The following are some recent North Shore emergency inci- dents. NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP September 26 1. 1400-bik. Ross Rd. Break and enter. Entry gained through side win- dows. Stolen: jewelry. 2. 1500-blk. St. Georges Ave. Break and enter. The laun- dry room of an apartment building was broken into — coins stolen. A possible sus- pect was identified. September 27 3. 3100-blk. Woodbine The garage of a home was broken into, as were the stor- age lockers. 4. 500-blk. West 28th St. Break and enter. New homes nearing completion. Suspects broke in and stole new washers and dryers. September 28 5. 1600-blk. Chesterfield Ave. Break and enter. Suspect broke into laundry.room and into the coin boxes of laundry machines. A possible suspect has been identified. September 29 6. 400-blk. Montroyal Break and enter. Suspect used a tire to stand on and get into a window. Camera euipment stolen. Suspect was seen by people in area — the investigation continues. 7. 100-bik. West 20th St. Break and enter. Suspect gained entry to apartment building laundry room. $300 NV woman thought she won cash Robert Gaister News Reporter vobert@nsnews.com ANITA Hakkila, like the B.C. Lottery Corp’s slogan proclaims, will- probably never know. Not for a lack of trying though. The North Vancouver resi- dent purchased a $2 Crossword — scratch-and-win ticket on Sept. 22. Upon scratching the necessary boxes Hakkila discovered that one of the boxes in the call letters sec- tion of the game contained not one, but two letters stamped on top of one anoth- er. Upon a closer look, she realized she had a winning ticket. However, the double- stamped square posed a dilem- ma for Hakkila and the Lottery Corp. because one of the letters would make for a $5 winner while the other was worth a significantly heftier $5,000 jackpot. . “To date T still haven't heard an explanation,” said Hakkila. She adds that B.C. Lottery Corp’s actions were heavy on passing the buck from one department to another and light on satisfaction. In fact, the last thing she re in coins stolen. September 30 8. 3500-bik. St. Mary’s Ave. ; Break and enter. Suspect gained entry through open front room window. Camera and mountainecring cquip- ment stolen. 9. 1500-blk. Burrill Break and enter. A televi- sion which was stolen was later recovered. Two suspects are under investigation. THE following is a brief summary of agenda items for North Shore municipal- ng dreams Ta ey NEWS photo Paut McGrath ANITA Hakkila displays the scratch and win ticket respon- sible for her grief. The questionable double-stamped box is second from the bottom in the left-hand side column. heard from them was an offer to refund the price of the tick- et. “They were so defensive about blaming everybody else but themselves. All they had to do was say sorry, it was an honest mistake,” she said. B.C. Lottery Corp. super- visor of corporate relations and communications Kath- erine Kosowan has a slightly different take on the events surrounding Hakkila and the tricky ticker. Kosowan said the mix up is the result of a printing mishap and as such is void. “What our policy on mis- printed tickets is we don’t pay the prize, we refund the cost of the ticket,” said Kosowan. “She wasn’t happy with thar.” Hakkila wasn’t happy because she feels a $2 refund constitutes a net loss of at least $3 and possibly $4,998 depending on which letter was supposed to be printed within the square in question. But B.C. Lottery Corp. is not budging. “Ultimately she sees herself as holding a ning ticket and we see her as having a misprinted ticket,” said Kosowan. West Vancouver District Council: Next meets on Nov. 17. North ‘Vancouver District Council: Monday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m.: Delegation: James Martin and Roberta Martell, North Vancouver Family Court and Youth Justice Committee update on a proposed plan for a sate house network; North Shore Union Board of Health Legacy Fund; Community Services Advisory Committee, drug and alcohol prevention program. North Vancouver City Council: Monday, Nov. 12, 6 p.m.: Ronald Slifiger and David Rhat, re: charity casino gaming; audible pedestrian signals; Third Street Hill; North Vancouver — City Cultural Diversity Policy Development. West Vancouver 45 ATTENTION RESIDENTS _ REGARDING TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS From Fire Fighters North Vancouver City Local 914, IAFF 984-4646 Fire Fighters North Vancouver District Local 1183, LAFF 988-0021 Fire Fighters West Vancouver Local 1525, IAFF 926-0069 You may be receiving telephone calls during October or November or December for donations to, or to purchase tickets for, a FireFighters Charity Magic Show. Although this is a legitimate fundraising drive this type of soliciting is not endorsed by the three FireFighters locals on the North Shore. Any Questions or comments can be directed to the Burnaby FireFighters Local at 434-1717 \ "1 eee O%otr mai on : Mini blinds | & Verticals § ~ ish us about mw baer i SHAD BE ing in window coverings for over 10 years. .- : Located behind Gapilane Mak 117/- 949 W. 3rd. St. N.Van. 984-4101 School District: The next meeting ison Nov. 18. © North Vancouver 44 School District: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.: ; Capital- Plan Amendment . Bylaw No. 1A-97; 1997/98 enrollment and staffing annu- al report; CUPE budget rep- resentation. 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