ae i Vandal m Young artists try to make positive mae contribution By Deana Lancaster News Reporter deana@nsnews.com SUSAN Bonderove would like to give “The Family” a piece of her mind. “I don’: know who ‘The Family’ is ... probably some back-to-school maniacs going crazy,” said the 22- year-old North Vancouver artist. Bonderove is fuming because vandals “tagged” those words over a mural she and two fellow artists spent hours working on. “People should be fined for a doing this,” she said in frustration ‘on Wednesday as she attempted to femove the felt-pen scribble with Goof-off, a substance similar to an. gasoline. Unfortunately, it was also @ removing the paint of the mural, “which will have to be repaired. mw: She believes the vandals struck 4 over the long weekend. The panels “were also defaced by various draw- ings of penises and female breasts. - It’s disappointing for Bonderove and fellow artists Tina Evinge: and Amy Moss. The three spent approx- ately 40 hours creating the mural on tempo- rary construction walls at the civic plaza at 14th and Lonsdale.’ ‘The: North :Vancouver Arts: Council spon- ‘sored their efforts, paint. was provided at half- price-by Mills Paints and the tiiree used their own brushes to keep the costs down. ‘We came up with it. We wanted to present ething . positive becatise thee is so much “Negative around us,” said Bonerove of the -brightly-colored panels depicting :‘emale charac- little girls, and boys for that matter, coming up and telling us who they thought these characters were and what they were doing. That’s just what we wanted.” When the three worked into the carly morn- ing, sometimes until 2 a.m., teens walking by scemed to like what they were doing. “Everyone seemed really into it so it sucks that this ha pened,” said Bonderove. She is also surprised because the vandalism took place just one block from the new North Vancouver RCMP headquarters. No one has reported secing anything. Sunday, September 7, 1997 - North Shore News — 3 wreck NV mural MURAL artist Susan Bonderove ramoves the scribbled handiwork of a vandal who defaced some images she painted with two fellow artists. Bonderove and friends are dismayed over the thoughtless action. Bonderove said if the city and North Vancouver District are going to invest in: more public art there should be a system in place to deal with the vandalism. Otherwise “the maintenance costs of’ cover- ing up this type of useless tagging will be extra- ordinary and time-consuming,” she said She added that tagging is not to be confused with graffiti. “Pm totally there for graffiti artists, their murals beautify the community,” she said. But when other artists’ work is being defaced it’s “like dogs marking their path with urine.” Capilano daycare eviction on hold THE school-ground saga at Capilano elementary school continued Friday, but it played out in a dif- ferent arena than antici- pated. A Friday morning B.C. Supreme Court session had been set to look at School District 44’s application to evict a daycare from school grounds. However, earlier in the week, that court date was moved to next week while lawyers for the daycare and Pemberton Heights Family Support Society conferred with school board lawyers to reach an out-of-court agreement, said school board secretary-trea- surer Leonard Berg. Discussions could continue until Sept. 11, when another court date is scheduled. “People. are working hard to try to reach an accommodation before that,” said Berg. He added he can’t say any more on the talks, saying it's school board practice not to dis- cuss issues before the court. The district wants to move the daycare portable ~— because Capilano elementary needs the space for three portables to han- le the school’s enrolment. Meanwhile, the mand computer lab at the school have been turned into classrocins. —- Ian Noble ews welcome se of worship ar-EI Synagogue officially opens. This afternoon marks the official opening of the Har-El Synagogue on ie comer of Taylor Way and the Upper Levels Highway in West Vancouver. While the opening is an invitation-only event, an open house will take place ext Sunday, Sept.14. Translated literally, Har-El means Mountain of God. ‘The opening marks the culmination of a 25-year effort that saw about ledicated individuals put their heads together and build their own place of.worship. Fred Rabiner was one of the original members of the group, ewhich has since seen its ranks swell to some 600 members. ot a phoric call. forn somebody who knew somebody who knew dy anid we just moved here and were a young family because there as really nothing here for someone who was Jewish,” said Rabiner. In the carly.’70s, the group started meeting and holding its services at a icty of leased locations, starting with a site owned by the Catholic School Board ‘Then it-was on to a Lutheran Church