Jock found safe and sound Missing track Statue turns up on the News’ front doorstep JOCK HAS been found. After three weeks on the lam, Jock has really been around. By Surj Rattan News Reporter But Jock is now back home, thanks to the North Shore News. Jock, as he has been dubbed, is a five-foot-high statue made out of plaster that went missing from Exhibition Park in Van- couver about three weeks ago. The disappearance of the statue, one of 12 which are placed in the inner fieid of the exhibition race track and resemble jockeys, has had track officials puzzled. But the mystery of Jock’s vanishing trick was solved Thursday morning when the statue was located at the News. “I found him at about 7:45 am. in front of the front doors of the office. He was facing the street,’’ said News physical plant manager John Benner. ‘‘I didn't know what it was. I just thought a bunch of kids dropped him off. I it was a_ practical joke. Jock has seen better days. When he was found, he had a broken neck and a hole in his right thigh. He also had a note attached to his chest which read: “Hi. I'm Jock. I left the Track a while ago. I’m lost. Help!”’ But even though Jock had finally been found, his travels weren't over. Benner had plans for Jock. ‘*} threw him in the van and was going to take him to the dump because I had to go there anyways. But then we threw index Ml Affluence & Influence .46 < {9 / NEWS photo Neil Lucente JOCK AND John. It was a mystery when Jock the statue went missing from the inner field of the Exhibition Race track in Vancouver three weeks ago and North Shore News physical plant manager John Benner found it equally as puzzling when he arrived for work this week only to be greeted by the statue at the newspaper's front door. him in the dumpster (in the alley behind the News) because it was easier,’’ said Benner. He added that Jock sat in the dumpster for about an hour until someone called the News asking about the statue’s whereabouts. “The Track phoned and said they wanted him back. Then we had to go fish him out,’’ said Benner. Exhibition Park general manager Merv Peters said the statue weighs about 200 pounds and is worth about $2,500. He added that he has no idea how anyone was able to get into the Exhibition Park grounds, cross the race track, hop the fence and remove the statue from the inner circle. “We didn’t call the police because we figured it was a practical joke,” said Peters. ‘*! don’t know how they got him.” Peters added that Jock’s kidnapping was not the first of its kind. A similar statue was stolen several years ago Sunday. September 30, 1990 - North Shore News - 3 ¥. Barbara Perrault ... wants to see LGH become best in Canada. ——— Albert Weisstock ... wants to represent East of Seymour res- idents. Two seek N. Van aldermanic seats A WELL-known senator’s wife and a single engineer are the latest candidates to join the race for North Vancouver aldermanic seats in November’s municipal elections. Barbara Perrault, wife of long- time Liberal Sen. Ray Perrault, announced Friday her intentions to seek a seat on North Vancouver City Council. She said the quality of life in North Vancouver City is a big concern of hers as is affordabie housing for seniors. Perrault, a 30-year resident of North Vancouver has held a number of community posts, the most recent being chairman of the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation’s **Mum’s the Word’’ campaign to purchase new equipment for the hospital maternity ward. Perrault said she supports in principle the controversial pro- posal to expand LGH. “My personal goal is to see Lions Gate Hospital become the finest community hospital in Canada,”’ said Perrault. She added that she agrees with North Vancouver City Mayor Jack Loucks that the city should continue to lease, and not sell, the land it owns in the Lower Lons- dale area. “You do not sell land. In Lower Lonsdale, we have to make sure the development that goes in there is the kind that best serves the interests of the community,” said Perrault. Perrault, who has never stood for public office before, said she felt the time was right to seek an aldermanic seat because her Court shoots down golf Hundal, By Surj Rattan News Reporter children are older and she has the time to devote to city issues. Another newcomer to the North Vancouver political scene is Deep Cove engineer Albert Weisstock. He is seeking a district aldermanic seat. He said strong community input is needed in the areas cf the Maplewocd business park devel- opment, the Phibbs Exchange Park and Ride, the Seymour resi- dential development, the Nor- thlands golf course, the Inter- River development project, North Shore water ‘ront development and local childeare. Weisstock said he decided to tun for alderman because he feels there ‘‘really wasn’t enought rep- resentation i1 the area east of Seymour.”’ Weisstock suid he supports the controversial Northlands golf course proposal. “The land will remain in the parks and_ recreation reserve. Fiscally, we're losing revenue in the proposal but in the long-term the community benefits will outweigh the loss of revenue,’’ said Weisstock. “Our environment, water quali- ty and the need to recycle are the fundamental concerns of everyone,’’ said Weisstock. petition A SUPREME Court petition to strike down the rezoning bylaw which enables the development of the hotly disputed 27-hole golf course proposed for Cypress Ridge was dismissed Thursday in a judgment by Madame Justice M. W@Gary Bannerman .... Wi Classified Ads W@Cocktails & Caviar... Reached Friday for comment, Hundal was unaware of the court ruling and would not say whether he would appeal the decision until W@ Editorial Page B Fashion @ Horoscopes @ Bob Hunter Bi Lifestyles IB Mailbox WM Spiritually Speaking . . MSports...........+-- 22 @ Travel Weather Sunday, sunny with cloudy periods. Chance of showers. Monday and Tuesday. cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs near 15°C. Second Class Registration Number 3885 Anne Rowles. Friends of Cypress repre- sentative Paul Hundal filed a peti- tion July 24 asking the Supreme Court to overturn the rezoning bylaw for the 350Q-acre parcel of municipal land. ‘*We're certainly pleased and we frankly expected that because we knew the process was fair,’’ said West Vancouver Mayor Don Lan- skail. Hundal’s lawyer, Jakob de Villiers, based Hundal’s case on the grounds that a public hearing on the golf course was incorrectly adjourned and that during the hearing people were intimidated by Lanskail who restricted speakers to present only new points to council. But Justice Rowles, who reviewed a videotape of the hear- ing, said in her judgment that al- though Lanskail failed to state the time of the hearing adjourned By Elizabeth Collings News Reporter from May 14, it would be obvious to people attending the mecting that the reconvened June 11 hear- ing would resume during the regu- lar council meeting. Justice Rowles also dismissed the argument that Lanskail vio- lated provisions of the municipal act when the mayor ruled that during the public hearing speakers be required to speak to new points and not reiterate what had been said before. Pointing to audio cassette evi- dence, Justice Rowles said in her judgement that between the two days of public hearings, the clerk referred to or read from a total of 129 written submissions and council heard 87 oral pres- entations — including three from he read the judgment. Because the case was based on technicalities, ‘* it could have gone either way. I certainly can’t fault the judge,”* he said. However, Hundal said he will pursue further legal action when the municipality proceeds on the lease with the developer. Hundal maintains the municipal act re- quires that a referendum be held. Meanwhile, the municipality is awaiting response from the pro- vincial government to its request to transfer a restricted covenant on two lots within the proposed golf course site to land the devel- oper has set aside as a park. In response to a request for a referendum on the issue, district staff is currently reviewing peti- tions for and against the proposed golf course. Lanskail said Friday copies of the lease agreement would be available to the public for review FRIENDS of Cypress repre- sentative Pau! Hundal ...Supreme Court rules in West Vancouver Council's favor. before council receives the agree- ment tomorrow night. {tis recommended that the ieas- ing bylaw come before council on Tuesday, Oct. 9.