HOLLYBURN MOUNTAIN Combat comes to W. Van MILITARY ADVENTURE games will take to the woods of Hollvburn Mountain Aug. 4. By TIMOLHY RE News Reporter The concept, which has sent teams of batule-fatigued and paint-pistol packing warriors into the wilds of Langley and Point Roberts, is being brought to West Vancouver by two. enterprising university students. Greg Rapanos, 23, and Steve Hynes Jr. 24. bor West Van- couver residents and both en- thusiastic veteran adventure games Players, are banking on the North Shore as being fertile eround for war game enthusiasts, Their Cypress Adventure Game (CAG) will have its base camp in the Hollyburn Mountain Lodge. “Po think that will be a big ad- vantage for us,’ Rapanos said. “We will have dinner and bar fa- cilities and people will be able to telax in the lodge before and after they play."* Rapanos said the varied terrain of the CAG's 2S-acre Hollyburn NEWS photo Terry Peters WEST VANCOUVER’S Steve Hynes (foreground) takes careful aim at the business of adventure games. Along with partner Greg Rapanos (background), Hynes is hoping to Jaunch Cypress Adventure Games on Hollyburn Mountain. The company’s first official game will run Aug. 4. Both Rapanos and Hynes are from West Vancouver. Western Adventure Games will be a partner in the North Shore ven- ture. ICEBREAKER CONTRACT Polar 8 is still afioat THE CANADIAN Coast Guard has submitted recommen- dations on the design and construction of the Polar 8 icebreaker to the federal government for consideration. In a telephone interview from Ouawa Thursday, Coast Guard commissioner Ronald Quail said he submitted the recommendations earlier this month, but would not elaborate on what has been pro- posed. “T put the recommendations on design and construction to cabi- net,’ he said. ‘Il can't say anything more.”’ A number of shipbuilding firms including North Vancouver's Ver- satile Pacifie Shipyards Inc. have submitted bids on the $450 million icebreaker contract. When asked if a firm has been recommended to take the job or it the bidding firms have been rank- ed, he said: “tL think it would be inappropriate to comment on that at the present time."* Mountain site will also be atrriac- tive fo prospective players, Like similar adventure games, CAG will pit) two teams aft paramilitary contestants ino staged battle to capture the opposing team’s flay and return with that Mag to their own fag site. Participants are outfitted with mandatory eve protection. Cam- ouflage outfits are provided. Pistols used in the games shoot paint-filled pellets. “Yeah, they Sting if you are hit, Rapanos said. “If you are hit on bare skin the force is enough to raise a welt...” “Yeah, they sting if you are hit,’’ Rapanos said. ‘“‘If you are hit on bare skin the force is enough to raise a welt, but that’s about it.”’ Rapanos said head shots v-ill not be allowed unless all players con- sent. Once hit, a player is out of a particular reund. Each round runs an average of 30 minutes. Games run ail day. A neutral referee will be on hand to keep score and make official game rulings. At the outset, CAG will be run on weekends only. The games will be expanded to the rest of the week depending on interest. Reservations are required a week in advance. Cost to play is $25 per person. A deposit of $15 per player must also be posted by CAG party leaders. Rapanos said basic athletic abili- ty is all that is needed to play the game. Strategies, he said, are sim- ple. For the warring neophyte, teams will be led by either Rapanos or Hynes. Total investment by the two West Vancouver men has thus far been $1,200 in advertising fees. CAG cquipment, consisting of 50, 68-calibre Nel-Spot pellet pistols, 2 few Model 85 semi-automatics and protective eye goggles, is being leased from Western Adventure . Games, a partner in the venture. After CAG’s first year, Rapanos said the company will, depending on its success, invest the $12,000 needed to purchase the weapons. The adventure game is indepen- dent of Cypress Bowl Recreations Ltd., the private company that Operates Cypress Bowl ski facili- ties. For adventure game reservations or more information call 926-0613. Quail said he has no idea when the federal government will award the contract, adding that he sym- pathizes with members of the shipbuilding industry on the North Shore who are concerned about the effects of a delay, “T recognize the work that peo- ple in your yards have done for us.’’ Quail said. North Vancouver-Burnaby MP Chuck Cook said last week that he does not expect the decision on the contract to be made in the near future. Trial date set im spill charge A TRIAL date was set Friday for a company charged with polluting a North Vancouver creek. Judge J.B. Paradis ordered company Tufcoat Sealcoating Ltd. and the firm’s manager Steven Davis to stand trial Oct. 28-29, They were jointly charged with dumping effluent produced by the company’s business, dumping effluent into MacKay Creek, depositing a deleterious substance into water frequented by fish, and depositing a deleterious substance into a storm drain. The company was charged under section 33 (2) of the Fisheries Act. The maximum fine for those found guilty under the section is $50,000. Tufcoat, a driveway sealing operation employing students, went out of business in mid-1985, In a previous court appearance, Davis entered no plea on the four charges laid after a B.C. Environment Ministry investigation. Concealed knife charge laid A MAN charged with carrying a concealed weapon appeared in North Vancouver provincial court Thursday. Alain Ruest, 29, of Nicholas, Quebec, was charged after an in- cident in West Vancouver, when he was allegedly caught carrying 2 knife. Judge J.B. Paradis fixed a trial date for Aug. 8. Man appears on theft charge A BURNABY man appeared in North Vancouver provincial court Thursday on two counts of thef¢ over $1,000. Michael Verlaan, 18, was charged by North Vancouver RCMP for possession of stolen goods, including 2 wallet, credit card, stereo equipment and a credit card. Verlaan was charged for using the credit card to acquire items, including a gold diamond ring. Judge J.B. Paradis fixed a trial date for Aug. 8. City requests project funds NORTH VANCOUVER City and Bowen Island are requesting about $2 million in funds from the B.C. Municipal Finance Authority (MFA) for capital projects. . Morth Vancouver City is asking for $1 million for water projects, and Bowen Island is asking for $1,012,500 for its Cove Bay water supply and distribution system. The Greater Vancouver Regional District has endorsed the re- quests for funds which have also come from Coquitlam, Richmond and Burnaby. : The MFA borrows funds for capital projects for the province’s municipalities and regional districts.