narcotic offense or for a crime usually
associated with the attempt of addicts
to obtain funds with which to con-
tinue their addiction.

Nicholson reported 2,457 known
addicts in Canada of whom only 54
were in their teens. Convictions in
1954 under the narcotics acts totaled
391.

Tremendous Profits

Most of the drug traffic in Eastern
Canada came from the United States,
he said, and consisted almost entirely
of heroin. Nicholson explained that a
kilogram tin of heroin contained 35
ounces that cost the importer $11,000
and could be sold for between $19,250
and $28,000. At the addict level, he
added, the tin would bring between
$178,000 and $290,000.

He said that since 1949 the
R.C.M..P. has convicted 36 major
dope peddlers who received prison
terms ranging from two to 28 years.

British Columbia leads the rest of
Canada in criminal addicts with 1,108,
followed by Ontario with 503, the
prairie provinces with 219 and Quebec
with 179.

The west coast province also tops
the list of known addicts with crim-
inal but not narcotics records, he said.
There were 304 of that type in British
Columbia, 56 in Ontario, 49 in the
prairie provinces and 39 in Quebec.
This type consists of criminals who
commit their crimes probably while
under the influence of drugs or to get
money for drugs but do not them-
selves peddle dope xk *

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GARDEN CITY DRIVE-IN

Marcell and Margaret Champoux

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802 Garden City Fulton 8024
Lulu Island, B.C.

Seymour Heights Nursery

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Phone WO 6-4661

3605 E. Keith
North Vancouver, B.C.

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DR. THERRIEN

136 E. 15th Phone YO 8133

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North Vancouver, B.C.

TWENTY-SEVENTH EDITION

VANCOUVER MOUNTIES
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DOUBLE CELEBRATION

subdivision R.C.M.P. met so-

cially for a double celebration;
a “house-warming” at their new
quarters in Fairmont barracks and the
presentation of long service medals to
five veteran members and two former
members.

Supt. George J. Archer, officer com-
manding the subdivision, said about
300 people met at the barracks,
Thirty-third and Heather.

Guests included members of the
force and their wives and friends,
members of the R.C.M.P. Veterans’
Association, and members of the
R.C.M.P. Reserve.

Long service and good conduct
medals were presented to: Staff Sgt.
S. S. Rothwell, pilot of the R.C.M.P.
aircraft; Sgt. J. H. S. P. Jones, in
charge of the identification branch;
Cpl. W. F. Morgan, Burnaby; Cpl. I.
H. Fenske, North Vancouver; Cont.
A. M. Bestwick, of Vancouver Town
Station.

Former Set. L. W. Broadway, Van-
couver resident who served in Alberta,
received the medal; and a posthumous
award went to the son of the late Sgt.
E. A. Betts.

Former deputy commissioner R. L.
Cadiz presented the medals.

Rifle and revolver club awards
were presented to Constables A. J.
Levitt, L. R. Crosby, and Special
Const. R. J. Brannan.

Many of the arrangements for the
gathering were made by C.I.B. Sgt.
Bill Turner, who didn’t get a long
service medal.

Set. Turner, by co-incidence, cele-
brated his twentieth anniversary in the
force the same day. He will get his
medal next year. * *

(\ranave and men of Vancouver

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IMPERIAL
CANNERY

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610 Dyke Fulton 7121

Lulu Island, B.C.

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SEGUIN’S GROCERY
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364 Moncton Fulton 7442
Lulu Island, B.C.
E. A. SEGUIN.

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SCOULAR’S SHOE STORE
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(682 No. 3 Road Phone DU 1317

Lulu Island, B.C.
BUD SCOULAR.

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Lansdowne Hardware Ltd.

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609A No. 3 Road Phone DU 4115
Lulu Island, B.C.
D. S. McDiarmid.

SAFETY FIRST

Richmond
Construction Co.

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881 Patterson DU 1922

Lulu Island, B.C.

A. G. TURNER

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GAGNO’S General Store

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1375 West Highway Phone DU 3835
Lulu Island, B.C.
MRS. M. MORSE

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CAPILANO ELECTRIC Co.

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3095 Woodbine Phone YO 9814

North Vancouver, B.C.

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SEA ISLAND SERVICE
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Phone DU 1141
Sea Island, B.C.
ARNOLD WOLFSON.

305 Airport

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