WAGG CREEK wo companies charged in NV chemical spill Investigation of June ’92 incident TWO COMPANIES and one individual have been charg- ed in connection with a chemical spill in Wagg Creek near Mahon Park on June 30, 1992. Industries Inc., Lid. and two federal Envirosafe L.P.S. 3) Industries Jagroop Gill face Fisheries Act charges. The charges allege that a dust suppressant deposited on lanes in North Vancouver City entered “fish-Frequented’’ Wage Creek and disrupted or destroyed the creek’s fish habitat. Gill and representatives for En- virosafe and L.P.S. 3 Industries are scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 24 for a pre-trial con- ference in connection with the charges. Fisheries investigation officer John Gross was unavailable to press time to comment on the in- cident. Residents reported the spill on the afternoon of June 30, 1992, North Vancouver City engineer- ing and Fisheries and Oceans Canada officials investigated the incident. Some fish appeared to been killed in the creek. Wagg Creek is, a tributary of Mosquito Creek. have Crime stats numbers From page 1 He said that while each com- plaint may be a small item in itself, youths who repeat offences will eventually have-enough bricks _in front of them to build a wall. ‘‘What I see is alarming. What we see is kids falling into a Jull of acceptance,’’ said Lidstone, describing . school children who accept concealed weapons and the threats of beatings as normal. ‘Say no to violence. Don’t ac- cept it. Reject it. You guys have to work to make your streets and your community safer,’’ said Lidstone. He told the meeting that vio- lence in most schools now results in immediate suspension or expul- sion, depending on the severity of the incident. “We've tried to instill a zero tolerance for violence in the schools,’’ said Lidstone. Reminding the residents that a confidential, non-traceable _ tele- phone line (988-GANG) is avail- able to receive information re- garding youth violence in the Greater Vancouver area, Lidstone said, ‘‘We’ve got some good tips in North Vancouver, but it’s not terribly busy.”’ He defined a gang as being or- ganized, having its own hierarchy and being involved in organized crime. . “What we have is gangs of youth acting impulsively,’’ said Lidstone. , But Jackie said his school does not have a gang problem. “We've had our school spray- painted and some graphics, but not too bad. As to whether it’s a iH Automotive . fi Classified Ads....... 64 Crime Alert ........ BM Ecolnfo............- 1.38 ...41 ..20 By Anna Marie D’Angelo News Reporter Mosquito Creek is known to contain populations of coho and chum salinon along with some cutthroat and steethead trout. North Vancouver City engincer- ing director Chuck Gayle said at the time of the spill that a sap- based product used in dust control of area lanes could have been in- volved, Envirosafe was contracted to apply dust suppressant in North Vancouver City in 1992. Envirosafe Industries was in- corporated on Nov. 1, 1990. The principals of the company are sec- tetary J.S. Gill, of Vancouver, and president Piara Gill, of Delta, L.P.S. 3 Industries was incor- porated in September, 1988. The company’s director is Gurdarshan Gill, of Delta. The city employs private com- panies to apply dust suppressants on lanes during the dry summer months, 6 prove program works’ Friday, June 4, 1993 ~ Nerth Shore News ~ 3 Popular theatre director NEWS photo Mike Wakoflold GRAPHIC EVIDENCE of 2 chemicai spill in Wagg Creek was cap- tured by the News in a photo taken on June 30, 1992 near Mahon Park. Two companies and an individual currently face charges in connection with damaging the fish-bearing creek. on, acral NEWS photo Terry Peters GRAFFITI COVERS a public building at Heywood Park in North Vancouver. The park is a youth trouble spot according to some people living in the area. Pemberton Heights residents met with members of the North Vancouver RCMP Wednesday to vent fears about the continued safety of their neighborhood. safe place for kids? No problem.’' Jackie said that he agreed with Lidstone’s definition of ‘‘gangs of youth’? but acknowledged that he has seen their effect on children within his school. “Borderline kids without paren- tal supervision’’ can face a fot of peer pressure to prove & Editorial Page . 8B Home & Garden .......18 Mailbox .............. 7 @ News Briefs.............5 Canadian Publications Mail Sales their- allegiance to a particular group, said Jackie. Lidstone distributed informa- tion on ‘‘streetproofing’’ both parents and students. Const. Mar- ty Blais urged residents to sign up for the Block Watch program, “It doesn’t matter how many police you put on the street, only Paul St. Pierre .. Bi Trevor Lautens ........ 4 @ What's Going On ......24 26 Product Agreement Number 0087238 you can make a difference to crime irends in your neighbor- hood,”’ said Blais. “The program now has 20,000 people involved (in North Van- couver) and 400 a menth are be- ing added. Crime stats going down prove it works. ‘The power is yours,’’ he said. Weather Saturday, mostly cloudy with showers. THE LIGHTS dimmed on the local theatre community Wednesday when Van- couver lost one of its brightest stars. Larry Lillo, artistic director of the Playhouse Theatre and a Deep Cove resident, died June 2 at St. Paul’s Hospi- tal after a long battle with AIDS. By Evelyn Jacob News Reporter He was 46. “Larry's death is a huge loss and one that will be felt for a long time to come,’’ said Playhouse publicist Diana King. ‘‘He brought so much to Vancouver in terms of what theatre could be. “He never tolerated inadequacy. He demanded the best and he got’ it from all of us.” Deep Cove actor Stephen E. Miller, Lillo’s friend of 25 years, said it was impossible to sum up LAARY LILLO dies after a fon battie with AIDS. : his friend and colleague. ‘‘Larry was absolutely a terrific guy. I keep thinking of him as a role model because he was so forth- right and upfront about everything he did. Even with his disease. He was very public about - AIDS and spoke about it coura- geously. “He taught me a lot. I only hope I gave him back a fraction of what he gave me. He taught ine how to live and how to die.” Said Playhouse General Manag- er Chris Wootten: ‘‘He was a great artist and a_ particularly good human being. He inspired so many people in his life and even in his death.” Actor Jeffrey Renn described Lillo as one of the greatest influ- ences in his life. “You’d never use the word ‘discipline’ to describe Larry. He was far too joyous. I came to the Playhouse as an angry young man and Larry auditioned me. He stopped me in the middle of my act and said, ‘Go back and do it again and do it gently.’ He said, ‘Young man, you are a lover, why are you so angry?’ That changed the way | saw my journey. He made my life a lot lighter.”’ Lillo learned he was HIV- positive in 1989, six months after he took over the helm of the Playhouse. By 1991 he was diagnosed with full-blown AIDS. He had been in and out of hos- See Memorial page &