aE MARCH 20, Bright Lights Classifieds Crossword Inquiring Reporter North Shore Alert Real Estate Taiking Personals TV Highlights ooo 10 eee 35 (eter Coe XIN! 1336 Longaaie Avene North. Vancouver BC V7 Canaaian Publications Mat Sales Proguct Agisement No ONG T25¢ 76 Pages FARHUD Khaki-Sadigh performs a ceremonial fire jump during Persian New Year celebrations at Ambleside Park last Tuesday evening. The jump is accompanied by a request for the fire to replace a jumper's negative traits with the positive ones represented by the flames. Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter dangelo@nsnews.com NO West Vancouver Police officer will face charges of obstructing justice after an investigation involving ticket-fixing © allegations. According to a report issucd on Monday by sp cotor Martin liv eoWwas a “substan ceriminah) cor hoof a member of the force dems of uicket fixing bur “mm neither case isa required in the pubdc interest” ; aformer B.C. Court of Appeal justice, was appomt General ministry dass fall after a critical mig West Vancouver Police officer was ial prose My Wwe i Prosccunion t weuelthy ed by the Auorne report, by a long-ser Mihood of All-stars n22 Top players in boys’ ketball protiled Trans Am 030 Resivled Firebird adds horsepower tional Ballet keeps Persian dance alive This Week 19 $1.00 iranian new year heats up Robert Galster News Reporter roiert@nsnews.com FOR a few hours last Tuesday evening Ambleside Park enjoyed a cultural diver- sity rarely seen at the West Vancouver park. About 5000 people descended an the watertront property to celebrate the arrival a Eranian Sew Year and unbke past celebranions the we cooperated. Participants were treated to a series of events including fire jumping and traditional music, spurring many to break into dance. The new year or Noroos actualiv starts on March 20, the first day of spring, but the celebration always takes place on the last Tuesday of eVery year. “Ir worked out very well) The people were very well-behaved,” said West Vancouver Mavor Pat Boname. “A group of franian kids cleaned up mostat the leftover pink.” Initia! concern over how the event Was going to be organized led West paar 3 NEWS photo Cindy Goodman dee Fire cleared No charges against wv Police officers; one officer investigated on other issue Police Commission. The lawver for fired West Vancouver Police Const. an attempted re enter the repart as evidence during a sue presented before the BoC Glen of Masons dismissal from the poltce department. it Saran wanted to use the report to stow allege credibility problems involving West V. MICOHIVET Pole officer, (then) Set. Barry Nickerson, who was Mason's supersisor and had conducted the inve suganon thar led te Mason's tinny. Mason was fired by the West Vancouver Police Board aticr a conphint by a pubhe citizen turned inte a private rternal cessful appe Lavyer: ee 20 LB, PROPANE o.. HI HEAT Sn ol Gaze] PAINT CLEANER, sik #1820453 STK pou discipline hearing. ickerson, who was promoted to staP sergeant last vcar, was one of we officers who, in August 1994, was involved in legedhy sancelliy tat speeding ticket issued to Chiff Renmng, ancouver Canucks at the time vine te the afeganons outlined in ypectil prosecutor lor’s summary, the oticer who ticketed Ronaing did nor know he was a Canucks plaver. When the Ronan ticket retched the police department, “eoncerms” were rated as the Canucks partiapated a West Vancouver Police hock tae fundraiser every vear. Phe offi cer who wrote was called ar home amd asked by a More senior Heouver rte withdraw the ueket for Spable relations” reasons Phe sucker writiig! comtable Agieed. provided that his sergeant abo agreed [ts not clear See Maver pase § pe BUTANE LIGHTER STK 26310306 GRILL BRUSH STK #6425139 “gor 985-3000 AAT 7 et