"Wednesday, ‘April 8, 1998 PENINSULA NEWS PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW 3

. Tanners say: sad goodbye to Clarence the Cat

| Continued from Page 1

the trip across the.road ona-
regular basis.

“It was the strangest thing,”
Tanner recalls. “He started re-
porting to our shop every
morning at 7:45 am. He was
very punctual.”

In 1986, the family left town

~ and Clarence moved in with
the Tanners full time.

_ Clarence’s presence in the
‘bookstore’ is ~ legendary.

_ Whether lounging on. the
counter, sprawled out on the
floor at the front of the line, or
snoozing atop a stack of news-...
papers, Clarence had a knack —
~ for positioning himself where
patrons could easily pause. to.
~ pet him.

“He seemed to like men bet:

.. ter than women, and he wasn’t ~

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“one, hé loved the attention,” Friendly feline was a colorful addition to Tanners Books on Beacon Avenue.

a "Tanner says. “He was'a very a ee OES Paereeenn
good looking cat in his day —. in numerous ‘cat "publications: ts strictly agerelated. oa vo) Hewasa cneok lind: cat, and
-Yegal with a beatiful white ruff. and his exploits were good fod-- © “Not very many cats at’ all he had a big fan Chub.

on. his chest. People were for... der for the local print media. . get to be that age, we don’t see. The’average age for a well-

ever dropping in to bring him > ~ Clarence v was cremated, and |: : many over the age of 21, so cared for cat; says Guttormson,
~ gifts or justto say hello.” =. a large’ painting of: him com-. Clarence was definitely the old- .. 18 18 oF 19- :
_*». In 1991, Clarence was cat... - missioned by Clive and Chris- est one we've seen at this prac- eee SIs strange | going into ae x
“napped and taken to Saanich...» tine Tanner now ae a onthe. tice. I know it was a very hard» and not seeing him,” says. ‘Clive. -
-It would. ‘take "him: three wall of their bookstore. - “decision: for the: ‘Tanners to’ “He was-very. special, and: his |
months, but he found his} way. On se cae to: They took: very good: passing has touched many peo- ae
S . care ofhim; but given the shape ‘ple.’

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The bottom line?
In the seventh: ‘and. final question, 37 per cent of the re-
: fet -spondents said they preferred the ‘community and cultural
Asked f ‘updating and: renovating the existing ‘Sancha “centre as proposed by MPS; 31: ‘per.cent. called for the reno- *
would meet their requirements for.a community and cultural.’ vation of the existing building; 15 per cent'said leave the hall =
~ centre, 231. respondents (42 per cent of the 546 who ane « ints present condition; eight per cent called for a new facility « «.
y _ ewered) ‘said J yes, and 278 (51 per cent): said no, ; <> larger then that proposed by MPS; and six per cent said they
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Former. Mayne Island school teacher han According: to Maureen
* couker is back in Vancouver this weck to pre- Baird, ¢ + prosccut or in the»
~~ sent his defence case before a BC College of o -CASG,: there are a range. of
qt “Teachers tribunal,” ‘possible penalties that could,
= Cocker, 52, had his teaching cer tification UIs ~-be handed down — from
reprimand to cancellation of

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pended afler he was charged in August, 1994 |
~~ with sexually molesting three female students: his certification. i ns
over a span of nearly 10 years from May 1, 1984 » “The College of Teachers isa ‘provinei al the
“to December 1, 1993, ° ~~ punal and doesn't have the power to make thelr
In March, 1996, Cocker was found guilty of “decision effective’ Canada-wide,”. Baird. ex.
‘four counts of sexual assault and-one of com: plained in an earlier Interview, adding. the tr
-mon-assault. Two months. later, he Was Bet: bunal docs, however, have the power to ‘ly
“tenced to 14 months in jail... os iis other authorities as they see appropriate” 3"
He was released two days laler pendhig. an: .. Cocker’s victinis presented (heir case béforc.
“appeal based on his right to a speedy trial being: “the tribunal in March, wrapping up with the »
. dented contrary to the C barter of Human Rights»: atatements.of one of the vietim's parents this.

and Freedoman es past Monday, bee

: On April 24, 1997, Cocker wae g nied'ajue Defence opened ils case yesterday (Yuesilay)
~ dical stay of coceenlings by the BC Court of Ap- “and a reported 18 defence witnesses are ex."
peal cya oe , pected to appear, Cocker Is set to igo before the

. Last month, Maw ch 2tos, he spend before nu tribunal ‘Thursday, after which the tribunal will:
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