“THE FOLLOWING is a list of.recent North Shore emer- gency incidents:

A complaint of theft of tools from a construction crew working in the low level road area was received. Tools were valued at approximately

Medical aid calls: 2

Number of false alarms: |

Public service calls: 0

100-bik. Carisbrooke Cres. Smoke investigation, resi-

dence. April 27 Medical aid calls: 6 Number of false alarms: 0 Number of public service calls:+1 1200-bik. Bracknell Cres, Car/truck fire. 3700-blk. MacGowan Ave. . Car/truck fire. April 28 Medical aid calls: 4 Number of false alarms: 0 Public service calls: 0

“April 26 Medical aid vals: 7 Number of fire calls: |

‘Number of MVAs: 0 Number of other calls: 0. Grand Bivd./East 13th St.

’ Car/truck fire... a : April 27. 7 Medical aid tals: 8 Psa i Number of fire calls:. 3 Niimber of MVAs:.0. |... “Number of other calls: 0 100-bik. East -2nd St.

: West ; Chesterfield. —

Apartmenvhighrise fire. 100-bik. East 23rd St. Commercial/industrial fire. April 28 Medical aid calls: 6 Number of fire calls: | Brooksbank Ave. Carf/truck fire. April 29 Medical aid calls: 2 Number of fire calls: 2 Number of MVAs: 0 Number of other calls: 0 East 2nd St/St. Davids Ave.

Residence

2400-bik. Carnation St.

Resident inside house heard someone attempt to break in. Police, responded and arrested suspect who was inside vehicle parked nearby. No entry gained. 760-blk. East 17th St.

Basement door kicked in to gain entry. Stolen: rain jacket, drill, steel exercise

Suicidal male ~~ Breach of | court order. |

PSD Rude located a male in a wooded area and no weapon was located.

Grand Bivd. ‘and 17th St. Two-vehicle — accident. Charges: no. valid license. Approx. $1,600 damage. A7th St. and

Two-vehicle — accident.

| Charges: . disobeying stop » Sign, Approx. $2,000 damage.

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dey in THE FOLLOWING people appeared in' North and West Vancouver courts recently to face various charges:

Before | judge Bill Rodgers in North Vancou- ver provincial court on March 11:

Jesse David Tynan, 21, of North Vancouver, was fined $1,000 after he: pleaded guilty to breaching a youth court probation order, , by failing to compicte 200 hours of com-

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munity work service by March 1, 1995.

Tynan waived paying the fine. He instead chose to serve a 90-day jail sentence issued by the judge if the fine was not paid.

Before Judge Jack McGivern in North Vancow- ver. provincial court on March 8:

Ronald Geoffrey. Millar, 63. of North ‘Vancouver, was

fined $350. after he pleaded

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Martha ran into the Vice-Principal’s office at Burton High in a fury. She shoved a letter into kis hand . then ran to all her mother on the pay phone. The Vice-Principal read the letter, “Yesterday, ! was marked late’ on the attendance sheet when | was not late. “The national anthem started as | was going . back to class 2 minutes before 9 a.m. t couldn't go in. My teacher marked me late.

| “t grabbed the late paper & said ‘Wholly

foo,

“Ther as | was walking out she said, ‘Up yours

“ (Martha)

“Today, she wouldn't Iet me see the Vice-Principal. She ‘ kept saying, ‘Sit down,’ | sat. ‘I’m neta dog,‘ | mumbled. “Then she said, ‘Maybe you should go see him, | don’t like

your attitude.‘

“Then she punched me in the arm and said. 'F nae you, Martha, just like you said to me yesterday.’

“And | told her that | never said that and she said | did.

‘So here | am. | have a witness to say that I said, ‘Wholly

F: and nothing else.”

‘Martha's mother was furious. “Stay there, I'm coming tight over to see the Principal.” ; Meanwhile the teacher had met with her department ‘head and told her what had happened. “! fee! completely awful about the situation,” said the teacher,

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guilty to driving without due care and attention on Mount Seymour Parkway on March 30, 1995, in North Vancouver District.

Before Judge Ellen

Burdett in North Vancouver.

provincial. court on March 6:

Garry Cochrane, 44, of North Vancouver, received :12 months’ probation after :he pleaded guilty. tc assaulting a woman on Feb, 25 in North

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Vancouver City. : Before Judge - Jerry

Paradis in North Vancouver -

provincial cou;t on March

6: :

‘ Cody. Morrison, -21, of - North Vancouver, was ‘jailed’ two months after he pleaded. guilty to break, enter and theft: of two businesses in‘the:600-'. block of Clyde. Avenue” on: Aug.. 29, 1995 in, West Van- :

—By Anna Marie D ‘Angele

in vain to reach the Director of Education. s at want to see the Principal ‘K's Just disgusting

fived.”

Everybody ‘braced

themselves.

extremely unpleasant encounter. | The Principal had. been briefed... Martha’ 's mother at the door. °°

teacher in an n informal mediation?”,

The mother reluctantly” agreed. As she ‘sat. down, visibly agitated, she burst out, “thave little to say, to her”: The teacher started speaking, “Martha's a good

there has been a sad history, She has skipped class, Inappropriate,

verbally

late . -often, uncooperative.”

been aggressive,

The ‘mother was taken aback.’ “i never knew. ‘There is 2 a i real problem. I've got to deal with it before it’s too late.” _ The teacher spoke again. “I can’t tell you how ashamed | - am of my behavior. I'm embarrassed by my unprutessienal : response. But that day I had simply reached the end of my rope. It was the last stressor of a day of many stressors.” : Should. the teacher be fired? Should Martha be’ “|i withdrawn from the teacher's class? YOU! BE THE JUDGE. Then look below for the results of the médiation.:” .

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The teacher and mother shed a few tears, hugged and that was the end of the incident. Martha returned to class and graduated successfully. A footnote: After graduation, Martha returned to see her teacher to tell her that she considered her one: e of those. ne teachers that had made an enormous difference in her life. ey :

This case was based on a real letter and a real mediation in one of Ontario's high schools, Mediation is one of the many tools your lawyer has to ‘resolve | disputes, Ask your lawyer whether mediation would be sultabie in your case. Claire Bernstein is a lawyer and nationally syndicated columnist. C2-2 |.”