nearby. “They've all been very kind to us and helped us along as we grew. No one has forgotten that,” said Rabiner. “They put up with us but we knew ve had to find our own space.” - : The property they settled on was acquired from British Pacific Properties d presented a variety of problems, including rough terrain and a stream. “Ultimately we've got one of the most unique properties,” said Rabiner. However, bringing their plan to fruition was not easy: no fewer than five ministrative bodies were involved in the planning and construction phas- ves. The presence of the stream involved both environment and fisheries min- istries, in addition to the always-interested municipal authorities. Emergency "services and the highways department were also involved in the process. #:. “Te was an awesome task, but everyone involved got it together ... amaz- ingly we're here,” said Rabiner. ‘The main structure straddles a creek and measures 12,000 square feet fm over two levels. In addition, there are adjacent classrooms. And, added Be Rabiner, it’s all ready in time for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur — two major Jewish holidays. The synagogue’s builders have persevered through “difficult times. A few years ago, someone painted a Nazi swastika on the site. mae And last year, as cost estimates soared $500,000 over a $4-million budget me and the rains of fall threatened, striking Teamsters allowed cement to be A delivered sc. windows and skylights could be put in and the roof finished. From page | police would have arrested him and it would have taken two hours to prove his innocence. “That was the best they could do for me,” said Loranger. Next came a letter in the mail addressed to Loranger, indicating that he had a ticket for nar displaying his licence plate. “I think, OK, this is not me again,” said Loranger. Loranger had to go to the Motor Vehicle Branch and a notary public to clear up the situation. It cost him $17 to clear his connection to the . $100 ticket. ae The car in question was later linked to Whaley. “All these offences occurred last year. I’m just hearing about them this year. Our system is pretty warped,” said Loranger. It’s not fike Loranger doesn’t know exactly who is impersonating him. The two knew each other when they attended school at Argyle secondary in Lynn Valley... Last year after Whaley had already impersonated Loranger, the two met by chance and had a friendly beer together. Loranger had no idea that Whaley had used his identity at the ume. “He could have been my best buddy and he had done all this to me like a two-faced bastard,” said Loranger. Then the troubles began. The next time Loranger saw Whaley, Whaley bolted. “J stopped, got out of my car and he ran onto a bus and the bus took off just in time. He knows I know,” said Loranger. . ‘North Vancouver RCMP Insp. Gordon McRae said impersonating someone is a crime. He said this situation was “not unknown in the criminal element.” But he added, “It’s not as if it can’t be sorted out. It can be.” The police inspector said that Loranger is the cnly person who can prove beyond a doubt that he is who he says he is. The fingerprints are available. McRae said that Loranger will have to carry identifi- cation and be prepared to be more heavily scrutinized if stopped by a police officer. ID abuse frustra ae ae oP Pay FY : oe vs J 5 a CRIMINAL Shayne Whaley: (left) has called himself. Jeffrey Loranger (right), causing Loranger some big problems. - “I can appreciate it would be very frustrating,” said _ McRae. ; . coe _ Loranger’s problems due to Whaley surfaced again “fast Sunday. The News published a story that said Whalcy was jailed for five months for cight crimes ‘including assaults, mischief, theft and impaired driving. Loranger “was noted as Whaley’s alias in the story. The real Loranger was upset to see:his name in the crime story. He could not believe that Whaley had not also been convicted of impersonating him in the long list of crimes committed over a 10-month period.: ; “I look like a pretty irnocent guy in the newspaper, ch?” quipped Loranger. : : Loranger is worried that he will have trouble getting a job because of Whaley. Loranger has just completed stud- ies at BCIT in financial management. . “I'm trying to get a job right now in the financial field and they don’t like criminals for some reason. You know, thieves that steal moncy and assauit men,” said Loranger. Whaley’s jail sentence was recommended served at New Haven Correctional Centre in Burnaby.: Corrections spokesman Paul Whitehead said on Friday that Whaley was serving a custodial ‘disposition. He is either in jail or on a electronic monitor. . ~ The corrections spokesman said that a criminal’s exact whereabouts was deemed to be a private matter, as stipu- lated by the Freedom of Information and Protection. of Privacy Act. ; na 7 ;