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Charity golf tournament out cash Organizers say they’re chasing man who may have scammed event
BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
The non-profit organization in charge of making sure Lions Gate Hospital has adequate equipment could be out
at least $10,000 thanks to an alleged fraud. The Lions Gate Hospital Foundation held its annual golf tournament fundraiser at the Capilano Golf and Country Club on Monday with an aim of
finishing its campaign to buy a new CT scanner for Lions Gate. But one supposed highrolling attendee has so far not made good on his $50,000-pledge. He also allegedly defrauded the club’s pro shop by running up expenses on a nonexistent account, which the foundation is now picking up the tab for.
Christian Richardson, a man in his mid 30s, first approached Joanne McLellan, the foundation’s director of gift planning, the week before the tourney asking for an exclusive sponsorship role and four spots in the tournament, worth $10,000, as a part of his $50,000 pledge. Richardson told McLellan he had grown
up in her neighbourhood of Capilano Highlands and was a member of the scout troop her husband led as a kid. “He kind of sounded like a spoiled rich kid but he had some background in the neighbourhood,” she said. On the day of the tournament, Richardson rang up a $551-bill for
clothing and golf balls and asked that they be charged to his account at a Calgary golf club. When staff contacted the club, they were told Richardson is not a member there. When McLellan pursued him for the money he had pledged, Richardson gave her the runaround, See Man page 9
Hot, dry summer predicted for B.C. coast JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
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Summer officially arrives this weekend. And while the past week hasn’t felt like bathing suit weather, a warm hot season could soon be upon us if long-range forecasts are correct. Meteorologists at both Environment Canada and the Weather Network say their seasonal weather models are predicting a summer that’s slightly hotter and drier than usual on the B.C. coast. “If you like the warmth, B.C. has one of the best outlooks across the country,” said Gina Ressler, a meteorologist with the Weather Network. “We’re looking at above normal temperatures for the summer months.” While rainfall is trickier to predict, Ressler said it looks like we can probably expect less precipitation than usual. Meteorologists use different methods to come up with seasonal forecasts, said Ressler, including examining weather trends of the past few months, looking at patterns that See Expect page 9
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