6 + Friday, July 25, 1997 - North Shore News north shore news __ VIEWPOINT s“WEARLY 10 months after a runaway dump truck killed a pedestrian in West Vancouver, Crown counsel has decided no charges will be laid in the case, It’s a sorry end toa tragic story, ‘Bjorn Bjornson, a 58-year-old retired North Vancouver paramedic, dicd when an overloaded truck with malfunctioning brakes lost control on 22nd’ Street. Driver Rajdecp Singh _ Khosg struck two pedestrians on . Marine Drive, broadsided a sport util- “ity truck and hit a parked car, It, was a devastating and deadly event: The truck was overloaded by 4,535 kilo ograms. A motor. vehicle inspector found that four of the truck’s six, brakes were not working _ properly. Two were defective and two were not adjusted properly. : It should ‘be a simple matter to _THE North § ore News Free Speech “Fund keeps on growing. Defence assign some level of responsibility and penalty to the driver in such a sce- nario, In reviewing possible charges Crean counsel must consider whether it ig within the public’s interest to proceed with the charges and whether “there is a substantial likelihood that the charges will tead to conviction, in this incident the charges eventu- ally recommended by the police came down to driving without due care and attention and a bylaw infraction for the overweight truck. No likelihood of conviction, the Crown concluded, And what of public interest? It hasn’t been served: The public deserves to know the truth, The bottom line: all pedestrians are potential road kill. Squirrel, ant, . human — it’s all the same and, in any case, the driver just drives on. TODAY we put aside our, usual trivialities in this space, like sav- ing British Columbia from Glen ‘. Clark, the.werld from global tS press time time een donations from over 1,300 News ms . $103, 26" Lan fees expended thus far’ by the News have ximately $200,000. The final bil will be much ‘highs H Al hinds received) will help defray costs faced ithe News i in’ its rie ribunal over a complaint laid a ast ff “and its ¢ columnist ‘Doug, Coli ei “Jewish Congress * The hearin Pinto the matter, ‘which began on May 12, ‘concluded on Junt 27 with final arguments at the - Century Plaza Hotel,!1015 Burrard St. the newspa; The decision from Nitya Iyer, the tribunal of one - _ hearing the! ‘complaint, is expected some time later s pear, Xe ite A Moie excerpts from the hundreds of respondents to Bi the cause: ; | A “| aga fet (ae will be ¢ giant step backwards if we are all denied . 7 _our soapbaxes, Dong Christie las been fisting this sort raf reins fora nameration » # —' Tom » Bogs of Saltspring Island ae ve ben receiving Bp aa a five 1" "years from a friend on the West Coast, I have then » copied... and sent them out to concerned folk in, nd and Australia: Some her maga I have - ‘ Donations to the find can n be sent to: 1139 Lonsdale Ave., * North Varicotiver, V7M 2H4. Cheques should be made out to the North Shore News Free Speech, Defence Fund. oo trenshaw@direct.c ca Hosta Snare Kee, faded in $960 8 29 independent saburhini newspaper and queliied uncler Schadule 111, Paragezah 111 of the h supporters to.the fund stood at. juman Rights 4 ins by the Cana an 4 warming, and West Vancouver from the threat of bed and breakfast establish- ments, Instead let us do some- thing usefill for a change. * Let us provide, totally free’ of charge for the first _ 1,500 readers: THE ~ SUMMER BACHELOR SURVIVAL KIT. Introduction: There are only wo kinds of summer bachelor, The, one ‘leaves the’ dishes in the’sink for two months and phones old gie! friends, The other cleans every dish and all cutlery instaatly upon use and doesn't dream of phoning old girl friends, We know which one you yearn to be, doir’t we? So, without further ado, based on