a! Lie te Als - Wednesday. February 22, 1984 - North Shore News By NEWS STAFF “| was in a store with a friend when I saw someone jump on it and ride away,’’ says Calaminus. The youth gave chase but was unable to stop. the teenager who had made off with his $300 bike. Calaminus delivered newspapers for a year in Montreal and then spent a year cutting lawns on the. North Shore after moving . here to earn enough for the $300 Kuhara two-wheeler. Calaminus had owned the bicycle for only two weeks when it was stolen. He would not normally have left it on the street without locking it, he said, but he and a friend ~ seconds to get it stolen. Every were only in the store for a minute and the bicyclé was in THE PROVINCIAL govern- ment will provide financial assistance to the Marineview Personal Care Housing Society in North Vancouver, to ensure that one additional disabled person will be guaranteed affordable rent in a group home recently pur- chased by the society. A deficit in operating costs will be shared equally by the provincial and federal government. The society currently operates two other housing * Personalized service _ with integrity oe oon rise BETWEEN THE start of the year and February 13, 22 bicycles were stolen in North Vancouver. One of them was the gleaming, chrome-plated BMX racer that 12-year-old Christian Calaminus worked for two years to buy. OFFICIAL OPENING ceremonies for North Van- couver’s new court facilities will take place this week. Invited guests, including Attorney General Brian ‘Smith, will take part in the official opening at-3 p.m. That will be followed by the opening of the new court facilities for public viewing at 3:30 p.m. Tours will-run until plain view. ‘‘l was standing by the window staring at it when it - was stolen,’’-Calaminus said. The youth reported the 4:30 p.m. according to organizers. The _ recently- completed ‘ court facilities are located at . 200 East 23rd Street in North TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Christian Calaminus eyes with envy the shiny bicycles in a North Vancouver store window. Until recently he had‘one of: them. See story at left. - for disal from the province theft to police but says he was told that most expensive bicycles. stolen in North Van- couver are stripped of their parts within hours of the theft. y Year-end crime statistics from North Vancouver show- ed the theft of bicycles — particularly the expensive models — is on the increase. Of the 22 stolen here so far. this year, seven have been valued at more than $200. Says Calaminus: ‘‘I work-. ed for two years to get the bicycle and it took me two Vancouver. friend f have has had his bike stolen.”’ ’ I e ( ‘ and the dramatically : 1984 is awesome Outside, a totally new look, witha new aerodynamic shape td hold you down, but not hold you back. Inside, the ultimate 300ZX, the GLL and “.GLL Turbo, a new electronic cockpit feeds you information in a smooth, continuous fiow. Digitally. Graphically. Audicbly. The leather driver's seat adjusts to your body 8 ways. You are in control. Now put the 3002ZX in motion. Nissan's radical new 3 fitre V6 with available Turbo shows you what awesome really means. Match It with a 5 speed and see 0 to 100 km/h go by In 7.1 seconds flat. The Nissan 300ZX. It’s beautiful. it's magic. Even standing still. rom *15, 479 LEASE FROM: $355 PER MONTH FOR 36 MONTHS Pius TAX) facilities for the mentally disabled in the North Shore municipalities. ment has been able to provide this assistance to disabled people in North Vancouver,”’ said North Vancouver- Capilano M.L.A. Angus Ree, who commended the members of the Marineview Personal Care Society for their continuing efforts to serve the needs of the disabled. The proposed tenant will be selected from an institu- tion or the community in consultation with local Ministry of Health (Mental Health Services) staff. ‘‘l am pleased the govern- CLASS! THE ELEGANT 4 DOOR SEDAN INFORMATIONAL MEETING wos bey ond you reach ak gui, Vira HoOciNA Thin Tues, Feb. 28, 7:30pm FROM $16,289 huxury ty dlatinctive octuaie oF exceeds that Ot 6 cylinder engine with elactrono fuel , power dlec . Gomnesium LEASE FROM $365 Powe steiog, mhwaetrg Seto system, 6 apeaker Cassotte stereo, with 1329 Duchess Ave. PER MONTH memory, steel belted radial tren and alr conditioning West Vancouver, B.C. FOR 36 MONTHS (PLUS TAX) " Registration forms wilh De wvatlable ot that meeting oF from Hollyburn bchoot offi; ep to and inciuding March eng 1984 ALL MAKE LEASING AVAILABLE. 985-9311 NORTHSHORE 1160 MARINE DR. _-. NORTH VANCOUVER tins OQBSE.Q31 1 Bring your child 5 berth cert ate (no Photo opres) and Medic wl NsaeaAAC Ee Outer: INQUIRIES: 922-9348 School District #45 West Van, B.C. ES] NISSAN fun ‘