2 - Sunday, Auguet 10, 1997 -- Nori) Shore Naws

Norte owner seeks support

Restaurateur needs finds to save cafe

PHILIP Mitchell is try-

fine” he sald Priday, On Werlneschay, ( ae Norte putin Place a sysleu at “pay HON, dine anytime.” Mitchell calls it subscription dining.

Diners prepay theie meals hy cash, cheque or Visa and, begining Sept. 1, dine for tree

Ttavasa customer's idea and the restinnint owner hopes it's the key to comlng ap with the $200,000 he needs by ‘Tuesday, Aug. 12, ‘The closing diate for the Mitchell family to buy back the restaurant fres the bankruptcy trustee is Aug,

Mitchell had nixed one-third of that amount, OF that, sub- scriptions totalled $6,000 ta $4000,

Mitchell salt he was encouraged by the rally af'sup- port customers and Village merchants have shown towards

“Ht really is a nice way for swople to feel like they tried to telp and be part ofthe soludion rather than siting helplessly an the side,” he sa, adding ‘that all money will be returned if the sale does not go through Kriday,

ing desperately to keep the sun from setting on his Cafe Norte restau-

until their total is used up.

to fie for bankruptcy sey in the wake of Mitchell’s com- plex misadventure Involving tis Cafe Centro restaurant in Vancouver.

But) Mitchell, who has owned and operated Norte for the past nine years, is not about to let his beloved Edgemont Village restaurant go without a fight. He wants to buy ir back from the bankruptcy trustee — with the help of the communi-

CHARGES are pending against a woman who lun ed at police officers a knite last month,

va Van RCM? were called when the woman’s home care worker reported that she tried to stab him with a knife in the 400-block of East Keith Road.

By the time police arrived, the woman had left the home, She was found crossing into the schoolyard of nearby Ridgeway elementary where kids were playin said police. Police say she

agitated

appealing to the North Shore public for that assistance, “We're laying it out on the

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block of East 7th Street. Starts Saturday, August 16

One officer suffered minor injuries in « strug: gic that resulted in dis- arming the woman.

— Anna Marie D'Angelo

CanOxy meeting

NORTH Vancouver's CanOrxy chemical plant will be the topic or dis- cussion at a public meeting Tuesday night. report assessing the chlorine lant’s 8 7 — vss safety risk will be out- ajaile lined at North Vancouver council chambers at 7:30 p.m. The review covers the identification of lant hazards, the like- ihood of those haz- ards, and responses to the hazards i ; . occur, 9 Registration numbers

roles of the report handed out at 7:30am will be available (8:15am at N.S.Neighbourhood House)

Monday at noon from the district’s planning department. 330 § Registration starts at 8:30am 20-2330 for ~~ at Griffin, Delbrook, Lonsdale, Magnussen, Andrews & N.S.Neighbourhood House

information. Adult Hockey Registration August 15, 5:00pm at Magnussen

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‘In our 87-2 Mid Summer Sale flyer, Career Moves “Parrot” tailored dress pumps advertised on page 13 will be late - rainchecks will be available at the store. On page 22, Grenadier 100% cotton crewneck and v-neck sweaters are not as shown in photo. On page 47, mar- tex wrinkle free sheets and pillowcases will be late arriv- ing at the stores - rainchecks will be avaitable in the store. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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