Al? - Sunday News, September 20, 1981 hin ane . 2° rs eee we. ne 2 tee ia) ladder - these fire ten heb Outdoor burning regulations - or the lack of them - have caused a furor among residents in West Vancouver. And Monday night the issue sparked 4 row among council members over the questien of how to word a bylaw. Numerous complaints and petitions from residents denouncing domestic burning have been received by council. But nothing has officially been done to change burning regulations Assault charge dropped A charge against a North Vancouver man of assault causing bodily harm was withdrawn in provincial court Wednesday. Lawrence Albert Douglas, aged 37, of 304 West Pourth Street, had been charged with assaulting 18-year-old Thomas Williams on January 4. But when the trial was due to begin Wednesday, Williams told the court he wanted to withdraw the charge. He explained that his mother had pushed him into pressing charges because she was worried about him but that after he came out of hospital he decided = he wanted to drop the charge Crown counsel Sandy Ross told the court) “The Crown's position is that the case could be proved and the Crown 1s a bit’ concerned that the actual reason for wanting to withdraw = the charges is because of repercussions.” Judge J.B. Paradis told Williams: “ID take the position that tf something happens in socicty and you are the aggrieved party you can do whatever you wish. It is not for me to investigate your motives and the charges will thercfore be withdrawn ” which, at the moment, leave home burning unrestricted from September 16 through to May. A Waste Management Task Force, currently studying the garbage situation in West Van, was asked to study the burning problem as_ well. This committee had targetted their report for September 15- but was unable to make that date and so Mayor Derrick Humphreys put an interim burning bylaw amendment on the council _ Meeting agenda. Because the task force report will be ready next week, Hurhphreys withdrew the item from the agenda “in deference to the task force.” Alderman Dave Findlay DISCUSSING TECHNIQUES of fighting fires, right where much of the action.takes place - in the cradle of an aer- training officers are pictured in the North Van Recreation Centre ding the B.C. Fire Training Officers’ Association training seminar last week which was co-hosted by North Van City and West Van fire departments (Eric Eggertson-photo). was most adamant that West Vancouver residents had waited long enough for burning restrictions and asked that council vote on an interim bylaw that night. “Let’s pass this, let's do it now” he said and was an- swered with calls of “hear, hear” from the public gallery. Council was generally sympathetic to the views of residents. Mayor Hum- phreys said ‘“‘my patience has almost run out” but added “it was agreed upon that we would wait for the task force.” Council decided to wait until next week to act after receiving the Waste Management Task Force report. lot. They were at- When Findlay continued to argue about the delay that would occur before’ the amendment to the bylaw could be finally adopted, the mayor replied:“If necessary we'll have a special meeting for final adoption - so there!” 4 f ‘ consultation. “STD i ‘ Maria Staftord, qualified and registered electrologist invites calls for a personal and private Thursday at the close of a two-day inquest in North Vancouver on a diver who died near Second Narrows Bridge June 3. David Heidecker died 300 metres east of the bridge as a result of spinal and head injuries he received when he © became caught in the shroud of a tug. 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