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Did you win? Metro Vancouver is now running lottery results on Thursdays and Mondays on the Sports Page. HicksHicks crownedcrowned AmericanAmerican IdolIdol THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006 VANCOUVER ENTERTAINMENT P. 1 BIG SPAT SUNS SHINE HI 17 Victoria’s Nash helps Phoenix win FOR TOMKAT NBA Western Conference final opener. LOW 11 PAGE 18 PAGE 10 WEATHER P. 19 JEFF HODSON/METRO VANCOUVER VANCOUVER JEFF HODSON/METRO West Vancouver Staff Sgt. Jim Almas warns demonstrators at Eagleridge Bluffs yesterday afternoon that the next time police are at the protest site, people will be arrested. At press time, how- ever, no arrests had been made. Protesters brace for arrests Enforcement order on and those of you who decide to protesters to think their situation them know, crystal clear, what is liefs. You’ve got to follow through stay will be arrested,” Staff Sgt. through carefully, to seek legal ad- going to happen. There will be no on your beliefs,” he said. way to opposers of Jim Almas warned 30-or-so rain- vice and to leave the area. surprises.” “We know that great changes in highway upgrade soaked residents of the small tent A trickle of insults met Almas’ Following Almas’ visit, Dennis politics and democracy have come city in the shadow of Eagleridge comments. One man told others to Perry, president of the Coalition To about through protests and civil Bluffs. leave the policeman alone. Save Eagleridge Bluffs, said the sit- disobedience” But by press time yesterday no “He’s just doing his job,” the man uation was as tense as it had been Perry said he was still holding JEFF HODSON arrests had yet been made, leaving said. in the last two years. out hope that the provincial gov- [email protected]@metronews.ca many at the bluffs to believe that Almas said the protesters would Perry said he suspected police ernment might intervene to stop arrests would be coming sometime be given a chance to leave when would not be back until today. construction. Time officially ran out last night this morning. the enforcement order was read to Asked whether he was prepared for demonstrators trying to stop a Almas, who expected to have an them. to go to jail, Perry replied that it is 2.4-kilometre stretch of highway enforcement order sometime yes- “If they defy the order at that the last thing he wanted to do. through Eagleridge Bluffs. terday afternoon, arrived at the time the alternative is to be arrest- “If push comes to shove, sure. “Police will be coming up here camp around 3:15 p.m. He asked ed,” Almas said. “We’re here to let You’ve got to stand up for your be- Greenfield Newspapers Inc., operating as Metro Vancouver Newspapers 1190 Homer Street, Suite 250, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2X6. Publisher: Maryse Lalonde metro 02 THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006 MDG Recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional MDG Computers Powered By FREEFREE Intel® Processors 5.15.1 MEGAPIXELMEGAPIXEL CAMERA! 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See www.totaltalk.ca for details. 20358 metro THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006 03 VANCOUVER POLICE issued 466 traffic viola- BRITISH COLUMBIA and Beijing have signed a deal to tions on Knight Street over the May long week- promote financial growth. The initiative, Invest B.C., will LOCAL end. Since April, police have targeted their en- help Beijing investors set up here and Beijing officials forcement on the busy route. Metro Vancouver will do the same for B.C. businesses there. SOURCE: cknw.com Boy bank Give migrant job back: BCFL robbers Fired Mexican B.C. Federation of Labour farm background the job, he cannot stay in man said. president Jim Sinclair said Canada on his work permit. Golden Eagle Group presi- ◗ worker faces yesterday that Marcos Baac Golden Eagle Farms is Baac’s lawyer, Zool Sule- dent Murray Driediger said deportation should get his job back until owned by Francesco Aquilini, man, said he wants an inves- Baac was fired for an unre- in court provincial labour officials in- a part-owner of the NHL’s tigation into the firing as lated personnel matter and A young teenager so short By TIA ABELL vestigate the case. He added Vancouver Canucks. well as better safeguards for wouldn’t discuss it. he’d have to stand on tiptoe to for Metro Vancouver that migrant workers CANADIAN PRESS migrant workers, who are The accusations about reach the counter of any bank shouldn’t be fired without cerned,” Sinclair said. contracted through the Sea- working conditions are false, teller appeared in court yes- A Mexican migrant worker just cause. Baac claims he was fired sonal Agricultural Worker Driediger added, noting that terday with two others ac- faces deportation after he “Migrant workers in Cana- from Golden Eagle Farms in Program between Mexico no one from the BCFL or cused in a string of bank rob- was allegedly fired for com- da have all the same rights as Pitt Meadows May 9 after and Canada. other Baac advocates have beries. plaining about poor toilet any other worker, as far as writing a letter protesting “The way it’s set up no one contacted or visited the The three boys, ages 13, 14 and living facilities. the labour movement is con- working conditions. Without speaks for (workers),” Sule- farm. and 14, appeared dressed like many pubescent boys these days — baggy pants, athletic Big names shirts. A lawyer appeared on be- half of one of the three, but say go slow the other two had no repre- sentation.