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North Shore News

IMIS 62-YEAR-OLD W. VAN RESIDENT

THE WELL-known owner of Hy’s Restaurants, Hy Aisenstat, died Thursday at the University of British Col- umbia Hospital after a battle with cancer. He was 62.

He was president of a small oil company known as Grease Creek Petroleum until 1955 when he

The West Vancouver resident was born in Calgary and began his career in the oil and gas business.

opened his first steak house in Calgary,

A longtime friend and business associate Don Rosebourne remembers that first, modest res- taurant: "lt had kitchen-type chairs with sack cloth covers.”’ But two features made the restanrant

famous, e recalls, a broiler behind glass and steaks by weight. “That carried through the Hy‘s organization ever since,’’ said Rosehourne.

Mr. Aisenstat and associates went on te open a total of 10 Hy’s restaurants, from Ouawa to Vie-

NEWS photo Mike Wakelletd

A SURREY man crashed this stolen car into the side of a bus Thursday morning at the corner of Third Street and Chesterfield Avenuc. North Vancouver RCMP say the driver tried to push a pickup truck through the intersection and ended up driving full speed into the bus. He then jumped out, uninjured, and hailed a cab. The cab drove him to East Main Street, where the man left the cab and hailed a passing car. The cab driver followed the car to East Vancouver where the escaping car thief was cornered and apprehended.

MOORED BARGE MADE TO MOVE

A PECULIAR ODOR in the Lower Lonsdale area led local merchants and residents to believe that something fishy was going on at the North Vancouver waterfront.

Responsible for the smell was a barge containing fish waste, owned by Vancouver company Hy-Pro Products, moored without a per- mit near the foot of McKay since Aug. 1, according to Greater Van- couver Regional District. superin- tendent of Enforcement Services Bob Smith.

And the warm weather combin- ed with light winds have caused the smell of the rotting fish to linger around Lower Lonsdale, upsetting local residents.

But the winds have changed and

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the smell of fish has dissipated after the Port of Vancouver issued an order to the owner sate Thursday afternoon to move the barge.

Barb Duggan, Port of Van- couver director of corporate com- munication, said the Port received dozens of calls Thursday about the harge. She said the owner moved the barge promptly without an MEOUMOTE,

The North Shore News received numerous calls Thursday about the mysterious scent, including a call from a local restaurant complain- ing that their customers’ appetites were being put off by the rotten smell,

“We've had a lot of complaints from customers that they're losing their appetites. The smell is just awful, it's Jike sewage, really chemically,”’ said Barb Brown of Woodlands Restaurant.

Vicki Carver, who dives in Har- bourview Park in Lower Lonsdale, reported smelling the fish for the Jast three weeks from her balcony, particularly in the evenings be- tween 6 and 9 p.m.

Duggan said the barge was orig- inally moored further west of its present site on the waterfront at a private berth, and moved into Vancouver Harbour on Wednes- day. She said the Port does not re- quire boats apply for a permit to moor in a berth in the harbor, which is designed for short-term stays only,

We normally would have shown greater tolerance, but the smell really drew attention to itself,’* she said.

The North Shore Health Department and North Vancouver City Fire Department also reported being bombarded with calls about the smell.

toria, and restaurants in the U.S. Mr. Aisenstat moved (¢o Van- couver with his family in 1958 and lived in West Vancouver for 25 years. In 1960 he opened Hy’s at the Sands in Vancouver's West End, and Hy’s Encore in 1962. In 1964 he opened Hy’s in Victoria.

WEST VANCOUVER resideat Hy Aisenstat

Heowas ao member ot thee Righ pond Galt aid Counties Chr. aod the Vanety Club, and danated generously to ine community. Last vear Mr. Aisenstat served on the board of the Vancouver film Fes- tival.

He will be remembered as a “pregarious, fun-loving man with a superb personality.”

“He was aman who lived life to the fullest. He was admired and liked by people right across the country,” said Rosevourne.

As a business associate, Mr. Aisenstal could ‘‘joke about the most difficult of circumstances. His humor carried him through problem times,*’ recalls Rosebourne.

Mr. Aisenstat is survived by his wife Barbara; sons David, Neil, and John; brother Bernie and sisters Ida Garfin, Fan Marov and Alice Schatz. He will be remembered by his friends and all who knew him.

Private Memorial services will be held today.

Spot the ball and win!

NORTH SHORE News readers can win a host of prizes in the News’ Spot the Ball Contest, sponsored by the North Shore News, Lens and Shutter and the Vancouver 86ers.

All readers have to do to enter. is decide where they think the missing ball is in the official con- test picture and send their entries in ¢o the soccer club office.

Spot the Ball Contest prizes inclade a pair of Minolta binocu- fars for the grand prize winner, tickets to 2 Yancouver 86ers home game for the first runner- up and a three-pack of Kodak film for the second to fifth run- ners-up.

As the official contest picture published in Wednesday's North Shore News was incorrect, see page 13 of today’s issue for the third Spot the Ball picture.

The 86ers play again Aug. 21 ut Swangard Stadium against the i Calgary Kickers.

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