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WEST Vancouver gangster Omid Bayani can look forward to seven years in a federal jail if he makes a public reappearance.

NORTH Vancouver Mounties have circulated a photo of a man they say tried to rob a taxi driver at knifepoint. The cabbie picked the suspect up on Westview Drive at about 3: 15 a.m. Oct. 15, according to investigators.

"BE IT RESOLVED that city council invite the North Vancouver school board, the District of North Vancouver council, the North Vancouver Recreation Commission and the North Shore Board of Health along with their respective staff to a meeting in early

Two men claiming to be fundraisers for British Columbia Childrens Hospital have been skimming North Shore residents bank accounts, according to North Vancouver RCMP.

North Shore rescuers had a much whiter Christmas than they had been hoping for this week when they were called out Dec. 25 to pluck a skier from a snowstorm on Mount Seymour. The volunteers were called away from family and friends at about 3 p.m.

The second half of our news quiz will appear Dec. 28. Answers to the following questions on page 10. JANUARY 1) A four-block stretch of Grand Boulevard was evacuated Dec. 30 after a passerby spotted a suspected explosive device in a backyard.

Drop In, Log In, Learn: Free one-on-one tech tutorials for adult beginners will take place from 1: 15 to 2: 15 p.m. on the last Sunday of every month until May 2012 at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St.

WITHOUT followup, most sales would never take place.

Swelling on brain puts man in intensive care for Christmas