ll-year-old Ethan Landy was so concerned about road safety at the corner of The Dale and Marine Drive _ near Lighthouse Park that he organized a petition for a pedestrian control crossing to send to West Vancouver Mayor Ron Wood. So far the peti- tion has 80 signatures. ONTHE HORT SHORE Do you know a Silent Hero? Send your nominations to Terry Peters, North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, B.C., V7M 2H4; or by : e-mail’ to . Include your name and phone number; the name and phone number of your nominee; ° and your reason for nominating the Silent Hero. ‘Bullying workshops" scheduled . : who want to prepare their. children for the ”, ground. is organizing two public sessions. witha specialist | on = 7 7 “©The “Pemberton Heights: Mothers Group, comprised of ‘about 50 women, . recently ; ited educational consultant’ ‘Paula Temrick to speak at twei formation sessions. . Temirick : has: degrees: in - counselling psychology -and expressive art therapy. - wo She® will address the: :fol- g issues: : what are bullying behav- depressi PARALYZED inmate Torrence Johnson tiled a lawsuit in July agains: the Spartanhs arg (SCL) County Jail because guards tailed to st » him in L998 when he was wv himsically doing backtlips of fa desk in his cell, the last one of which resulted ina fall and his subsequent paralysis, Johnson claims guards should have been watching him carefitly because he had been diagnosed as depressed, although they said he appeared to be rigorous until he handed on his neek. aga Reearring Themes: Last vear, News of the Weird reported that a Bombay, India collection agency had hired six cumuchs to hang around the homes and offices of obstinate debtors to embarrass them into paving up. According to a July 2000 report in London's The Guardian, the Tsaisheng credit ageney in Taiwan has begun hiring AIDS patients at about $100 US a day for the same purpose. According to the agency owner, tony peuple in Taiwan still believe that AIDS is transmitted through mere social contact. 2322 The Classic Middle Name (all-new): Arrested for killing his roommate (San Diego, Calif, August): Aryan Wayne Duntley. Arrested for killing a young neighbour girl (Oitton, Ohla., August}: Robert Wayne Rotramel. , Sentenced for mur- dering and beheading a 20-year-old woman (Orange, ‘fexas, July): Christopher Wayne Gregory. Application for DNA test- ing rejected in a murder case against him (Illinois, August): Randall Wayne Stevens. Convicted in Je murders of five peo- ple at a car wash (Irving, Texas, Septentber): Robert Wayne Larris. aaa Least Competent Criminals: Sherman Lee Parks, 50, escaped from the Dallas County Jail in Fordyce, Ark., August, oblivious of the fact that a judge had just ordered his release because he had been locked up too long; he was rear- rested the next day, charged with escaping, and jailed, And in September, according to police in Shawnee, Kan., a 19-year- old clerk at a Texaco Starmart reported he had been robbed, but actually he had just looted his own,cash register, and to conceal the crime, he had put tape over the store’s surveil- lance cameras. However, he had used transparent tape; said a police lieutenant, “(I)t tooks a little fuzzy, but I don’t see any robbery in there.” Mayor and Council will continue to act‘on your behalf to ensure BC Ferries’ plans for the Horseshoe Bay Terminal respect the. community's values. To date, the District has not issued any blasting or building “permits to BC Ferries. Rather, we've asked for further noise, environmental! and geotechnical studies, as well as information on servicing and construction routes. Councit-has requested BC. Ferries attend our Council meetings to address our concerns, but they have declined. ; Our options may be limited but, Council i is aggressively pursuing them. We've written to the Premier asking him to intervene. Council will pursue all legal avenues if BC Ferries proceeds “without further meaningful consultation. Council favours 2 long-term plan before many more millions of dollars are spent. Without a long term, regional transportation jours? .* | _ plan that-includes BC Ferries, Council is not satisfied that the B. what are: the differences between: male: and female » ‘aggression? - : M why do young people bully . and how. are victims and wit- “nesses Of bullying atfected? : E how can ‘parents recognize. the signs of victimization? MOCK er POLO” SWEATER and. we'll, give you another. FREE ‘Purchase any — SWEATER and’ we ells, give you a pair.of — evs >RIVIERA MICROFIBRE - PANTS FREE. (31 20.90. value).