Wednesday, December 18, 1991 - North Shore News - § “ANNOUNCEMENT: MASSAGE CLINIC Now open for therapy and general treatment. Registered Massage Therapist Doctors’ referrals JANUARY and FESRUARY are MAPLE LEAF MONTHS 134 t SAN DIEGO. 20% DISCOUNT on Hotels, Restaurants, Tours & Attractions. Driving range NEWS BRIEFS Charges laid TWO NORTH Shore residents face charges of theft under $1,000 after the West Vancouver Police arrested two people in connection with a Dec. 4 theft incident at a West Vancouver auto dealership. According to a police spokesman, police received a complaint of suspicious activity at Wetmore Motors at 1:50 a.m. Police arrived at the 2200-block ‘of Marine Drive and subsequentiy stopped a vehicle in the 2500-block of Palmerstcn Avenue. Charged in connection with the incident are Maziyar Hashemi, 18, of West Vancouver and Ryan Thomas Charles, 20, of North Vancouver. The two are set to appear in West Vancouver provin- cial court Jan. 13. Kitchen cooked A BLAZE broke out in a West Vancouver kitchen Dec. 7 after french fries cooking in oil caught fire on a stovetop when left unattended. According to a West Vancouver Fire Department spokesman the incident occurred at 1105 Lawson Ave. at about 1:30 p.m. Cookiag oil caught fire and caused damage to kitchen cupboards and the ceiling. Fire damage was contained to the kitchen area. The rest of the home sustained smoke damage. Fire investigators found that there were no batteries in a smoke alarm installed in the home. The fire depart- ment advises that smoke alarms should be checked regu- Jarly to ensure that they are in operating condition. Contract close FEDERAL OFFICIALS and provincial and territorial negotiators representing approximately 200 municipalities - across Canada are close to wrapping up a new 20-year proposed Lene) NORTH VANCOUVER CITY COUNCIL NORTH Vancouver City Council has asked its land agent to apply for rezoning of a 4'%-acre site at 4th Street and Kennard Avenue following the receipt of a proposal for a golf driving range on the property. While ratifying an in-camera decision Monday, some coun- Cillors expressed concerns over the choice of sites — land currently used by the city for gravel storage. The lot is located north of the Low Level Road, west of the Park & Tilford shopping centre and near North Shore studios. Some city residents had hoped to see the site developed for rec- reational use, said Ald. John Braithwaite, adding that tying it up for 30 years with a commercial venture is not necessarily best for the community. The driving range “should be placed elsewhere,”’ he seid But Ald. Rod Clark said the potential city income of $3.6 mil- lion over that 36-year term would create a new revenue source and keep taxes down. Both Braithwaite and Ald. Bar- bara Perrault voted against the motion to apply for rezoning for econ Your Wort Travet } Reserve Now! gladly accepted, 900-8526 * Chicken Sandwich * Buy a Chicken Sandwich at the regular price and get a second Chicken Sandwich FREE! #26-659 Clyde Ave., West Van Plaase present this coupon before ordering. Not valid with any other offer. No cash value. Applicable taxes payable by bearer. Valid ordy at participating Burger King * restaurants. EXPIRY DATE: January 5, 1992 a on cs es KING CORPORATION © ia Ga OO SR) BO OO CG ea agreement on RCMP contract policing. Federal Solicitor Genera! Doug Lewis is now working to finalize the deal, following federal Cabinet approval of the first 20-year agreement in the force's histary. Uneer the new agreement, the share of RCMP casts paid by contracting municipalities, such as North Van- couver City and District, will not increase. The share wilt remain at the current level for the next 20 years. Municipalities with populations greater than 15,000 will continue to pay 90% of their policing costs. All partics have also. agreed to a 7% increase in the costs of policing services for most municipalities. Cost increases will be phased in over a three-year period. The new agreement is expected to be signed and in place early next year. the city-owned property. Environmente alists Express the warmth Jimmy entertains with spin for snacks trick JIMMY THE pig spins for snacks. The porky pet has become a star attraction at the Capilano Pet Hospital in North Vancouver. Maureen Phelan works at the pet hospital. Jim is her pet and he ac- companies her during the work week. He amazes and entertains veterinary clients with the spinn- ing-pig gimmick. Phelan says, “Spin Jim!’’ and with the lure of a cookie or another favored item of snack food, the pig happily rotates 360 degrees. Phelan and Jim are working on a shake-a-hoof trick. Meanwhile, the clever little fellow is becoming so popular that people drop by at the pet hospital specifically to visit with him. “If you want to meet people, get a pig,’’ Phelan advises. Jim has made many friends at the Lions Gate Hospital cancer ward, where Phelan works part-time as a nurse. Jim is a Vietnamese pot-belly pig. He weighs 27 pounds. He is seven months old today. Contrary to popular opinion, Pigs are clean pets. They shed no hair and attract nary a flea. Jim is house-trained and he goes to bed By Michael Becker News Reporter in his living room crate when he is told to. He interacts well with the two cats he tives with. However, he has been swatted three times by cats. “The two cats were wary at first — now they accept him,” Phelan said. With his snout, Jim can open the sfiding door at home and flip open the toilet seat to drink water. The unusual pet eats vegetables and a special mixture of grain. He loves to be with people. He is a laptop pig. His favorite spot in the worid is on Phelan’s lap. “He’s so demanding. He just has to be with you,”’ she says. Phelan’s friends in Lynn Valley have a pig. But Jim does not get along with it. “They go sideways and their heads go back. They don’t really attack each other but it looked like it could have gone that way,” ” she said. But. he loves to be with people. Particularly those who scratch his belly. When he’s happy in a tactile kind of way, the hair on his back goes rigid. United Way of the Lower Mainland of the holidays Season’s Greetings Bouquet. 1821 Mf ORNe WI VANCOUVER BC. 922-4171 Noble Fir Wreath. VIV 17 FAX. 922-9735 922-3968