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News Reporter
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was convicted in 1996
of being the ringleader
Halloween bombing
spree that almost severe-
ly on Capilano Road.
These days, Ehlers, 28, 1 part of the
He works in the field of special
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that badustry, is omploved steadily and
North Vancouver provincial court
Judge Jerome Paradis ina reasons tor
Ehlers was before the court last
Tuesday for semencing: on deay inal
tive trafficking changes of PCP (Angel
Dust} and the rave drug MDMA
A co-accused, Isak Meissner, 21,
pleaded guilty to three Angel Dust and

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MARK Helmut Ehlers
in a North Vancouver
ly injured a young fami-
booming film industry in Vancouver,
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has a rather promising: future” stated
sentence.
ficking ‘charges. He pleaded guilty to
(Ecstasy).
Kestasy wallicking changes.

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Michael Becker

Newes Editor
mbecker@nsnews.com

NORTH Vancouver public school stu-
dents may have an extended spring break
if support workers make good on a threat
of strike action.

CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) local 389
members are ina position to strike as of 6am. Monday, March

The Voice of North and West Vancouver sinc

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Marathon on track

Talks suspended to March 26;
CUPE workers may act March 27

27. Forty-seven CUPE locals across B.C. are part ofa K-12 bar-
waning committee. Falks beuween the province and CUPE have
been suspended to Sunday, March 26. Among the issues: jolts
security, benefits, pensions, and pay equity, In North Vancouver
CUPE represents school secretanes, custodians, maintenance
workers, teacher assistants and special education aides.

The school board is advising parents to not send their chil

HOPING for a good turnout at Nik Nikzban’s 24-hour endurance wheelchair marathon to be held at Handsworth secondary school
March 30 and 31 are: North Shore Disability Resource Centre's Teresa Engimann and John Neumann (left and third from left),
Handsworth principal Terry Shaw (second left}, Nikzaban and his neighbour and friend Bob Milward. See story page three.

dren to school! if there is a strike. Teachers will not cross picket
lines. About 18,000 students would be without classes.

‘There is fabour peace in West Vancouver meanwhile. The
school board there ratified a coniract in December with the
West Vancouver Employees Association. That agreement is in
effect to Dee, 31, 2001.

Local 389 president Cindy McQueen was unavailable for
comment to press me. Earlige this month McQueen said that
bargaining sessions with North Vancouver Schoot District have
proven fruitless.

About 880 COUPE local 389 members are criployed by
North Vancouver School District.

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