s Pot nlants seized in West Van WEST Vancouver Police raided a house in the 1190-block of Groveland Court Friday and shut down another marijuana grow operation. A search warrant was exe- cuted by patrol members at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 14, Police seized 900 grams of cultivat- ed marijuana along with 42 marijuans plants, said West Vancouver Police spokesman Sgt. Jim Almas. He said the estimated street value of the pot was $25,660. Growing equipmicnte was also seized. The two occupants of the house were arrested: a 29- year-old woman and 25-vear- old man. Charges are pending for production of a controlled substance. —- Bob Mackin Weed EWS phoios Cindy Goodman WEST Vancouver Police Const. Troy Timbury is surrounded by the marijuana seized in a police raid on a house in the 1100-biock of Groveland Court in West Vancouver Friday. A rental truck (leit) was used to cart avray the $25,000 worth of pot and indoor growing equipment. The house's two residents were arrested and face charges. No names were released. lebate reignited V¥ pub Katharine Hamer News Reporter WEST Vancouver District hall was filied to the rafters with distressed seniors Monday night as an applica- tion for a Dundarave pub was again debated. John Wiechold, proprietor of the Dundarave Cafe, appeared before council ask- ‘ing that a public rezoning hearing be granted. Wiechold already has a liquor licence, but has been battling for years for the right to transform his restaurant into 2 neighbourhood ub. ? The rezoning would allow Wiechold to sell “beer and wine off-premises and transform the Dundarave Cafe from a 100-seat restaurant to . a 65-seat public house. >. A survey of local residents and business owners in Dundarave -—— which cost Wiechold and his partners $11,000 —- revealed that: 82% of residents within 100 metres of Dundarave Cafe objected to it being rezoned as a pub; # 64% of local business owners were in favour . of the rezoning; ‘55% of residents within 800 metres of the restaurant said they were opposed to a pub. But Wiechold insists the survey — carried - out by MarkTrend Research Inc. — was taint- ed by the “negative propaganda” promulgated by the Friends of Dundarave Improvement - Society (FDIS). “Bevause of the actions of Erwen Smith and Workers ‘satety devices kicked in.” Public hearing set for Dundarave Cafe pub proposal despite outcry his cronies, the survey was rendered a complete fiasco,” said Wiechold, who had brought a box containing “2,000 signatures collected over two years” in support of the rezoning. Aletter sent to West Vancouver council in December by Wiechold’s lawyer Dennis Coates Qc states that the FDIS, spearheaded by Dundarave resident Erwen Smith, had been trying to sabotage the survey by threatening local business owners. A number of ketters distributed by the FDIS to Dundarave residents and business owners shortly before the survey was conducted dis- couraged any endorsement of the rezoning. “Beer drinkers are not shoppers,” says one flyer. “They come to drink.” Those surveyed were also reminded that pub-goers are generally “young persons in the 19-34 age group, who drive their cars to pub- lic houses,” and asked to consider the effect a pub would have on “lifestyle and property val- ues” in Dundarave. FDIS treasurer Michael McMahon rose quickly to cast aspersions on the idea of a pub- lic hearing involving other West Vancouver res- idents. . “(The Dundarave Cafe) is nor a West Vancouver pub,” he said. “It’s sold as a neigh- through. some time off. removed shortly. Tools filling from the cart also struck the passenger-side windshield of bourhood pub. The neighbourhood has spo- ken and we have said overwhelmingly that we don’t want it. How many more people are going to be invited to the party?” Smith, who was also present at Monday's meeting, vebemently denied any unethical behaviour. “I'm the fellow they've been shooting bul- tecs at,” Smith announced. He was incensed by Coun. Victor Durman's proposal thac a full public hearing be granted despite a recommendation from district social planner Richard Wagner that the application not proceed. “We elected you people to do what's right!” Smith told council. “There’s not one of you people lives down Dundarave. $11,000! That's peanuts! [’ve got my life savings in my proper- ty and so do my friends! This thing should end tonight!” Numerous seniors also clambered to their feet to echo Smith’s sentiments, expressing their fear that rowdy pub-goers would keep them awake all aight. ; “This is our home, this is where we have to sleep,” said Fran Neville. “We chose to live in the village because of the village, not because it was close to a pub.” Each speaker was met with a round of applause from the audience. “Is there anyone further who wishes to speak?” Mayor Wood inquired, before sending Durman’s motion to a vote. The assembled group left council chambers en masse once it was clear that a public hearing on the pub issue would proceed. injured in bridge mishap Maintenance cart falls 60 feet during Liens Gate cable repair TWO ironworkers atop the south tower of the Lions Gate Bridge were considerably shaken on Monday when their ‘ maintenance cart suddenly shot down a supporting cable. Mike Marr and Cecil Demery were finishing off some cable repair ‘ work just before noon when the cart slipped and fell 60 feet, according to American Bridge /Surespan project manager Ron Crockett. “They got a little bit of a jolt,” said Crockett. “Fortunately all the a female driver. Crockett said the windshield was cracked, but not broken “We were very, very lucky that no one was injured,” he said. - Once the cart had stopped its descent, the men were able to get out and walk down the cable to deck level unaided. They were taken by ambulance to Vancouver General Hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries and later released. Crockett said the pair were “a bit stiff and sere,” and would be taking He said the incident was the first mishap since the bridge upgrade pro- ject began, and that an investigation was already under way. The mainte- nance cart, though currently secure, was damaged in the fall, and will be — Katharine Hamer Murdered couple’s stolen van found in NV A stolen van belonging to two people murdered in Burnaby on the weekend was found in North Vancouver. North Vancouver RCMP Const. Alison Coyle and Sgt. Colin Worth were on routine patrol on Saturday when they spotted the van speeding on the gravel portion of Lillooet Road, north of the North Vancouver Cemetery. The van stopped for police and the occupants were arrested without inci- dent, according to the North Vancouver RCMP. The occupants, a man and woman, and the van were turned over to Burnaby RCMP. A Burnaby RCMP spokesman said that the van occupants were inter- viewed “at length” and ruled out as murder suspects. Their names were not released. The van was last scen parked in the victims’ driveway before it was spot- ted speeding in North Vancouver. Police found the van the day after William and Mildred Simpson were discovered beaten in their home in - the Edmonds and Kingsway area of Burnaby. ; Mildred, 80, died in her home. William, 77, died in hospital. Another Simpsons’ possession, 2 credit card, was used in downtown Vancouver after the Simpsons were attacked. Burnaby RCMP say several individuals were involved in the cred- it card use. They were interviewed by police. A man charged with the mur- ders was not one of the people inter- viewed. On Monday, Paul Stanley Kent , 37, of Burnaby, was charged with with’ two counts of second degree murder in the deaths of the Burnaby couple. Kent was remanded in police custody awaiting a bail hearing.