Business block p15 Commercial Avenues visits central Lonsdale firms Lacrosse Indians lose to Victoria in overtime action AUGUST 18, 1998 mg Deckto School 2 95 Sright Lights Classifieds Crossword Food ! Horth Shore Alert Sports § Table Hopping «e+ 18 North Snore Free Press it Publisher Peter Space 1139 Lonsdale Avvoue, North Vancouver BC ¥7k 2H4 Canachan Pubstatons Mad Sates Product Agreement No 0087236 40 Pages Guess ready for her verdict Robert Galster News Reporter robert@nsnews.com TOMORROW is Gillian Guess’ day of reckoning. To press time Tuesday the fashionable 43-year-old North Vancouver woman had yet to decide on what she was going to wear to. her sentencing hearing, Guess does know that she wili be facing the wrath of a justice sys- tem whose process she was deemed to have obstructed. “Im going to wear something comfortable in case [I'm going to (the women's detention centre See Verdict page 3 Woman hit by car dies A 77-year-old woman is dead and her 47-year-old daughter has been hospi- talized after being struck by a car Friday night. The accident occurred it approximately 9 p.m. on Aug, 14 at the intersection of 18th Street and) Marine Drive. The two women were crossing the strect when they were hit. West Vancouver Police Cpl. Trevor James said the accident is still under investigation, but con- firmed the unidentified woman died of ber injuries at the Lions Gate Hospita! on Friday night. Police are withholding further inrormation until their investiga- tion is complete. James said charges are pending against the driver. — Liam Lahey NV racer Mark Ernsting on crest of cycling success Uphill battle p29 NEWS photo Terry Peters DESPITE a survey that indicates a majority of his constituents believe he should opt into the MP pension plan, North Vancouver Reform MP Ted White said yesterday he will not opt into the plan. Oniy 16% of 800 respondenis said he should remain opted out. = i7eé Andrew McCredie Editor andrewensnews.com THE people have spoken. And yesterday morning so did Ted White. Prior to a downtown press conferenve, the North Vancouver Reform Member of Parliament told the News he will not, despite a survey indi- cating voters believe he should, opt into the MP pension plan. “Pye decided, contrary to the gicetil predic- tions of my political opponents and the newspaper editorials, that [ am not opting back in,” White said yesterday morning. “I'm an entrepreneur and Final ‘98 inventory , Liquidation on now! stayi North Van Reform MP says he will not sign up for a pension plan a small businessman; Pm very comfortable invesr- ing in RRSPs and business ventures, and that’s whar ['ve always done throughout my fife.” White had taken the controversial issue of opt- ing into the pension plan — allowed under the recently-crafted Bill C-47 — to his constituents in the form of 40,000 householder surveys mailed out dast month. He revealed the results from 800 returned forms on Tuesday. “Whar we find out was less than 16% said I should stay opted out of the pension plan,” White reported, “Close to 80% said 1 should opt back in.” A further breakdown of the numbers reveals thar 38% felt that opting into the pension plan was an MIs personal decision; 26% said White should take a pension; and 15% said he should opt in bur divert any pension income which exceeds private sector levels to charity, The remaining 5% said they believe MPs should not receive a pension. (A North Shore News telepione poll found 13.7% saying, White should opt in; 40.6% saying he shouldn’t; and 45.7% didn’t know). “In the case of this bill my constituents have given me permission to opt back in. But the sin- See Survey pane &