A FOUR-day blockade by the Seton Indian Band of North Vancouver-based BC Rail’s mainiine track near Padlooct came down Tuesday afternoon, after an army of ROMP officers moved in to enforce a B.C. Supreme Court in- junction ordering removal of the blockade. RCMP also arrested three chiefs from three different native bands. It was not known to press lime how many people were ar- rested but those ac the blockade did not resist arrest. The band had saia it wouid remove its blockade oniy if the provincial and federal govern- ments agreed to enter into land claim and aboriginal tithe negotia- tions. Meanwhile, a BC Rail spokesman said thy company fost at least $750,000 in revenue for every day the blockade, which Pollution charges considered From page 1 April to various creeks above Lyin Creek. She added that pollution in Keith Creek had forced a natural run of salmon estabiished by the project there to move into Lynn Creek. But salmon may have been killed by the toxic spill. ““'e had established a natural tun in Keith Creek and it may have teen wiped out. And that's six years of work,’’ she said. Since the spill, the Fisheries Department has taken measures to clean t 9 Lynn Creek. Nik! ;aid a small dam contain- ing neatralizing chemicals was built into the culvert. Meanwhile North Vancouver District Fire Department called in a tanker service to pump out the storm sewer before rain could wash more bleach into the creek. The firefighters then rinsed the storm sewers and the tanker col- lected residual bleach. Meanwhile, fishery officer Terry Bedard said that although the spill killed a signiticant number of rearing juvenile salmon, the fish loss could have been much worse had the spill occurred further up the creek. Benoit Godin, Fisheries project biologist, said he detected the bleach by the odor cf chlorine present when he first investigated the spill. The chemical, although highly toxic to fish, would not harm humans, he said. “Chlorine will eventually evaporate and the toxicity of the creek will no longer be there,’’ he said. Bedard said the polluter could be charged with violations of the Fisheries Act, including depositing deleterious substances and with faiting to report a chemical spill. index @ Budge: Beaters ..... 18 > Business .........-. 19 M8 Classified Ads...... 51 @ Comics ........... 50 WM EcoUpdate ........ 46 WM Lifestyles.......... 47 @ North Shore Now ..24 @ Dr. Ruth.......... 48 WM TV Listings........ 36 @ What's Going On... .50 Weather Wednesday, cloudy with sunny periods. Chance of showers. Thursday, cloudy with chance of showers. Highs near 20°C. Second Class Registration Number 3865 ee By Surj Rattan News Reporter went up Friday, remained in’ ef- feet. “We've lost about $3 million.’ said Barrie Wall. c'Thesy're (RCMP) certainly in’ there and they’te certainly arresting peo- ple.” He added that once the biockade is removed it will take BC Rail about 24 hours to return to full operation. Wail said he does not know at this point if the compans will take legal aguen pes fecover Che amount of mones it lost, “AL Chis point we're just sotets interested In pettine the trains operating again, After that we'll discuss how much money we fost and if there’s aay point in trying to get it back," Wall said. Passenger train service, which originates from North Vancouver, had been cancelled as had most of the company’s freight train’ ser- vice, which moves between North Vancouver and Prince George. Wall added that some freight trains were being diverted through CN's Prince George line. Friday's rail blockade was the second one the band had set up on BC Rail’s mainline between North Vancouver and = Prince Georee Tis niente. On btidas. @ nerthbouod tremht tram which ormunated in North Vangouser enroute ta Prince Cieoree was terminated at Stunswick, about 26 mites north of North Vancouser. Also Friday. a seuthbound freight train was stepped at about seven miles south of [ loaet. After BC Rail obtained a court injunction Saturday from B.C Supreme Court Justice Alan Thackeray, the rail company gave the band # noon Sunday deadline to remove its blockade. Cariboo-Chifeotin Progressive Conservative MP Dave Worthy said he is willing to arrange a meeting between Ottawa, Victoria and the natives on Aug. 29. But the band had said its blockade Unexpected v driving crashed into a North Vancouver house at NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP have charged William Layman of Burnaby with impaired driving, driving with a blood alcohol level over .08 and driving with an expired driver’s licence, after the car he was typ 78G0 - Norn Snore News - 3 move in to end blockade Seton Indian Band protest cost BC Rail millions of dollars. — BC Rail spokesman Barrie Wall ...$750,000 loss per day. band who would not resist arrest, were willing to go to jail. would remain and that members, Photo Scot HuSbs 2491 Hyannis Drive. The accident occurred Aug. 16 at about 7 p.m. toaming suburban bears give N. Vancouver residents a scare THE B.C. Environment Ministry is warning North Van- couver residents to beware of bears that have been roaming through the Blue Ridge and Mount Royal areas recently. And urban bears have at least one area resident so worried that she will no longer allow her children to play in a nearby park. Conservation officer Ralph Krenz said his office has placed two bear traps in the Blue Ridge and Mount Royal areas in a bid to capture the unbearable bear or bears which have been spotted at night in the area. “We do have bears in that area. I don’t know how many, it could be one or more than one. One hear could) generate 30 or 40 complaints,"’ said Krenz. ‘*They usually come out at night from By Surj Rattan News Reporter around [0 p.m. to sunrise.’ He added that residents should remember to store garbage inside at night. Trash attracts bears. Also, said Krenz, anyone coming home late at night should take care to make sure a bear is not in- side a garage or carport where garbage cans are kept, “This week has been bad because the trash in that area has not been picked up and that results in a smorgasbord for the Locals urged not to leave garbage out at night bears. Garbage should not be left out at night,"’ said Krenz. Krenz said most of the bears visit neighborhoods near the Mosquito Creek, Seymour River and Lynn River areas. “That is a natutal migration area for them. The general area of complaints about the bears comes from the creeks,”’ said Krenz. ‘‘! can't see the problem going away in the foreseeable future. People should just be aware of them.”” Canyon Heights area resident Jeanine Rousseau said she is wary of the bears and = said others should be too. “We've had a lot of bears around here. This week the bear has been around earlier at night,” said Rousseau. ‘ti have four young kids and we don't go to the park anymore because the bear is always there.’” Anyone who spots a_ bear should call the conservation of- ficer service toll-free at $-800- 663-WILD.