10 - Wednesday, December 22, 1993 - North Shore News ONLY THREE days remain to obtain that perfect gift for your foved ones before Christmas morning, So how did the retail industry fair this Christmas season? Cross- border shopping has dropped to the lowest it has been in four years and Canadian retailers are expecting their best Christmas since 1989. And yet there were times during the last two weeks when focal malis appeared to be as dead as February. The Christmas shopping season can

Did you spend more money on Christmas this year than last?

make or brenk a store’s success and many retailers eagerly await the passing of Halloween and the beginning of Christmas advertising, Recently released Statistics Canada figures show our economy is recovering, Indexes and indicators suggest that consumer demand is growing. Yet i's not quite certain whether consumers now have more buying power than during the lean years we’re leaving behind.

Hank Lenko North Vancouver 1 don’t think so, I'm

Debbie Drysdale North Vancouver Yes, I am. As people get

Brad Middleton North Vancouver No, not me. I’ve spent

Hugh Andrews North Vancouver About the same. We’re

North Vancouver Yeah, I think I am. I

“THE\ FOLLOWING people ap-

‘peared. in North and West Van- couver .courts recently to face - various charges: ’. ‘Before, Judge Jerome Paradis in North ‘Vancouver provincial court on Dec. 6:

’ Dean Mark Courtepatte, 29, of “Vancouver, was. fined $150 and received six months’ probation after-he pleaded guilty to stealing merchandise belonging to Zellers on: Oct. 19. in. North Vancouver District. more

“A probation ‘term’ order states

“that .,Courtepatte is not to. be’

-found in any B:C, Zellers store. # Before: Judge J.D... Layton. in “North Yancouver provincial court on Dec. C1

* Andrezej: Janusa Maciuszko, 39, ‘of: North Vancouver, was fined $500: and: received 12 months’ probation “after he. pleaded not - guilty to assault with a weapon, «but, instead, pleaded guilty to the ‘lesser or included. offence . of “assault... * + :The’ charge’ stemmed from a ‘May’ 23 “incident involving a fe- maic in.North Vancouver District.

‘Maciuszko is not to possess firearms, weapons, explosive devices, explosive substances or ammunition for five years in con-

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much less because I just moved here from

not buying as many big toys this year. Instead

spending about the same.

always buy lots of small stuff. It’s probably about the same.

older they notice that it’s more of a necessity (to spend more),

Guelph, Ontario and | we’re buying ski passes.

had less people to buy

nection with the charge.

A Polish interpreter was re- quired for court proceedings. Before Judge Jerome Paradis in North Vancouver provincial court on Dec. 3: .

Michael Chalmers, 19, of North Vancouver, received nine months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to: ® possessing a stolen car belong- ing to a man on Jan. 15 in North Vancouver District; ® committing a break. and enter offense at a business at. 2255 Lonsdale Ave. on May 8.

Chalmers is required to perform 75 hours of community work ser- vice by March. 15 in connection with the charges. :

He was also required to pay restitution of $330 to the car owner and $600 to Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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Bernard Dietrich, 34, of ‘North Vancouver, received nine months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a female on June 12 in North Vancouver City.

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Dietrich was required to per- form 30 hours of community work service by March | in connection with the charge.

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