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Shooting likely a targeted hit, police say 22-year-old man in hospital under police guard, recovering from gunshot wounds BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
North Vancouver RCMP say a shooting in the Grand Boulevard neighbourhood Monday afternoon appears to have been targeted.
Police received multiple 911 calls just after 3:30 p.m. when neighbours on the 800 block of East 12th Street heard a series of gunshots. “We got there and there was a male on the road by his vehicle with gunshot wounds,” said Cpl. Richard De Jong, North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. “It was reported that a black Nissan sedan was seen speeding away from the crime
scene.” Paramedics rushed the victim, a 22-year-old North Vancouver man, to Lions Gate Hospital where, on Tuesday, he was in serious but stable condition, according to De Jong. He is expected to survive. “He has police security 24-7,” De Jong said. “For public safety and his safety.” While the investigation was in its early hours, police set up a perimeter with officers posted at both North Shore bridge crossings but there was no sign of the Nissan. The victim is known to investigators. North Vancouver RCMP are working with other police agencies
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Province funds sewage plant, North Shore flush with cash JEREMY SHEPHERD jshepherd@nsnews.com
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Two armed North Vancouver RCMP officers guard the entrance to Lions Gate Hospital’s emergency room following a shooting Monday afternoon under investigation as an attempted murder. PHOTO CINDY GOODMAN
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The provincial government pledged $193 million toward the new $700-million Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant Saturday. The amount – which leaves the North Shore paying about $147 million – is a bit less than the North Shore mayors had hoped for and the announcement was a bit later than anticipated but City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto said he was “thrilled.” “Very soon you’ll start to
see shovels in the ground,” said Mussatto, who also serves as chairman of the Metro Vancouver utilities committee. “There’s no way that the North Shore could have done it on our own.” The plant will create jobs and be an economic boon, according to Minister of Community Peter Fassbender. The North Shore mayors had advocated for an even split between the federal government, the province and the municipalities, putting everyone’s tab at about $233 million.
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