Al6 - Wednesday, April 18, 1984 - North Shore News ee B.C. news ee a | FOR CLEARWATER MURDERS Maximum term for Shearing DONALD WILLIAM. Shearing has sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole for 25 years — the maximum sentence — killing of six members of the Johnson and Bentley famihes. Shearing was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty Too many doctors in B.C.? AN AI BERTA- BASED health economist savs BC has almost 1,000 more doc tors than wt needs, a claim met with some scepticism in BC medical circles Dr Richard Plain said Monday that a study com. missioned by the tour Western provinces and car- nied out by the firm of Peat Marwick and Partners shows that 906 of BC©.’s 2,757 general practitioners of family are surplus. B.C. Medical Association president Duncan McPher- son said the ‘‘raw figures" in the report may not mean too much and that about 900 general practioners in B.C are retired or just Starting their practices. A senior official with the provincial Health Ministry also said the ministry figures the surplus of doctors 1s only half that stated in the report Dr Plain, who says he obtained the report trom the Alberta povernment, says the B ¢ Situatron ors “mind boggling” He said each general practioner costs the province $450,000 for hospital beds and operating Costs Storms claim 3 on coast THE WORST Storm to tit the morthern coms of bb ¢ tn several vears has charmed three lives anh deft three others thisstiy Wirds th Gas et OO retbes ate tren Brat thee Creat trotthy ot Naneouver Psbarred T tac search for the © apc Blanco a trawler bele vcd ta havc over Curned wath thie men aboard os oonttarag The teoties Of two Alaskan men were found Sutedhas alter thei prleasure treat sank whide a thar Nene ete ant dhe after bevig swept offioa Pistiriepe beooatioff Be dba bbe lba Coir crt fret heats was St beta aby viv gest ead atiet becave Diteipe ha Preoal bee OSs Lyre thve staeetha WNovdward: Correctlon rood rn been for the courtin Kamloops Monday Shearing could not explain to the court why he had shot the four adults and two children and then burned their bodies and their car in a retired couple from Port Coquitlam, and Robert and Jackie Johnson and_ their daughters Janet and Karen of Kelowna were camping near Clearwater in the Inte- early August and the bodies were found in September They had been dumped into the Johnsons’ car which had been burned. Shearing, who lived near the court Monday he crept through the bush to the family’s camper and shot the four adults inside with a .2> rifle. He then went to a tent degree murder in provincial ~ Wheel Barrow where the 1] and 13-year-old girls were sleeping and shot them. PAY-N-PAK TOWN ple Because you can’t afford mistakes. WE ARE OPEN GOOD FRIDAY 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. CHECK OUR LAWN AND GARDEN DEPARTMENT FOR YOUR GOOD SAVINGS Weed ’'n’ Feed or 12-4-8 Fertilizer Get your lawn in shape fast with these great Greenleaf Your choice of 20 kg bag 6” Diazinon We also handle other six counts of second. = the summer of 1982 rior when they were slain. the area George and Edith Bentley. The murders occured in where the two families were camped, told Prices in effect through April 24 Black & Decker. 1 6” Hedge Trimmer Powerful electric trimmer, 16", light weight for easy use vo : Time-a-Matic ope mel Sprinkler mse The most popular pest control >; Just set the Umer and the lawn will be watered t f insecticides and pesticides just ask 500 mi fiquid or 500 g granules 99 Your choice d while you sleep or when you're at work. Your choice of 6 pulsating model an . ae ; ” ie! Stratay cree 20" Prop Spreader aeveaen rueiee: Rubber Vinyl Garden Hose gn C= 29°” ay ; Sorry te ratrn feques Peat Moss “ #115 0f oscillating #136 qQ? V3 Large capac ity hopper, top of handle finger Up control 10 year quarantee on thts flexidle radial rubber vinnyt hose A wiht) value that Just wont wear out) 50 Mt length Slug Bait ant Get nd Of slugs Now es before (hey cat your new piants! 499 Lae ‘am ut phone orders ee, META Premoistened top quality peat Ycu f— bags {iss vege tor De? } ) Weg Carty! ened — , Homeowner Special acu n t — Se toe DF & ener square tray pneumatic tire &) Sort y cu cali MeEQUES ed \ ‘ 4 fy > a wr PAY-N-PAK ™:: OT 7 Mon Wo ' ~ Py Sat 86 3U FN te gente ; mY Thurs Fri : u h ; Osam Op Te! Gh ; Bundsy SURREY - NEWTON BURNABY Vv AMCOUVER LANGLEY 10am Spa VSG! Ming (peo ge BOGE Ming Open 4s OROG | Ougiae ec Oth toa se. ven brane. varat “Closed Sunday ugh ro, socve, B- Mghway Sue, bs Highway Beret ee ans os Because YOU can) afford mistones Thure evening 300 1108 5994 7331 £99 0951 ya) oars sso 1 os