| a man who: bounced ia - cheque in: Woodwards’ Park Royal. store’ was ‘spared from acquiring a new criminal. : ‘record when he appeared i in in’: West . provincial court . . Vancouver - ‘Thursday, | some 14 months after the offence. Daniel Keenie, a 35-year- 7 old: optician | living | ‘at 601- 1845 “Comox, ‘Vancouver, pleaded guilty to obtaining . $50 cash from Woodwards © by . writing © a. worthless cheque i in October 1977. Conditionally discharging him and placing him “on probation for a year, Judge “Tm doing it so you don't havea criminal record because it is. important for a. professional man or a man in- business‘ not to-be laboring under those Problems.” | record. during the past 14 years and: Judge Millar told” him:: “You have. ‘Played. the. because funds. ~ game for 14 -years on the. record. and I don’t want. to : spoil that record i now. . Keenie had told the judge a that at the time of writing the — cheque he thought -he had money in his. account | to” cover it. He had left the country for. _Six. months and had: -.not: ’ received any : during that time . that ‘the — cheque had been: returned — insufficient — of As soon. as. he had ‘been “informed, he said, he had Perry. Millar toid. Keenie: © gone and paid the - “$50, | .although under questioning from Judge: Millar he -ad-. - “mitted: having realized he | had written | cheques. that day. and was. relying on the bank + carrying . “an overdraft. -Keenie had no- ‘criminal oe ee a ‘However, the judge. told : him: “lam treating this as an isolated incident.” a “Alderman: Peter. ‘Powell o lost out once again Monday, / ‘night ‘in his battle to retain _ ~some~.autonomy for North. Vancouver bus. service. . He revived his: motion, deferred by North . Van District council last month, to “:...advise the Urban Transit. Authority that - (council) does not intend to name the Greater Van- couver Regional District. “as the © ‘municipality’ ‘ agreements eevee - Powell, ‘**Kevin was the first to go. He would be buried in snow for a few feet then would pop back. out again. He finally ended up to his waist in snow. ‘*! managed to spread my arms and legs and get my heels in to stop me from going down further. I just sort of wedged myself into the gully.” He said he. could not hear his friends at first. It was only after a few. minutes that he was able to make voice contact, although he could not see them. ‘Armstrong told him to go for help. as. they thought Bowles’ leg was broken. they would wait there for help. STRUGGLED FOR HOURS Syroishko managed to a municipalities ~- motion was defeated 5-2. powered to enter into transi - supported by - Alderman John _ Lakes, argued strongly . that | are of a special. nature and ‘cannot, be. lumped. together . ‘with the more conventional . planning ‘suitable for other. Lower but. his Mayor Don Bell. assuréd . Powell and Lakes, however, that he would communicate their concerrs - the GVRD. He also un "took 7 to help prepare a new and “more positive motion on the © matter as a basis for future transit discussions with the -GVRD. , grabbing roots and by, digging | in 1 his heels and toes. “It took him several hours, - snow and. through deep heavy fog. to work. his way vack to.the Peak office and _ notify Grouse personnel of the avalanche. The North and West Vancouver Emergency Prog- ram Rescue: Team (PEP). was "called out along with Grouse | Mountain personnel and the Mountain Rescuc Group to search for. the two, ', A three’ member to land in-the Grouse parking lot because of low cloud. Rescue teams on Snow: | ‘information | North Shore’ S transit: needs. “Mainland team: attempted to reach the area by helicopter but was forced © - Bus on "Monday m too | many: . :