A neighborhood success: A2Z2 THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER north shore NEWS photo Terry Peters THREE MEMBERS of the search and rescue team head for the snowy slopes of Cypress Bowl at the start of a training exercise Tuesday evening. We'll have the story and more photographs of this life-saving group in Sunday's News. Judge's decision frees accused man TREVOR JOHN Pierce has been given an ab- solute discharge on a reduced charge of assault after facing manslaughter charges in connection with the death of Dan Guerin October 5. Judge J.B. Paradis vetoed Crown prosecutor Alan Mandell’s suggestion that the accused be given a suspended sentence on the assault charge, stating that the memory of the incident would remain with Pierce for the rest of his life “That memory will be pumishment enough,’ said Paradis A suspended sentence would have given Pierce a criminal record Guernn died following a severe blow to the head, suttered when he tel] backwards out a door af Payless Auto North Vancouver ding to Towrnp on Acar testimony oat the trial, Gsuecrin fell Chrough a door wath ao faulty docking me chanisey and down some Stairs at the company soot five tratlet Phe fall followed a scultle between Pierce and Crue Guriiyp which Bieree adit ted he trad tat Gauerin teace mothe fase atter discaverity Couerint the ger aepatire rst wath d , ub S fer thre ceed ttre teleprticone Cruerin wot Fart we cimployec ooh Paavtess ae thre Chitic Whether Cruerits trad fallen through the door as a cesuh ofl futrad sdreree bey Barereoe ai the office foobetey wat thre maar issue at Chie trial Phve © porwr ccombe rhe dd cbt Pictee 8 firad centaur t was Une essary thar nn) SUiCuCryg apy assacidl while chee dctenee treatidv tantric ed thot Pictve ficial ae bien wate comedy cheonne cer confer ter tiv he Corser un stared cape straight Lav teertuchatep cher wenn thas prucdpesent Parrachis soared tie was osatisfed that Pierce sy verston oof the cvcnt, whieh JOANNE MacDONALD occurred accurate. He noted that testimony of several employees present at Payless on QOctober S$ ditfered in the recounting of the final minutes between Gsuermn and Pierce He added several employees also had differing accounts of the condition of the taulty door prior to Ov tober S$, with some persons testifying that the door cither stuck. Opened casilys, October ‘S were or was ponmeradtds unpredictable As oa result. Paradis said he conmeluded three there were cqually | Contributing factors in the rmcrdent leading to Gruen s death Gaucnin's own cbhunkenness on the day We pure stbarn which tendered hin oan capable of reacting toa the fall Chiresageba thre heer the Gdoor cbscdf anid) the thaws tes Pictoe to Craerin Catuip Seetiom Ab Ely ot Chee Co rtiratiah © code whieh Heads weth deferee wt terse on real Prat aacdis Property come bade! that Caaeri ware a Tre NPrassey with Piers es a froms prosiig Chat he woarted Coacrimr otf the premuses Bhurt tre sated thre fread strove too ttaahe Cone rien started creat Was fret excessively force faa wna woas braved door ay ¢ vind tivedy bie sand the cxidennee dteh rat stherw cheat Pacree 8 tteatns iiite nt) wars tee stmaply throw Crocein oft thre Poaaryless property teat leo crestate be wate tahoe brett bey mone ow rhe Poavlers cinployees However ached Poave aedas thre vevetaad bebows te Cauet ans done owith oa eben tech fast did Comstitute an assaull