TATA Ne Ores ae PY lena ge Pe ee ES oe fae ee i . i j £ ; 4 | i H 4 | i 3 g I { { i } é ; | i j 4 | ; § ‘ I i i | i i ! | j NEWS photo lan Smith ONE STRONG pull proved too much for a Chrysler Cordoba which went into (he water last week at Fisherman’s Cove. The’ car was seen parked on thedock at 9:30 the previous evening and the vehicie's clock stopped at 10:10 p.m. It is unknown hoy it got into the.water. A diver was hired to go under the water and attach cables to the rear end of car, When workers attempted to pull the car out of the water the rear end ripped out of the bottom of the car. The hooks were then attached to the car body and the boat lift was used to lift up the front end. Veterans preserve seamen’s heritage . _ sundial, casting shadow on varying degrees of the com- pass at various hours of the day. A plaque will be placed at each of the four main com- pass points. On the east, tribute will be paid to the Roy Canadian Merchant Marine; that on the west, to Captain George Vancouver; on the south, to the people of- North Vancouver; and on the north tribute will be paid Royal Canadian Vancouver can say all it wants, but when you want a good view of the city and the sea that surrounds it, you come to the North Shore. What more’ appropriate place for a seaman’s monu- ment?’’ VNVA president ‘Anderson emphasizes the memorial is not just for those who died in battle. ‘‘It is a commemoration to all sailors, not just to those who gave their lives in the course (09 the of military hostilities, but Navy. also te the fishermen, tow Four boat and merchant marine blocks, cut sailors who gave their lives vancouver’s own Green- to the sea during peace time. wood Park quarry, have After all, B.C. would not already been sunk at the have been opened up memorial's site as founda- without them.’* _ tion plinthes at each-of the North Vancouver’s sail- four cardinal compass principal Derek Hughes. The or’s memorial wil! consist of points. o exchanged glanzes. a compass rose, ‘approx- Osborne’ estimates the “Wt hit me all of a sud-. imately 30 feet in diameter, (otal cost of the ‘sailor’s den,” Osborne says, ‘the set in a 60-foot-wide circular memorial will run close to and especially to those who North Shore was the placeto cement base. © Osborne’s §27,000. Approximately sacrificed their lives in the put the monument. It’s sculpture, an abstract entitle $5,000 has thus far been Second World War, struck where Captain Vancouver ed Timelines, will be set at the 57-year-old retired first landed, where he was the centre of the compass See Granite hospital perfusionist when met by the Indians. And — and act like the gnomon ofa THE. North Shore’s rich seafaring heritage has thus far found expression exclusively in shipyards and drydocks. But the Vancouver Navel Veterans Association (VNVA) and Tom Osborne have joined forces to add to the area’s industrial mari- time allegiance, fitting commemoration to the his- tory of, and the sailors who have helped forge, what is a deep and colorful past. Osborne, a sculptor and Royal Navy veteran, is cur- rently completing a sailor’s memorial for the south-west corner of the Lonsdale Quay park that will, he says, not only draw attention to the historical significance of North Vancouver’s water- front, but give fitting: tribute to ‘‘all the traditions of the sea.” tw The paucity of such tribute to Canadian sailors, he -returned to Normandy Beach for the 40th anniver- sary of D-Day. ‘As a member of the VNVA, Osborne tried to find a fitting location for his sailor’s memorial concept. Proposals to erect his work in front of the Vancouver Maritime Museum and on the Expo 86 site were unsuc- cessful. Then, while studying at North Vancouver’s Pacific Marine Training Institute, Osborne mentioned his dilemma to the institute’s three-ton granite from North NEWS photo lan Smith A HANDFUL of navy veterans salute the memory of comrades at the site where a sundial clock and compass will be built. Standing in front of the Pacific Marine Training Institute are Tom Osborne (front) who designed the site and (I to r) Art Roberts, Ralph O'Brian, Tom Armstrong and Art Daley who helped coordinated the project. ~ Friday, December, 27, 1985 ~ North Shore News Carol ship lost in fog A 27-foot sailboat would — have spread Christmas spirit all the way across Georgia Strait if it wasn't found by the Canadian Coast C..ard last Sunday. Tie lost carol ship was making its way back to Fisherman’s Cove from Coal Harbour when it got lost in the fog. Equipped with only a radio, a compass and eight carollers, the ship radioed for help. Both the B.C. Lifeboat Society and the Coast Guard responded. The sailboat was found by the Coast Guard vessel Osprey three miles south of Passage Island, heading south. It was escorted back to Fish- erman’s Cove by the B.C. Lifeboat Society vessel Blithe Spirit. The B.C. Lifeboat Society has reported a flood of calls since the fog rolled in. The society advises people with vessels unequipped for travelling in the fog to stay at dock. : Man acquitted of assault A 24-YEAR-old North Vancouver man was ac- quitted “Friday in Van- couver county court of assault causing bodily harm charges. Graham Corey origi- nally faced one count of assault causing bodily harm and mischief in connection with an April 5 fight in the parking lot of North Vancouver’s Olympic Hotel. A 20-year-old Van- couver man was taken to Lions Gate Hospital, suf- fering from eye and facial injuries as a result of the fight. Following evidence given in the case, Van- couver. county court Judge D.H. - Campbell acquitted Corey of all charges. Price gouger fined $1,000 A BURNABY man_ has been found guilty of price gouging. in North Van- couver provincial court. Lawrence Watson, 22, was ordered to pay $1,000 restitution and keep the peace for one year after being convicted under Section 25, subsee- tion C of the Trade Prac- tice Act — charging for Woman services a price grossly exceeding those available in consumer transactions elsewhere. Watson was alleged to have represented himself — to six different women as a supplier of security ser- vices on various dates from Nov. 3 to Nov. 23, 1984, harbors barking dog A NORTH Vancouver woman has been found guilty of harboring a barking dog. Charged with an in- fraction against North Vancouver City bylaw 5465, which contols the amount of barking that can be indulged in by res- ident dogs, Marsha Simons was found guilty by Judge J.K. Shaw in North Vancouver provin- cial court Dec. 23. The charges stem from alleged barking incidents that took place from Aug. f to Sept. 30. Simons will appear again Feb. 10 for sentenc- ing.