Anna Marie
D’Angelo |

INQUIRING REPORTER

THE FOLLOWING people ap-
peared in North Vancouver and
West Vancouver provincial courts
recently to face various charges.

Before Judge J.L. McCarthy in North
Vancouver previncial court on Oct.
SI:

Brian John Neufeld was fined $300
and was put on probation for nine
months after the 23-year-old North
Vancouver man pleaded guilty to
possession of marijuana in connection
with an Aug. 22 drug seizure.

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Mark Robert Holt was fined $150
after the 20-year-old Whistler man
pleaded guilty to possession of can-
nabis resin in connection with a Sept.
14 drug scizure.

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Steven Douglas Bains was handed

down a 14-day jail sentence to be

12 - Wednesday, November 7, 1990 - North Shore News

LAST Thursday Prime Minister Brian Mutroney laun-

ched a ‘‘citizens’ forum’’ on Canada’s future. Through

town-hall
public

meetings,
input from across

the new commission will collect

the country. The input,

Mulroney said, would help form a new consensus for
the nation’s future. Recent events such as the failure of

John Welch
West Vancouver

What I would like to see, What I'd like to see is 1 would fike to stay as [think the commission is | would like the GST tax
of course, is greater uni- that we stick together one country and | think a token effort to patch not be impiemented, and
ty. From a practical and work out the prob- the commission is a4 good up the crisis Mulroney | would like to see
point of view, I have lems with the French and — idea. It will get more in- created over Meech Canada’s economy im-
great douvts this com- Native Indians. | think volvement from the Lake. I don't think prove.

mission will make a lot we can and should do it public. there'll be much rele-

of difference. somehow. vance for us here.

served concurrently with a previous
sentence after the 21-year-old North
Vancouver man pleaded guilty to
stealing merchandise March 2 from
Save-On Foods.

In addition, Bains was put on pro-
bation for six months and ordered to
complete 25 hours of community work
service.

Before Judge R.D. Grandison in
North Vancouver provincial court on
Oct. 29:

Three local men were fined a com-
bined total of $1,200 for several
assault charges laid in connection with
a Dee. 2, 1989 incident involving four
victims.

Theodore Stefas, 24, of North Van-
couver, was fined $400 after he was
found guilty on two sssault counts.

Deron Thomas Caughlin, 23, of
North Vancouver, was fined $200 after
he was found guilty on one assault

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Meanwhile, John Charles Shaw, 23,
of West Vancouver, was fined S600
for three counts of assault.

Fach man was also ordered to pay a
$35 sictim surcharge for cach count
they were convicted on.

Refore Judge J.L. MeCarthy in North
Vancouver provincial court: on Oct.
29:

Rene Figueroa Charpene! was fined
S$§00 after the 22-year-old North Van-
couver man pleaded guilty to using a
stolen credit card Oct, 28.

Before Judge §.L. McCarthy in North

Vancouver provincial court on Oct.
23:
Gary Ryan-Lewis received a

suspended sentence and was put on
probation for two years after the 44-
year-old North Vancouver man plead-
ed guilty to assauiting a woman in
connection with a July 6 incident.

S, what do you want for Canada?

West Vancouver

Meech Lake, aboriginal disputes, a renewed surge for
Quebec independence and Western Canada's growing
sense of alienation are to be examined. Critics of the
commission say it can’t possibly do justice io the prob-
lems that threaten to divide the country by the time the
report is due on July 1.

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Bill Holden
West Vancouver

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West Vancouver

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Before Judge J.K. Shaw in Vest Van-
couver provincial court on Oct. 15:
Kewal Singh Sangha was fined $250
after the 51-year-old Vancouver man
was found guilty of driving without
due care in connection with a June 17
incident.
Before Jadge J.K. Shaw in West Van-
couver provincial court on Get. HH:
Gilles Tremblay received a suspend-
ed sentence and was put on probation
for 38 months after the 69-year-old
West Vancouver man pleaded guilty to
assaulting a woman in connection with
an Oct. 4 incident.

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