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feel Safe dn

the Nigrth: Shore?

ALL of us feel nestled in the bosom of safety until vio-

tence hits us close to home. Most recently, “ciose to

home” for 220 people meant their Jocal movie theatre,

and the violence took the form of gunfire, which merci-

fully hit none but the killer’s intended target. Bu: the

a shooting is only the Satest violent incident to shock the

‘a seemingly sleepy North Shore. Has it changed us? Is it

‘ATHQUiNING time to draw the bridges and guard our shores against

reporter a further influx of criminals, throwing the ones we root

out locaily into the drink? Thankfully it hasn’t come to

such drastic m:asures: u:ree out of four people still feel safe here .. the North
Shore. despite the doomsday headlines that scream calamity in the media.

NORTH SHORE DEMOGRAPHICS

DON’T

KNOW
2%
16%

Horseshoe Bay

Dundarave/Ambleside
British Properties

Lynn Valley
Blueridge/Deep Cove

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THE following people ©
appeared in North and
West ‘Vancouver courts
recently to face various

Before Judge Ian Walker in
_ North. Vancouver provincial
‘court on Feb. 10:
; : David. Lloyd Harriman,
31, of North Vancouver, was
fined $200 and received 12
months probation after he
pleaded guilty to assaulting a
man.on May 22, 1995 in
North Varicouver City.
“A. probation term order -
states that Harriman is not to
- enter‘any sports or recreation
facilities. in. the North
Vancouver City or District for
six months.. : .
; “Before Judge Doug Moss
in North’ Vancouver provin-
cial court on Feb. 5:
'» Charles Jamieson McLeish,
50, of North Vancouver, was
_fided $350 after he pleaded
guilty :to..being the driver
involved in‘a hit and run of an
unattended vehicle on Sept. 7,
_1996*.in- North _ Vancouver
District.
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Robert Paul Borger, 47, of
North Vancouver, was fined a
total of $400 after he pleaded
guilty to:
@ - stealing merchandise
belonging to Tober
Enterprises on Feb. 3 in
North. Vancouver District;
@ stealing. merchandise
belonging to Canada Safeway
on May 27, 1996 in North
Vancouver. City;
@ failing to go to court on
Jan. 3.
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Shelly Carmen
McConville, 34, of North
Vancouver, received 12
months probation after she
was found guilty of stealing a
quantity of items belonging to
a woman on Feb. 9, 1996 in
North Vancouver District.
McConville was required
to pay $500 restitution.
Before Judge Jerry
Paradis in North Vancouver
provincial court on Feb. 5:
Randell Edward Thomas,
28, of North Vancouver, was
fined $250 after he pleaded
guilty to breaching probation
by failing to report to a proba-
tion officer on July 2, 1996.

Stefan Stiak, 35, of North

Vancouver, was fined $150
after he pleaded guilty to
breaching probation by drink-
ing alcohol on Feb. 20, 1996.
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Russell Williams, 33, of
North Vancouver, was fined
$400 and received more than
10 months probation after he
pleaded guilty to assaulting
the same man twice, once on
Aug. 31, 1996 and another
time on Jan. 10 in North
Vancouver. -
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Laurien Joseph LeMarec,
52, of North Vancouver, was

jailed 21 days after he pleaded .

guilty to stealing meat
belonging to Extra Foods on
June 27, 1996 in North
Vancouver City.

The jail sentence was ree-
ommended served by elec-
tronic monitoring.

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Allan Nordhoj, 38, of
North Vancouver, was fined
$150 and received nine
months probation after he

‘pleaded guilty to assaulting a

woman on Jan. 25 in North
Vancouver City.

Before Judge Reginald
Grandison in West
Vancouver provincial court
on Feb. 3:

Blair Patrick Phillipson,

19, of North Vancouver,

received 12 months probation
after he pleaded guilty to the
break, enter and theft of a
house in the 5600-block of
Daffodil Drive on June 4,
1996 in West Vancouver.

Phillipson was required to
pay $700 restitution.

ees

Joseph Shawn Dent, 21, of
West Vancouver, was jailed 21
days, fined $300 and had his
driver’s licence suspended for
12 months after he pleaded
guilty to driving while prohib-
ited on Esquimalt Avenue en
Feb. 4, 1996 in West
Vancouver.

The jail sentence was rec-
ommended served by elec-
tronic monitoring.

Before Judge Ian Walker
in North Vancouver provin-
cial court on Jan. 28:

Philip Brian Hutchinson,
53, of North Vancouver, was
fined $300 after he was found
guilty of committing mischief
by scratching a man’s motor
vehicle on Jan. 3, 1996 in
North Vancouver District.

Kelly Gervais .

North Vancouver

No, | feel safe. Pve never felt as
if T couldn't walk around. I don't
g) outa lot at night by myself,
Dut walking around f don't feel
uncomfortable at all. Less popu-
lation than downtown, less tran-
sients, more of a neighborhood.

Lynne Kenward

North Vancouver

Well, there was a shooting right
on my street a little while ago,
which made me fell quite
unsafe. | felt less safe moving
from the west side of Vancouver
to the North Shore se I took
more precautions moving here.

