House destroyed

FIRE DESTROYED a house on the Squamish Band's
Mission Reserve early Thursday morning.

North Vancouver City Fire Department firefighters
were called to a single-family house at 418 West
Esplanade at approximately midnight.

Investigators believe the fire originated in one of two

bedrooms.

Two occupants of the house, Rick Atkins and Jeff
Baker, suffered smoke inhalation axzd were taken to

Lions Gate Hospital.

Key toss

AN ANONYMOUS doncr who placed a child’s gift in
the North Vancouver Christmas Bureau box at Capilano
Mall probably dcnated more than he planned to.

North Vancouver Christmas Bureau co-chairman Peter

MacKay said when volunteers emotied the

full toy box,

they found a shopping bag containing an expensive toy

along with a set of car keys.

“We hope somebody didn't have to walk home after

being so generous,”’

said MacKay wh» did not recall the

exact kind of toy found with the keys.

The box for toy donations was sponsored by CFUN
and Jocated near the mall's food fair.

For inforsnation about the keys, call 988-5281.

Theft charges

TWO PEOPLE face theft charges following an incident
at Park Royal South on Jan, 7.

According to a West Vancouver Police spokesman,
police observed 8 man and a woman as they were break-
ing In to a parked 1989 Nissan Pathfinder. Police pur-
sued the suspects and subsequently arrested the pair, re-
covering $120 worth of goods taken from the truck.

Tara Anne Bouvier, 18, of no fixed address, and Jef-
frey Oliver David, 21, of no fixed address, are charged
with theft under $1,000. David also faces a charge of

dangerous driving.

Endowment proposal.

too general,

THE PROPOSED
establishment of an _ en-
dowment fund to finance
West Vancouver municipal
projects and land purchases
was. withdrawn from the
agenda at Monday night’s
West Vancouver District
Council meeting.

By Maureen Curtis .
Contributing Writer :

The move foilowed a request
from Ambleside and Dundarave
Ratepayers past-president Capt.
George Murrell to have the matter
. tabled until later in the month.

The endowment fund would be
created out of existing funds, pro-
ce2zds from the sale of municipal
property, rentals from the lease of
the 320 Taylor Way property,
rentals and concession’ fees from
other lands leased by the
municipality. and income earned
by the endowment fund itself.

The fund would be invested and
increased to $20 million, after

Says group

a
WEST VANCOUVER

DISTRICT COUNCIL

which part of the money could be
loaned to the municipality or be
used to purchase property.

A more detailed listing of the
fund’s uses and sources is avail-
able, but Murrell is concerned that
the proposed uses are too general.

“Such a fund should only be

for reducing taxation by funding
essential services, i.e. roads,
waterworks, fire and police
needs,’* Murrell wrote to council.

He objected to the idea of
transferring revenues from rentals
and cencession fees out of the
annual budget, because ‘‘this will
result in a tax increase of about
0.8%.’?

“Surely in this year of econom-
ic chaos it is not appropriate to do
this sort of thing,”’ said Murrell.

He added that his association
also opposes the transfer of funds
out of the land sales reserve fund,
preferring that the money, if there
is any, be used to reduce some of
the municipality’s debt.

LGH sees a dozen cases annually

From page 1
aware of the situation, they can’t
see the pattern which I can
because we (doctors) are receiving
these people. Some sort of a
watch has to be set up so that if
there is anything suspicious occur-
ting, if anybody is being enticed
outside, then something ‘can be
done to prevent these terrible
tragedies. We’ve got to come up
with some reasonable solutions.’’
iLGH neurosurgeon Dr. Barrie
Purves estimates that the three
neurosurgeons working at the
‘hospital see annually about a

dozen to 15 cases of head injuries
resulting from ‘‘bar fights.’’

Said Purves, ‘‘Certainly it’s
something we've always seen.
Guys go to the bar, get @ snoot
full, irritate somebody and they
get thumped out in the parking

Jot. ’'m not sure it’s any more

common than it was before.’’

The cases range from concus-
sions and facial fractures to per-
manent brain damage.

Purves supports the notion of
bar patrons and operators taking
a mote active role in attempting to
prevent fights.

Rob Des Cotes and the
Omega Project
in Concert at
St. Clement’s Chuch,
3400 Institute Rd.
(Lynn Valley) on
Sunday, January 12
at 7:00 pm
e
Singing Contemporary,
Original, and Black
Spiritual Music.
Everyone Welcome!
Free will offering!

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are found at:

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The Ministry of Transportation and Highways announces that there
will be single lane, alternating traffic on the Lions Gate Bridge from
Sunday January 5 until Friday February 13. Single lane, alternating
traffic is needed to allow replacement of the expansion joints on the
bridge and will be in effect as follows:

Sunday to Thursday

11:30 PM - 5:00 AM

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further information, please call the Ministry of Transportation and
Highways 24-Hour Road Report at 525-4997 (Greater Vancouver),
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