By CHRIS LLOYD For the staff of North Van- couver’s court system, this weekend promises to be as busy, or more so than the weekdays. As from tomor- row (Monday) the courts will operate from their new 23rd. Street location, even though cases were still being heard Friday in the justice building on 13th. Street. The reason for no lap-over period between court sittings is brought about by one of the dilemmas that made it so necessary to move in the first place. With an eight-month backup in trials, it was im- possible to predict a precise moving day that long ago and so the courts went on setting cases as usual, ignor- ing the move. But although the residents of 23rd. Street area may well still not be too happy about it, the move by the courts in- | toa trailer court complex on the old North Van Secon- dary School site would seem to benefit just about everyone involved in the local justice system. The complex. comprising 12 trailers joined together to make one large structure, is substantially bigger than the cramped facilities at the courts’ former location on 13th. Street. So not only do the court staff have vastly improved facilities but the RCMP now have considerably more much-needed space by hav- ing the whole of the justice building to themselves since the courts moved. CATCHING UP And with three courts available now, instead of the previous two, the courts should finally be able to get down and clear up that RE-ELECT Chuck COOK Progressive Conservative North Vancouver-Burnaby record eight-month backlog of cases. Manager of Court Ad- ministration for the North Shore Mrs. Dorothy Penman says: “It's going to take about six months to turn it around and then we would like to see trial in two mon- ths.” Vancouver District Manager for Court Services Ben Holland echoes Mrs. Penman’s enthusiasm for the new complex, located on a three-year lease basis, dur- ing which time. new perma- nent court facilities are to be built opposite the trailer complex, on the north side of 23rd., Street. “This whole thing is going to provide much better ser- vice to the public and the people using the court facilities,” he says. Among the benefits of the new building. is an office of their own for the Salvation Army legal aid officer and the native court worker who have until now had to con- sult with clients wherever there happened to be a cou- ple of unused seats. Also catered for are wheeichair users, with ap- proach ramps and washrooms targe enough for wheelchairs. Large administration of- fices and general public of- fice are also improvements on previous facilities and court staff for the first time have use of a lunchroom. HOLDING CELL at the new North Vancouver Provincial Courthouse complex on 23rd St. is pointed out by Guard Bill Wylie. (Elisworth Dickson photo) In spite of its setting, the compiex has most of the trappings of a conventional court complex and the cour- trooms have a non-trailer- like atmosphere which in- spires traditicnal solemnity. Whereas the complex has cost untold thousands of dollars, there have been visi- ble attempts to curb ex- travagance, while at the same time apparently scrim- ping on nothing. Examples are the plush leather-topped judges’ ben- ches, remodelled from the old Pacific Centre courts, and other office furnishings which came from the ad- ministration office at the Supreme Court in Van- couver. — Provision of a third cour- troom means the building can cater for coroner's Were you lucky? 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