NEWS BRIEFS Guilty pleas

THREE JUVENILES charged in connection with the kidnapping of millionaire Jim Pattison's daughter have pleaded guilty in North Vancouver provincial court te charges arising from the Dec. 21, 1990 incident.

The two 17-year-olds and one 16-year-old entered their quilty pleas Sept. 25 in youth court and, because of their ages, cannot be named.

They will be sentenced on Oct. 16.

Meanwhile, three others charged in connection with the kidnapping, Chad Karl Dafoe, Chadwick Shayne Mulvahill and Christian Snelgrove, have yet to face charges in B.C. Supreme Court in connection with the incident.

Among the charges facing Mulvahill, 21, and Snelgrove, 19, are kidnapping, unlawful confinement, extortion and possession of stolen property. Dafoe, 19, is charged with possession of stolen property.

The charges stem from the Dec. 21, 1990 kidnapping of Pattison’s daughter from her North Vancouver home.

Baker confirmed

MARILYN BAKER was confirmed Sept. 24 as the Social Credit candidate in the North Vancouver-Lonsdale viding.

Baker was originally acclaimed as the Socred candidate Sept. 13, 1990, but party regulations require that, if no elections have been held, new candidates must he re- confirmed after one year.

Baker said she was enthusiastic about the number of new Social Credit candidates running in the current pro- vincial election.

Liberal nominated

A SOCRED biogrzpher has been nominated as the Lib- eral candidate in the West Vancouver-Garinald: riding.

David Mitchell, a political historian and author of W.A.C. Bennett and the Rise of British Columbia, wea the nomination Sept. 25 by acclamation.

Among the political heavyweights who turned out for the nomination meeting were North Vancouver Liberal Senator Ray Perrault and former Liberal MLA Gordon Gibson.

In addition, Jim Bennett, a former executive assistant to veteran Socred MLA Grace McCarthy, has jumped the political fence and has been appointed Mitcheil’s campaign manager.

“*E believe that people are tired of the poisoned at- mosphere of our politics and they truly want an oppor- tunity to vote in faver of a constructive alternative, rather than be bullied into voting ayainst the NDP or the Socreds,’* said Mitchell.

“People are now recognizing that the Social Credit party is going down to a well-deserved defeat and there is a need for new, independent Liberal voices in our legistature.’'

He added that he is known as the person who ‘wrote the book on Social Credit’’ and that over the next few weeks ‘‘we’re going to be witnessing that book's last chapter.”’

Man charged

THE WEST Vancouver Police arrested a music-minded break and enter suspect Sept. 6.

The police were called just before 4 p.m. to a home ir the 800-block of 20th Street. Upon returning home an eccupant of the home observed a man jumping from a window.

Police later arrested a suspect and recovered approxi- mately 70 CDs.

Gary Leonard Wong, 36, of no fixed address, faces charges of break and enter and possession of stolen property.

Schreck’s allegations

unfounded,

From page 3 to Schreck yesterday, Patterson wrote:

“IT have contacted the head- quarters of the Social Credit party and informed the party that some of its supporters may be misin- formed as (o the voter registration process. I have been assured that a message will go out to all cam- paign offices confirming registra- tion procedures,’’ wrote Putter- son.

He added that he has also been told that there have been NDP supporters in other ridings who have apparently been accepting names for registration purposes.

Baker said she was ‘‘frustrated’” that no one from Elections B.C. has contacted her office about the issue. She added that Patterson‘s

says Baker

letter to Schreck implies that her campaign workers may have been doing something wrong.

“His (Schreck’s) allegations are totally unfounded. We are certain- ly not an office that has handed out incorrect information,’ said Baker. ‘‘! do hope we can get down to the issues of concern to the constituency and hope there won't be any more of this mud- slinging.”’

Saturday is the last day for voter registration. Voters can reg- ister or update their current regis- tration by contacting the local reg- istrar of voters or government agent office on any business day.

Voters can also call a toll-free information tine at 1-800-742-8683 to find out the location of a near- by registration office.

Friday. September 27, 1991 — North Shore News - 5

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