HOLLYBURN MOUNTAIN West Van wins games inj THE WEST Vancouver adventure games company forced to suspend operations Monday has vowed to continue battl- ing the municipality to hold the games. A B.C. Supreme Court injuc- tion, which came into effect Aug. 25, prohibits the company from holding the games in West Van- couver until it obtains a valid business licence, something partner Greg Rapanos said council has refused to grant. “What we are thinking of doing is getting a lega} order to get West Vancouver to give us a business licence,’ Rapanos said Thursday. “We sought an audience with council before and that was ref- used on two occasions." But Mayor Derrick Humphreys said he had no memory of any such applications. Municipal clerk Doug Allan told Humphreys: ‘I have had no request (from the in- terested parties} to appear before council."* The games, pitting teams of paramilitary contestants against each other in staged combat, have drawn fire from West Vancouver By STEPHEN BARGISGION News Repurier Council, which on Aug. 20 voted unanimously to seek the court in- junction, Humphreys has repeatedly stated: **The games are not wel- come here." “I've been getting letters and phone calls (in support of council's position) ever since (the injune- tion),’” Humphreys said. Rapanos, who owns the com- pany with partner Steve Hynes Jr., called the entire situation ludicrous. “‘They're arguing that it's morally inappropriate,’ he said. “Our position is that West Van- couver may have won the battle, but they have not won the war,"* said Steve Hynes Sr., father of Hynes Jr. ‘* We're going to regroup and reconnoitre — eventually we'll counter-attack.** unction Before the injunction came into effect, the company was permitted to hold one game, drawing 30 people. “It was quife successful,” Rapanos said. *'Evervone seemed to hav. a good time.”” Rapanos admitted the chances of getting a legal order to force council to issue a business licence are slim, but said that the partners are still considering the move. Hynes noted that the business licence was only one of three issues yet to be resolved before the games could continue. “There’s also the zoning and firearms regulations,’ he explain- ed. “Until those two issues are resolved there’s not much point in having that licenee."" Rupanos said the company is considtring alterssate sites on the North Shore where the games could be played. But so far he has not yet approached either of the North Vancouver councils. North Vancouver City Mayor Jack Loucks said he was personal- ly not opposed to the games and added that the business would get a fair hearing if it applied for an operating licence. NEWS photo scbmitted WEST VANCOUVER'S Douglas MacIntosh (lef0 displays the fish that will fuel classic big fish tales for the rest of his life. Using a herring plug, Macintosh caught the 72-pound spring salmon Aug. 24 while he was on a two-day fishing excursion at Buck's Camp on the banks of Rivers Inlet. Measuring 47 inches in length, the fish took an hour to land. [t was the only fish MacIntosh caught on the trip. He is getting the beast stuffed. “It was." MacIntosh said, ‘‘the thrill of a lifetime.” WINS SCHOLARSHIP Student aces exams A NORTH VANCOUVER girl is on top of the world for getting 100 per cent marks in four provincial scholarship exants. Claudia Sadro, a graduate of Argyle Secondary School, won the gold medal for the B.C gov- ernment scholarship, worth $2,000. Sadro carned her top medal in subjects algebra, biology, history and physics. She will be attending the Faculty of Science at UBC this fall to study physies or medicine. Besides being an outstanding student, Sadro is an accomplished figure skater. Paul Schulstad, also a graduate of Argyle Secondary School, won a bronze medal for his academic marks. Sehulstad won the bronze for achieving an average of 98.7 per cent in history, algebra and geography. He will be attending UBC this fall to study commerce. Schulstad is a@ B.C, ranked ten- nis player, who also volunteers his time to work with handicapped children and the elderly. The government awarded 20 students $2,000 for being top in their exams. Each candidate was required to have written at least three scholarship exams. Other local wiuners of the $2,000 scholarship are Wendy Taylor of Argyle Secondary School, Daniel Lawson of Hand- sworth Secondary School and Cristian) Dunbar of St. Georges School in Vancouver. Some top candidates for each examination session include Hubert Chao in biclogy from Car- son Graham Secondary School and Monica Cristina Triay from Sen- tinel Secondary School in Spanish. 3 - Friday, August 29, 1986 - North Shore News Weather: Sunny with cloudy periods. Chance of precipitation 10 per cent. Saturday & Sunday: mainly sunny. Highs 20-24" C. “But | couldn't even guess the outcome,’’ Loucks said. ‘'The re- quirements would have to be took- ed into.” . WEST Vancouver District Mayor Derrick Humphreys *'.... have had no request (from the interested parties) to appear before coun- ci” iNDEX Classified Ads Doug Collins Camics Editorial Page Entertainment Horoscope Bob Hunter Lifestyles Mailbox. ... TV Listings What's Going On He added: “I don’t know that we (the city) have any area that is appropriate for them to have their games.”” Although the city has a firearms bylaw similar to that of West Van- couver, Loucks could not predict how the games’ pellet-shooting puns might be viewed under the rules. Informed of the possibility of the games being played in the District of North Vancouver Mayor Marilyn Baker noted that a similar company had applied to the district for a business licence earlier this year. The application was rejected because the use did not conform to the district’s zoning bytaws, she said. ‘*‘All shooting has been pro- hibited in the municipality since 1904,”" said Baker. The present bylaw specifically prohibits the firing of airguns ex- cept by members of a registered gun club on a firing range, she noted. PROCEEDINGS HALTED ” No assault charges for ’ RCMP VANCOUVER Regional Crown counsel said it wili not proceed with assault charges against North Van- couver RCMP Cst. Gary Proulx. Proulx was the subject of an internal police investigation after Ed Legros, 26. of Nosth Vancouver, made a formal police complaint against him July 9. Lepros, who was arrested for disturbing the peace ar 12:15 am. duly 9. claimed he was physically assaulied by the con- stuble during the arrest. Regional Crown counsel Bob Wright said the Crown does not intend to day charves because the police invesugater’s report makes note of independent Witnesses who substantiate officer Proulx’s version of events. “Tt wouldn’t be his (Legros) word against the police officer’s because there are independent witnesses,’ said Wright. “Our test in deciding whether to proceed is whether there is a likelihood of conviction. A conviction in this case would be impossible.” Wright said if Legros wants to proceed with the matter he could hire his own lawyer and attempt to convince a justice of the peace that the file should be reopened. This is the third formal com- plaint made against an arresting officer from) North Vancouver ROMP detachment in the past year. In all three cases the charges were not substantiated,