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Dock decision pending

THE FUTURE of North Vancouver-based Versatile
Pacific Shipyards Snc.’s (VPSI) $60-million floating
Panamax dry dock may be decided today when four
VPSI creditors meet with the ailing shipbuilding com-
pany.

A meeting is scheduled today between VPSI officials
and the provincial and federal governments, the Van-
couver Port Corp. (VPC) and the Hongkong Bank of
Canada.

Six classes of VPSI creditors have already accepted a
restructured business plan WPSI has suomitted which the
company hopes will help it avoid bankruptcy.

But Ottawa, Victoria, the VPC and the Hongkong
Bank of Canada have yet to approve the deal.

VPSI, which has said it plans to close its North Vaa-
couver shipyard, is hoping to sell the dry dock to an ua-
named Asian buyer for $14.8 million and, failing that,
have the federal government purchase it for $7.5 million.

Ottawa initially invested over $28 million in the dry
dock, which the VPC and other industry shipyards and
unions wast to remain in the Port of Vancouver.

Vehicles collide

THE WEST Yancouver District Fire Department had a
potentially dsngerous situation on its hands Aug. 26
after a van and truck collided.

The 1979 Ford van involved in the accident with a
Nissan pick-up at about 43 p.m. at 15th Street and In-
glewood Avenue was carrying a propane tank.

A fire department spokesman said propane from the
tank began leaking after a valve broke in the accident.
Firefighters managed to plug the leak with duct tape; the
propane was then released through the tank's venting
system.

The driver of the van, Matthew Foster, received a
minor shoulder injury.

** Accidents like this are always a concern to us,
a fire department spokesman.

NV man sentenced

A 21-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man was sentenced
recently to 45 days in jail for being in possession of
stolen property.

Christopher Lowden was found guilty of being in
possession of stolen camera equipment on Aug. 26, 1990.

Judge Alfred Scow atso placed Lowden on probation
for three months while he serves his jail term on inter-
mittent dates.

s

said

Missing
person
found

NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP
have called off their search for a
female patient who had walked
away from Lions Gute Hospital
on Aug. 20.

An RCMP spokesinan said Jane
Perry Scammell, 34. was found by
the police at 10 p.m. on Aug. 23
and returned to the hospital.

Scammell had been described as

suicidal.

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