Sunday, May 22.748 dba tNdnn’s Sh Here naug’s * Provincial 7 grant cash funds city planning A $15,000 DOWNTOWN Revitulization Program (DRP) Includes 1: oe seta bechicre tf pie foam cent hiee. SCO uOniNg Race Ce afr ted ves rea Covent, (dsl actin lost minnei son bnrintnnmmttat FReTORY “FUTON 259 Ins Non Ist St. NLVaa €atrance In tear = Mon-Sat 11-6 pm Sunday 12-6 pm Arson charges A NORTH Vancouver woman was charged with three wes relnied offences after a house fire on May Ld oat 1251 Cloverly St da North Vancouver, ‘The home owner woke ap to aloud crash in the buses ment suite at approximately §:30 am, and upon investl gation, found Mantes inthe suite, according ta a North 984-4504 Vancouver RCMP spokesman. The owner used a blasket to batdle the blaze which wis extinguished by the dime fire ceews arrived, Fire department oMlcluls, police suy, found a woman, described as in her 20s, sitting In the basement suite, The woman allegedly sturted the flre over a minor dispute with the owner, » Donna Gail Kriston is charged with arson, endanger- ing human Ife and arson damage to the property in cone nection with the Incident. Assault charges AN ALTERCATION between two groups of youths on May 10 ended with an attempted stabbing near (Sth Street and St. Andrews Avenue in North Vancouver. o The two victhis said they were walking home at approximately 2 a.m. when a group of kids first taunted and then jumped them, according to 0 North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. One victim was punched in the face and when the other victin came to his friend's defence, the second vic- tim became Involved laa fight with a youth. Police say han the pale tussted until the second victim got the upper At that point, the losing combatant pufled a knife and, attempted to stab the second victim, according to police. ; Po The knite wielder and his friends, police say, ran : away yelling threats to the victims, ’ Police arrested two youths. One was later determined a to be'a bystander, . A’ North Vancouver youth was charged with two . courts of assault.and assault with a weapon in connec- tion with tie incident. ; “The accused cannot be named due to conditions of the “Young Offenders Act. The act applies to teens under the age | of 18. Beer glass assault . AN: ALLEGED stare resulted in man being cut in the . ‘face with a broken beer glass on May 15 at the Avalon - a : Hotel in North Vancouver, ., According to'a North Vancouver RCMP spokesman, ~y the victim was standing at the bar beside two men when “he asked one of the men why .he was staring. tos _.. ‘The victim said -he was subsequently hit in the face . < with a beer glass, according to the police spokesman. ‘+ ., The victim received 15 stitches to his face and damage to, his teeth as a result of the 1:30 a.m. incident. © Craig Michael Durkovich, 21; of North Vancouver, was charged with ‘assault causing bodily harm in relation to the incident. . Spill report due J Fie | From page 1 which runs behind her house. She was particularly disturbed by the iraplication of pollution because the _/verdant area around the creek is slated to be set aside as a natural park. : | “There were guys in the creek ‘ with hip-waders,” she said, describ- ing the same fire-hydrant scenario as Kotyk and noting the presence of * barrels full of clear liquid. Afterward, Watson said, many _ _ dead fish were spotted where. the ~ ereek empties into the ocean. A heron that had joined the local seagulls.in a feast of fish carcasses eventually became so listless and -sick-looking that another Deep :Cove resident called a wildlife res- ’ cue. representative to take the bird to Burnaby for treatment. The heron died the night of admission, according to Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. spokesman Dee Steer. The bird was “not examined for cause of death bécause the procedure is expensive. ‘There isn’t enough: ‘dence to sup- port the suggestion that it was poi- : soned by its meal of fish. “The bird was very thin which indicated there could have been some underlying cause,” said Steer. Sheila Norris, who lives on Parkside Lane, wants to know why the sewage spiil went on for so long and how such an incident can be avoided in future. Kotyk said his report, which will be released in early June con- tains recommendations addressing the issues raised... He said he doesn’t hear of such spills happening regularly, but some Deep Cove residents told him they might have happened before. ° If this were the case, Kotyk said, “I'd be quite concerned.” He was not prepared to say that such inci- dents might account for the recur- ting incidence of high coli bacteria counts in Deep Cover? A combinaiion of factors proba- bly accounts for that problem, he said. If an employee’ s actions are found to have caused the sewage spill, Kotyk:said a disciplinary action will be conducted by the municipality’s human resources department. Any results would remain confidential. form. provincial grant will help North Vancouver City contin ue With its plans to upgrade iis downtown core, North Vancouvers Lonsdale MLA David Schreck made the announcement May 1 on behalf of Municipal Affairs Minister Darlene Marzari, The concept planning grant has been provided ander the DRP starleup program to esable North Vancouver to develop a visual pre- sentation of the upgrading project, such as an ardst’s concept draw. | ing. The funding ts part of $1.6 mil- tion largeled for DRP projects throughous the province, Strippers get NV C council consideration. NORTH VANCOUVER City Council is seeking to prohibit strippers in unlicensed North Vancouver juice bars, cafes: and restaurants. F wi ary /MORTH VANCOUVE ' . CITY COUNCI2 By Grace Golightly Although there has been no flood of applicants to open such establishments; council wants to. ensure reguiations arg-in place should they be needed. Wher: restaurant: recently- ‘introduced exol: ic'daricers; that city found it had no legal remedy to prohibit or regulate the activity. Stripping is permitted in some ’ bars, lounges, and pubs, where it is governed by. the provincial liquor control and licensing branch. Minors are forbidden entrance, and the type and length of perfor- mance is regulated. :: The bylaw, which was intro- duced and given first reading May 16, would not prohibit bellydanc- ing (which does not invoive the removal of clothing) in restaurants. . The proposed: amendment would also prohibit “personal health” businesses, like bodysage, acupressure, shiatsu, personal fit- ness training, reiki, aroma therapy, relaxation therapy or any other touch-focused practice from oper- ating as a mobile business. ‘Members of self-regulating pro- fessional groups that act under the authority of provincial statutes, like registered massage therapists and ‘ physiotherapists, would still be per- mitted to make home visits. “Not all the operators are what they say they are,” said Francis Caouette, administrative -‘manager “in the city’s development services department. “There are opportuni- ties for abuse when they offer only mobile service.” ~. Mobile businesses have 10 premises that car be checked to see what the practitioner is doing and whether health standards are being followed. While most are legitimate, Caouette said, some, that were brought to the city’s attention were fronts for prostitution. . 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