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RCMP says sorry for arrest release Supt. agrees ‘victim’ was not ‘arrested’ Benjamin Alldritt
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THE North Vancouver RCMP have issued an apology for their description of an incident that led to an officer being charged with assault. Const. Quentin Frewing faces one count of assault in connection with an encounter with Sandra Gibb, a North Vancouver woman, on the night of Friday, June 18. Frewing was on duty in plain clothes in Lower Lonsdale with two other officers at the time. He stopped Gibb as part of what Supt. Tonia Enger originally called “a Liquor Act investigation” which led to “an arrest.” Following protests from Gibb’s lawyer, Jason Gratl, the RCMP has backed away from that wording, acknowledging that no alcohol was found on Gibb’s person and that she was released at the scene. “There’s always a debate between detained and arrest,” Enger told the North Shore News. “That forms part of the lawfulness of the situation and the use of force. I can’t get into details because that does form part of the criminal investigation. “There was some confusion around the press release,” she said. “We are apologizing at the request of the counsel of the victim.” According to Gratl, Gibb feared for her safety and tried to walk away when three men called out to her asking if she had alcohol. “One of the three individuals,” Gratl said, “who later proved to be Const. Frewing, ran up to her and grabbed her by the arm. At the time, she was recovering from a serious fracture of her See B.C. page 3 have your say at nsnews.com
Victoria extends deadline for TransLink tax choice
Benjamin Alldritt
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B.C. Transportation Minister Shirley Bond has pushed back the deadline for the region’s mayors to approve a package of TransLink expansion and upgrade projects.
District of North Vancouver Mayor Richard Walton told council on Monday that Bond extended the deadline when it became clear the region’s mayors were willing to scuttle all of the projects if new property taxes were the sole funding source. “Very few mayors were going to vote in favour of either of the proposals,” Walton said. “Making a strong political statement and sending them See Other page 3
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NEWS photo Mike Wakefield
ST. Paul’s Catholic Church on the Squamish reserve in North Vancouver looks like it has been wrapped for Christmas or the artist Christo has been at work. The oldest functioning church in the Lower Mainland is undergoing roof repairs.