NMiystery hole case still unsolved CHARGES HAVE been dismissed against one man and a bench warrant issued for another in connection with the case of the mysterious hole discovered last summer in West Vancouver’s Cypress Bow! area. Daniel Aliane Tremblay, of Montreal, ard Gilles Capus, a French national, both in their late 20s, were originally charged with two counts of possession of narcotics, including heroin and marijuana, and possession of a Ruger handgun. Appearing June 20 before Judge D. Sheppard in Vancouver county court, Capus had the drug charges against him dismissed. The restricted weapous charge was stayed by the Crown. . Meanwhile, Tremblay failed to appear in court on June 7 for jury selection and a bench warrant has been issued for his arrest. The charges stem from an incident last July in which West Vancouver Police noticed the two men walking out of the bush near the Highview Lookout located at mile three of the Cypress Bowl road. A hole six feet long, six feet wide and three feet deep had been dug nearby. . Police Jater seized a handgun and $13,000 in cash after sear- ching the motel room the two men shared in Burnaby. The pur- pose of the hole has yet to be determined. Police warn of fraud scam WEST VANCOUVER Police have issued a warning that a man claiming to be 2 bank examiner is ;i0ning female seniors on the North Shore and cheating thein out of money. At 1 p.m. on Jun2 25, a North Vancouver woman was called by a man posing as a bank examiner. Through questioning, he determined that she banked at the Bank of Montreal in Park Royal. He tofd her that someone at the bank was committing computer crimes and that he needed her help to catch the culprit. She followed the caller’s instructions. She went to her bank, withdrew $5,000 and gave it to a totai stranger. Police advise that should you be contacted by anyone claiming to be a bank examizer or bank inspector, immediately notify your iocal police department and call your bank directly to notify your bank manager. Stoien Mercedes goes up in smoke NORTH VANCOUVER City Fire Department firefighters were called to the 100-biock of East Secoud Street early June 21 to douse a flaming Mercedes Benz. The car hed been stolen and packed. It was gutted by fire just before 4 a.m. The destroyed car was werth between $25,000 and $30,000. It is not known whether the fire was deliberately sv2. IRC reserves BCTF judgment AN INDUSTRIAL Relations Council (IRC) panel has reserved judgment in a case involving two North Vancouver teachers who are seeking to opt out of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the North Vancouver Teachers’ Association (NVTA) because of their strong religious beliefs. Originally the IRC ruled that Justin and Nancy Wasilifsky, devout Roman Catholics who disagree with what they say are the pro-abortion policies of the two unions, could not leave the two unions based on their religious beliefs. But that decision was overturned after the Wasilifskys appealed the original ruling. But an IRC plenary council, which includes IRC commissioner Ed Peck and adjudication division chairman Ken Albertini, has been hearing the case under a second reconsideration requested by the two unions. fn his final argument last week, BCTF and NVTA tawyer Allan Black said tha: while members can be exempted from betonging to a trade union u: that union membership is against their religion, there are no provisions under B.C. labor law allowing exemptions from unions if a member objects to union policies. But Randy Kaardal, lawyer for the Wasilifskys. argued that because some religious groups are permitted to leave unions because they do not agree with unions as a whole, the Wasilifskys’ rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms would be violated if they were denied permission to leave their unions on religious grounds. 5 - Friday, June 29, 1990 - North Shore News Important Notice about Directory Assistance The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has approved a $0.25 increase to Directory Assistance charges. Effective July 6, 1990, the charge for Directory Assistance will increase from $0.55 to $0.80. This charge applies only if you call Directory Assistance and are provided with a telephone number that is listed in your current local White Pages telephone directory. Directories are updated and delivered to B.C. Tel customers once a year. If you find that you do not have a current directory, please contact your local Customer Service Office or visit your nearest B.C. Tel PhoneMart. BC. Tel ACURA ¢- North America’s Most Satisfying Cars at Canada’s Most Satisfying Prices a a“ 1890 LEGEND SEDAN 1990 INTEGRA RS r Time to BUY an ACURA BURRARD ACURA ACURA eeee Burrard St. Vancouver 736-3890