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Getaway bus snarled in traffic
DESPITE what the Joker would have you believe, a bus is not always the best choice for a getaway vehicle. Staff at a Park Royal store called police after noticing a 31year-old man stuffing electronics into his backpack Wednesday, according to West Vancouver Police Department spokesman Const. Jeff Palmer. The man left the store and ran around the mall to Marine Drive where a police officer caught sight of him. The man hopped onto a bus, apparently hoping to blend in with the transit passengers as the bus disappeared in traffic, according to police. Perhaps unbeknownst to the alleged thief, urgent repairs on the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge had halted traffic and created bottlenecks across the North Shore at the time. Officers boarded the stationary bus and arrested the suspect without incident. WVPD is recommending charges of theft under $5,000. The man was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant related to a Vancouver Police Department theft investigation and is due in court Sept. 25. — Jeremy Shepherd
All the Queen’s horses
NEWS photo Cindy Goodman
THE RCMP’s popular Musical Ride entertained two large crowds with afternoon and evening performances Wednesday at Mahon Park in North Vancouver. Scan the photo with the Layar app to see video of the event.
Municipal election reform possible
Brent Richter brichter@nsnews.com
LOCAL politicians planning to run in next year’s municipal elections will have to play by a new rulebook. The province announced on Wednesday it is developing new laws around campaign finances that should be in place before the November 2014 elections. Details on the new rules are minimal, but the province is hinting it will ban anonymous campaign donations — which are
White paper coming; anonymous donations may be banned
currently allowed if the amount of money is small — demand disclosure and registration by third-party advertisers and require sponsorship information on all election advertising. Campaign finance disclosure documents will also have to be filed within 90 days of the election, as opposed to the current 120. If followed through on, the legislation will also give Elections BC the teeth to enforce the law.
“We are committed to ensuring that election participants are fully aware of any changes well in advance of the Nov. 15, 2014, local elections. These changes are about enhancing transparency and accountability,” said Coralee Oakes, minister of community, sport and cultural development. The province is promising to issue a white paper that details the policy changes in early September and then accept public comment on the proposed changes until late October before introducing legislation next spring. The legislation stops short of putting limits on how much a See Transparency page 5