NV man guilty
of robbery

‘AN 18-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man was placed on proba-
tion for two years April 24 in North Vancouver provincial court
and ordered to perform 150 hours of community work service after
he pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery. '

Steven Lee Cooke was initially charged jointly with Jean Claude
Martin Lemarre, 21, also of North Vancouver, with three counts of
robbery and oue count of forcibly seizing another person in con--
nection with incidents in November and December 1988 in which
three males were alleged to have been robbed.

Appearing before Judge J.D. Layton, Cooke pleaded guilty to
‘two of the robbery charges and was placed on probation for two
years.

A stay of proceedings was entered in the other two charges
against him.

Lemarre has been ordered to stand trial on the four charges.

West Van gets
seawall funds

’ WEST VANCOUVER has received $25,000 from the B.C. Lottery

fund to help the municipality extend its Centennial seawall.

In making the announcement, West Vancouver-Howe Sound
MLA Jobn Reynolds said, “This popular walkway will now go
from 18th Street to 25th Street, providing more public access to the
waterfront."

The B.C. Lottery Fund uses the proceeds from lotteries operated

by the B.C. Lottery Corp. to support a wide range of community |

initiatives.

NV woman guilty
of theft

A 29-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver woman was placed on proba-
tion for terms ranging up to 18 months April 25 in North Van-
couver provincial court after she pleaded guilty to theft and drug
charges.

Nicola Leigh Kozub wes origizally charged with three counts of
theft under $1,000 ia connection with incidents late last year in
which merchandise was stolen from a drugstore, Safeway aud F.W.
Woolworth Co. Ltd.

She was also charged with possession of marijuana in connection
with 2 Nov. 1, 1988 drug seizure.

Appearing before Judge J.D. Layton, Kozub pleaded guilty to
the drug charge and two of the theft charges and was found guilty
on the third theft charge.

Theft charge
laid in W. Van

A VANCOUVER man has been charged with one count of theft
under $1,000 after security personnel at the Park Royal south
Super Valu apprehended a man carrying a carton of cigarettes
allegedly stolen from the West Vancouver supermerket.

West Vancouver Police and police dog Trooper were called in
and subsequently searched the suspect’s van, which was parked at
the Park Roya! parking lot.

Police recovered approximately $1,300 of goods, allegedly stolen
from various Lower Mainland stores.

Charged is 28-year-old Gordon Ross Allen Henderson.

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Charities need

licence in W. Van

ORGANIZATIONS SOLICITING for funds in West Vancouver
must obtain a charitable licence from the municipal licensing
department.

The Better Business Bureau has been receiving inquiries from the
public and has noted that some of the charities have not registered

. with city hall as required.

The bureau is advising inquirers to request audited financial
statements from soliciting charities.

Charities should contact the West Vancouver liceasing depart-
ment for further information.

Nn vD Council

releases budget }

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Details of the district’s Capital
Budget were also approved for
1989. Expenditures of $26,356,372
show an increase of $4,366,000
over the 1988 capital budget.

$2,280,000 has been added to
the Karen Magnussen Arena ex-
pansion.

Improvements to Deep Cove and
Panorama Parks are planned at
$92,000.

The wading pool at Viewlynn
Park will be converted to a spray
pool at a cost of $30,000. If this
project is successful, the four other
wading pools will be considered
for conversion.

The Dollarton Highway
reconstruction and watermain
replacement has been budgeted
(again). The district has provided
$2,650,000 as its share of the cost
with $2,500,000 requested from the
provincial government.

The road rebuilding program
continues at a cost of $1,750,000
for 1989,

$490,000 goes to the Redwood,
Pinewood and McBride area local
improvement street reconstruction.
Benefiting owners will contribute
$130,000.

The district will spend $400,000
to continue the expansion of com-
puter services and $405,000 to
replace worn out municipal vehi-
cles.

Leachate control and restoration
work will be undertaken at the
closed Premier Street landfill at a
cost of $225,000.

Money from district land sales,
together with requested provincial
grants provide the majority of
funds for these projects.

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