by Susan Susan Pohorski -
‘Contributing Weiter

RESIDEN'TS of Argyle Avenue in’ Horseshoe Bay
are choking on ferry trate

They have been complaliiing for years, but on May 16 the sit
uation was “out of control,” according, to at least one resident,

West Vancouver Police were called In, Three-year Arpyle rest-

dent Ditne
enough,

“Not only was Argyle Avenue
jammed shut, but traffic was fined

up and down Royal Avenue, along
Chatham and up Nelson, all wale.
ing to enter on to Argyle Avenue,”
she told West Vancouver coun
on Monday,

Argyle resident Leslie Sutton
sald she moved to ‘a busy street
more than five years ago, She
thought she was moving to a.
‘sedate village street, Sutton sald
she’s been given the finger when.
"she: has asked ferry-bound
motorists to slow down,

“If people are late for the feer
they boot down Argyle,” she said,
Sutton added Ar iy which has a

~ 30 Klumetre an hour speed timit
and is home to lots of children and pets, does not have speed
pumps.

On Monday Sentes addressed the West Vancouver council on
behalf of her neighbors such as Sutton, ‘The council also heard
‘from David Eliott, Horseshoe Bay terminal <mmanager for BC,
Ferries,

Elliote told the council he has asked the terry rraftic manager
to “be more efficient” and to block off the west end of Argyle
with a barrier. Traffic would then be redirected around Caulfeitd,

Two years ago West Vancouver municipal staff suggested that

Photo submited

" LESLIE Sutton (left) fears

’ Argyle Avenue children and
- pets such as Ruby and Zuma
may be hurt by ferry traffic on
™ the Horseshoe Bay streat. On
the May long weekend, Weat.

" Vancouver Palice (above, in, *
submitted photo) were callad: We.
‘in to help control traffic con-

MI gestion on Argyle. :

Sentes has had.

“Ifyou put a
barricade
“ACFOSS Argyle I . SORE AG .
think B.C. po OO et me
: Ferries could a t } VaRCOuY:
‘come forward (COU
with money

to do
viene sy hi ” by Althoug h Mott has plans , to!
something, ; widen felt h Road from f Bruce Street:
_ Aveoue resident to Argyle Avenue permitting two-way,
anes Soules ~ traffic, BC Ferries has not made funds.
available for the project, "
ele vies! Biliott said the road project could
: ? mea be included in terminal improvements
planned for ‘September, He -also
reported that B.C, Ferries is expecting
iq 4 new trafic management plan for
ses] Horseshoe Bay in August.
SE We have heard p before
Peta F promises before
"from B.C, Berries,” Sentes told the
coun? ua you puta barricade across Argyle | think BG, Ferries
could come forward with money to do something,”
Councillors ageeed to direct municipal staff to look | inta the
possibility of closing Argyle or: municipal land: ;

1
ie

access to the terminal from the intencetion of Keith Road and
Argyle Avenue be closed permanently,

Horseshoe Hay merchants objected and the Ministry of,
Highways and "Transportation (MOTH) refised to close the street,

Lawyer raps
‘bad publicity’ | .

From page t

Ashrafinia’s artistry was often
displayed for sale’ at. Lonsdale
Quay.

As in previous court proceed ,

ings, Vlug talked about special

treatment required for his client

because he was deaf and com-
plained about the News for
reporting on the public trial.

Wig, who is also deaf, said a
deaf ‘person in prison suffers
more cause he can’t watch ‘TV
and use the phone as.other pris-
oners do,

The defence lawyer said the
“bad publicit rom News
reports caused his client to move
out of the community and his two
tena ye sons to change school,

When asked by the judge,
Viug said that Ashrafinia swas liv-
ing primarily of social assistance.

Last year at sentencing for the
passport. forgeries, ° Vlug said
Ashrafinia had been ‘on sucial
assistance sitice he came back,to

Canada about six years previous.

