Time running out for W's Inglewood Centre

_ THE FATE of Inglewood ¢ Centre is : virtually sealed.

By Layne Christensen Community Reporter

West. Vancouver School ‘District 45

" (WVSD) has received permission from the

municipality to raze the site. of West Vancouver's first high school. All that is needed now is the money to pay the esti-

~ mated $265,000 it will cost to tear. down the

..- 68-year-old structure and replace it with a “: grass playing field.

West Vancouver counci) granted .a demolition Permit to the school district on Sept. 25:

At that time. the school district voluntar- ily agreed to stay the demolition for 60 days in order to serve notice to. the community. a The holding period ends Friday, Nov. 24.

:;Bob Young. director of facilities for

WVSD. told the News the school district ’

. vapplied to the Ministry of Education on July 18 to receive funding for the demoli-

tion,-and “we hope to hear back within the

next two to three weeks.”

‘The structure is listed in the West

“Vancouver heritage inventory as_a building

room school house was officially. opened on Dec, 14, 1927, it was considered a mod- ern facility, with two machine rooms and an auditorium that could be used us a gymna- sium.

The 16,!29-square-metre (52,890- square-foot) building’ has until recently housed the North Shore Family YMCA and other community groups including Anna Wyman Schcol of Dance.

The YMCA pulled out Aug. 31 when it became necessary to undertake repairs in excess of $500,000 to bring the building up to fire and safety codes.

The municipality was also unwilling’ to foot the bill. :

“No one’s able to come up, with the money to do such costly renovations.” said Young.

As for the site’s future use, Young said “in another five to 10 years we expect to have a new school there.”

Three smaiter buildings on the site will remain for the time being. These include the West Annex. comprised of three bar-

racks moved from Ambleside after the ”

Second World War; the 3,053 square-metre. (10,016 sq. ft.) East Annex, which houses

the schoo] district's maintenance facilities; “and the Arts Annex, the home of SWAP,

Sentinel Work Alternate Program.

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‘Case: details.

available in United: States.

‘THE SEATTLE-area : triple: murder case. against~ North!’ Vancouver youths Atif Rafay- and; Sebastian: -Burns:.took a. major.twist: ‘in court. Monday, an

Contributing Writer

‘ou may ‘know the news “too,” if you:,tune “into” KOMO,: KIRO. or. KING, Seattle’s-nétwork television’

Major ‘development will remain an“ ‘official secret, due toa publication. |;

ban. imposed by .a B.C. ‘Supreme Cr Court judge

Monday in'Vancouver. ‘

“Mr. Justice’ Raymond Paris’ order ‘bars the. Canadian’ media. from revealing new details -in .

the’ case, even though nothing” prevents. U.S. media from. spreading the story far-and wide. The judge. did not order Canadian ‘cable opera- tors: to'scramble ‘U:S.. television signals or.bar

“the distribution of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer :

2 newspaper. in Canada. | i.

“The situation arose ‘at the - first day of: a. lengthy extradition ‘hearing. for, Rafay and Burns, .

both 19."

“The school chums are charged with beating ‘

Rafay’ s ; parents and handicapped sister to death

with “a. baseball bat .in ‘their new home in.

‘Bellevue, Washington, on July 12, 1994... The alleged fugitives returned to Canada and

“were fi nally nabbed. more than a year later after

a lengthy investigation by police 0 on both sides

RENOWNED BEACHCOMBERS actor Biuno| - Gerussi died on Tuesday morning of an apparent heart attack i in his West Vancouver home...

By Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter’...

‘ . o i + According ‘toa West Vancouver Police spokesman, » Gerussi, 67, had suffered from ongoing health problems: ; pvand was hospitalized about two weeks ago., Gerussi suffered an apparent heart auack while reading. : the Paper ait the breakfast table: ‘ .

ACTOR BRUNO . Gerussi : “died on Tuesday-in his’ West ' Vancouver home.” °

ATIF RAFAY, lefi, and Sebastian Burns face ‘extradition he hearings | stations. In: Canada,” however, the: : In Vancouver this week. The two are charged with the murder of J : three members of Rafay’s family in Washington siate,

i; of the border. Rafay and Burns were arrested i in

“Vancouver on July 31” of this year. A’ close _ friend;

Jimmy . Miyoshi, © also’ ‘of’ North Vancouver, was also: arrested, but! was later

_ released after questioning. a

.- American authorities seek to extradite Rafay and Burns to stand trial in-the U.S. iThe pair's

_Jawyers, vigorously Oppose the move, preferring

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that the trial take place in Canada:

Rafay and Burns showed little emotion as they entered the crowded Vancouver. courtroom Monday morning. Rafay walked in wearing

institutional-green cotton pants and shirt as ‘issued by the Vancouver Pre-Trial] Detention Centre, the pair’ 's home for the past faur months.

