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SOME NORTH Vancouver residents think the recent wild- eat strike by district garbage collectors really stinks.

By Bruce Mathven

Contributing Writer

In fact, Leslie Glass says his trash was so “smelly and unsightly” he felt compelled to take it to the GVRD's North Shore transfer sta- tion, where he had to pay to dispose of it,

Glass said he was concerned about crows and dogs getting into his garbage and making an even bigger mess af his Wellington Crescent home near Edgemont Village.

“In-fighting between depart- ments at the district should not affect the taxpayer,” suid Glass.

“It's like squabbling between lit- tle kids in a family,” he added.

Glass says he intends to take his two dollar receipt from the transfer

_ Station {0 the district for reimburse- ment.

“It’s not the money, but the prin- ciple,’ said Glass.

But Mayor Murray Dykeman and John Bremner, director of parks and engineering Services, indicated residems should not expect to get any refunds from the district.

“We've not set up any system to reimburse residents, It would cost us tcipte or quadruple to adminis- trate,” said Bremner.

Residents who disagree with the decision could appeal through the mayor ard council, he said.

‘Frunster station employee Cindy MeCrabb confirmed that along and angry line of district residents dis- posed of their trash while the strike Was on and many indicated they intended to take their receipts to the district hall for reimbursement,

Bremner says he and his staff

are “doing our best trying to catch up.”

The last time Sargit Luda and his neighbors on west Queens Avenue received garbage collection was July 29,

And to press time Friday, a long line of houses in the area near thy district hall had uncollected garbage piled at curbside.

Bremner said “driver-swampers” who collect trash for the district receive $18.60 per hour as well as a benefit package.

He said workers get paid for an eight-hour day to complete their route.

According to Bremner, sanita- tien workers are allowed to go home when their route is complet- ed, even if they have not worked the full eight-hour shift.

Bremner said one element of the recent labor dispute inyelved work- ers’ allegations that some district garbage collection equipment slowed them down on their routes.

But Bert Stewart, superintendent of maintenance of sanitation, refused to comment on equipment used by municipal workers,

A request was made to speak with a sanitation worker, but Stewart told a reporter, “Pm the oue paying these fellows, and Unt hot paying thei to talk to you.”

TAXt DRIVER Joseph Cafariello explains why he belioves, because of a traffic light prob- fem, the North Vancouver intersection of 16th and Fell is an accident waiting to happen.

Languid traffic light has local cab drivers miffed

A NORTH Shore taxi driver says a broken pressure pad at one corner of the Fell Avenue and 6th Street intersection, combined with impatient drivers, is an accident waiting to happen.

By Kate Zimmerman News Keporter

Joseph Cafariello said cab drivers frequently use the intersection, a four-way stop, and many of them have been talking about the probient there.

According to Cafariello, when traffic travelling west on 16th Street is stopped by a red light. it can currently only be given the green light by other par- ties — pedestrians or traffic approaching from the other direction.

When there is no foot or other road twaftic, as is often the case on the cabbies’ early or late shifts, the light for the westbound right-hand lane remains red. Receatly at 3:45 a.m.. Cafariello sat at the red light for four minutes before deciding to proceed.

Cafariello has complained to the City of North Vancouver's traffie department, which is looking into the matter.

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NV man faces numerous charges in connection with Robson riot

ABQUT HALF a dozen North Vancouver RCMP members rushed to their home phones recently to call Crime Stoppers.

By Anna Marie D'Angelo

News Reporter

The polive officers recognized North Vancouver resident Samir Aboukhazaal as one of three people featured in a video clip showing suspects in the Vancouver hockey riot. The video was shown on a local television station at the begining of the month.

“1 think that is all part of our respon- sibility to assist. Vin extremely proud of our guys’ involvement, not onty in the follow-up arrest, but the involveient of our members in the actual diffusion of the riot,” said North Vancouver RCMP lnsp. Jamie Graham.

Twelve North Vancouver RCMP ofti- vers and two police dugs assisted Vancouver Police during the June 16 riot on Robson Street. Graham said North Vancouver RCMP police dag. Tittber, had worked So hard “subduing” suspects and run- ning ina are on a leash to protest police officers that he collapsed in cxRaustion near the end of the cisturbattes.

Graham said Vino: odo ingured OY a rock nt the chest at the height of the ret.

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“He hact a rioter at the time and he didn’t let go. dt was two hours after that the dog col- lapsed... tle was adsolutely prepared to sacrifice himself to protect these officers,” said Graham.

Tinber had to be ifted inte a police car. but was able Co return to police work two days later, said Graham.

Meanwhile Aboukhazaal, 19, was picked up by local RCMP on Aug. 9 ata residence on East oth St. in North Vancouver City. The suspecé

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was turned over to Vancouver Police. Aboukhagzual appeared in Vancouver provior ght court lust week on owe counts of assault with a weapon, one count of possessing a weapon dangerous to the public peace and one eeunt of participating in a not. ‘he weapons tavelved are rocks, accurding

to Vancouver Police Const. Anne Drennan. Aboukhuzaal was in custody to press time on

Friday.

He was on probation from a North Vancouver conviction when be allegedly com- titted the offeriwes during the Vancouver riot. The riot began at Robson Street in mid June on the night the Vancouver Canucks lost the Stanley Cup final.

At the end of June, Aboukharaal served 30 days in jail and was placed on 12 moaths* probation after he was found guilty of assaulting a mde.

He was sentenced in North Vancouver provincial court in connection with an incident that happened un Dee. 3. 1993, in North Vancouver District.

About four months before, on March 9, Aboukhazaal pleaded guilty to assault with a Weapon in the same courthouse,

He was jailed [4 davs in connection with a charge stemming from a Feb. 17 incident near Kinsmen Stadium on Jones Avenue in North Vanceuver City.

Aboukdazaal, a former Carson Graham student, was charged after a butcher knife

was thrown io the direcnion of a male Carson

Grahant student.

He received LS unenths’ probation in connes- tion with, The weapon assault.

Meanwhile a-crime Stoppers spokesntain said that four suspects had been identtiod in the video clip that included Aboukbagaal.

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