Xavier Hall

North Vancouver

Yes J do, actually. Compared
to anywhere else in the metro
area this seems ta be the last
place to be conquered by
crime. It's unfortunate those
kind of things are happening,
but the world’s getting bigger.

15.0% 5.8%

Hutchinson was required
to pay $200 to the man and
$358 to ICBC.

Before Judge Jerry
Paradis in North Vancouver
provincial court on Jan. 28:

Alan James Bornais, 41, of
Vancouver, received — six
months’ probation and fined
$100 after he pleaded guilty
to stealing liquor from a B.C.
liquor store on May 27, 1996
in North Vancouver District.

Before Judge Reginald
Grandison in West

Vancouver provincial court’

on Jan, 27:

Daniel McNerney, 26, of
Vancouver, was jailed one day
and received 12 months pro-
bation after he pleaded guilty
to stealing = merchandise
belonging to the Future Shop
on Jan. 26 in West Vancouver.

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Jason William Tweedle,
25, of Vancouver, was fined
$400 and received 18 months
probation after he pleaded
guilty to ‘stealing a jacket
belonging to the Bay on Jan.
24 in West Vancouver.

Before Judge Ellen
Burdett in North Vancouver
provincial court on Jan.24:

Marilyn Anne Verhiel, 43,
of North Vancouver, received
six months probation after she
pleaded guilty to breaching
probation by failing to pay
$2,037. 37 in compensation.

Verhiel was required to
perform 10 hours of commu-
nity work service.

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William John Kelder, 37,
of North Vancouver, received
an 18-month conditional jail
sentence after he:

@ pleaded guilty to possessing
cocaine for traflicking purpos-
es on Oct. 27, 1995 in North
Vancouver District;

W nor guilty to the same
charge on March 8, 1995, but
instead pleaded guilty to the
lesser or included offence of
narcotic possession;

@ nor guilty to possessing
marijuana for trafficking pur-
poses on April,|0, 1996, but
instead pleaded guilty to the
lesser or included offence of
narcotic possession.

Conditional jail sentences
are not served in jail.

Before Judge Jerry
Paradis in North Vancouver
provincial court on Jan. 24:

Peter David Gallos, 33, of

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Vancouver, was jailed 60 days
and received 12 months pro-
bation after he pleaded guilty
to stealing ~=— merchandise
belonging to Wal-Mart
Canada on Jan. 24 in North
Vancouver City.

Before Judge Reginald
Grandison in West
Vancouver provincial court
on Jan. 2

Hoa Thi Bui, 47, of
Vancouver, received six
months probation after she
pleaded guilty to stealing mer-
chandise belonging to
Romantique in Park Royal
Shopping Centre on Feb. 3,
1996.

Bui was required to per-
form 25 hours of community
work service.

A Victnarmese interpreter
was required for court.

Befere Judge Reginald
Grandisun in West
Vancouver provincial court
on Jan, 29:

Leonard Thatcher. 25, of
Qualicum Beach, was fined
$500 after he pleaded guilty
to driving without insurance
on Nov. 18, 1996 in West
Vancouver.

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Richard Graham, 37, of -

Surrey, was fined $550 after
he pleaded not guilty to
impaired, but instead pleaded
guilty to the lesser or included
offence of driving without
consideration.

The original ~— charge
stemmed from a May 22,
1995 incident in West
Vancouver.

Béfore Judge Reginald
Grandison in West
Vancouver provincial court
on Jan, 15:

Jiri Tumpach, 46, of
Coquitlam, was jailed seven
days, fined $100 and had his
driver’s licence suspended for
12 months after he was found
guilty of driving while prohib-
ited on April 15, 1995 on the
Trans-Canada Highway in
West Van.

The jail sentence was rec-
ommended served through
the electronic monitoring sys-
tem.

Before Judge Reginald
Grandison in West
Vancouver provincial court
on Jan. 14: —

Litdejohn Newby Simmie,
25, of Vancouver, was fined
$125 after he pleaded guilty

to driving without a licence
on March 6, 1996 in West
Vancouver.

Before Judge Shirley E.
Giroday in Wesi Vancouver
provincial court on Jan. 13:

Richard Alfred Joliffe, 32,
of Vancouver, was fined
$1,000 and received 12
montis probation after he was
found guilty of assault causing
bodily herrea of a woman on
Oct. 12, 1996 in West
Vancouver.

Joliffe was prohibited from
Possessing firearms for 10
years.

Before Judge Reginald
Grandison in West
Vancouver provincial. court
on Jan. 9: .

ps

Jonathan A.. Hockin; -32,
of Pemberton, received’ 12

months probation after he

pleaded guilty to possessing
marijuans on fune 7, 1996 in’
West Vancouver. a
Before Judge : Reginald
Grardison .- in-,, .,.West
Vancouver provincial’ court
on Jan. 8:
Daniel James Kelsey, 22
of West Vancouver, svas fined
$300 and had his driver’s
licence suspended for 30 ‘days
after he pleaded guilty to dri
ving without consideration
on March 18, 1996 on the «
Trans-Canada Highway in-
West Vancouver. :

— Anna Marie D’Ange

St THE NORTH SHORE
Park Royal South.