DECEMBER 12, 1999

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Anna Marie D'Angelo

' News Reporter
:, adangelo@news.con

The growing debate
over legalizing mar-
ijuana for medicinal
purposes filled a
North Vancouver
courtroom this

week.

Hilary Black, founder of
the Compassion Club, testitied
in North Vancouver provincial
court on Wednesday about
supplying cight of 14 people
currenily licensed in Canada ta
legally smoke marijua’
She testified that most of

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The Compassion
located in East

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Emergency cperations to be activated on New Year's Eve

Michaal Becker
News Editor
miccker@umewicom
THE North & West Vancouver Emergency
Program will be activating its emergency
operations centre on Dec. 31 in preparation
tial Y2K-related disruptions.
s party like it’s 1999 and pessimists huddle at
home with their disaster supply essentials, Ross Peterson will be

keeping a watchful eye.
The coordinator of the North & West Vancouver Emergency

Program and at least eight: other people ~— inclading amareur
radio volunteers -- wilh be working through the night at the
emergency progrant headquarters in North Vancouver City.

The North Shore effort will be part of a regional emergency
response chat will see a number of municipalities activating emer-
gency operations centres and communications centres.

“We will be finked by radio, by Internet, by telephone,” said
Peterson.

Radio voluntee
other municipaliti

Peterson i
ing and government serv

gional E-Comim centre,

infrastructure — tilities, bank-
6 — will funetion come Jan. 1.

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CONVICTED marijuana trafficker Marcus Richardson (third from feft in tie) stands by Compassion Ciub founder Hilary Black (on his left
in foreground). On Wednesday at North Vancouver provincial court, club members showed support for the medical use of marijuana.

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NEWS photo Terry Pots
EMERGENCY expert Ross Peterson says the switch
to YZ2K should be OK, but it’s good to be prepared.