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Former
teacher
faces
more sex
charges

FORMER WEST Van-

couver elementary school.

teacher Alan Tsutomu
Homma, already charged
with 13 sexual-assault
related charges, has had two
additional sex charges laid
against him.

West Vancouver Police charged
Homma Thursday with two counts
of sexual assault for offences
alleged to have occurred in. West
Vancouver between September
1985 and June 1986 and September
1986 and June 1987.

Police say both new charges it-
volve boys.

Homma js scheduled to appear
in Vancouver county court for trial
Feb. $1 on seven counts of gross
indecency, five counts of buggery
and one count of sexual assault.

The 13 original charges stem
from an alleged series of incidents
involving a former male student
during the period between March
1981 and December 1983.

Police say the two new charges
are based on evidence that came to
light subsequent to the initial in-
vestigation.

Homma will face the new
charges in West Vancouver pro-
vincial court at a date yet to be
determined.

Improvement
areas allowed

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
Minister Rita Johnston
recently announced legisla-
tion to allow. B.C.
‘municipalities’ to - form
business improvement areas.
“The degislation. allows
“municipalities to designate . aress
where merchants may voluntarily
levy. “themselves . through the
-municipal’ tax: system. Funds: col-
‘lected could be used to coordinate
“ area’ management, promotion and
‘improve commercial viability.

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