JANUARY 27, 1999 Bright Lights Business Classifieds Crassword Humphreys North Shere Alert Sperts Table Hopping "awth Snore Free Press Lid Putecte: Oper Speca. 3138 Lonsdale Avera: Noe Vancouver 80 V7V MA Canatan Pusicabors, Mat Saes Priouct Agreement tic, (067238 The Voice of North and West Vancouver since 1969 56 Pages Film tax roliback cheered Danica Riley Contributing Writer MEMBERS of the North Shore film industry welcomed Revenue Canada’s decision Friday not to tax U.S. actors full Canadian income tax rates. Revenue Canada had decided to force U.S. actors to_ pay Canadian income taxes as of Jan. 1. The decision was met with immediate outcry from film industry representatives who feared a huge B.C. job loss. Minister of National Revenue, Herb Dhaliwal, said foreign actors will continue to pay the previous 15% withholding tax while foreign tax policies are reviewed, Fitch Cady, a West Vancouver line producer, co-chaired a nation- al ddegapon of 50 tilm industry See Politicians page 4 Date rap Anna Marie D'Angelo News Keporter dangclo@nsnews.com NORTH Vancouver RCMP drug squad members raided a Grand Boulevard area house on Thursday and seized 3,500 pills of the date rape drug, Rohypnoi. The date rape pill seizure is believed to be the largest of its kind in Canada. Also seized in the raid at 867 Whitchurch St. was SI million in cash. Police believe the money wis obtained through drug, tratlicking. Police said crack cocaine and “designer drugs” were among the illegal narcotics tound in the house. Two unregastered handguns, a 38 and a .22. calibre, were also seized along with a bolt-action shotgun, Special feature focuses on financial planning Money matters 213 Whistler weekend nb0 WV mogul skier Kelly Ringstad back in action NV programmer develops anti-virus tool for Mac users High tech 019 ww.nsnews.com FREE “NEWS pry Paul McGrath Life on the ocean waves NV man arrested following drug haul believed to be largest of its kind in Canada Normand Bisson, 47, who lived in the house, was subse- quently charged with: B possessing the date rape pill for trafficking purposes; B possessing ST million as proceeds of crime; @ trafficking cocaine on March 19, 1998, on July 31, 1998, and on fan. 21, in North Vancouver City. { The last tralticking charge was also the day potice obtained a search warrant to enter Bissan’s house;) 8 possessing: proceeds of crimes consisting of $40 relating to the March 1998 drug buy, and $220 relating to the July 31, PETUPN APNE FOR CHIEF petty officer James Pearson (left) and petiy officer first class Richard Fuller tock part in a naval training exercise on Saturday. The reserve oificers put on a show for North Shore residerits as they practised harbour secucicy manoeuvres. They also practised distributing humanitarian aid and preventing smuagling during the exercise. Another unit will train this weekend. urug sel 1998, drug buy; M possessing marijuana for trafficking purposes on Jan. 23; B yx ing cocaine for trafficking purposes on Jan, 21; @ possessing nvo unregistered handguns; B the careless storage of a loaded bold-action shotgun with “ammunition in the chamber.” Bisson appeared in North Vancouver provincial court on Friday. Information presented in court concerning the case was banned from publication. A balding, Bisson with short dark hair entered the court- room through the prisoner's door. He was wearing a black T- shirt with the words “Molson Export” printed in big white let- ters on the back. Bisson was represented by lawyer John Richardson. Jay Straith was the federal Crows iawyer. See Suspect page *® -- WORTH SHORE’ <-> DOWATOWH: 946-3487 * vancouver 875-1008 ~ BURNABY. «°° SGM PAY PAI oy coreg n sats tt merges bn oe se FEE arr re Hohe Heo PULL DETARS AT CLUBS.