‘no longer need it, like it, want it. or wear it THE following people have appeared in North Vancouver provincial court: Before Judge Doug Moss on July 18: Lee David Bond, 34, of New Westminster, reecived a six month conditional sentence atier he was found guilty of trafficking cocaine on Oct. 14, 1999 in North Vancouver City. Bond was required to per- form 50 hours of community work, Before Judge Diebolt on June i: Wei Xiong Zhou, 19, of Vancouver, was fined 3500 after pleading guilty to catch- ing and retaining undersized Dungeness crabs on March 30 in North Vancouver. Before Judge Reginald Grandison on May 26: Brain) Leroy Alexander Salmon, 36, of Vancouver, was jailed one day and received 12 months" probation ater he William pleaded guilty to traudulentiy obtaining food and beverage from PetroCan in the 1900- block of Marine Drive on Feb. 28 in North Vancouver District. Before Judge Paradis on March 3: Arash Irandoo Vahdany, 19, of North Vancouver, was fined S800 and received 12 months probation after he pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine for trafficking purposes on Nov. 23, 1999 in West Vancouver. Jerome it for us. It’s a great way to give. Drop your bags off... c Get ‘blue bags at participating malls in August, Salvation Army Thrift Stores or call a 877 BLU GIVE. No one does more with your donations. Thank-you to all the donors and sponsors. LCOME 'AGON:*.... Siw 1930 the¢g Before Judge Reginald Grandison on March 1: Judith Ann Randall, 37, of North Vancouver, reeeived 12 months’ probation after she pleaded guilty to stealing mer- chardise belonging to a gov- ernment tiquer store on Feb, oon North Vancouver District. ees Robert John Loewen, of North Vancouver, was fined $200 after he pleaded guilty ta stealing merchandise belong- ing to Wal-Mart Canada on Feb. 20 in North Vancouver City. Before Judge Burdett on March 1: Barry Woedhouse, 48, of Surrey, received 12) months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to committing mischief by damaging a window at Troll’s Restaurant on March 10, 1999 in West Vancouver. Ellen 9-1-1 Fel aid LGH THE Lions Gate Hospital Foundation 9- 1-1 Relay campaign for 2000 is now officially under way. The twvo-kilometre fund- reising event will take place on Sunday, Sept. 17 at Ambleside Park in West Vancouver. This will be the eighth annual 9-1-1 Relay and is once again expect- ed to attract over 3,000 enthu- siastic participants. High on the list of equip- ment to be purchased from the proceeds of the 2000 event are zetal monitors. These monitors will help enhance the quality of care for newborns at Lions Gate Hospital and ensure that the North Shore Health Region continues to provide the high- est standard of acute and emer- gency care at Lions Gate Hospital. — - Provincial funding is pri- marily for hospital operating costs and some capital equip- ment. Increased demand tor health services and ongoing funding shortfalls is p-acing ongoing pressures on the NSHIR to find funds for equip- ment from elsewhere. ° The Lions Gate Hospital Foundation continues to assist in, meeting this need: through Woodhouse was required to pay 31, G00 restitution and wnte an ‘apology to Gary Troi. Before Judge Doug Moss on March 1: Luba Angela Gerega, 27, of Richmond, was fincd $300 and had her driver’s ficence sus- pended for three months after she pleaded not guilty to impaired driving, but instead pleaded guilty to the lesser or included offence of driving without consideration. The original — charge stemmed trom a May 16, 1999 incident in West Vancouver. ese Yi-Li Huang, 20, of West Vancouver, was jailed seven days and fined $300 after she pleaded guilty to driving while prohibited on the Lions Gate Bridge on Sept. 6, 1999. The jail sentence was rec- ommended served by electron- ic monitoring. lay will funding fund-raising activities euch as the 9-1-1 Relay. The event was officially faunched at a barbecue at Lions Gate Hospital on June 15. “The 9-2-1 Relay is much more than just meeting the equipment needs of Lions Gate Hospital,” Dr. Hayley Broker, co-chair of the 9-1-1 Relay, told assembled North Shore Health Region staff and other guests. “It is a fun way for peo- ple of ali ages to assist with this funding dilemma and for the community to support its only acute-care hospital.” : Last year, sponsors, compa: nies, families and friends raised over $140,000. Since its incep- tion in 1993, the relay has - raised more than $810,000 that has been used to improve the quality of care ar LGH. Among the items the money has been used for are renova-: - tions to the emergency depart-. ment, installation of a neuro” microscope, .and the purchase of equipment such as:a_radi- ographic x-ray table and patient oO cardiac monitors. For more information on the Lions Gate Foundation ‘9-1-1 Relay, and to find out how you can take part in this fin event, call 984- 3782 or visit the Web’ site’ at . 1/2 PRICE SALE on Summer Stock § Hospital... *