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Appointed members must be a resident of the Greater Vancouver Regional District for no less than six (6) consecutive months preceding the appointment. The following experience, skills, and abilities, as related to the sport of professional boxing, are required for various positions within the Commission: Accounting and Financial Management Marketing and Promotions Discipline and Suspensions Logistics and Venue Management Application of Insurance, Indemnities, and Waivers Physician experienced in Pre- and Post-Contest Physical Examinations and Treatment of Trauma and Injuries Four positions are available for a one-year term without remuneration. Applicants may forward their resume attached with a letter of intent to: Richmond Boxing Athletic Commission 5599 Lynas Lane Richmond, BC V7C 5B2 For further information, please call 604-233-3305 or email Deadline for applications is November 30, 2006. Better in Every Way seismic upgrading complete by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter New details about a deadly police pursuit in early August are raising questions about whether the crash that claimed a local father of two was preventable. A search warrant application filed in Richmond provincial court gives a stark- ly different to what the media were told by police in early the minutes before the crash that claimed Yau Tong Lam.

The document describes how a total of four marked and unmarked police vehicles from the Vancouver Police Department and the Richmond RCMP tailed a car driven by a wanted Vancouver woman for several minutes before she ran a red light and T-boned Mercury Villager. The vehicle was seen by police driving through two different parking lots, at a hotel and a mall, but police did not even attempt to pull her over at the time. And even though the driver was want- ed for only a minor offence, and had earlier evaded police at high speeds in Vancouver in a pursuit that was ter- minated, police opted to start another pursuit in Richmond. Originally, police had said a local offi- cer spotted the car, allegedly driven by Sherri Lynn Gehring moments after it crossed the Oak Street Bridge, and with- in a minute of beginning a pursuit, she ran a red light and crashed her Hyundai into Mercury Villager minivan. The search warrant details, however, that at 1:15 a.m.

on Aug. 1, Hyundai was allegedly seen crossing the bridge, followed then by two unmarked Vancouver Police vehicles. The crash occurred about seven minutes later, around 1:22 a.m. What happened during that span of time is now the subject of an independent police review. The review of both the handling of the police pursuit and the entire case will take months more before completed, Richmond RCMP Cpl.

Dave Williams said. Williams explained that police released the best available information they had at the time and that because the case is before the courts, releasing more infor- mation might jeopardize the right to a fair trial. brother, Rorce Lam, renewed the calls he made shortly after his death for police to re-examine their guidelines for pursuits. Lam told The Richmond Review Friday that he comfortable comment- ing about the contents of the search warrant application, which never seen before. But he said he will examine it very closely and forward a copy of it to the lawyer.

The search warrant indicates that three dark-coloured unmarked Vancouver Police sport utility vehicles followed Gehring, 34, as she weaved through parts of north Richmond for at least seven minutes before the crash at the intersection of Cambie and Shell roads. lawyer, Phil Rankin, said when police switched on their head- lights, it spooked his client. He questioned why police would begin another pursuit when a previous one was terminated for safety reasons. that wise? In retrospect, a dead guy at an intersection for a rea- sonably minor criminal event where she was not, prior to them chasing her, she was not presenting a threat to anybody in two in the morning and driving at a pretty reasonable speed so had they left her driving around Richmond, I think there was a threat in Richmond to anybody at that Rankin said his client is extremely remorseful, and has to bear responsibil- ity for her part in the crash. guess the event could have been prevented by not chasing More than an hour before the crash, Gehring was sought for breach of an undertaking.

When police tried to pull her vehicle over, Gehring allegedly fled down Oak Street at speeds exceeding 110 kilome- tres per hour. Before the collision, police estimated car was travelling at about 160 kilometres per hour, the search war- rant states. Police also claim in the search warrant application that Gehring admitted to an ambulance paramedic that she two hits of before the crash. The warrant also indicates that a hos- pital lab test of her blood came back positive for cocaine. Gehring is scheduled to appear in Richmond provincial court on Nov.

8, where according to court records, she is expected to enter a plea. Rankin said his client is considering a guilty plea. Could deadly pursuit have been prevented? Search warrant reveals police tailed driver for several minutes before fatal crash YAU TONG LAM in Aug. 1 crash by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter A major upgrade of the George Massey Tunnel was completed this week, and good news for the myriad motorists who tra- verse it. The project was originally slated to be completed in March, but was about six months behind schedule.

Susan Williams, spokes- person for the Ministry of Transportation, said the delay resulted from unfore- seen issues, such as con- crete-related concerns, as well as a pipe that accounted for. The upgrades were designed to improve the safety and help it avoid collapse and reduce structural damage during an earthquake. With the work now done, all left is the clean-up phase, which should wrap up by the end of November, Williams said. Originally tabbed at $22.2 million, the final cost was $18.6 million for such things as repairing concrete, sealing cracks and installing new lights..