Pattison extortion link alleged ADMISSIONS OF fact filed Monday in a Vancouver county court alleged links between a Richmond man and an alleged attempt to extort $2 million from West Vancouver’s Jim Pattison. West Vancouver Police Det. Stuart Leishman told the court that a search of Pavel Sroub’s bedroom in his family’s Richmond home revealed a telephone book marking the former Expo chairman’s home telephone number and a map marked to highlight the British Properties’ intersection of Eyremount and Highland Drive, which,. Leishman said, is within two blocks of Pattison’s West ‘Vancouver home. Sroub faces charges of unlawfully attempting to induce Pattison ‘to pay him money by. using threats in connection with incidents alleged to have occurred between Nov. 16 and Dec. 19,' 1986 in which Pattison received two lefters, one of which demanded he ~ leave $2 million in cash Dec. 18 at the Richmond Save-On-Foods ‘ “ontlet. . Charges. of . extortion ‘and trespassing laid against a Burnaby _ woman and a California man in connection with another alleged aocmt to extort 2 million, from Pattison were dropped in May | - Escapee gets more charges THE GREEKS have laid additional charges against the Montreal man who escaped Jan. 30, 1986 from the West Vancouver provin- cial courthouse and is now serving a 13-month jail term in Greece. Eric “Baby Face’’ Vatois, 25, was charged Tuesday with stealing a dinghy and travelling on false documents. The Montreal man pleaded guilty earlier this month to charges of possessing two unlicensed rifles and injuring a harbor official on the Greek island | .of Rhodes. He also originally faced charges of stealing a $2 milion : yacht from. Antibes. “Walois bolted through the fire exit of,the West Vancouver court- » house in‘ his stockinged feet: prior to his appearance on weapons F :-and explosives charges. West Vancouver Police had arrested Valois following a seizure of © dynamite, detonators, a revolver and ammunition from a West Vancouver. home. ° Afier his escape from West “Vancouver, Valois was captured in “the Bahamas, escaped while -being transferred to a plane and was eventually recaptured and returned to Montreal where he. disap- ‘peared in April after being released we a day on leave. Cars. collide dangerous driving and refusal'to take a te cathalysor test. West -Vancowver’ Police said ‘the accident happened.at 9: 20 p. in. “when! a southbound. vehicle driven by:a 24-year-old North Van- -eouver man veered into the middle lane of the bridge and collided head on with a- northbound. vehicle driven by & 20-year-old West .-. Vancouver woman.’ : A second northbound, car réar-ended her car. The woman wus taken to, hospital with a broken leg, a broken ~ jaw and two broken arms. _, The accident tied ‘up bridge traffic. for 1 vs hours, i. - Local faces. : buggery charges “A "53: YEAR-OLD. North Vancouver man appeared Monday in ; Vancouver, county court to face charges: of buggery, bestiality and sexual assault..." -; The buggery and bestiatity charges were laid against him in con-: nection with incidents alleged to have ‘involved a goat. He was charged with sexual assault. in connection with incidents alleged to | have begun with his stepson when the boy, now 20, was five. A court ban was placed on publication of the accnsed’ '§ Name to : protect the identity of the complainant, ““~ Ju testimony Mondgy, the stepson said his stepfather began assaulting him soon after the accused married his mother in 1972. The trial continues. : 5 - Friday, October 23, 1987 - North Shore News DISTRICT 44 SCHOOLS Students to study AIDS, sex NORTH VANCOUVER District 44 school trustees were recently updated on implementation of the provincial gov- ernment’s new Family Life Education program in District 44 curriculum. The program, which includes a junior program for students in Grades 7 to 9 and a senior pro- gram for Grades 10 to $2, will cover such major themes as friend- ships and relationships, reproduc- tive biology, decision-making, assertive communications and AIDS and other sexually trans- mitted diseases. CHILDREN REMOVED Robin Brayne, District 44 assis- tant superintendent of program development, said after the meeting that though the program has been a required part of pro- vincial sc! sol curriculum since Sept. 1, parents who do not agree with the program or having it taught in District 44 schools can have their children removed from Family Life Education. Materials in the program consist of lesson plans, background in- formation for teachers, student handouts and video tapes. The Family Life Education pro- gram emphasizes reinforcing posi- tive family values and supporting the efforts of parents to teach per- sonal responsibility. TEACHING MATERIALS The curriculum and teaching materials were developed with the assistance of an advisory commit- ROR SE ist Annual fee consisting of representatives of the B.C. Council for The Family, the 8LC. Home and School Feder- auon, the B.C. Medical Associc- tion, the B.C. Schools Trustees Association, the B.C. Teachers Federation, the Federation of In- dependent School Associations, the Association of B.C. School Superintendents and the Ministry of Health. During August, approximately 300 teachers, administrators and trustees attended summer institutes in seven B.C. regions to review the Family Life teaching materials and to discuss implementation of the curriculum. JUNIOR PROGRAM Brayne said a Family Life Education teacher had since been appointed to teach the junior pro- gram in District 44 scisools. Teachers in the appropriate areas will teach the various themes in- volved in the senior program. He said the program will be taught in conjunction with the North Shcre Health Department. In addition to the appointment, trustees were advised that a pro- gram community advisory com- mittee consisting of community health professionals, elementary and secondary teachers, communi- ty representatives, parents and 87 Clearance Our 88’s are arriving soon and we have to make room. We’re offering huge savings on the remainder of our ’87 stock HURRY! Limited offer only while stock lasts! church groups had also been established. The Family Life Education pro- gram, according to the provincial government, i- part of its assault on the problem of AIDS. BEFORE YOU DESTROY IT... CALL US! Having problems? 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