long personal experience, ticre are 10 bits of wisdom to help you meet the chal- lenge and steal a lictle quiet joy from summer bachiclorhood: | "Do every dish and all enter instant- ly upon use. ‘ou will feel: a virtuous glow. : Especially if if you save the water in the, dishpan. (Don’t use: the dishwasher! Give * ita rest! Anyway, do you know how to activate it? I don’t.) By half-filling the pan, , you can use the soapy water for at least.two days if you rinse things. in hot water which you direct back into the pan. Bonus: More virtuous glow: savés the Eachne Tax Ac, published nach Weerestay: fl Friday and Sunday by North Store Free Press - | SRN _ Ud and distnibyted to every door on the fiortt: ay ONY Sales Procuct Agreemes No, 0067233... a Mailing rates evalable on request. . a Distribution Manager 906-1337 (124) ths Pewspagy corans 2 roe foe ‘ a ned TLE RTEROL ES, eee: FSIS IL eY LE, oes eee ee Creaive Sa tel i SUES w SEI 61,582 (average tireutation, Watnesty. Fr Friday & Sunday) : R Sree Human Resouces ange Sas Mati Dina sher SO-2131 (177). 9OB-O311 ran seis 1 (Wt Photography Manage (27. EZ1S1 (100) nee pe fy to! peeeounenne: Oo eeenneenerseces Gof biaxs * Display Managet : ; beshehll (10): Entire contents © 1997 forth Shore Free Press Ud, All rights reserved, Ae SALMON BY THE ALASKAN' re : , * environment, : 2, Do not phone old girl friends. You will feel a virtuous glow.some more. Also old girl friends become, ‘well, ald. You will be pared this discovery if. - you aren't foolish enough to arrange aren: dezvous, especially in 2 ight, B li Campbell, before al a seseneuevecaces she! became prime minis- yg, the family gon dishwashe ter, passed on to’ me — in her own brightly lit apartment -~ this Coward observation: “Sex is largely’ a matter of lighting.”), garden Also, by not mecting an old girl friend, you are avoiding disap- pointing two people, 0 ome will stop you from wsing 4 ae paper serviette twice. Just fold it over to the clean side.” ‘More saving of the-environment, and’ without having to contribute to : Greenpeace. Incidentally, while. I've often - threatened my wife that I'll do something similar if 1 run out of underwear — wear the dirty stuff inside out, then backwards, * then inside out and backwards — she' has always washed it before 1 have actualy tried this. i 4 You may sweoke if you wish, I did, alone in my. office at the top 6 of *. _ the house where even Garfield Mahood --afid Dr. Fred Bass couldn’t declaim on - the killer qualities of second-hand smoke. I puffed half of a‘ five-year-old cigar. Avil. But the feeling that you cass. smoke if you wish is liberating. CID Dace ote Trev’s summer ah Two days after my family left fo cottage I noticed’ that there, empry gin and vodka bottles byt began to fumble through the for. AA before:I realized:that 1 been mere Heels. I fele “myself a drink.” oo 6: Weteh how sly tie appears ba And j just about ev i d the Ww. at, I August orand vr pare. Ahelonly r months when you: can’ get even with your energy bill; ule: 7. Seek good ache pedo .. For exaraple, 1 a Moon’ $ The Bookstall in Amie pes a ac ter the fathers ‘hastening C3 _farniles. Useful informiat on, Ni " 't They ther though ra 8 | before you a ally do them. if 3 9. Eat what you wish n i is self evident. But “problem ¢ thrifty who usually finds he has inherited refrigerator full of stuff meant ‘ly..L personally en ri ach the od other da ed some wt boing also had to ree r : 5. You may drink if, you wish, Nobody? 5 counting, _ Letters must include your name, full address & telephose num vA Internat: trenshaw @ direct.ca Comptrole "Managing Editor MRSTINT (REN): ERITH) *"Promoions Manager Classified Manager: _, Sez ee) WOE TIS 218), “COMPUTER BBS - 990-8027 Gereal Oe ena SLITS (108) Anas intareat: Wwe wisers.com