NEWS BRIEF Guard beaten A CONCORD security guard was attacked and beaten by four youths near the Bread Garden at Park Royal North mall on Thursday. The security guard was attempting to move a group of 16 to 18 youths causing a disturbance at approximately 8 p.m. While escorting one of the males off the property, the teen oegan to fight with the guard. Three other youths dumped in and began to beat the guard. One of the assailants was detained by witnesses and taken into cus- tody. Police attempts to identify the other teens involved in the incident are ongoing. The guard, a North Vancouver man in his late 60s, was taken to Lions Gate Hospital where he was treated for a broken nose. He required stitches to close a gash near his left eye. Teen attacked WEST VANCOUVER Police are seeking ussistance in identifying two teens who allegedly attacked a mentally challenged youth on June 7 near Inglewood Avenue and 17th Street. : The victim was not seriously injured, but was emo- tionally traumatized by the incident, according to West Vaacouver Police Const. Jamie Gibson. “Tam sure the youth in our community find the actions of the two teen suspects appalling,” said Gibson. The attack took place at approximately 6:30 p.m. as the victim was walking north on 17th Street. Two teenage males allegedly jumped out of a black Jecp with a vinyl roof and pushed the victim face-first into a ditch. Forward information on this incident to 922-4141. Park closed THE GREATER Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) is asking the public to comply with the “closed” signs at Granite Falls Regional Park Reserve, Indian Arm. “The park land was recently acquired, and contains many hazards which make it unsafe. It is definitely a dangerous place te trespass at this time,” said Bob Gibson, GVRD parks operations administrator. Trespassers will be asked to leave the site. For more information, call GVRD Parks at 432-6353. Bear alert RECENT BEAR sightings in the Seymour Demonstra- tion Forest and Lynn Headwaters Regional Park in North Vancouver have prompted the Greater Vancouver Regional District to issue a warning to the public. Visitors to the forest and the park are reminded that bears are s part cf the wilderness environment. To avoid an encounter with a bear while hiking, make plenty of noise on the trail, stay clear of heavy brush areas laden FEDERAL REFORM Party leader Preston Manning came to North Vancouver on Friday to back local MP Ted White's “Teledemocracy” phone-in referendum. By Anna Marie ©'Angelo News Reporter “This is the first experience with the Teledemocracy concept,” said Manning. “We intend to continue to use these techniques and study it for use in the future.” Manning and White said the low number of North Vancouver voters who paid to take part was disappointing. White required 20,000 callers to break even on the $11,000 enter- prise. He received 6,852 calls. The total included approximately 4,600 from North Vancouver riding resi- dents. The rest was made up of people, out of a possible 50,000 Canada-wide, who took part in an Opinion poll on three questions concerning the Young Offenders Act (YQA). BENEFITS BEYOND WORDS... j LANGUAGE-DISORDER ; TUTORING The education and experience uf both a J classraom teacher and a speech/language ff athologist... — ‘car ‘round tutoring in reading and writing skills for the clementary school § aged child with a language-learning } disorder. 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He said cell-phone calls would not be accepted by the system. A reporter pointed out that a News photo showed White stand- ing beside a North Vancouver high school student using a cell-phone to call in his vote. White said the phone nuinber to " DT Rah Faw 4 F €ntrance in rear = Mon.-Sat. 11-6 pm Sunday 12-4 pm 984-4504 House of Knives Can 1ey the cell-phone bad heen call-for- warded from his office phone. White sad he received an “avalanche of calls” from people apologizing that they forgot to vote, He said their forgetfulness could partially be explained because a planned media launch of the event was overshadowed by the Staniey Cup playoffs and the Vancouver the riot. A reporter said that White should perhaps have expected a better response to the YOA ques- tions given the youths involved in riot. 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