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MLAs make leadership choices Jane Seyd and Kerry Blackadar jseyd@nsnews.com
WITH less than a month to go before the B.C. Liberal Party chooses a new leader, three of the four North Shore MLAs have thrown their support behind George Abbott, saying the collaborative, low-key style of the former cabinet minister is what the party needs to convince the public that it’s willing to change. have your say at nsnews.com
“We’ve had a lot of confrontation recently. . . . I think the public is kind of fed up with . . . ‘My way or the highway’,” said Ralph Sultan, MLA for West VancouverCapilano, one of the trio of local MLAs who is supporting Abbott. “He’s quite low key. He’s not an arm waver,” said Sultan. “He’s not confrontational.” Sultan said he also likes that Abbott, a former health and education minister, also ran his own orchard business in the Interior for many years. “Most politicians you meet have just done politics all their lives,” he said. Jane Thornthwaite, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour,andNaomiYamamoto, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale, are See Weighted page 3
On tilt
NEWS photo Mike Wakefield
THE driver of a semi-trailer attempts to separate heavy sheets of steel as a crane lifts them up. Traffic on Main Street in North Vancouver was slowed Monday afternoon after the truck lost part of its load.
Three in court after machete attack
James Weldon
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TWO young men were taken to hospital Friday with serious injuries after they were attacked, reportedly with a machete, near the North Vancouver SeaBus terminal. The victims, both students visiting from Korea, had just arrived in the Lonsdale Quay bus loop with friends at about 1 a.m. when three young men approached them. One of the men allegedly pulled a knife and demanded the students hand over their cellphones and wallets. According to a witness, another of the men
Korean students rushed to hospital after attack near SeaBus terminal
produced a 60-centimetre machete, struck one of the victims in the face and slashed the other badly in the head. The suspects then fled. TransLink staff, who had just arrived on the SeaBus’s final crossing, ran to the students’ aid, attempting to stanch the bleeding while they waited for emergency services to arrive. Police, fire and ambulance crews reached the scene a few minutes later. The victims were rushed to hospital while officers
and a canine unit scoured the area for the suspects. Three men were subsequently arrested following an investigation that lasted several days. A witness said the student with the head wound was bleeding profusely, although he remained conscious in the minutes after the alleged assault. The gash, which extended half a centimetre into the his skull, required seven stitches and 18 staples to close, according to police. His companion’s injuries were not as severe. Police did not confirm whether the latter’s were caused by the machete. Both students were released after a short time in hospital and are expected to recover fully. They have since returned to Korea. See Police page 3
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