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Broadcaster charged

CKNW SPORTS director
Al Davidson was charged
Thursday with three
counts of arson in the
burning of three power
boats March 21.

The fire took place at
Mosquito Creek Marina,
where the Sea Watch, us-

ed by Davidson in his
tegular Sea Watch
reports, and two other
boats Top Dog and Sea
Esta burned at about 2:50
p.m. Ali three were in
drydock.

The Sea Watch, located
in the middle of the three

boats, and Top Dog sus-
tained extensive damage,
while the Sea Esta receiv-
ed slight damages. The
two badly damaged boats
are owned by Davidson.

Davidson will appear in
North Vancouver provin-
cial court June 14.

WV threatens to withdraw

CITY PLEADS

ERV

IF WEST VAN District
pulls out of the North
Shore emergency rescue
program it could create
“‘moral and fiscal pro-
blems,’’ council heard
Monday.

By CHARLES MAYER

So before West Van
withdraws from’ the rescue
program, the. municipality
would be wise to first assess
the implications of such an
action suggested a letter
dated April 24 to West Van
from North Van City. .

City’s plea to West Van to
reconsider its intent to drop
out of the program follows a
decision earlier this year by
West Van to break away

’ from the rescue organization

at the end of this year
because of the cost to the
municipality.

North and West Van-
couver Emergency Program
was created in 1978 to coor-
dinate under one umbrella
an effective emergency and
rescue response group for
the entire North Shore.

According to North Van-
couver. City, if West Van
does pull out and the
municipality needs the ser-
vices of the rescue group
then West Van could wind
up being levied a charge for

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OWNER FEARS FOR CHILD’S SAFETY.

A NORTH Vancouver woman’s dog died from
poisoning, and she would like to warn others

about the dangers.

By BARRETT FISHER

Susanne Adam had_ her
dog put to sleep Monday by
a North Van veterinarian
after five days of trying to
save the dog’s life through

blood transfusions and
medication — but to no
avail,

The Tuesday before,
Adam said her dog was
listless and tired. She feared
that he might have got into
some rat poison she had put

away ina safe, locked shed,
so took him to the local
animal hospital.

The vet confirmed the dog
had been poisoned, but by
the severity of symptoms, a
health department official
said it was unlikely the small
amount of poison in Adam’s
shed did the damage.

Vector Control Officer
Bert Engelmann said

Adam’s 70 Ib. black
Labrador would have to have
eaten close to 1% pounds of
the Bromone rat ‘poison
Adam had, for him to die,
according to information
provided by the manufac-
turer of the product and
Agriculture Canada.

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