* Burns strode in sporting grey dress pants and

a shirt with tie, his: slicked-back and growing.

hair contrasting Rafay’s short-croppéed cut. The pair sat closely <ogether in the wide prisoners’

: docket until a defence lawyer advised them to sit

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far apart. * Defence lawyers Pat Beirne and - Michael Klein requested a ‘media’ ban ‘shortly after Justice, Paris - opened. the extradition hearing. _“There has. been a significant ‘change in the circunistances as ‘a result of material made available to the defence by the Department of ‘ =Justice,” Beirne told. the. judge. © “Two weeks ‘ago, the entire case. . changed with new evidence.” Klein said. =. While. Canadian. prosecutor’ 4 Deborah Strachan, representing the . U.S. government, .had no position. .on the request, three lawyers from Vancouver media outlets pro sted. “These are’ secret: facts.” ; Roger McConchie, ‘lawy er: for The «Province: :

McConchie and Vancouver Sun’ lawyer -Robert., Anderson tried unsuccessfully to persuade. Justice’

: Paris to impose. a narrow and limit- ed ban, but the judge. rejected the request: The media’ lawyers continue. to oppose;

*-the interim ban, 'in-the hopes the judge will lift: 2or amend his broad order after hearing evidence!

inthe case. ©. of Klcin told the court that” the. defence’ has recently filed a constitutional notice challenging : the.move.to extradite Rafay and Burns. He cited potential “cruel and unusual punishment” for the pair in ‘the U.S, justice and prison system. ‘The | defence aiso argues that the U.S. is not the appro- priate forum for the eventual murder.trial, even though the killings took place in that country. Defence lawyers say the extradition hearing,

* originally set for seven days, will now. likely. -

take two or three weeks. Justice Paris indicated he wil! probably adjourn the. hearing next Tuesday, as he and the lawyers have other cases ° scheduled. The extradition case is expected’ to conclude i in February. ~

. See editorial on page 6.

eart attack claim

Gerussi’ 's partner of 20 years. s, Nancy Morrison, imme-.- diately performed CPR ° until ambulance attendants. . arrived, me

But paramedics were unable to revive him, the police | spokesman said. ‘

Gerussi lived in the West Bay area of West Vancouver, . according to police. 7

He was born in Medicine Hat, “Alberta, i in 1928,

Gerussi: was the lead actor in the long-running Beuchconikers TV series( The CBC series, with a distinct. - West Coast ambience was filmed in Gibsons.

_ Gerussi played Nick, a beachcomber of Greek- ethnic ; backgn ound. :

‘stated .

a: ‘ness testimony.

LEGAL ARGUMENTS:

‘in B.C.’s “first dang gerous

hunting charge involving

‘an arrow and a- hunting

bow : were. completed on Monday. in North’ Van- couver provincial court. *

5 By Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter

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“The evidence is “over- | §

whelming that the arrow consti-: tuted a danger to safety to the

persons in the parking lot at the” § time,” said Crown lawyer, Peter § Favell. » 7” io

Favell said he’ Was unable to find an examiple of ‘another prosecution involving a hunting bow in B.C.

Richard Barry. Lovet, 40, was charged | after he ‘was hunt-

ing deer near: Cates: Hill ‘on. fi. “ Bowen Island on Jan.'14.: a

: The Deroché, B.C., resident was charged under the Wildlife Act with: hunting without: the”

reasonable consideration for the’

lives, safety, or property of other»

person

‘Fay lt said. one of Loven's.

; arrows ‘constructed with, three

razor: blades ° ‘at! “its. tip,” hit: the.

windshield ofa 'wornan ’s Molva “on the road | near; busy: ‘Cates

‘Another women testified the.

‘eta arrow, “skitered™. on the

The eatly afteroon incident: took: place pear :a' ‘schoolyard :

“and: the« ‘Bowen sland: feny, dock.: '

“The: arrow. ‘would remain lethal throughout i its flight,”

Favell, fecapping an expert wit lawyer, -

* Lovett’s’. Dorian :

: Lacusta, -said| there . was “no - “strong” -evidence to. link’ the «: . arrow with his client.

+ We are all assuming that is

. $0,” said Lacusta: :

He added that ‘neither the car : nor the arrow were ‘damaged i in.

y ~ the incident. :::

“ Lacusta said Bowen Island was a popular hunting spot that : had one of two open hunting areas in the province at the time

of the incident.:

The defence lawyer ‘said his” client was using a popular brand : of arrow.’

“There is no evidence of

‘where the arrow. was fired ..

The only. evidence ‘is that va

8 Lovett was in the area and ae,

an arrow, * said Lacusta.

Favell rebutted . with | an: expert's testimony that remain- ing arrows in. Lovett’s quiver. - matched the arrow found on the. road. . : * The’ witness ‘said that the

f length and. balances. of all the

wrrows matched. Favell referred: to Lovett’s. police statement indicating he:

‘had shot an asrow.-

“That wound mean that two”

~ hunters ‘shot arrows simultanc- 7

ousty in the-area in question,”

. said Favell,

, Favell. said that’ the «mow

was: suitable for ‘killing big”