$i et nmmapsaa uenaraame ermpemgesn mg teen epee SCE a TNO [Also Inside Weather: Cloudy with showers Friday and Saturday. Highs near 8°C. meets the eye. Lifestyles: 63 Fitness Queen Dana Zalko is more than NORTH VAN MAN IN COURT Guilty plea entered in 16th impaired case A 45-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man ap- peared in North Vancouver provincial court Wednesday to face his 16th charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Gerhard Alexander Koch was arrested and charged with one count. of having 2 blood-alcohol reading in ex- cess of .08 and one count of. operating a sailing vessel while impaired following a February 13: incident in. the waters of Queen Charlotte NEWS VIEWPOINT What your vote really means MUNICIPAL. governments sweep a broad brush across its citizens’ lives, supplying residents with services often taken for granted. ‘On November 16, North Shore residents have the op- portunity to elect the aldermen and school trustees who make the decisions that affect the community. While municipal gov- ernments are considered the third level of administration behind the national and provincial governments, the municipal level of gov- ernment touches the indi- vidual’s life most directly. Municipalities are respon- sible for supplying — local homes with water, collecting garbage and installing sewers. They preserve the health, safety and well being of their residents through fire protection, police, health and building inspec- tors. When one steps off his property, it is onto paved roads and sidewalks, main- tained, lit and patrolled by the municipality. Channel, North Vancouver RCMP and local lifeboat crews were alerted by an employee of the Fisherman’s Cove Esso fuel dock February 13 who said the skipper of a 26-foot sailboat appeared intox- icated and incapable of pro- perly handling his vessel. RCMP subsequently ar- Most tocal parks and rec- reation facilities are created and maintained by local government or commissions controlled by a number of Jocal governments on a cost-sharing basis. Local governments also support the operations of focal libraries, government wharfs and cemeteries. These services are sup- ported by residents’ local tax dollars and are controlled by the local council of a mayor and six aldermen. Local governments Lais Walker entertains kids of all ages with her fuzzy friends. Friday Sunday rived and boarded the sailboat, which was bobbing in the choppy Queen Charlotte Channel waters in 15-knot winds. The lone crew member, Koch, was judged by RCMP officers, from his slurred speech and unsteady gait,;to be unable to properly navigate his vessel. Sailboat and crew operate multi-million dollar budgets, so it is the voters’ responsibility to ensure the community has the best possible candidates serving them. The only way to ensure this is to get out and vote Saturday, November !6. Polling stations in| West Vancouver District will be open from 8 a.m. to & p.m. for aldermanic elections and the Sunday shopping refer- endum at Caulfeild School, 4685 Keith Road; Chartwell School, 1300 Chartwell Tide Table For Pt. Atkinson Saturday 16 Time 15 0045 0825 1340 1800 0130 0920 1445 1850 17 6220 1020 1610 1945 HelFt. were returned to the West Vancouver marina. PLEADED GUILTY Subsequent blood-alcohol! tests conducted on Koch showed the North Van- couver man to have readings of .27 and .26 blood-alcohol readings. Apppearing before pro- vincial court Judge J.K. Shaw, Koch pleaded guilty Wednesday to operating a vessel with a blood-alcohol content in excess of .08. In the Crown’s summation | of facts in the case, pro-- secutor Sarah Neely told the court Koch had a record of 15 previous drinking-driving related offenses. ‘ Defence lawyer James Hogan told Judge Shaw that Koch had already served two jail sentences of three-mon- ths and nine-months after being convicted on drinking driving charges in December, 1983 and February, 1984. ALCOHOL PROBLEM “Obviously, my client has a serious alcohol problem,’’ Hogan conceded. Equally obvious, Hogan said, was the non-deterent value of incarceration and the futility of exacting fur- 3 - Friday, November 15, 1985 - North Shore News What's Going @n.... .68 Classified Ads....... Entertainment....... Lifestyles......... Mailhox............. ther jail terms in solving Koch’s problem. Hogan appealed instead to have his client enrolled in a six-week rehabilitation pro- gram at New Westminster’s Pacifica alcohol treatment centre. Arrangements would be made to. have Koch dispose ‘of his boat: im- mediately, Hogan said. SEEK SOLUTION Neely agreed that jail terms in the past had had lit- tle effect on Koch and that the alcohol problem had to be addressed if any solution was to be reached. : Judge Shaw said -he wanted to look at the situa- tion positively and was open to the suggestion of enrolling Koch 'in Pacifica but not, as Hogan had suggested, star- ting January 15. “Judging by his record, your client is a hopeless alcoholic and’ not a very pleasant one to boot. If he is to enrol in a program I would hope it would take ef- fect immediately.” To put it off to mid- January, Judge Shaw. said, would not be satisfactory. Sentencing was. adjorned to Friday pending confirma- tion of Koch’s enrolment in a Pacifica program. © ANGLERS on the Cates Park wharf catch a few late afternoon rays while trying to catch a few fish. The sunny weather this week has made a number of out- door activities possible. Drive; Eagle Harbour Community Centre, 5575 Marine Drive; Gleneagles School, 6350 Marine Drive; Hollyburn School, 1329 Duchess Avenue; Irwin Park School, 2455 Haywood Avenue; the Legion Hall, 580-18th Street; Presbyterian Church, 2893 Marine Drive; the West Vancouver Recre- ation Centre, 780-22nd Street; Ridgeview School, {250 WMathers Avenue; and Westcot School, 760 Westcot Road. Polls in North Vancouver City will also be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday for aldermanic and school trustee elections with polling locations at the Holy Trinity Church, 27th and Lonsdale; North Shore Neighbourhood House, 225 East Second Street; Westview School, 17th and Bewicke; Lonsdale Elementary, 2151 Lonsdale; Cloverley School, 4th and Hendry; St. Agnes Church Hall, $2th Street and Grand Boulevard; and St. John’s Church Hall, 13th and Ches- terfield.