Ferry agreement THE B.C. Ferry Corp. (BCFC) and the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers Union reached a tentative collective apreement on Friday afternoon. Mediator Brian Foley said that white no detaiis of the deal can be released until the two sides conduct ratifica- tion votes, the contract deals with benefits, contracting- out and ferry safety issues. The ientative three-year collective agreement is retro- active to Nov. 1, 1992, and expires on Oct. 31, 1995, Foley said negotiators for both the union and the ferry corporation are recommending acceptance of the package. Ratification votes are scheduled to be held during the next two weeks. House burned WEST VANCOUVER Fire Department firefighters were called to put out a fire at a house located in the 2200- block of Chairlift Road early on Nov, 19. According to a fire department spokesman, the fire originate in the basement of the home just after 6:30 a.m. The fire caused extensive damage to the basement and an adjoining room. An occupant of the house attempted to put out the fire with a small fire extinguisher. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Teens arrested TWO WEST Vancouver teens face theft-related charges following arrests made by the West Vancouver Police on Noy. 18 at the West Vancouver recreation centre. According to a police spokesman, two males, one 16 years old and one 17 years old, were arrested while at- tempting to break into a vehicle. The 16-year-old faces one charge of theft from auto and four charges of attempted theft frem auto. The 17- year-old is charged with five counts of attempted theft from auto. in Burnaby could face North Shore fraud charges THE NORTH Vancouver RCMP will be sending in- formation to the Burnaby RCMP in connection with the arrest of a man on sev- eral fraud-related charges. On Tuesday, Burnaby RCMP arrested David Clarence Lanteigne, 31, of no fixed ad- dress, and charged him with multiple counts of fraud. Last month the North Van- couver RCMP and the West Van- couver Police issued warnings about a telephone scam that was targeting North Shore individuals. An unknown person had been phoning people at random, giving them a hard-luck story, and then obtaining money from them. Cpl. Gene Slobod of the North Vancouver RCMP fraud unit said three people in North Vancouver fost money to the scam artist, white West Vancouver Police Const. Bernie Ball said two people in West Vancouver lost money in a similar scam. Lanteigne, an escaped convict from Aiberta, was arrested after a similar telephone scam was con- ducted in Burnaby. “We hope to get at least three charges out of it from here (North Vancouver), and | know West Vancouver has about two inci- dents on it. 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North Vancouver City council, West Vancouver council and both West snd Nosth Vancouver school boards will hold their regularly scheduled public meetings next week, Bowen Is., Whistler property owners ‘particularly affected’ From page 4 especially West Vancouver, because many of his constituents own recreational property, retire- ment homes and condominiums in areas like Whistler and Bowen Island. ‘“*Phis has become the number-1! important issue in my constituency since I was elected. “Tam receiving literally hun- dreds of letters and phone calls on this. “These proposed changes have to be shelved. People are saying that if they pay full taxes then the NDP government shouldn’t be able to take their voting rights away from them,” said Mitchell. Mitchell also attacked a second NDP proposal that would allow people of no fixed address, but who are resjding in a certain area, to vote in local elections. 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