Peter W. Rusland News Leader Pictorial A North Vancouver man faces seven charges, including criminal negligence causing death, following Saturday’s Malahat Drive death of a Saanich couple, police said. Lucas Ian Brown, 25, was to appear yesterday in Duncan provincial court to answer the raft of charges, said RCMP Const. Mike Halskov of South Island Traf c Services. Brown was remanded to jail until a court date is set. In addition to two counts of criminal negligence causing death, he faces charges of possession of stolen property over $5,000, break, enter and theft under $5,000, break, enter and mischief over $5,000, failing to remain at the scene of a crash causing death, and fraudulent use of a credit card, Halskov said. The deceased couple has been identi ed as Martha Ralph, 56, and Larry Machnee, 58. Brown was arrested without incident near the Mill Bay ferry terminal late Sunday morning after RCMP received tip from an alert citizen. His arrest followed Saturday’s 12:30 p.m. crash after which Brown is alleged to have ed the scene and spent the night around Bamberton. The tragic crash involved a southbound 2007 Honda Accord, that was stolen Saturday in North Vancouver, Halskov said. The Honda was totalled after crossing the centre line dur- ing an illegal left turn near the Arbutus rest stop. That turn claimed the lives of Ralph and Machnee who were northbound on a Yamaha touring motorcycle. The takedown of Brown followed a manhunt between 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the Bamberton area and shoreline. That dragnet involved 17 cops, Coast Guard of cers, a helicopter crew and a dog squad. “We went all out to nd him right away and somehow he eluded us,” Halskov said, thanking the public for helping locate Brown, who was uninjured. The accident saw Malahat Drive traf c rerouted through East Shawnigan Lake Road and the village Saturday as police spent several hours analyzing the crash site. The Malahat was reopened at around 5 p.m. Saturday, Halskov said. Andrew Leong Samantha Kopchuk comforts fellow resident Jenny MacGillivery after they evacuate their Kiwanis Village cottage, adja- cent to the main building which was consumed by the blaze Duncan reghters battle to control at right. Man arrested Man arrested after hit-and- after hit-and- run kills two run kills two Your news leader since 1905 Your news leader since 1905 Top story: Moviemakers get Wrecked in downtown Duncan Moviemakers get Wrecked in downtown Duncan page 3 page 3 Artists: One man’s junk is another man’s art show page 17 One man’s junk is another man’s art show page 17 For all the news of the Cowichan region as it happens, plus stories from around British Columbia, go to our website www.cowichannewsleader.com On the Malahat: On the Malahat: Couple hit by stolen car Couple hit by stolen car Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Burned out seniors could be Burned out seniors could be waiting a year for a rebuild waiting a year for a rebuild Extensive damage: Extensive damage: Major fire chases Major fire chases 36 from Kiwanis Village 36 from Kiwanis Village Mike D’Amour News Leader Pictorial M ore than two dozen residents displaced because of a multi million-dollar re at a seniors’ complex could wait as long as a year before they can move back home. Dave Clark, president of the Duncan Kiwanis Village Society, said if Building No. 3, at Day Road’s Kiwanis Village, needs only to be re- paired, the wait would be about eight months. “But if we have to do a new building, it could take as long as a year,” he said. Duncan and North Cowichan reghters were called to the facility late Saturday night after receiving a call of a re at the senior’s complex, 365 Day Rd. The re resulted in extensive damage to the entire building and 36 residents were evacu- ated — 27 from the apartment building and nine from adjacent cottages. So far, the cause of the blaze has yet to be determined, said Clark. “The re marshal has been around the building and identi ed the re started at the backside of the building in a wing wall (a parti- tion that separates balconies) and spread to the roof cavity,” he said. “It burned through the old roof and the new roof and that’s when it became a problem.” Clark said reghters had to ood the build- ing with water to douse the ames. “The re is not suspicious,” he said. “It could have been something smouldering on a deck, or something on the electrical end of things whether it was an air conditioning system that malfunctioned or something left in a window.” Thankfully, said Clark, there were no serious injuries. more on page 8
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Peter W. RuslandNews Leader Pictorial
A North Vancouver man faces seven charges, including criminal negligence causing death, following Saturday’s Malahat Drive death of a Saanich couple, police said.
