INES, BRIEFS inquest rules fall was homicide A CORONER'S inquest has ruied the death of a Port Coquitlam man who fell from a walkway at Lonsdale Quay in May 1989 as a case of homicide. During testimony, the inquest jury heard that Kenneth Jotn Miller, 28, and a friend had been chased from Tugs Pub by Eric PeHetier and Jason Wilks. Miller and friend Steven John had earlier been bounced from the pub but returned tater. Pelletier testified that Miller leaped over a railing and fell after misjudging the height of the walkway. Miler’s widow, Rebbeca, plans to initiate a lawsuit to recover damages for her and her two-year-old child. The purpose of an inquest is not to lay blame, onty to determine the cause of death. Founding WV NDP club meeting set THE NEW Democratic Party has scheduled a Feb. 28 founding meeting for the West Vancouver-Bowen Island NDP Club starting at 7:30 p.m. at Gleneagles School, 6350 Marine Dr., West Van- couver. At the meeting the executive will be elected for the club, which will serve the new provincial riding of West Vancouver-Garibaldi. For more information call 921-7173. Vessel fined for polluting inlet A VANCOUVER ocean-going bulk carrier was fined $500 Feb. 16 in North Vancouver provincial court for discharging oil into Bur- rard Inlet. The freighter was charged under Oil Pollution Prevention Regu- lations and the Canada Shipping Act in connection with an Oct. 30, 1989 incident at Neptune Terminal No. 3 along the North Van- couver waterfront. Crew on the freighter were cleaning out one of the vessel's holds when two to three gallons of oil surged out into the inlet. Appearing before Judge J.L. McCarthy, counsel representing the vessel’s insurance underwriters pleaded guilty to the charge. og sniffs down B&E suspects SNOW ON the ground didn’t cool the sniffing power of West Vancouver Police dog Trooper. During three recent separate incidents, the canine cop helped re- covered stolen property and assisted in coliaring three break and enter suspects. In one of the incidents, West Vancouver Police Const. Rick Grindrod and Trooper were called Feb. 16 to the Burkehill Road area at approximately 4 p.m. A break and enter had taken place and the team was pul to work. A set of keys, a pocket knife and a garage door opener were found nearby, buried under four inches of snow. The team was then called out to Cypress Bowl Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. to search for stolen property. Trooper located a $1,000 Alpine cassette player that had been placed in a plastic bag and buried in the snow. Two hours later, the team was dispatched to the scene of 2 break and enter in progress in the 5700-block of Marine Drive. Three suspects were tracked and apprehended. As a result, three youths face charges of break and enter. NV man jailed for possession A 19-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man was seatenced Feb. 13 in North Vancouver provincial court to 30 days in jail after he was found guilty of possession of marijuana. Randy Alan Wanek was charged in connection with a Nov. 16, 1989 drny seizure. Appearing before Judge J.L. McCarthy, Wanek was also placed an probation far ane year. On Feb, 12, Wanek was sentenced to two days in jail by Judge J.D. Layton after Wanek was found guiity of failing to appear For a Feb. 5 court date. NORTH Shore Health is broad- ening its focus on environmental health concerns as the environment increasingly becomes a concern on the North Shore. To reflect that change the tide of the chief public health inspector, Bill Kimmett, has been changed to director of environmental health. 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