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A6 8 Tuesday, October 3 I, 2OOO ME The Chief 8 Squamish, B.C. News Police Blotter Construction tools stolen BY IAN JACQUES Reponer Squamish RCMP are still investigating a pair of break- ins where thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of construction tools. Sometime over night on Thursday, Oct. 19, two large freight containers of a Midnight Way business in the Squariiish Business Park were broken into. Metal bars and locks were cut off by the suspects and more than $1 1,000 worth of heavy duty construction tools were stolen. In a separate incident on Monday, Oct. 23, the gates of a Squarnish business located on Galbraith Avenue were broken through. The shed door and lock were pried open and several itenis of rnachinery and tools were stolen. Police have no suspects in either incident and are requesting assistance from the public. Anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity during the two break-ins are asked to call Squrlmish KCMP at 898- 961 I . Police are still looking for the ~~’riers of a vehicle that cras1it.d into a power pole a~-ounri Hospital Hill last Friday. Just af‘ter 9 p.m. on Oct. 20, ;I car struck a power pole causing ;i power outage for a large area on View Place Drive. When emergency crews :ii-ri\d on sccnc, the vehicle M‘LIS a h n d o I1 cd . “T tit. coin p 1 :ii nan t st at cd swing ;i group ol’ youths jump in anothcr vchiclc aftcr the accidcii[.’‘ said Const. Cainille I-lalw!. ”The vehiclc ws to\vcd and thc owrw h s not bcen in contact with us yet.’’ A 4 1 -year-old Squamish man is facing charges of mischief and theft after an incident on Willow Crescent last week. Just after 1 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, RCMP were called to a the Willow Crescent home responding to a break-in in progress. “The two residents were hiding in an upstairs bedroom and the suspect was found near a broken window outside with bloody fingers,” Habel said. The man was arrested and is awaiting a court appearance. w A group of kids got a lesson in bear safety last week. On Thursday, Oct. 19 a bear cub was found lodging in a tree on Tantalus Road just before 6 p.m. It appears that after eating a few apples, the bear went on its way after the conservation office was called, but a group of kids were reported stand- ing at the bottom of the tree bothering the bear, Habel said. “We just want to remind the public that the mothers are never far from their cubs and are very protective,” Habel said. “Stay away from bears at all t irnes.” W Police are investigating an act of mischief on Government Road on Sunday, Oct. 22. Just after 8 a.m. a resident woke up to find her car and garage covered in barbecue sauce. ”The cook is still unknown,” Habel said. m RCMP are working with management at Interfor after one of their trucks was found ‘‘)clt/;e will remember them” ALLYOU CAN EAT with Tomato Sauce 5PAG H En1 per pereon $7.95 BAKED 5PAGHETTI wit;::zto OR VEGETARIAN LA5AGNA with Tomato Sauce $8.95 per person 2 MEDIUM PIEA5 PICKUP ONLY 4i17.SS Behind Extra Foods 898-3552 -~ stolen early Tuesday, Oct. 24. The truck was found aban- doned at Raven Woods with its lights on, but on one was around. The gate to the chlorine shed was broken and it looked like it had been driven through, Habel said. Two fire hydrants were also bowled over. rn Sometime between Thursday, Oct. 19 and 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24 the compound at the rear of Centennial Fields was broken into. Windshields and windows of several tractors and mow- ers were broken. Police have no suspects. Just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25 a Stonegate home was broken into. A neighbour reported to police that he heard noise next door. When he looked outside he saw a white van backing out of the driveway. The neighbour checked next door and saw that all the ’ appliances had been stolen and called police. The vehicle was stopped by police in West Vancouver and four males are now under investigation. INVITATION TO THE 3RD ANNUAL MEETING OF RESIDENTS L The Sea to Sky Community Health Council and Coast. Garibaldi Community Health Services Society invite you join them for their 3”Annual Meeting of Residents: sq Date: Thursday November 2, 2000 icn =me: 7:OO-8:00 p.m avc Venue: Squamish General Hospital cafeteria kin, Please join us to hear reports on activities, program I! VI highlights, and future plans. There will be opportunity to hi ask questions and to meet members of council and senior CF staff. Refreshments will be provided. ate( Ju b Squamish General Hospital Open House ‘or1 Staff at Squamish General Hospital will host an open house pr@c to and after the Annual Meeting of Residents, starting at on Thursday November P, 2000. The open house will service capabilities at the hospital as well as new purchased through the fundraising efforts of our Refreshments will be available. HAIRCUT & BLOWDRY: E 6,”” 1 1 OFFER EXPIRES Dec 8/00 I Not valid with other ! offers. Limit one coupon P per customer, Good at I li participating locations. Squamish Station Mall 815-0855 4 Fl 1 --. a,,
