OCTOBER 19, 1997 2 Classifieds ooo 38 : Crossword ooo KS Fashion eco 17 | Realth Trends ooe 50 Narth Shore Alert *2°8 Sports eee 35 Talking Fersonals Travel Canadin Pubications Maul Sales Product Agreement No. 0087238 Fast ferry 33 Tough times p35 Griffins boss upbeat despite 0-10 start First fast ferry promised for spring 52 Pages Suites NV By Martin Millerchip Contributing Writer miller@nsnews.com SECONDARY suites are now a permitted use in single-family zones of North Vancouver District. The move that ended almost 12 years of effort by successive councils to grapple with the thorniest of issues came at the end of Tuesday night’s lengthy council meeting in front of only a dozen or SO witnesses. Te was Mayor Don Bell’s decid- ing vote that broke a 3-3 deadlock on council —~ the even split reflect- ing concerns about this bylaw rather than the concept of see- ondary suites. Bell said he would have favored approval on a_neighborhood-by- neighborhood basis, but that on balance he supported “the cre- ation of suites out there that pro- > The Voice of North and West Two hurt Fashion’s fickle trends Umbrellas: going under cover p17 $1.00 peer egeery te SFT ina ne NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge THE driver and passenger in this new Acura integra were taken to Lions Gate Hospital with non-life threatening injuries on Thursday after a single-car crash on the Trans-Canada Highway under the Westview Interchange overpass. A North Vancouver See NVD puge 4 oh West Vance By Oeana Lancaster News Reporter deana@nsnews.com A 64-year-old man was handed a one-year condi- tional jail sentence on Wednesday for the “miner, non-violent basically, brief sexual fondling” of a teenager. Defence lawyer Richard Isracls gave the description during his sentencing argument for an inc-dent in which Graham Adams, then 62, sexually assault- ed a 15-year-old girl. The victim can’t be named bec of a court-ordered ban. Adams had pleaded nor guilty and had denied all allegations. The assault occurred on July 17, 1995. Adams was head coach for the West Vancouver Eun in the Sun soccer school tor children, which was offered dur- ing the summer in Ambleside Park. DOING: IT RIGHT, . BEFORE YOUR EYES. ‘|MAR. LUBE. itiered trust uver soccer coach sentenced for fondling teen interviewing the teen for a position as a junior coach after calling and suggesting she apply. The girl’s family considered him a friend. Her mother took the girl to Ambleside Park to meet Adams and then went to the pitch ‘n putt with her son, When her daughter didn’t meet them at the pitch °n putt as p! d she wasn’t concerned. “She left a note in the car saying she'd gone to Burnaby with Mr. Adams and thar she'd be home soon. | wasn't worried. We knew and trusted this guy,” said the girl's mother. After running an errand in Burnaby for the soccer school, Adams and the girl went back to his home in Deep Cove. According to tial testimony, the girl challenged Adams to an arm wrestling match on the kitchen table. He suggested it would be easier on the bed in his bedroom. There he pulled her on top of him, told her he wanted to make love to her, touched her back and breasts and as she left he tried to kiss her breasts. See Crown pageS ua 3 fe RCMP spokesman said speed and inattentiveness were apparent factors in the crasn. Charges are pending. Victim talks about impact By Deana Lancaster News Reporter deann@nsnews.com SHE’S doing OK. aw that the trial of the man who sexually ly over, the 17-year-old victim of a 1995 sexual assault is ready to move on with the rest of her life. she’s going to finish Grade 12 ata North Shore school, where she spends most of her time prac- ticing or playing music with her school band, or hanging out with See Assault page § ‘1997 VEHICLES - . Opens Thurs & Fri umtil 8pm with a Mr, Lube o8 change. * 1790 Marine De North Van 987-8006 REGENCY CHRYSLER JEEP 1177 Marine Drive, N.Van 980-8502. JEEP CHRYSLER ~ uaISAUHD: ‘daar