re ws B&E suspect tips off police A 9-1-1 CALL made to the West Vancouver Police by a man who allegedly broke in to a local church and walked off with a VCR, resulted in the arrest of the caller and two others Monday. The police received an alarm and a telephone call from the West Vancouver Baptist Church, 450 Mathers Ave., at 6:15 a.m. According to a police spokesman, the 9-1-1 call from the church reported a ‘‘possibiy impaired driver.”’ The police later pulled over a vehicle matching a description given by the man calling from the church in the 300-block of Marine Drive. They recovered a wallet and credit cards reported stolen from Duncan on Vancouver Island as well as other property reported stolen following two break and enter incidents in Duncan. A 14-year-old youth, of no fixed address, faces a charge of possessior of stolen property. David Gordon Bell, 21, of Vancouver, faces charges of impairee driving and driving with a blood-alcohol level over .08. Frank George Bell, 20, has been charged with possession of stolen property and break and enter. Frank Bell is also wanted for failing to appear in court in Ver- non. Police refeased a female passenger in the car without charges. WV police display at mall THE WEST Vancouver Police will be at an informa- tional display at Park Royal South from March 26 through March 28. The display coincides with Seniors in Action Week at the mall. Crime prevention officers will be available to meet the public and offer seniors maps outlining safe walking routes throughout the North Shore. Knill’s Alarm Systems, Kidfinders, Silverline Locks and ICBC will also be represented at the display. WV man faces B&E charges THE WEST Vancouver Police, responding March 18 to a reported domestic dispute, ended up arresting a man in connection with an investigation of two March 16 break and enter incidents. Arriving at a home on 18th Street just before 4 a.m., the police officers found goods suspected of having been stolen in burglaries at a 1700-block Marine Drive restau- rant and a convenience store located in the 1400-block of Clyde Avenue. Eight bottles of wine were reporied missing from the restzurant and 15 packages of cigarettes were taken from the convenience store. Police recovered three partially full bottles of wine from the West Vancouver residence and seven packs of cigarettes. According to a police spokesman, Norman Michael Bestwick, 34, faces charges of break and enter, posses- sion of stolen property and assault in connection with the incident. Superferry subcontract goes to two companies DELTA AND Surrey firms have won the major contract to build a $120-million superferry for the B.C. Ferry Corp. (BCFC). On Thursday, North Van- couver-based Integrated Ferry Constructors Ltd. (IFC), the company managing construction of the vessel, awarded the contract to build the ferry’s superstructure to Vito Steel Boat and Barge Construction Lid. of Delta and Purvis Navcon of Surrey. IFC project executive Dave Longedale said that by next week more than 80 per cent of the ma- jor subcontracts for the superferry will have been awarded. The first subcontract, worth approximatley $6 million, was awarded earlier to North Van- couver-based Allied Shipbuilders Lid. Longdale said the project is on budget and on schedule for delivery to the BCFC in February of 1993. He added that IFC will negotiate with the BCFC to oversee construction of a second superferry. Longdale said Vito and Purvis Navcon have worked together on many projects and have a reputa- tion for bringing in projects on time and on budget. Vito Trevisi of Vito Steel Boat and Barge said he was pleased his company won a chance to help build the superferry. “We are familiar with this type of project and the Vito shipyard site at River Road is ideal for this job because it offers the necessary space and facilities,"’ said Purvis Navcon spokesman Daan Hengeveld. Forum seeks to raise awareness on substance abuse A RECENT survey revealing that drug and alcohol abuse on the North Shore is having a massive social and financial impact on the area will be the topic of a March 27 townhall-style meeting at the Leo Marshall Curriculum Centre. By Elizabeth Collings News Reporter North Shore adults consume 33 per cent more afcohol than other Canadians and spend an annual per capita average of $426 on al- coholic beverages, according {0 the study that was conducted by the North Shore substance abuse committee. Wednesday's public forum, hosted by the Alano Club, will feature a panel discussion led by moderator Don Rutherford, a substance abuse committee member and the executive director of the North Shore Neighbour- hood House. The survey was conducted in 1990, involving 1,879 participants and 68 professional workers from various fields of health, social planning, treatment facilities and family and social services in North and West Vancouver. Statistics from the survey show that: © 28 per cent of secondary school students drink weekly; © 32 per cent of family court cases on the North Shore involve alcohol or drugs; © there were 3,400 alcohol-related admissions to Lions Gate Hospital last year; © §0 per cent of the 20,000 people seen in LGH's emergency depart- ment have alcohol or drug-related problems. Treatment services are also heavily in demand, according to the study. The North Shore has no detoxification centre and its two treatment centres. Seaview and Alternatives, have waiting lists. Panel guests at the meeting will include Alan Podsadowski, execu- tive director of Alternatives; George Grant, executive director of Access Consultants; Nancy Hall, director of community health promotion at North Shore Health; Chery! Kathler, social planner for North Vancouver Ci- ty; Jim Stinson, director of Mac- Millan Bloedel’s employee assistance program; Sydney Aquiton, social worker and North Shore resident; and Rupert Down- ing, social planner for North Vancouver District. The meeting will be held from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Leo Mar- shali Centre, 810 West 21st St., North Vancouver. For more information, call 980-1083. The substance abuse committee will also be hosting an April 13 workshop-style meeting scheduled to run from 9:30 a.m, to | p.m. at Hillside school, 2295 Queens Ave., West Vancouver. The meeting will focus on planning a strategy to deal with substance abuse on the North Shore. 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