Shipyard union discusses offer REPRESENTATIVES OF Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc. unions . Evet Thursday in Victoria to discuss the most recent contract offer from tanagement of the North Vancouver-based shipyard. But Joint Shipyard Conference (§SC) chairman Jack Zettler declined any comment on the meeting, saying 2 news blackout of negotiations is currently in effect. Farther meetings, be said, bad been scheduled. While rnions at Versatile voted 60 per cent last October tc accept " @ two-year agreement, the deal was never officially signed by the ‘anions because ofa disagreement over fina) wording of the con- tract, ‘* The unsigned agreement, which provided for a zero per cent in- crease in the first year and a four per cent across the board increase . in the second year retroactive to Sept. 1, 1988, expires at the end of Angst. . “Man jailed for assault A 38-YEAR-OLD Bumaby man was sentenced Aug. 18 in North | Vancouver provincial court to 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty te a charge of assault. Nicholas John Ben MacDonald was originally charged in con- nection with a March 11 incident in which a female was assaulted. In addition to the jail term, MacDonald was placed on probation for three years. RCMP seek info on B&Es NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP are investigating five residential break and enters that occurred Aug. 23 in the Doran Road area. -The break and enter thefts took piace between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact the local RCMP detachment’s break and enter squad at 985-1311. Police remind residents to leck all doors and windows when leaving home. Basement windows can be especially vulnerable and should be given extra attention. West Van fire captains promoted) FIVE WEST Vencouver District Fire Department captains, all members of the local tire department for approximately 25 years, take on new positions Monday as district fire chiefs. Chief Colin Evaus announced the promotions Friday. Promoted were Capt. Gerry Harrington, Capt. Tom Fleming, Capt. Joe Chisholm, Capt. Gien Pedersen and Capt. Walter Gibbs. Capt, Harrington becomes the fire depariment’s chief fire prevention officer, while the other four members wil! each head a shift of firefigiters. Impaired boating charges faid A VANCOUVER fisherman faces one charge of eperating a motor vessel while impaired and one charge of having a blood alcohol level over .08 while operating a motor vessel. The charges stem from a June 24 incident in which West Van- couver Police received two separate calls alleging an impaired boater. kad docked at the pier at the foot of 14th Street. Police said the boater was observed leaving the boat drifting with the engive still running. Charged is 47-year-old Norbert Albert Piuegge. 5 - Sunday, August 27, 1989 - LGH projects funded From page 4 head of obstetric nursing. Winslow and her colleagues will be using the grant to evaluate the impact of Lions Gate Hospital's new early discharge program for new mothers and their babies. During the year-long study, women who choose to be discharged within 24 hours of their baby’s birth wiil be compared with women who elect to remain in the hospital for a traditional length of time. Five thousand dollars was awarded to Dr. Philip Cohen, past-president of the Lions Gate Medical Research Foundation and LGH’s current head of nuclear medicine. He will work in collaboration with researchers at che University of British Columbia on a new diagnostic technique, which, if successful, will allow community hospitals such as LGH to do heart and brain diagnostic tests that cur- rently require sophisticated equipment not usually available. Borrelia Hermsii — ticks — will be the subject of research by Dr. David O’Hanion, who was award- ed a grant to study the possibility of infected ticks causing arthritis in bite victims. Doctors Sabiston, Mayo and Hunt, other grant recipients, are determining the impact of growth ‘ and development of the emergency ‘services at -Mount Seymour, Grouse Mountain and Cypress - Bowl. Fatal and life-threatening injuries occurring at’ these laca- tions wil! be the focus of their study. The final award was made to Dy. Krane from Simon Fraser University’s Department of Psychology, who will work on the development of a health register in conjunction with Dr. Milstein and Dr. Brown of Lions Gate Hospital. Grants are awarded three times each year. While approximately half of the funding for the grants comes from individual and corporate dona- tions, local community groups, membership fees and the interest CALIFORNIA AUSTRALIAN NAVEL ORANGES B.C. EARLY BEST SEl. ECT TION FINE QUALITY LOW PRICES! PRICES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 2'/-SEPT. 2/89 BC. NEW CROP GOLDEN DELICIOUS APPLES | POMEGRANATES «ror | POTATOES «155. ror en their endowment, Young says the other half must be raised from the community. This year's Run for Research raised approximately $20,000, and a casino night netted the founda- tion $15,000. : Also planned for this year are the Bachelor Auction, Nov. 16, and a Charity Golf Tournament that will be held at Mayfair Lakes Golf Course in Richmond. LGH doctors will also be organizing their annual Boogie for Research. For more information on the Lions Gate Medical Research Foundation, call office at 984-4222. 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