NEWS BRIEFS

Woman sentenced

A 61-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver woman can’t go
shopping with an apron on for six months, according to
a term of ker probation.

The probation term ard condition came after Libuse
Ruzene Peter pleaded guilty to stealing merchandise
from Eaton’s, the Bay and Willson-Williams and Mackie
stores on Feb. 6.

In sentencing Peter, Judge Reginald D. Grandison also
prohibited her from being found in any of those stores
during the term of her probation.

Peter appeared in West Vancouver provincial court on
: April 30.

Reel deal

A SOLID Isshing of rain reduced attendance at the
recently held 12th annual North Shore Firefighters Hose
Reel Festival. Organizers of the fundraiser say they
broke even on the event.

Last year the festival raised approximately $20,000.
Firefighters support the Lions Gate Hospital Foundation,
the Vancouver General Hospital Burn Fund, the North
Shere Rescne Team and the North Shore Firefighters
Senior Girls’ Basketball Tournament.

Hose Reel T-shirts and sweat shirts can be purchased
by contacting North Vancouver City Fire Department
Insp. Dave Burgess at 980-5021.

Peony purloined

A LOCAL artist is asking for the return of her purloined
peony painting.

Pauline Gerbracht was among a number of West Van-
conver Sketch Club artists displaying work ai Park Royal
Shopping Centre’s north mall earlier this month.

Qn May 9, 9 thief walked away with her painted
peony.

The framed 9°’ X 11” oil painting depicts 2 pink
flower with a single bud against a dark green
background.

Information about the theft may be forwarded to the
West Vancouver Police at 922-4141.

Emergency funds

THE NORTH and West Vancouver Emergency Program
recently received $15,130 from the federal government to
purchase portable radios.

The funding is included in a $112,014 contribation
made to the province under terms of the Joint Emergen-
cy Preparedness Program.

Said Associate Minister of National Defence and MP
for Capilanc-Howe Sound Mary Collins, ‘‘The govern-
ments of Canada and British Columbia have been work-
ing together to enhance emergency preparedness
throughout the province for the past decade.””

Since the program began in 1980 the federal govern-
meat kas contributed about $1.1 million toward joint
emergency preparedness projects in B.C.

Burnaby couple robbed

in NV on anniversary

THE NORTH Vancouver
RCMP and Crime Stoppers
are seeking information
about the recent North
Vancouver robbery of a
Burnaby couple celebrating
their 33rd wedding anniver-
sary.

The victims had left the Grouse
Mountain Skyride on April 11. At
about {! p.m. they returned to
their car parked in the upper lot.
As they waited for the vehicle to
warm .Up, a thief approached
them.”

The man walked up to the
driver’s side of the car and opened
the door. He flashed a six-inch
knife and made off with $39,000
worth of jewelry.

The thief escaped with:

@ one men’s gold Rolex ‘‘Presi-
dent’’ wristwatch;

@ one men’s gold wedding ring
with one small diamond;

@ one men’s burgundy eelskin
wallet containing $275 cash;

@ one Pentax model 105R cam-

era;
@ one set of women’s rings, one
with a one-carat diamond and one
with 21 small diamonds totalling
one carat;

© one pair of diamond-chip earr-
ings;

@one Rado women’s gold
wristwatch (square face);

@ one women’s 22-karat gold
loop-style bracelet with safety
chain;

® one gold necklace with a 22-
karat gold balf peridant.

The thief fled the scene in a
dark-colored sports car. A
Skyride employee recalled seeing a
dark grey Mazda RX7 and a dark
maroon-colored Ford Mustang in
the lot at the time of the robbery.

The police believe the thief may
have been riding in either of the
vehicles.

Witnesses are asked to call
985-3511 or 669-8477 (TIPS) if
they have any information about
the robbery.

Crime Stoppers will pay up to
$2,000 cash for information
leading to the arrest of the thief.

-CIVIE SUITS.

(These writs were filed with the
Court Registry in Vancouver be-
tween May I! and May 28, 1992.

. Information is taken from the

Statements of Claim.)

Plaintiff: ICBC, 151
Esplanade, North Vancouver.
Defendant: ABM Auto Leasing
Ltd., and Jerry Vollman and
Branwell Jack Garner, all of 1-
6700 Rumble St., Burnaby.

Claim: $206,875.30 for breach of
a contract and alleged fraud.

West

Plaintiff: The Isabelia Co. (New
York) Inc., 1412 Broadway, Suite
1200, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Defendant: Huguette Fashions
Lid., 1489 Marine Dr., West
Vancouver.

Claim: $117,777.86 owing for
supply of women’s fashions.

Plainiiff: Tim Gregg, 962 Mon-
troyal Bivd., North Vancouver.
Defendant: Greg Nielsen, 2243
Lawson Ave., West Vancouver
and Brian Scott, 1733 29th St.,
West Vancouver.

Claim: $23,647 for builder’s liens.

Plaintiff: Jason Haugh, 404-1000
Bowron Crt., North Vancouver.
Defendant: Dave Buck Ford Sales
Ltd., 2500-595 Burrard St., Van-
couver.

Claim: $1,067 for wrongful con-
version of ICBC funds, and gen-
eral damages for unlawful seizure
of plaintiff's vehicle.

Plaintiff: Jeanette Parker, 206-
126 East 15th St., North Van-
couver.

Defendant; Canadian Projects
Ltd., Box 11130 Royal Centre,
Suite 3000-1055 West Georgia St.,
Vancouver, and The Manufactur-
ers Life Insurance Co., 1687 West
Broadway, Vancouver.

Claim: General and special dam-
ages for injuries, including a frac-
tured hip, sustained in a fall on a
staircase that had no handrail.

Plaintiff: William Renwick Day,
5950 Falcon Rd., West Van-
couver.

Defendant: Kerry Creedon, 403-
145 East 13th St., North Van-
couver, and Elizabeth Anne
Hildebrandt, 143 West t6th St.,
North Vancouver, and North and
West Vancouver Hospital Society,
240 East 13th St., North Van-
couver, and Jane and John Doe,
c/o North and West Vancouver
Hospital Society, 240 East 13th
St., North Vancouver.

Claim: General, special and
punitive damages for an unneces-
sary pelvic hernia operation per-
formed on Jan. 24, 1992, and
prolonged post-operative recovery
and severe pain.

Plaintiff: Heather and Jack
Thompson, 3964 Dundas St.,
Burnaby, c/o #500-650 West 41st
Ave., Vancouver.

Defendant: Harry and Georgia
Kambolis, 1256 Coleman Close,
North Vancouver.

Claim: General and special dam-
ages for injuries sustained in a
motor vehicle accident on June 3,
1990, in Burnaby.

SENTINEL HIGH SCHOOL :

UMNI!

Sentinel high school will
be holding a flag Football
Tournament on June 6.
Draft night and social! will be
held at the school dune’ 4,
starting at 5:30 p.m. and
fields will be available on June
5 for practices. Spouses and
girlfriends welcome.

Any Sentinel Grads wishing to
participate in this tournament
please contact
Diane at 922-3291 or
John at 922°31 16.

1499A Marine Dr., W. Van.

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