the fire is not yet known.

a.m. from Waterfront.

i . In North Vancouver, regular late-night service will be
yd - available on Route 242, In West Vancouver, hourly service to
r Horseshoe Bay and 30-minute service to Dundarave will be
available until the final departure from Georgia and

Granville in dewntown Vancouver at 2:10 a.m.
Call BC Transit Customer Information at 521-0400 or
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meet on Monday, Jan. 8;

Seeman

THE FOLLOWING people
appeared in North and West
“- , Vancouver courts recently to face
.  yaious charges:
” Before Judge Jervy Paradis in
North Vancouver provincial court
2+ om Nov. 10:
; Lorlej Dianna Buhr, 27, of New
Westminster, received 12 months’
‘.. probation after she pleaded guilty to
B. -defrauding a person of money on
ae / Sept 8, 1994 in North Vancouver
om.’ City.
: af Buhr was required to pay $74.90
*° yeStitution and perform 50 hours of
community work service.

Before Judge Bill Rodgers in

North Vancouver provincial court
on Nov. 8:

. Trevor John Pierce, 44, of North
Vancouver, was fined $1,000 and
received 12 months’ probation after
he pleaded guilty to possessing
cocaine for the purpose of traffick-
ing on Jan. 6, 1995 in North
Vancouver District.

Katalin Szekely, 40, of
Vancouver, was fined $100 and
received 12 months’ probation after
she pleaded. guilty to using a stolen

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_ MO@WS Perils

ASMALL fire caused extensive damage to an elderly man’s

bedrvom Thursday evening.
District of North Vancouver Fire Services chief fire pre-
ae vention officer Brian Stegavig said a 9-1-1 call warned fire-

a fighters of the blaze at the Berkeley Avenue residence.

a: When firefighters arrived, the man was outside the
ve home and firefighters had to force their way into the house.
To press time, Stegavig had not determined whether the
man’s fire alarm awoke him and saved his life. The cause of

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approximately 5 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., then every 30 minutes
until the final sailing at 3:02 from Lonsdale Quay and 3:16

FIRST MEETINGS of 1996 for the North Shore municipal
councils and school boards are scheduled as follows:

@ North Vancouver City Council, North Vancouver
District Council, West Vancouver District Council each

4 North Vancouver School District: Tuesday, Jan. 9;
West Vancouver School District: Tuesday, Jan. 16;
_ W North Shore Board of Health: Thursday, Jan. 11.

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Capilano Mall.

Nasrin Ziaeian, 29, of North
Vancouver, received 12 months’
probation after she pleaded guilty to
stealing merchandise belonging to
Zellers on Sept. 14, 1995 in North
Vancouver District.

Before Judge Jerry Paradis in
North Vancouver provincial court
on Oct. 13:

Christopher David Such, 19, of
North Vancouver, was fined $250
after he pleaded not guilty to break.
and enter, but instead pleaded guilty
to the lesser or included offences of
theft and being an accessory after
the fact.

The original charge related to a
business burglary on Dec. 8, 1994 at
100-block West Ist Street in North
Vancouver City.

Before Judge Jerry Paradis in
North Vancouver provincial court
on Oct. Li:

Leighton Blair Antoine, 30, of
Chemainus, received 12 months’
probation after he pleaded guilty to
assaulting a woman on May 17 in
North Vancouver City.

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