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Store robbed

THE WEST Vancouver Police are searching for two
Middle Eastern males after Flickers Video, 2403 Marine
Dr., was held up by the suspects at knifepoint at 9:50
p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7,

A police spokesman said the two males, described as
being approximately 18 years cid, 5°10” (178 cm) and
weighing 170 pounds (76 kg), entered the store and bran-
dished a six-inch (15 cm) knife,

One of the suspects is described as
marked face.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is ask-
ed to contact the West Vancouver Police Department at
922-4141.

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Open house

THE WEST Vancouver Police Department will hold an
open house for the public at 1330 Marine Dr., West
“". Vancouver, from 10 am. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.
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Guided tours of the police building will be offered
throughout the day.
West Vancouver | Police Chief Hal Jenkins and
members of the West Vancouver Police Board will atso
‘be on hand to meet the public, as will Const. Jeff Young
and his police service dog Rocky.
The public will also be given information on:
:@ the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system;
> @ how traffic section members re-create a traffic acci-
' dent; . : :
r) community programs an crime ‘Prevention. ;
: In addition, the public will be given a close-up look at
the inside of 9 police car, be: introduced to forensic
specialist coroner Bart Bastien, sn introduction to the
‘“ police. departinent’s: forensic identification officers. as
they: take the ‘public through a crime scene, as well as a

visit to the jail cells.
. Admission is free.

”. For more information, call 922-4141.

“It (9 mm) was not a weapon to
‘be used on..general’. duty. If a
member ‘under «me was ° carrying
the wrong ‘weapon, I,would bring
that. to: their attention and deal
with it that way.

2“There was no grey area in my
‘mind, »* testified Roseberry.

On the day of the shooting, the
police had. responded to a break-
and-enter call at the Sutherland
Bible Chapel.

- Magark ‘testified that when he

arrived on the scene, other police.

officers had two. suspects hand-
cuffed in the front of the church.

He said he then questioned both
suspects to. determine if - anyone
‘else was inside the church..

“I went. over to (first “ suspect)

“and grabbed him by the hair in an
aggressive’ manner in order to
solicit more information. I asked
him: ‘You. know I’m a cop, is
there anybody f...... else in the
church?’ ”

Magark said. he did the same
with the second ‘suspect. He said
both told him there was no one
inside the church.

But during a subsequent search

f° the ‘church, Magark testified:

“that. he went. inside a small
washroom, kicked open a door on
a toilet stall and found Hawkes. |
- He alleged that Hawkes lunged
vat him, and he shot the suspect in

_with us at one or two
‘morning. He doesn’t know what

the upper r chest.

While Magark has not been
charged in. the incident, Hawkes
faces a charge of break-and-enter.

City moves
funds on the

NORTH SHORE arts grants
should go to groups on the
North Shore, North Van-
couver City council decided
on Monday night.

“North Shore dollars are for
North Shore arts groups and not
for outside carpet-baggers raiding
our little piggy bank,'’ said Coun.
Barbara Perrault.

Perrault, a member of the
North Shore Arts Commission,
said the two-year-old organization
is still suffering teething pains.

“We were somewhat dismayed
to learn that more than 30% of
the money for arts grants (last
year) was going to groups off the
North Shore.”’

Mayor Jack Loucks said it was
time action was taken on_ arts
grants. ,

jHe added that a 10% limit on
grants to organizations outside the
North Shore was a good com-
promise.

“Cutting it down to 10% is
good because there are organiza-
tions that benefit our citizens and
we want to support them,”’ said
Loucks.

Coun. Stella Jo Dean echoed
Loucks’ comments.

“Tt is right that the North Shore
organizations: should be the-
primary benefactors, but also we
do benefit when some outside

But Hawkes did not appear’ at ah

. preliminary hearing and is now
considered to be a fugitive from.

justice.
Earlier in ‘the’ day, counsei for

“the commission attempted to ad-
inquiry — until -§

journ the public
Hawkes was located.

‘But Ken Ball, Magark’s lawyer,
argued that it would be unfair to
have. the case hanging over
Magark’s head for that time and
suggested the entire case be
dismissed. .

Meanwhile during proceedings
Wednesday morning, commission
lawyer Pierre Delage questioned
why ‘police responding: to. the
church investigation. did not
deploy a police dog team.

