Clean sweep

FROM leit, Carol Maloney, Allison Gedey and Jennifer Taylor were three members of the Toronto Pominion/Canada Trust team that participated in a weekend Save our Shores event held ai Cates Park.

Arson fire at NV apartment locker

POLICE are looking ‘for the person responsi- ble for a storage locker

_arson fire on Sept. 15 in Lower Lonsdale.

According ‘to the North Vancouver RCMP, someone

apparently intentionally set fire to papers and documents in an apartment’s storage locker in the 400-block of Lonsdale Avenue at approxi- mately 5:30 a.m. Const. Heidi Hoffman said a police officer happened

to be driving by and spotted smoke.

Two lockers were dam- aged,

The arsonist had pried open doors to the under- ground storage before setting the blaze, according to police.

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on Grand

Catherine Barr Contributing Writer

GRAND Boulevard residents are tired of life in the fast lane.

For several years now Sherran McKinlay and Joy Cowie have watched as cars, trucks and buses rush through their busy North Vancouver neighbourhood.

The women live in the lower Grand Boulevard area and have spent vears fighr- ing for better traffic controls in what they say is an effort ta save lives,

Now it looks like their wish may come true.

Last week, North

Police are asking anyone who may have scen anything suspicious in the area between 4:45 a.m. and 5:30 am. to contact Const. Tony Farahbakhchian at 985-1311. Callers are asked to refer to case number: 2000-31058.

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Vancouver City councillors listened as the two women delivered separate reports about bad drivers, car acci- dents, frightened school children and terrified pedes- trians.

McKinlay, who lives on East 15th, wants a four-way stop at the corner of Moody and 15th Street and a 30 km/h speed limit around all of the adjacent: boulevard play parks.

Cowie, who lives on East Keith Road, proposed plac- ing traffic lights and pedes- trian crossings at the inter- sections of East Keith, Queensbury and Grand Boulevard.

According to McKinlay, it’s a miracle that someone hasn’t been killed already.

For close to seven years now, this mother of two has feared for the lives of all the neighbourhood children as they walk to school and play in the nearby park.

“We're getting more than our fair share of traf- fic,” she said as she present- ed a petition for her cause to council.

Meanwhile Cowie, armed

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appeared in North Vancouver court in — connection with drink- ing and driving related offences: .

“Jonathan Manuel “Yepez.. ' 37, of North Vancouver, was:

fined..$1,500, received nine months probation and had his

driver’s licence suspended for .

18 months after. he. pleaded

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Kevin John Gartanid; - 36, ie of Surrey, was fined $900,-

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with stacks of accident reports, detailed charts and another separate petition, told a similar story.

Coun, Barbara Perrault and Mavor Barbara Sharp live in the area and were immediately supportive of the plans, “Traffic is out of control on Grand Boulevard,” said Perrault.

Council voted Sept. 11 to support the installation of a four-way stop sign on 15th and Cowie's suggested traf- fic light on East Keith.

But nothing will be installed until the engincer- ing department gets a chance to examine the over- all traffic situation with a hired consultant later. this fall.

Still, according to coun- cil, safety measures are defi- nitely. on their way and motorists. should expect some significant. changes along the Keith Road/Grand Boulevard cor- - ridor. ;

Said Coun. John Braithwaite, “If this. city becomes a gridlock of stop signs for safery, then that’s what it has to be.” :

jailed 14 days and had his dri-.- ver’s licence suspended for 12 mronths after he pleaded guilty for : 2 @ impaired driving on May ©

16, 1999 in West. Vancouver;

Bi driving while prohibited on the same day. : - The jail sentence was rec-

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; Martin |» Douglas

‘Robertson, 44, of no fixed. ‘address, was jailed 30 days ‘and had his driver’s licence”

suspended for 12° months“

after he pleaded ‘guilty. to -

impaired driving. 0) 0 . @ eo 8

and had her’ driver's: licer suspended . for 12° months after she pleaded. guilty: t ae

Robin William’ Carter, 33 of. Burnaby, was . fined - $800 and_ had ‘his: driver's licence

* suspended |: for..12.; months

after he ‘was found. guilty’ of having a blood. alcohol level

_ greater than 082°": -