THE BAD LUCK streak of a
North Vancouver landlord
who had his house wrecked
by bikers who rented it has
turned even worse.

Early Saturday morning
the house, at 890 West 16th
Street, burned down.

North Vancovuer ‘City
firefighters found the fire
had taken a full hold on the
house when they arrived
shortly before 2:45 a.m.,
with flames coming through
the windows.

By the time the blaze was
out, the house- was com-
petely gutted and declared a

total loss. - ”

RESTRAINTS
District
to screen
hirings

HOPEFULS looking for
work with North Vancouver
District will have greater
difficulty in landing jobs
since council has decided to
screen future staffing
requirements for the
municipality.

District passed a motion
floored by Alderman Murray
Dykeman in which he
recommended all hiring of
new and replacement staff
would first have to be
authorized by council.

Alderman Ernie Crist,
however, took exception to
the motion on grounds that it

was negative policy and
detered incentive in both
District's business com-
munity and resident
population.

“It is basically a negative
motion,” argued rist.

“Council should raise their
sights... and have programs
which save taxpayers moncy
(capital projects such as
roadworks and construction
programs).

But Dykeman replied that
the economy is strapped for
cash and “in difficult times it
would be to (District's)
advantage to control our
own destiny.”

’ He added: “It's timely and
shows restraint. and fiscal
responsibility.”

burned down

Earlier this month, the
house was heavily van-
dalized by bikers who had
been living there. Just before
they left they smashed down
interior walis and put holes
in ceilings, wretked ap-
pliances, shot pellet holes
through doors, walls and
windows and spray painted

. graffiti on walls.

Landlord Bengt Linquist
had fixed up the house in
readiness before’ the
previous tenants had moved
and had been unaware he
was renting it to bikers as
they had moved in after he
had rented it to a man and a
woman,

rey 'N Save

The Pay ‘'N Save gas
station at Third Street and
St. David’s in North Van-
couver was robbed again
Wednesday night for the
second time in nine days.

A man with a small calibre
handgun held up the at-
tendant and escaped with
about $300.

The gas station, a frequent
target for holdups, was last
robbed December 13 by two

ed again

men who wore ' stocking
masks and used broken
hockey sticks to beat up the
attendant. .

After stealing cash from
the coveralls of the at-
tendant while he was lying
on the floor semi-conscious,
the robbers tried to escape
with a 1,800-pound safe, but
were foiled when a wheel
dropped off it, while they
were pushing it away in the
alley, where they left it.

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“In-home Service’’

A3 - Sunday, December 26, 1982 - North Shore News

New Year
advertising
deadline

Because the New Year
holiday faHs on a
weekend this year, it is
necessary to rearrange
the following Display
Advertising deadline:

For Sunday, Jan. 2
issue, Copy deadline is 10
a.m., Wednesday, Dec.
29.

ALSO
INSIDE

NO NEED to finish off
the repairs he had
started after his tented
house was vandalized,
ponders landlord Bengt
Linguist as he leaves the
structure which was
finished off by arson.

Starting
over

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“CLEARANCE SALE

starts Monday, Dec. 27

Guildcraft .
Reg. to $75.00 sALe 4
Celebrity & Selby
Reg. to $68.00 SALE 39°
White Cross
Reg. to $59.95 SALE 3!
Airstep . |
95 :
Reg. to $48.00 SALE 26 Featu
: re
Helena sate 35° |

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