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Classified 986-6222

ABNORMALLY HIGH fire hazard ratings have
led to a partial closure of parks and wooded areas
in the District of North Vancouver.

District Fire Chief A.M.

. Steacy ordered the partial

closure effective Wednesday.

“And the district will con-
sider a full closure if the hot,
dry weather continues.

All campfires are pro-
hibited and burning permits
are cancelled. Entry to
restricted areas will be by
special permit authorized

By DAWN BURKE

only by Steacy.

Use of wooded areas, in-
cluding Capilano, Princess,
Lynn Canyon and Bridgman
Parks, is restricted to trails,
and there is a ban on smok-
ing and lighting matches.
Woodlands and [Indian River
roads are restricted to local

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traffic only and signs will be
posted at the lower gate on
Mountain Highway (south
of the water tanks) to restrict
entry of unauthorized per-
sons.

Travel is restricted to
paths on the Baden Powell
Trail and siuoking and use
of matches are also pro-
hibited. ‘‘No fire’’ signs are
up at Woodlands, Brighton
Beach and Sunshine Wharf,

Meanwhile, West Van-
couver Fire Chief Colin

NV constable resigns

THE NORTH Vancouver
RCMP officer who used a
fellow coustable’s credit card
for escort services has
resigned.

Police will not release the
name of the officer who was
alleged to have used the Visa
card of Cst. Darryl Little
without permission and

Evans said his department is
assessing the situation at
Lighthouse Park.

The park is closed at night
and patrolled regularly,
Evans said. Signs are posted
around the park, noting the
area is an extreme fire
danger.

Evans urged extreme cau-
tion to everyone, ‘‘no matter
where they are. Everything is
tinder dry,"* he said.

And in the City of North
Vancouver, there is a ban on

charged about $200 worth of
escort services.

RCMP Supt. Roy Byrne
said Thursday the resigna-
tion ‘resolves the situation.
I guess that's all I can say. It
concludes our investigation
— | think in a satisfactory
manner."

Byrne said the name will
not be released, because

outdoor burniag, including
incinerator burning.

The B.C. Forest Service's
Doug Eastman said it is
probably premature to reach
such a high forest fire
danger rating so early in the
summer.

Eastman, an operations
superintendent with the
forest service, said the forest
service is ‘‘very concerned”
about the hazardous rating.
The Maple Ridge Forest
District, which includes the

“it’s strictly an internal,
administrative matter.
There’s no need to publicize
iw”

Little was unavailable for
comment as he moved to an
RCMP detachment in
Rosalind in June, a move
that Byrne said ‘‘was com-
pletely unrelated to the cred-
it card incident.”

North Shore, has danger rat-
ings ranging from moderate
to exireme.
The forest district imposed
a ban on campfires effective
midnight Thursday, he said.
Eastman urged people to
tefrain from smoking and
lighting matches in wooded
areas and to report any signs
of smoke or forest fire.
‘*We'd rather have a wild
goose chase, than a fire’’.
Fires can be reported by
calling Zenith 5555.

i
NEWS photo Stua Davis

PROMPT ACTION By firefighters prevented the potentially dangerous spreading of a bush in the alarm, Within minutes, firefighters also responded to a call on Panorama Road near
fire Thursday. North Vancouver District firefighters were called toa pathway behind Upper Powe i
Lynn school at noon. A homeowner in the 48 block Hoskins Road heard the fire and called Bullock extinguishes the fire near Upper Lynn school.

the Baden-Powell trail where some bush was smouldering. Above, firefighter Wayne