NEWS BRIEFS Body found under bridge THE BODY of a 19-year-old North Vancouver: man was discovered Tuesday in a highways department maintenance yard located under the Lions Gate Bridge. The West Vancouver Police were called to the scene at approx- imately 1 p.m. David Robert Stewart, who police believe committed suicide by jumping from the bridge, had been missing from his home since Sunday night. NVD byelection date set NORTH VANCOUVER District Council has designated Saturday, March 9 as the date for the byelection in the municipality to fill the vacant aldermanic seat left by the appointment of former district alderman Bill Rodgers as a provincial court judge. - Nomitations for the byelection will close on Feb. 23. Although the district hall is not in a position to accept nomina- tion papers until the election has ‘officially been called,’’ at least three people have publicly announced that they will seek the va- cant aldermanic chair: ® former district alderman Josn Gadsby, who failed in her at- tempt to be elected North Vancouver District’s mayor in last November’s municipal elections; © paramedic Tim Jones, who missed winning the sixth and final council seat last November by about 300 votes; ® and Hyatt Regency Hotel employee Richi Sharma. Dykeman named transit head NORTH VANCOUVER District Mayor Murray Dykeman has been appointed the new chairman of the Vancouver Regional Transit Commission. He replaces former West Vancouver District mayor Don Lan- skail in the post. ‘The appointment was made earlier this month by Transporta- tion and Highways Minister Rita Johnston. Originally it was recommended that Dykeman be appointed a commission director for the North Shore, but in January, Johnston decided te appoint Dykeman as the commission’s chairman. Dykeman said he was happy with the appointment and added that there is a lot of work for his commission to do. “There's a great deal of activity happening in our area,"’ Dykeman said. ‘I want to get into the issue of how we can enhance ridership and the basic transportation service level to the North Shore and other areas.”’ Firm fears business loss From page % storage shed will increase pollu- tion. ‘*We are the only company on the waterfront to have a director of environmental services,’ said Willcox, who added that the company was surprised to be listed on a recent environment ministry hit list that targeted Nep- tune as one of the province’s top polluters. He added that Neptune has spent approximately $9 million on the installation of pollution-con- trol devices at its North Van- couver waterfront location. And he also brushed aside con- cerns that Neptune is dumping toxic waste into the local sewer system as allowed under its permit from the Greater Vancouver Regional District. . “The effluent is not toxic in the poisonous sense of the word. We are not getting a free ride. We are not a signficant contributor to noise pollution,’’ said Willcox. “Since 1982 we have made im- provements in all environmental aspects.”” The Vancouver Port Corp. (VPC) has authority over the Neptune site. VPC chief executive officer Capt. Norman Stark said the VPC is aware of the concerns of area residents and that ‘‘we are striving on many fronts to be good neighbors.”’ But Cloverly Residents Associa- tion president Andy Baak said the Cloverly area has been suffering from environmental problems related to Neptune for over 20 years and pointed out that during 1990 Neptune was cited for three incidences of environmental vio- lations. “It is the history of pollution that pits us against Neptune. There’s no place for bulk termi- nals within Burrard Inlet,’’ said Baak. ‘‘No expansion should be allowed.’” : North Vancouver City Ald. Barbara Sharp said she did not hear either Neptune or the VPC “say anything different’? at the hearing. She also criticized the VPC, who appointed the review panel, for failing to provide ample notice of the public hearing. A second public hearing on the issue is scheduled for Monday night. Following the public hearings, the review panel will make a rec- ommendation to the VPC about Neptune’s proposed expansion. Mother, daughter battle over peace marches WHILE THE Persian Gulf war has turned Iraq against the United Nations, it has also caused some friction between a North Vancouver mother and her teenage daughter. By Surj Rattan News Reporter Colene Cooke and her daugh- ter, Christy Konschuh, a_ 13- year-old Grade 8 student at Car- son Graham Secondary School in North Vancouver, both agree a war in the Persian Gulf should have been avoided, but they disagree on how to send that message to Ottawa. Konschuh was one of several North Shore students who had planned to skip classes Tuesday, the Jan. 15 UN deadline for Iraq to pull out of Kuwait, to attend a rally in front of Justice Minister Kim Campbell’s Vancouver office, the Vancouver Art Gallery and Vancouver City Hall. Thousands of students from across the North Shore and the Lower Mainland turned out for the rally after anonymous notices were placed in schools, including Carson Graham, announcing the rally. Cooke said she was shocked when her daughter showed her the notice during dinner Monday night and could not believe her daughter was planning to attend the rally. She argued that such a large gathering could be the subject of a terrorist attack. “I explained to her that there are no rules in war, and who knows who put up those posters. Her statement to me was that there was nothing I could do to stop her from going,’’ said Cooke. ‘‘Instead of going to the demonstration, I think she and the other students could have demon- strated by walking out of school and walking home, as opposed to creating a big group of people which would have created a big attraction for terrorism. ‘Jn their hearts they are right, but who knows what the backlash could be.’” Cooke said after she discussed the situation with her daughter, she ‘‘saw the danger’’ and decided not to attend the rally. But Konschuh said she will at- tend a second rally scheduled for Saturday after seeing there were no problems caused at the first rally. But Konschuh said the rally showed the federal government that the students were concerned about the war and were support- ing a cause. “It showed people that we care and helped other people to care. We didn’t stop the war, but we made a statement that we cared about what was going on,” said Konschuh. She estimated that about 45 per cent of the student population at Carson Graham attended the ral- ly. Cooke argued that the students are not even aware of the issues associated with the Gulf war. But Konschuh said she believed the Gulf war was being fought over the issue of oi! and access to it. 550,000 people work hard to protect Canada’s endangered species. Operation of Concession Stand at Mahon Park Waterpiay Area CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER The Corporation of the City of North Van- couver will be seeking proposals from commercial and non-profit organizations to operate a newly built concession stand at Mahon Park in North Van- couver. The concession stand is located adjacent to a popular water play area, fastball diamond/soccer field, small museum and horseshoe pitch. If you wish to receive a copy of the Request for Proposal from the City of North Van- couver, please contact Mr. FW. (Rick) Bruckshaw at 983-7305 by January 30, 1991. 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