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Hydro explains outages THE ANSWER to numerous and recurrent power outages in the Capilano area is just blow- ing in the wind says B.C. Hydro. Since a major ‘six hour outage on a record cold November 24 evening, when - the Capilano Sub-station blew a main fuse, the area has been: plagued by minor power failures. Some. residents reported having as many as five power failures in a week. COMPLAINTS In November, | 31 after- hours complaints from the North Shore were recorded by the Crown power authority. ‘While the record cold temperatures put pressure on all B.C. Hydro’s systems - and had repair crews hopp- ing around the clock, its trees, not cold, thut have caused the majority of pro- blems in Capilano, said Hydro’s area manager Frank HAMPERS FILLING FAST Food flows ICBC AND the International Plaza Hotel are the latest. companies to jump on board the NORTH SHORE NEWS’ campaign to help needy North Shore families this Christmas season. The two. companies join 30 other: North Shore businesses in raising dona- tions -~— both food and money: — .for the North Vancouver Christmas. Bureau (NVCB) and_ the West Vancouver Santa Claus Fund (WVSCF). | Both organizations are working hard this year as the need for assistance grows. Cappello. And while trees fall, breaking lines, most often branches that have biown off nearby trees land on the power lines, Cappello said. If they don't bounce off they can blow a fuse black- ing out one house, a street or a whole neighborhood. Cappello said 80 per cent of the outages on the North Shore are caused by trees. The North Shore has more trees than most areas but Cappello can't explain why all the problems have cen- tred on the Capilano area. A similar rash of outages hit parts of West Vancouver four months ago. PROBLEMS However, he does say the recent problems aren't related to the earlier pro- blems at the Capilano substation. The North Shore is no Jonger served by its own B.C. Hydro crews. In 1984 the ‘repair crews were con- solidated at the Burnaby of- fice. Despite this, Cappello says B.C. Hydro can service all of the North Shore with the same speed it did before. to Bureau “Our Christmas decora- tions go up’and ovr collec- tions baskets go out at the north and south ends of the building Monday,” saic ICBC Community relations coordinator Andy Neimers, Starting Monday the Crown corporation will be flying a News Christmas Food Depot banner on its building. The News is spearheading REMAKE, NEWS photo Stuart Davis ALISON LOBE, an employee at Park Royal’s Steak Shop, displays some of the donations received to the Christmas Food Depot. Catch the community spirit and donate food or money to.the North Shore Christmas Bureau. or West Vancouver Santa Claus Fund at a nearby North Shore News Christmas Food Depot. an effort to supply the in- creased need on the North Shore. . “People on the North Shore “are very generous,” said News publisher Peter Speck. This is our annual Christmas charity drive, and we hope this year will be our biggest yet.” The International Plaza will also be sporting a ban- ner outside the hotel. As the campaign gains momentum with more businsses joining in, dona- . tions are already flowing in. Liz Aston from Hometown reports there depot was overflowing Thursday. “Its really good, everyone is dropping thines in,’’ Aston said. The Steak Shop in Park Royal also reports generous donations to its hamper. “There's quite a bit of stuff in it, rice, lots of cann- ed tuna, soup, chili and dog food,’’ said Alison Lobe. ‘‘! guess they figure if you can’t feed yourself you can’t feed your pets.”” But not all depots are flourishing. The Word of Mouth gift shop in _Horseshoe Bay have received only a single tin, Pam Bell reported. Remember this holiday season charity begins at home. SEE FOOD DEPOT LOCATIONS PAGE 36 the charges in connection with a series of incidents that occurred during the summer. Following the vandalization of a Esplanade Avenue park- ing lot office on dates be- tween May 4 and June 6, Stokes was charged with theft over $200 and break and enter. charged with driving. without a licence, driving without insurance and driving while prohibited. Appearing before North Vancouver provin- cial court Judge J.B. Paradis, Stokes was put over to Dec. 12 to fix a date for trial on ali charges. flees burning bed A NORTH Vancouver man escaped without in- jury after his bed caught fire Thursday. The resident of a house at 209 St. David’s Street apparently fell asleep while smoking but managed to escape and Stolen under AN APARTMENT man- ager found a surprising cargo of contraband -in the hold of his boat Tuesday. The manager ventured behind his building - to where is boat was stored. Checking on the over- turned craft he found a alert fire officials. There was no damage to the suite itself but the mattress and box spring were burned. City of North Van- couver firefighters extin- guished the fire which - occurred at 7 p.m. : goods boat television -set and microwave oven. The two items turned out to be stolen from a display suite in a nearby apartment. . North Vancouver RCMP estimate the value of the oven and Mirowave at $1,100. Family tied up and robbed A WEST Vancouver fam- ily of five was confined in terror Friday morning as three men robbed their home. “At 2 a.m. three men broke into a home in the British Properties,’’ reported West Vancouver police Cst. Colin Burrsill. “The family was held - while the culprits stole items valued at over $16,000.” : Police have arrested three suspects in connec- tion with the robbery but no charges have. been.’ laid. / “ Biock parents say thanks NORTH VANCOUVER residents have flocked to support the Block Parent program and sponsoring RCMP couldn’t be hap- pier . “We are very pleased with the number of re- quests for Block Parent applications since Block Parent Week in late Oc- tober,’’ said North Van- couver RCMP Cst. Allison Irons. ‘The ap- plications are still coming in.”” Anyone interested in becoming a Biock Parent should contact their mearest elementary school. Irons reminds anyone who has taken an ap- plication and not return- ed it, to do so in the near future.