Said Magark during a break in

‘the inquiry, ‘‘He’s (Delage) just

on a fishing trip. He’s making ‘a
big thing out of the dog issue.
“Next time I'll call 20 dogs.
He’s never been out on patrol
in the

it’s like. I don’t care if it was a
nine millimetre, 2.38, a shotgun,
or a bazooka. It was a judgment
call. I didn’t want anyone to get
hurt.”

The inquiry continues.

“We need to put standards arid accountability |
in the YEAR 2000 process and work together |
| towards a balanced approach to education.”

ERNIE CRIST

reversed from what they used to be.

Friday, November 12, 1993 — North Shore News - 3

NCRTH VANCOUVER
CITY COUNCIL

by Stephen Wisenthal

groups come over here,” said
Dean,

The commission’s motion to
council on the arts assistance grant
program outlined a number of key
recommendations:

@ “The program resognizes that

the ability of North Shore arts

oO Keep arts
North Shore

organizations to achieve high ar-
tistic intent and to develop a
diverse and expanding audience is
enhanced by the availability of
work produced by others based
elsewhere.’’

@ “Organizations based elsewhere
than the North Shore are eligible
to apply for support of activities’
which will take place on the North ©
Shore.

@ ‘Organizations based elsewhere
which receive GVRD funding are
not eligible for support.”

West Vancouver Municipan ELection
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Z2OTH

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} GRIFFITHS

COUNCILLOR |
“Thanks For Your. Support” ~

SOLD TO THE
GVRD! -

The Council of the District’ of North Vancouver has j just’ turned,
the North Shore over to the GVRD bureaucracy.

When it comes to ‘regional planning, the GVRD until ‘now has | f
_ acted in-an advisory function. The GVRD livable region plan: |
was, in fact, the sum total of 18 individual community plans,

This is no longer the case, Under the new constitution; signed .
by our Council, a community plan has to fit the regional plan. If.
it doesn't we have to give reasons why. The roles are, in fact, “J

To overturn a GVRD plan requires 5 of the 18 unweighted votes. The Districe of North Van has one vote. : “j
All three North Shore municipalities put cogether have only 3 votes. Our own District community plon “fy
will have to reflect what the GVRD bureaucrats think it ‘should. If we don’t agree, we have the right,to . |
fight with the bureaucrats, Good luck. But we have no right of veto. We have in fact surrendered our.

autonomy. /

The GVRD Bureaucrats have already told us that we will have to accept our “fair share” of the huge
population i increase expected in the lower mainland. They told us that unless we do this, we cannot expect
an extension of Rapid Transit to the North Shore which we desperately need to safeguard / our
environment, our health, our lifestyle and our pocketbook. We are already being blackmailed, and it has

just started.

The GVRD position is curious since we have always agreed that within. the regional plan, we would make -
our mountains available for the recreation of the multitude. It is also curious since the GVRD knows or
should know from the experience of other cities that the livability of the region cannot be maintained
unless all areas are accessible by rapid transit.

I warned our Council against adopting this constitution and | told them of the consequences. I asked
them to defer making a decision and at least inform the public about it. But it was like talking to che wall.

The Council members with the least experience,

including Councillor Cuthberr and Councillor Paul”

Turner, vored in favouz of this ill-conceived scheme. Councillor Paul Turner, who wants to be Mayor, was

particularly arrogant.

This decision must be reversed. Our autonomy must be restored. Of course we should co-operate with the
GVRD and discuss all relevant issues with them. We are, after all, part of the region and it is to our
advantage to do so. BUT OUR FATE MUST BE IN OUR OWN HANDS, not in the hands of the
GVRD bureaucracy. The GVRD created havoc in our watershed and jeopardized the quality of our:
drinking water already. In any case 1 am not prepared to turn our North Shore into another WEST END.

Make sure you vote in the upcoming civic election and be sure you vote wisely. There is a fot at stake.

Ernie Crist, Councillor, District of North Vancouver

FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL. JUDGE US BY THE DEGREE OF PRUDENCE AND
FORESIGHT WE HAVE DISPLAYED AND NOT BY WHAT IS CONVENIENT FOR THE DAY

ON NOVEMBER 20, YOUR VOTE REALLY DOES COUNT