Ferry tragedy trial continues ‘GEORGE KWOK'S lawyer contended Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Court taat B.C. ferries do not necessarily have the right ‘of way over pleasure craft. Arguing in Kowk’s $1.5 million suit against the B.C. Ferry Corp. jand two of its officers, John Laxton said that, under the Canadian ‘Shipping Act, all vessels are subject to the same rules. i Kwok filed the suit following the tragic Aug. 12, 1985 collision ‘between the ferry Queen of Cowichan and his 33-foot Kimberly | pleasure craft. Kwok’s wife and two of his three sons were killed ia | the early morning collision that occurred in waters of f Whytecliff Park. Laxton contends the Kimberly was overtaken by the ferry when the collision occurred and that responsibility, according to naviga- tion rules, lies with the overtaking vessel. . Ferry corporation lawyer Peter Lowry contended in his closing ‘arguments Monday that Kwok was at fault because he was - distracted from navigating his vessel and failed to react to warning blasts from the ferry. The trial continues. Demanning meeting» set LA PUBLIC information meeting to expiain ‘and’ review the Cana- : - Sian Coast Guard’s Lightstation Monitoring Program for the West. Coast has been scheduled for.Oct. 21 at North, .Vancouver’s Pacific Marine Training Institute.” . ~The meeting will present the Coast Guard’s ; plan for the automa- tion ofa portion of B.C.’s 41 manned lighthouses.” : The plan is expected to be based on the recommendations of the recent LeBlond report, which called for the immediate demanning - Of 10 coastal lightstations, including West Vancouver’s' Point _ Atkinson lghthouse, and. the eventual automation of a a further 20 } manned lighthouses. un ' -The North Vancouver meeting will begin st’ "7:30 p.m. in room :103 of the Pacific Training Institute, 265 West Esplanade, North - Vancouver, It will be one of four such meetings to be held. around the province from Oct. 21 to 29. ‘A final plan for West Coast demanning will be formulated Oct. 9. Deadline for Public input | to the plan was Sept. 25. 7 | Cyclist struck, : hospitalized : A: 14-YEAR-old male yout remains i in serious condition in inten- a. sive.care.at Lions Gate Hospital. after. the bicycle he was. riding. col- Nde witha: ‘Sunshine ‘cab: Just after. 3: p.m, ‘Tuesday on ‘Fulton “West! Vancouver. Police:report “the. youth was, travelling south: - d a stop Sign when. he was: struck by. the - | -.bound znd-failed’to stop: “ taxi, which. was ‘travelling N ‘ “The. -youth was. transfer ‘North Vancouver. RCMP responded | toa call at 7: 25 p.m. at the - intersection of Keith Road and: St. Georges Avenue. -: _ | Two drivers started throwing punches after the vehicles ‘they had been driving maments earller had collided. According to police. a Ford’ van, driven by: a North Vancouver man ‘and a two-door Datsun: ‘sedan driven by a West Vancouver man were crossing Lonsdale eastbound on to Keith Road and col- lided when attempting to merge from two !anes into a single lane. The North Vancouver man required six stitches to the head as a result of the altercation. ; Police ask any readers who might have witnessed the accident or ensuing altercation to contact Cst. Marshall at 985-1311. fo LOH suteig ‘from serious head . PREMIER BILE. Vander Zalm’s Proposed division of B.C. into eight economic regions could have significant unseen effects on education in B.C... West Van- couver Superintendent of Schools William May told the West Van- couver school board Monday night. “AT government services will be going under restructuring,’ May said. ‘It’s something we have to watch closely."” Late last week Vander Zalm an- nounced that he intended to divide the province into economic regions and send bureaucrats and gov- ernment services around the pro- vince, Assistant West Vancouver school superintendent Bill Overgaard, who visited the educa- tion ministry in Victoria last Fri- day, said it appeared that only bureaucrats in the premier's office understood the implications of the proposed divisions. And nobody knows what will happen with the provincial royal ‘ELAINE: 8 - Sunday, October 4, 1987 - North Shore News Vander Zalm’s division plan causes concerns at WVSB commission on education that is currently touring the province, Overgaard said. He said one of the . mandates is to repoit on iduca- tional governance but th ~ proposed changes to the province's ad- ministration will make their views obsolete. But May told the bourd that the premier’s simultaneous an- nouncement of $12 million to en- courage the education community in B.C. ‘to develop innovative educational programs’’ for Pacific Rim studies should greatly help the district. “We took the initiative to develop Asia-Pacific programs a couple of years ago,"’ May said. “Tt seems now that we’re going to get some financial support with that in the future.” West Vancouver high schools already offer programs in Asian languages, culture and economics. He said they already had an ap- pligation form for the new educa- tional fund and that there should “mission's ; i ~DEIRDRE ‘FERBEY & POTHECARY. 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