News The Chief lBslD Squamish, i3.C 8fl ‘I’ucsday. Octohcr 3 1, 2OO() ‘lNGrtaavel, learning opportunities abound for local youth 1 te you Reporter ia Squamish youth can avail kmsclves of two distinct avel opportunities now king offered, but they must Rotary Youth co-ordiated by the local Rotary --Jub. The other is Canada brld Youth (CWY), through lse ,,i#ch Squamolean Brandon is visiting Vietnam. n Rotary exchange hasn’t ment run in Squamish since Sound Secondary 2000 or approved by the Rotary Club, but stay in the same region and attend the same school. The exchange is conducted with 17 countries, from Argentina to Thailand. Students are asked their pref- erence for a destination, though there are no guaran- tees. ......................................................... “We ’re looking for someone who’s going to be w . bduate Julia Smith spent her ade I1 year in South a good ambas- +ca. -- $he idea is to give students and SQUamiSh.” A all around the world a nce to experience life in br parts of the country,” j Rotarian James Martin. s mostly a cultural hange. The expectation is them to assimilate and erience as much of the t culture as possible.” imself an exchange stu- t 20 years ago, Martin is sting in co-ordiwting the ction of the outbound amish student, and nging host families and vities for the incoming cnt. ic student stays with four crent families over the -, who are either Rotarians sad& for Canada - James Martin ......................................................... “They need to be able to adapt to ... a new culture, new customs,” Martin said. Applications must be in by Nov. 7. They are available at the HSSS counselling office. For more information speak to counse 1 lor Brian L‘Hirondelle or call Martin at 898- 1 874. Applicants should be in Grade I I or 12, in the upper third of‘ their class acadenii- cally, good communicators and interested in learning new things. bnsportation up for discussion houses are being held ek to gain the public’s in the Multi-modal Tr an sport at i on target for spring, 2001 letion, the study is a c assessment of trans- n needs (considering s, auto, marine and air in the corridor to thc study will not include P ct recommendations, but Friday. will provide governments, transportation agencies and relevant stakeholders a solid base of information on which to build their own transportation plans. Meetings arc slated for tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Squamish Pi!blic Library from 4 to 8 p.m., the Pemberton Community Centre on Thursday and the Lions Bay Village Hall on - SPIRIT OF SQUAMISH . . . . . . . . U . . . . . .... ................... ...................... :. . , ............. --- ft to right: Peter Manderson, of Pacific Spirit Tours presents a cheque for $2,750 to Dave Jevons from the Squamish Emergency Program Society, on Sept. 28 after the inaugural Colin Banner Memorial Golf Tournament at the Furry Creek Golf and Country Club. spirit of Squamish is a s ecial promotion lsored by the Squamish 8 hief. There are conditions which apply in order to Far in the space. Please call Dianne ’away at 892-9 16 1 for details. a Students must also pay an exchange fee of $3,800, wnich covers airfare, insur- ance, an identifying blazer, orientation weekend and vi sa. Living expenscs are covered by the host Rotary Club, which also supplies pocket money roughly equal to $100 a month. CWY is a service-exchange program, primarily funded through the Canadian International Development Agency Running since 1978, CWY pairs groups of students from Canada and another country for four or seven months, the time split betwecn the two count ria. “The ultimate goal is to develop better citizens, peo- ple who have an understand- ing of the world,” said admin- istrative officer Kathy Flood. Unlike the Rotary Exchange, participants arc given volunteer work placcmcnts and participate in group act ivi t i es. “It’s not a travel program,” said Flood. As it is a CIDA-sponsorcd program, the target count ri c‘s arc all in developing regions: Amcrica, Af’rica, ccntral and southeast Asia, Latin cast cm Europe. Though C W Y accepts applications at any tinic. to qualify for thc ncxt CXC*~;II~~C‘, which bcgins this sumnicr, applications must hc in hy Nov. 17. CWY applicants rnusl tx 17-20 ycar-s old, ;1 Canadian ci tizcn or landed iiiiriiigrant Volunteer for Stolen Auto Check out our Website I B.C.’s auto theft rate is one of the highest in portable computer loaded with an up-to-date data the country - 34% over the national average. bank of stolen auto information, teams of citizen Last year ICBC paid out $79 million for auto theft. volunteers equipped with police radios go on Although 90% of stolen vehicles are eventually patrol and report any suspected stolen vehicles. recovered, the time lapse betvdeen theft and recov- Stolen Auto Recovery is a tremendous SCIC- ery can make a big difference. cess. It’s an opportunity for communities around Stolen Auto Recovery is a joint effort of citizen the province to participate. For more information volunteers, the police, CPlC (Canadian Police or Information Centre), ICBC and BCAA to recover to volunteer, talk to the more stolen vehicles. 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