ARPA TLIC E HLTA E OY NESCANON OF

SUSPECTED burglar filmed March 3 in North Van.

Hearing set for early July

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His informal — survey “invoived a small sampling of area residents, the results of which showed general sup- “port for the new centre. Bur

“still a majority of the residents , surveye felt the centre ‘should not be located on the

a “golf. course.

. SAS we presented a few “weeks ago the community is in favor of a-centre but not the ‘recommended centre,” “said Rushton. ‘ He said he was disappoint- _ Jed at council's decision to fast track the. decision at this stage. Rushton said council is trying to take advantage of 5 people” being absent during . .the:summer months to push through the final results. 2 SIs a major investment “thar, is being contemplated “here,” said Rushton, “Option “one/represented over $2 mil- “lion “less than the recom- ‘mended option and I think it “should have been reviewed by ©" the public.” “.°0 Elmer Hunt agrees. As a director of Gleneagles Golf

“Club: he and his group plan -

On| giving council a fight. _“There’s going to be_a little

war going on here now,” he

stid,: “He predicts that council is

“our: to use the $50 million -

“golf course land for other “purposes and ‘fears for the

*!. future of the course. “Eventually they'll just. -

whittle away at char golf course if this (attrition) con- tinues,” -he said. “We don’t think’ they (council) realize the trouble they’re going to “get into.”

“3. «Meanwhile, Fawley "applauds council's’ decision. She ‘prefers the integrated golf course /teereation centre and: looks -forward to seeing the idea:come to fruition. ‘lt keeps the children on the. one side of the street, ‘moves them much further away from the hydro sub-sta- - tion which is an environmen- tal concern (and) -ir “makes good financial sense,” she says.

When asked about the safety of children on a golf course, Fawley said: “I prefer thar. niy, children contend with the. threat of an occa- sional. golf bail. than the con- stant vehicular traffic on Marine Drive.”

Council plans. on making a final decision on the centre at “its July 13, meeting. The pub- lic méeting is scheduled for the week of July 6. Its loca- tion has yet to be announced.

Police seek suspect

THE North Vancouver RCMP are asking the public’s assistance in identifving a burglary suspect filmed by a security camera on March 3.

Pohce believe a burglar pricd open a door to a build- ing containing mainly doc- tors’ offices in the 1900-block of Lonsdale Avenue. Nothing was taken during the break and enter. Police believe the burglar spent about a minute in the building. He was scared off by either an alarm or other

Raper jailed

A 26-year-old Surrey man was jailed one year for sexuaily assaulting a Japanese exchange student.

Rahzad Diego Siavashi pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the 20- vear-old woman. The ‘sexual assault tack place on March 17 in the victim's North Vancouver City apartment.

Related charges against Siavashi of possessing the woman's stolen credit card for six days after the sexual assault and impersonation were drdépped (stay ed).

According to the North Vancouver RCMP, the victim knew Siavashi through mutual friends.

The sexual assault involved forced sexual intercourse, said police.

Police say the victim struggled with Siavashi and tried to resist.

After the sexual assault, police say Siavashi ordered in Greek food.

Police say that later Siavashi tried to get pills for the vie- tim to prevent pregnancy,

The victin’s credit card went missing after the sexual assault.

Police say $4,000 was racked up on the card the next day.

Siavashi has a criminai record that dates back to 1992

_for fraud-reiated offences, theft and assault in North _ Vancouver and elsewhere in the Vancouver area.

North Vancouver provincial court Judge Jerome Paradis sentenced Siavashi on June 16.

A Parsi interpreter was required for court.

Police say the victim did not report the sexually assault until a few days later because she was afraid and ashamed. The victim has lived in Canada tor a couple of years.

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