Last year, Vluy, said in court that
Ashrafinia was “looking forward
to ‘geting training 2 and gainful
employment.”
_ On Tuesday, Ashratinia was
“clad ini light grey pants and a
loose: fitting beige: shirt with
brightly. colored patterns.
Ashrafinia watched one of three
deaf. interpreters sign in the
courtroom. Ashrafinia’s wife of
23 years, Zahra, who is also deaf,
was seated behind him watching
the deaf interpreters. They
showed litde emotion when the
jail sentence was annotineed,
The Citizenship Act trial
started in. December 1995 and

took six days of actual court’

me.

By Michael Becker

News Editor .
michacl@nsnews.com

EVERY damned curse word he could
“think of was shooting through Sandy
McDonald’s mind as he slid out of
control down an icy slope above Lions
Bay.
The 38-year-old Horseshoe Bay man was

hiking -alone along the south ridge of Mt
* Unnecessary Sunday evening when he fell in

_ deep'snow on a steep'slope,

He was on his back. Below him; a deadly

» pully. McDonald was picking up speeds Also
" below him he saw a tree. He used his body and
a hiking stick 'to slow and steer himself towards
it, He thought he had a better chance of surviv-
ing a fall into.a tree well than a drop down the
gully,

Thy stick snapped and so did his right ank le,
He stopped at the tree.

MeDonald found himself trapped by cliffs
and unable to climb back up the nd due to his
injury.

Luckily, he was) well-equipped. ‘He had a
“compass, a tube tent, an altimeter, a warm
change of clothes; ashtight, pocket ‘stove and
enough food to overnight. He also had a cella:

Tribunal
adjourned °
indefinitely .

ted rrr re rere ates eae nan ee

THE Hisman Rights hearing involving the North’ Shore
‘News and its columnist Doug Collins has been adjourned
. beéause the chairman is ill., ie
* it is expected to continue later this month but a ate
has not been set.

Nitya - we is recovering. from: minor r SUTEETY, a

- West Van man
finds himself on
» Slippery slope

lar phone with him.

McDonald dialled 9-1-1 for help and was
connected to Lions Bay search and rescue team
leader Ed. Langford,

Meanwhile MeDonald was able to take com-.,

pass bearings, He relayed his position to
Langford, w

The race was on against approaching dark-
Ness.

Searchers were brought to the area by heli-
copter, McDonald was positioned in trees
against the edge ofa cliff.

It was difficult to spot him from the, air.
Visual contict was made by 7 pm. The injured
man helped attract the atrention of searchers
with his orange tent...

Team members were dropped to the ridge

‘from the hovering, helicopter. McDonald was

attended to and a stretcher pulley system was

rigged to move him 300 metres up a steep show.

‘we a

il

“S

“field td the top of the ridge. iF

o The fast of the search and rescue team meme...
bers were airlifted’ from. the ridge at: approxi:

i “rnately 9:30 PAM eae

Said Lions’ Bay search team spokesman Owen
Jones, “This gentleman was very lucky, [fhe had?
not been able-to talk to us on his cell phone we
would have, had no idea where to look for him?

There is’ still a lot of snow in: the higher
reaches of the local mountains, Hikers should be
“equipped for-winter travel,’ he said, Oe

Sixteen Lions. Bay volunteers assisted | in the ;

rescue efforts. i

Said McDonald of his rescue, “py ni ve cry, Very
grateful They did incredible work.” i

Ironically, just before’ he took the tumble
_ McDonald saw a helicopter pass by him below
the ridge. “1 was thinking how, Nice it would be
to take a helicopter ride, out.”
, Meanwhile 15 members of the North Shore
Rescue Team, six Coquitlam search’ and rescue
team members, two) RCMP officers “and ttwo
GVRD staff were ,brought to - the Seymour
Demonstration Forest on Saturday to investi-
_ gate the report of a downed hang-glider.

A’ ground search off the. east side of the
Seymour valley,-aided by an RCMP helicopter,
came up empty-handed.

Searchers confirmed that all hang: gliders ot out.

that day iti the area were accounted for.

Tee

Ye ae

spokesman at the B,C. Human Rights Commission office
in Vancouver-said Monday. The tribunal was to hear fi fina t
submissidns this week.

_lyer is hearing ‘a complaint by the Canadian Jewish.
Congress’ o over a Collins: column published ‘three years

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