4-North Shore News — Sunday, June 18, 2000 Attack meant to hurt, not kill, accused says From page t along butcher knife, according to the Crown’s case. “I was just hoping I'd curt him open and make him bleed,” Shirzad said Thursday during cross-examination by Crown lawyer Tom Burns. Shiszad was testifying on the second day of a two-day tial in B.C. Supreme Court. On Friday to press time, B.C, Supreme Court Justice Terrance Warren announced a guilty verdict in the attempted murder case. Sentencing was adjourned to September. ’ Shirzad was charged with stabbing, Duval, then 17, out- side North Vancouver's Park and Tilford movie theatre. ~ Duval was stabbed in the back as he was opening his car door _after seeing, the late showing of the movie American Pie with his girlfriend. tissue at the trial wasn’c iether Shirzad_ had stabbed val, - but .whether he - had intended to murder him. Shirzad.: testified he was hoping -to. put Duval “in the ita” but not to kill him. rown lawyer suggest-: hirzad' pushed the’ knife in as far as he could. - Shirzad testified, “I pushed it in quickly. I'm not sure how far 21 didn’t j jam it in or any- an as far as I could.” ~ bing Shirzad had The next incident involved insults exchanged at Carson Graham. Shirzad threw 2 garbage can in the incident and was expelled from school. “I blamed Dan,” said Shirzad. The next incident occurred at Norgate elementary when Duval had come to fight Shirzad who was playing bas- ketbali. Duval punched Shirzad, who pulled a knife and chased Duval. Duval pep- per-sprayed Shirzad. Shirzad testified that Duval’s father had “banged his head against the wall” of a McDonald’s restaurant at the conclusion of the incident. No one was charged. “I looked bad in front of everyone,” testified Shirzad. Shirzad lived in three foster homes in Port Coquitlam for the next year. He testified he was “really angry” at Duval, but does not now blame Duval for his problems. Witness Stewart Godwin testified that Shirzad had twice asked him to set up Duval and another person, Shawn Corrigan, to be beaten u: spring 1999... G win declined. About two months before the. stabbing, Shirzad and some friends pulled up to a party in Kitsilano. Shirzad, according to Godwin’s testimony, stared: ers 's Shawn; where sight It’s judgment night tonight. I - want to kill bot at them.” A knife was brandished by one of Shirzad’s _ friends. Shirzad punched Corrigan. ‘On. the night of the stab- gone to the : . movie with a friend. When he P quick = medical would have, died.’ - is: Sentencing |” ‘remains -under: the’ parameters of the Young Offenders Act’. Shirzad-and: Duval. used to ‘Norgate elementary school.” In!.Grade: 8,. ‘from Carson Graham -. bat _Femained ; "was Showing litle wniters and one of : , Shirzad’s lawyer Bilt Smart 4 Shirzad went to Keith Lynn Altemate secondary sch le 8 ‘and 9 and was. then gen a chance to come back to. Carson Graham ie. first: dramatic fallout ‘with, Duval occurred in Grade 10 when Duval put Shirzad in - wrestling hald carly in 1998. “Ic: was embarrassing «.. ‘couldn’t:: ° breathe,” wid - went to get Duval. Sturzadl became 7 fled. and -ended wu '. Seymour. River. “Shirzad “was “ing Duval, ‘Shirzad’s mother and. about dif he also. dis-.- “save he saw ¢ “really angry: .... because of all the things he done to me.” Before the movie started Shirzad left the theatre and "bought a large kitchen knife at ‘nearby Save-On-Foods. He ‘concealed the knife up his “sleeve and waited until after “the movie to atrack Duval. , After the stabbing, Shirzad in the e¢ had underestimated” the river’s width. He told arresting © Mountic, Const. Tom Seaman, that Duval had : “deserved it.” Ina fall court room includ- his parents, eigkt of Shirzad’s _ friends, Shirzad testified, “It’s the stu- ‘fides thing Pye done in my ife. I’ve hurt too many y_people I didn’ ¢ mean to hurt.” : Crown lawyer Burns called “the case one of betrayal and revenge. Burns said Shirzad’s feclings festered. He needed to ¢ and compensate for his embarrassment. Shirzad’s defence lawyer called the crime despicable and cowardly. Smart emphasized that his client wanted to hare, not kill. Shirzad has been in custody since his arrest. "21 pt. Safety check.:1S minutes - FAST! “Includes up to 5 litres of 10w30 Unocal oa Soi Native land returned North Shore First Nations claim Kits Point property Deana Lancaster News Reporter dlancaster@nsnews.com LAND carved from the Squamish Nation’s Kits Point reserve to make way for the railway in 1906 will be reserve land again. On Thursday, B.C. Appeal Court Justice Mary Saunders ruled that 4.25 hectares (10.5 acres) expropriated from Indian Reserve No. 6 for use by Canadian Pacific Railways is to be returned to the federal government and held in trust as reserve land. In the fail, the Federal Court of Canada will hear a trial to decide which of the First Nations claiming it — Squamish, Tsleil- Waututh and Musqueam — will get the fand. The decision came six days after the federal government for- mally offered the Squamish Nation $92.5 million for reserve lands the nation had been forced front carly in the 20th Century — including Indian Reserve No. 6, which the residents were forced to sell in 1933, withour the parcel already taken by the rail- way. The Squamish Nation took its case for that chunk of land — a strip that runs under the Burrard Street Bridge plus a nearby Y- shaped parcel — to court in 1986. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation, also called the Burrard Band, and Musqueam Nations filed their per "production, weight loss and overall health. tiere are a few basic guidelines which will help you make better choices to ensure proper nutrition, Good nutrition starts with diet high in fruits and - vegetables which are rich in vitamins, minerals, ‘antioxidants, natural enzymes and fiber. If your diet does not consist of enough fruits and vegetables, then one may consider a “Green Food” supplement which is a concentrated form of a variety of these nutrients. | Protein is required for proper energy metabolism, _ maintaining muscle mass, building muscla and - tissue repsir. One way to ensure adequate protein intake on a daily basis is to supp!ement with a protein powder. Whey’ protein powder derived | from dairy offers the highest protein efficiency _ ratio (PER) : Good fats are found i in deep; cold v water fish such. as tuna, salmon, 1 mackerel, sardines and halibut, as: claims to it atierwards. Currently, the Tsleil-Waututh people live primarily on their reserve in North Vancouver, east of the Seymour River. Before contact with Europeans, they shared much of the same tradition- al territory as the Squamish people. “In the late 1860s and early 1870s when the government was allotting the Indian reserves, they didn’t recognize the Tsleil- Waututh as a separate nation, we were listed as part of the Squamish Nation,” said Leah George, treaty researcher for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. She added they were still lumped in with the Squamish Nation when the Kitsilano reserve land was expro- priated. It wasn’t until 1923 when the Squamish and several other Coast Salish nations amalgamated that the Tsleil-Waututh decid- ed to go it on their own. “There's lots of marriages and connections with the Squamish, bur we're a different nation,” said George. She also said some members speak the Squamish language, but many speak Downriver Halkomelem, the language of the Tsleil-Waututh peo- le. P On Thursday, Squamish Nation Chief Gibby Jacob was jubi- lant about the court's decision and said he was confident the par- cel of land would be returned to his peopie. The nation has no plans for the land as yet, said Tewance | Joseph, communications coordinator for the band, and added that the nation’s 3,000 members would have to have i input in any - decisions about its future. A staff member in the development information and applica- tions department at the City of Vancouver said any First Nation granted the land would have to abide by zoning already attached to the property. 9140 grams_