Burned church to rise again CONSTRUCTION has began on Noeth Vancouver's St. John's Anglican Church. The original church, a 76-year-old wooden structure, which wis the North Shore's first church, was destroyed by fire in curly Feb- ruary, 1985, Harry Whittacker, chairman of the Church Rebuilding Commit- tee, said the church should be completed by February, 1987. He said workers this week will be laying the concrete foundation, The 450-member congregation has continued to meet every Sun- day in the Church Memoriz! Hall, which was not damaged during the fire, believed lo have been caused by faulty wiring. Whittacker said the new church will cost $1.1 million, and will be a preystone structure with approaimately the same floor size as the original St. John's Church, which seated 300 worshippers. The church received an insnrance setthement recently of $850,000. Another $146,000 is currently being raised through con- tributions, Smokes stolen from business NEARLY 200 cartons of cigarettes were stolen from a North Van- couver business. In the early morning hours of July 18, 2 thief or thieves brake into a storage room adjacent to a Deep Cove business. North Vancouver RCMP reported 198 cartons of cigarettes stolen, as well as 96 various packages of cigarettes, 18 camera films and 128 Duracell batteries. The items had a total value of $5,064. The storage shed sustained approximately $400 worth of damage in the break-in. Police are still investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the RCMP at 985-1331 or Crimestoppers at 669-TIPS. WV ticket owner wins $656,606 A 649 LOTTERY ticket purchased in West Vancouver is one of five winners in the July 23 lottery draw, The five winners will share a $3.2 million jackpot with each licket worth $656,606.80. To press time Friday, the West Vancouver winner had not come forward to claim the prize. Jewelry stolen from NV home ABOUT $5,000 worth of jewelry was recently stolea from a West St. James Street residence in North Vancouver. The theft occurred in the early afternoon of July 21. Damage, estimated at $150, was a result of the break-in. North Vancouver RCMP are investigating, If anyone has any iuformation, he should call the RCMP at 985-1311 or Crimestop- pers at 6609-TIPS, Five charged for possession FIVE PEOPLE appeared in North Vancouver provincial court Thursday to face four drug charges including possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. James Alun Reader, 28, Frank Gerald Fidlin, 24, David Allan Henneberry, 30, all of North Vancouver and Richard Steven Zulps, 23, of Vancouver are all jointly charged with possession of can- nabis resin and cocaine and possession of the two drugs for the purpose of trafficking. The charges were laid against the four in connection with a July 23 drug raid. Kelly Roberta Roulette, 24, of Vancouver was also charged with possession of cocaine in the same incident, Appearing before Judge J.D. Layton, all five were remanded to July 31 to fix a date for trial on the charges. 5 - Sunday, July 27, 1986 - North Shore News DRY HOLE CONFIRMED WV firm strikes out in island gas search NORTH Vancouver's Laurel Explorations Etd. has struck out in dts first attempt to tind natural gas on Vancouver , Island. The exploration company, working In partnership with British Petroleum Canada (BP). com- pleted drilling last week on its first well after cunning into ‘the base: ment’? Crack below the sediments. ty basing at 1 O40 metres. faurel president Doug Webber said Tuesday, it's a diy hole, but iUS NOt unexpected.” He confirmed that the well had been abandoned, “but we learned alot about the area." BP drilling technician Jackie Pare said) small amounts of its were encountered, “des a frontier well and all wong there was a big chance thal we wouldn't find anything. The minor showings of gas were a posi- tive sign.” Webber. who owns North Van- couver’s: Web Engineering [td., formed Laurel in 1981. The com- pany then acquired drilling rights to 150,000 acres just south) of Nanaimo. Exploration on the property has been carried out by BP. The com- pany has invested close to $1 mil- lion on exploration thus far. Though he said he was disap- pointed, Webber added that the resource exploration business was inherently risky. “TF we found oif and gas at every well drilled, everybody would be doing it (drilling for oil and gas). Bad news goes with the territory, but this is pretty early in REBUILT APPLIANCES Ranges | from $250 ' 4 ea i Dryers from $250 | anand $350 | Washers All rebuilt appliances come with a complete 6 mo. parts & service warranty. Johnstone’s SF) Home Appliances 165 Pemovertor Ave . North Vancouver 985-9541 By DIMOTIY RE NSTEAS News Aeporter the process. Pts too carly to be dow iease"* BP and Paurel, he said, woautd How move an fo the second well originally planned ta be drilled approximately five kilometres south of the first well. Both well sites are located 20 Kilometres southeast of Nanainio. Laurel has a dS per cent interest in the first well and a t.& per cent Inferest in the second well, which is scheduled to be drilled to a depth of 6,800 tect. Estumated cost. of drilling the Iwo wells as expected to be $2.5 million. The first well was ‘spudded™ (drill set in the ground) June 28, Pare said oa decision as to whether a third) well would be drilled would depend on what is found in the second well. 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