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MARCH 21, 1999

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JUDGES of the
Supreme Court of
Canada will listen to
legal arguments this
week concerning the
extradition of two
North Vancouver men
who could face the
death penalty in the
United States.

Auf Ahmad Rafay and
Glen Sebastian Burns, both
23, are charged with the bru-
tab planned murders of
Rafay’s parents and) sister in
Washington state in July
1994,

The duo have been in jail
since their arrest July 1Y95 in
North Vancouver.

The court will listen to
legal, arguments concerning
whether then minister of jus:
tice Allan) Rock “ha
properly
tion” in deciding not tos
assurances that the death
penalty would not be
imposed. “Phe court: wali hear
arguments that sending the
duo te) face pessible death
penaliies would violate the
pair's Canadian) Charter

rights.

Anna Maris D'Anarle

Robert Galster

News Reporter robert@nsnews.com

IT may be expensive, but the first fast
ferry is a fine vessel.

“In general, JIMA concludes that the vessel isa fine ship, one
of which any owner should be proud,” stated the report's
authors.

Catamaran Feeries International was set up as a BC

Child’s play

Critics worry parents may push
budding musicians too hard

ood fight

Ambleside Bistro takes
a bite our of ATDS

for spring

Fashion #75

NEWS photo Mike Waketieid

Smoke and mirrors

Catamaran costs higher than
expected but vessel is sound

subsidiary to build three aluminum-hulled fast: ferries for the
Crown corporation and Liter to compete for future fast ferry con
tracts on the international mark

initial projections pegged the cost of the vessels at $70 million
each and were adjusted to $86 million last vear before a finaneial
audit of the project set the price tag for the tirst ship at SLES mil-
hon. The 250-car and £,000 passenger ships were intended shave
30 minutes from the current 14 hour voyage between Horseshoe

n poductory

NORTH Vancouver City firefighters practised firefighting on Thursday on a house slated for demolition on Brand Street in Tempe
Heights. Elever: North Vancouver City and three West Vancouver firefighters fought the biaze.

Report says fast ferry fine

Bay and Nanaimo.

However questions surrounding the vessel's technical capabil-
ities ted to the appointinent of JJMA,

The audit estimates the terry will be able to reach a maximum
speed of 34 knots (63 km-h) under fully loaded conditions.

“We note that while the predicted full speed is approximately
three knots below the original anticipated speed, we wish to alse
observe that these speeds are based ona full load condition which
will rarely or never be seen in service, and that the practical oper-
adionalimpact of this speed shortfall is probably neuligible.”

However, sea trials conducted by the ferry corporation on

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