2 - North Shore News — Sunday. October 1, 2000

Style impact without
a speeding jet ski

From panel

continue to influence not only Canadian politics, but daily lite.

Tradear gsined perhaps some of his greatest: notonety for
lighting off the determined attempts of Quebce separatiats to split
the country, Many think he overreacted on Oc, 16, 1970 when
he invoked the War Measures Act to quell the kidnapping, crisis
sparked by the Front de liberation du Quebec. When he patriated
the Constitution in 1982, Quebee was shut out of the negotia-
toss. He wasn't always popular i in B.C. either. Many westerners
got fed up with what they saw as his obsession with Quebee's con
cerns and constitutional i isstics, and his campaign tor a suong cen-
tral government.

Straith worked with the Liberal party through several elections.
As time wenton, he said Trasieau became more aware ofthe alien-
anon felt by western Canada. “He recognized it was there. He was
gradually coming to see that Canada was evolving inte more than
this tradidonal vision of an English and French bilingual coamtry.”

But as prime minister, he had a vision, “He saw Canada as
sovsething far better than a collection of provinces .. he thought
that was too parochial, He knew what Canada could be, aad he
led us, somearaes kicking and screaming, in that disection.” sid
Straith. “Pierre had style ... and he didn’t nved a jet ski to prove
it.”

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ALLAN Bell was struck by six
police bullets before he dicd on
Tuesday on Tsleil-Waututh land
(Burrard Reserve).

Police say the 42-year-old father of
three was armed with a loaded Intra-Tee 9
win Luger, The semi autematiy gun
apparently misfired as Bell tried to shoot a
police dog in the head. When he pointed
the gun atan officer, three North
Vancouver Mounties opened tire, blasting
13 rounds trom their guns. Bell died at
the scene. On Friday afternoon,
Vancouver ROMP Cpl. Grant Learned
Was centre shige ata press conterence at
the North Vancouver headquarters reveal-
ing details from the police side of the
shooting in the 3100-block of Dollarton
Highway. Bell, who is not native, went tu
the reserve to collect money from Alex
Lage (Page changed his name from Alex
George). Page owed Bell's North
Vancouver electrical company more than
$15,000. Page was ordered in a 1993
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Bell confronted Page at his home. He
threatened to kill Page. Page managed to
call police and stay on his cellphoag as
Bell chased him down the street. Learned
said the first “nan with a gun” report was
phoned in at 9:02 pan. by Page. Other
coils followed. Leamed said the fint police
officer to srnve was a dog handler.

He said three other officers quickly fol-

lowed. Police “verbally challenged” or
screamed “Police, stop, drop the gun,”
more than 20 times. “The dog, handler set
the snimal loose. The police dog bit Bell's
left arm, said Learned.

The police corporal said Bell pointed
his sun at the dog's head. The nearest
police officer heard a “click” that
appeared to indicate that Bell’s gun had
misfired. The dog was called back.
Learned said police then heard the sound
of the gun's action 3s Bell loaded bullets
from the magazine into the chamber.
Learned demanstrated the movement on
2 Luger at the press conference. The

police corporal said Bell raised the gun up
at an officer. He was shot two times in the -
ieft leg and four times in the torso.
Learned declined to give the names of the
otticers involved. He said they had three
t025 vears service and one was a road
supervisor, No shells trom the Luger were
found on the ground. Learned said the
Luger is a prohibited weapon and assoct-
ated with the drug trade, but he did net
want to imply Bell was associated with the
drug wade. Learned said that Bell was
arrested under the Mental Health Act in
July in connection with a domestic inci-
dent. Bell did not have a criminal record.
Bell's friend and business partner
Wayne Kirk said be didn’t fault the police,
but pointed out that Page was known to
police. Kirk believes Bell was the only vic-
tim and the system was at fault. A coro-
ner’s inquest is expected. A fiineral mass
for Beil will be held on Tuesday atl p.m.
at Holy Trinity Charch, 2725 Lonsdale
Ave. Burial will be at North Vancouver
Cemetery at the top of Lillooet Road.

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