Cypress plans to oven alpine area tomorrow AS ski hill operators will tell you, predicting long-range weather pat- terns is about as accurate as snow phone information (which often is, shall we Say, a tad optimistic). Vhs winter's ik leet: May d Ta Ninaya distant oc if Nine Valike the warm ever, Ning promses cold weather. subscribe to her powers predict we are im fora snemwuinter. Pog ske hill operators are, need less to say. thialled with thar prospect, however Aone put toe auch stock ne the edd gurh. “Last vear we were told, because of EE Nino, we werent gong to have a winter at all,” said Cypres Bowls Kent Rideout vesterday morn ing. “Vroes it was a late start but we sill had plenty of snow.” Nina's promise of colder temperatures does warm Rideour’s heart though, and considering the alpine area will open: tomorrow, he can’t question her chilly presence. “We've got about 100 centimetres on top, so barring warm weather betore Thursday we'll be these whe “ Radeeuit s hofd “We're preity me "uatertisg . asd. hWeo raced 42 Mi. adn seme re pra close 7 Asto Pa Nom’s etteet. can Wamelen said, swe damt rely ont” bat the mountam would welcame her chilly wavs “Calder temperatures mean Wwe can use our snes making equipment mere.” she sad of an advaniag, nase holds over both Cypress and Mount Sev mour. Seymour general manager Eddie Wood sand vesterday char af the mountam receives pust 30 contmetes amore snew this week hel cart up the Tuts this Friday ter day ope ea The toboggan area will open Friday regats o> “We look at ha Ning cautiously, but so rar it looks good.” Wood sad. “We have snow earlier than usual so mabe there is something te it.” — Audrew MeCredir centimetres 00 Weather trend promises chill From pane § Environment Canada have looked ar don’t turn out te be guad eXtreme events. “Thev are not able to tell us for example if the colder temperatures vill cesult: in more violent winter storms.” He said the gevernment will be updating its La Nina weather predictions through- out the winter, “That leaves us in the position of having better pre- dictive information Jater this year. “We will be keeping all predictors of policing levels.” The emergency services coordinator thinks the North Shore Rescue Team will like- Iv be called out te attend to more skier and snowboarder related ingidents if extra snow flies. “We would like to caution the public to expect more snow and to prepare for the problems that more snow on the streets will create for them,” Peterson said. He encourages North Shore residents to rake advantage of neighbourhood emergency preparedness ser - vices available. unteer instructors who will help a neighbourhood te establish oan) emergency preparation strateey. Interested residents must gather the commitment. of 12 to 13 neighbours. The program is set up much dike a aight school course with the sessions held in someone's home. Must groups gather on a weekday evening. once a week for six weeks or mice a week for three weeks. There is no charge for the service. For more details call the North and West Vancouver Emergeney Program office at the municipal authorities up The North to date on What this means in Vancouver terms of snow removal and Program offers trained vol- and West 983-7440 and ask for emer- Emergency geney program assistant Laurie Bean. . 1996 — North Shore News - 13 | Pietute This: QF A place whete you cab relax ate (ef your imagination flaw fee. Pick a cetamic piece at paiht whatevet comes to rind. A(L the while enjoying a café (atte of othet rustic french cuisine sane by chet Soteh Fakstotop. Or, meet Your friends, sit atourd ¢ talk, tead q hewspapet of azipe while your childten are creating ther f CRANK PoTs IN AMBLES! DE \F35 Marine Prive 422-5092 ¢ | STUFFING “(00% Polyester; : : “Regs $4. 99/b 400% Polyester "Reg, $14. 99m.\ North Vancouver, 710 West 14th. Ste 980-0551 ‘n Floor. he Bay. 689-2015 “zits apetiny 3-067 "vewane. S533 8066-120 St FM-G2RS sou Yoef - 752-3078 £ “Te Wagon Te 534805 wai “TT Gey hve onTt Ciqutya, UTA Bane Hey VAG Did you know. more than 30 travelling clinics bring caregivers from B.C’s Children’s Hospital to towns across the province, reducing the strain of travel for hundreds uf BC. famities?