has cost the district approximately $190,000. Should the reopened prograra prove popular with il- require additional inspectors. Said deputy chief inspector David Pawson, ‘‘We’d have to have a look at the number of ap- plications that came in. Each one has to be inspected by a proper- ty-use inspector. And then we have all the administrative work that has to be done. It could mean bringing in more people — depending on the numbers. But council may say that we’ll have to do with what we’ve got.’’ The issue will be addressed by council this month. 855-4997 (Abbotsford), 380-4997 (Victoria), * 4997 (Cellular). In ail other areas, please call 1-800-663-4997. Province of British Columbia |e a Ministry of Transportation and Highways