Lucas Ian Brown, 25, was to appear yesterday in Duncan provincial court to answer the raft of charges, said RCMP Const. Mike Halskov of South Island Traf c Services.
Brown was remanded to jail until a court date is set.In addition to two counts of criminal negligence causing
death, he faces charges of possession of stolen property over $5,000, break, enter and theft under $5,000, break, enter and mischief over $5,000, failing to remain at the scene of a crash causing death, and fraudulent use of a credit card, Halskov said.
The deceased couple has been identi ed as Martha Ralph, 56, and Larry Machnee, 58.
Brown was arrested without incident near the Mill Bay ferry terminal late Sunday morning after RCMP received tip from an alert citizen.
His arrest followed Saturday’s 12:30 p.m. crash after which Brown is alleged to have ed the scene and spent the night around Bamberton.
The tragic crash involved a southbound 2007 Honda Accord, that was stolen Saturday in North Vancouver, Halskov said.
The Honda was totalled after crossing the centre line dur-ing an illegal left turn near the Arbutus rest stop.
That turn claimed the lives of Ralph and Machnee who were northbound on a Yamaha touring motorcycle.
The takedown of Brown followed a manhunt between 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the Bamberton area and shoreline.
That dragnet involved 17 cops, Coast Guard of cers, a helicopter crew and a dog squad.
“We went all out to nd him right away and somehow he eluded us,” Halskov said, thanking the public for helping locate Brown, who was uninjured.
The accident saw Malahat Drive traf c rerouted through East Shawnigan Lake Road and the village Saturday as police spent several hours analyzing the crash site.
The Malahat was reopened at around 5 p.m. Saturday, Halskov said.
Andrew LeongSamantha Kopchuk comforts fellow resident Jenny MacGillivery after they evacuate their Kiwanis Village cottage, adja-cent to the main building which was consumed by the blaze Duncan re ghters battle to control at right.
Man arrested Man arrested after hit-and-after hit-and-run kills tworun kills two
Your news leader since 1905Your news leader since 1905
Top story: Moviemakers get Wrecked in downtown Duncan Moviemakers get Wrecked in downtown Duncan page 3 page 3Artists: One man’s junk is another man’s art show page 17 One man’s junk is another man’s art show page 17For all the news of the Cowichan region as it happens, plus stories from around British Columbia, go to our website www.cowichannewsleader.com
On the Malahat:On the Malahat: Couple hit by stolen car Couple hit by stolen car
Wednesday, February 24, 2010Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Burned out seniors could be Burned out seniors could be waiting a year for a rebuildwaiting a year for a rebuildExtensive damage:Extensive damage: Major fi re chases Major fi re chases 36 from Kiwanis Village36 from Kiwanis VillageMike D’AmourNews Leader Pictorial
More than two dozen residents displaced because of a multi million-dollar re at a seniors’ complex could wait as long as a year before they can move
back home.Dave Clark, president of the Duncan Kiwanis
Village Society, said if Building No. 3, at Day Road’s Kiwanis Village, needs only to be re-paired, the wait would be about eight months.
“But if we have to do a new building, it could take as long as a year,” he said.
Duncan and North Cowichan re ghters were called to the facility late Saturday night after receiving a call of a re at the senior’s complex, 365 Day Rd.
The re resulted in extensive damage to the entire building and 36 residents were evacu-ated — 27 from the apartment building and nine from adjacent cottages.
So far, the cause of the blaze has yet to be determined, said Clark.
“The re marshal has been around the building and identi ed the re started at the backside of the building in a wing wall (a parti-tion that separates balconies) and spread to the roof cavity,” he said.
“It burned through the old roof and the new roof and that’s when it became a problem.”
Clark said re ghters had to ood the build-ing with water to douse the ames.
“The re is not suspicious,” he said.“It could have been something smouldering
on a deck, or something on the electrical end of things whether it was an air conditioning system that malfunctioned or something left in a window.”
Thankfully, said Clark, there were no serious injuries.
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