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MORE THAN 80 local residents plunged into 1990 January ! at the eighth annual Penguin Plunge at Panorama Park in Decp Cove. The event started in 1983 as a ritual among a few
a friends and has continued as an annual event. More than 600 people watched the event.

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AN AUTOMOBILE accident last week in which a pedestri-
an was struck in a crosswalk aear Westview shopping centre
has renewed calls for a pedestrian-controtied traffic signal at

the crosswalk.

Residents of the reraghy Codi
broote Villave apart: is osay it's
ane a omatler at time before
sencone dies while attempting to
crass Che busy stretch of Westyiew
Drive between Ith Street and the
Upper fevels Highways.

Cedarbrooke property manaret
Poul Stany tint fobbied North
Vaneouker City for a safer cross
ing seweral years apo. Phe city
subsequently installed a flashing

By MICH ALD BORER “|
Ne feperter

amier liyht.

Just after S pom. oon Dec. 2h,
I4-vear-cld Shasna  baamont a
Cedarbrooke cesident, was struck
by oa car travelling onerth on
Westview batroont  suffercd oa
spramed aokie aad same burnps
and bruises. Phe driver, 39 year:
od Phares: Chime of North Vien
couser, was chareed with failing to

yield the right of way.

But area residents: fear for the
safety of the many seniors Who use
the crosswalk teyularhy. Approst
mach SO per cent ob the ESO pea.

they moved the crosswalk. tt
should be north so tratte coming
up the hill can see tt. Having a
flushing yellow dizht there is like
calling fox ali the tine. Whenever $

VICTIM AT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT SITE: SEE PHOTO PACD 3

ple living im 132 selt-ow ned ua at
Cedarbrooke are seniors
Sard barmonts mether, ffelen
Peconetam: CNS ditdetier or
well pooled but a litte olde lad.
crossings there would have broken
somethin 7"
Pamonts  stepharher Crotdens
Pvcemivbaarn. oars ab Stutd tion
stb a sett .
“When thes renovated the

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Sorth Vancouver " ONMP tase
tecemed: compat oabous phe osi

gation. Said the hattic SOs
plo bwen Preethas cbs a cart.
COTTUPH ON SPECT Yours !
People Gurney pete the te ota
pic gmoney Gaet eaeh ope ren

erossimi, Sao voulye vor the poten
tral for somtethine fo po wrene of
somebody doesn't de ten part

isnap prompts residents
for safer crossing

The city engineering department
is in the process of evaluating data
collecred on the crosswalk. Tous
Barber, city supervisor of
engineering design, said the
crossaalh was relocated when the
HID aeeess Fo the shoppine centre
Mea shitted during POLS ELE
“vecusked ter detail. from the
ROSNER as to the dates: stoerdort
Vnnb weowet thar Pocattt realh
comment about an die subd. ad
dites, CPt. one Gorse alha wath
tao front oof the ete fiaaad taraers
With the older one) pedestrians
Nad oa bit cot ate asda pete
fralbwies adores The new oane
docs t have that”