NEWS photo Nell Lucento “NORTH VANCOUVER Radio Controlled Flying Club member Valdy Chrobock, seen here flying his radio-controlled helicopter; found 15 nails In his truck’s front tires while flying his craft at Inter-River Park on Friday. Ciub president Colin Thom believes the nails were put on the road > ener ‘plane noise controversy | 200 buried on toad damage club members’ tires : NAILS WERE intentionally. placed on a road leading to “the upper field at-North Vancouver’s Inter-River Park : Jate. last .week, :according to Colin Thom, vice-president “of: the North Vancouver Radio Control Flying Club _ (NVRCFO).. He: ‘said’ that “approximately” 200 14-inch nails were buried in “the. tire-track | area of ‘the road . between: Thursday, July. I, and ' Friday, July 2. Only : the: spikes of the nails were exposed. |, . The club uses ‘the park’s: ‘upper’. eld to fly its model planes. -_ ‘ But:some: area: residents . close ‘to the park, which is on portions of ‘the old: Premier Street landfill “Levels: ‘Highway,’ are. ‘upset about. the; inois "created by the planes’ Although -he said. he. was im aware.” of. the’ ‘nail © incident, Greénock. Place homeowner Tom’: : McKeown ‘said it wouldn’t sur-". : prise him “if; the -nails had been ~ placed on the road intentionally. ‘The local ‘resident’ said: people os ‘the times when planes can: be are angry about: the planes, but: hey’ don’t» want: the issue to” - degenerate into'a’ confrontation on the field. 1, Two NVRCEC members, who - were’: flying their planes at the park | when. the. nails were on the road, had the tires.on their cars damaged extensively. : NVRCFC: member Valdy ‘ Chrobock paid $320 to replace By Kevin Gillies . Contributing Writer two front. tires that :were punc- tured by a total of 15 nails. - The: other member had _ six nails in his tires.” The: flyers were told about the 7 nails on the road by a hiker. who ~ had punctured his foot on one. ” The Inter-River Park field is’ ./also used . by: hikers, © bird-wat- : chers.and. horse: riders from the - “equestrian: centre - . beside the 7 park... | North’ Varicouver District ‘Council has heard presentations from, the: NVRCFC and neigh- borhood residents on “the: plane issue... Thom said: club members must . : ‘adhere to regulations that restrict _ plane engine sizes,. noise levels, flown ‘at. .the, field and the number of planes that can be in _ the sky at one time. But McKeown wants a total ban on the use of planes and other internal combustion engines on or above the park. He said the noise from the planes’ engines disrupt the neighborhood's | barbecues, ‘flyers there at all. leisure time and other family functions. He also. said that club members use the field outside the hours, designated for flying planes in the park. The club has accessto the field from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Only gliders’ are permitted: at the park on Sundays. - But Mckeown said it’s nota’ matter ‘of whether the. club adheres to the rules, it’s a matter of. residents’ aot wanting the “He and other area residents are concerned that the park will attract flyers from other parts of the Lower Mainland. District parks ‘department. spokesman Richard Bolton said his : department . has received complaints. about the planes’. noise levels from as far. away as. Arberlynn Drive on the west side, of Lynn Creek. - The district’s recreational ad- visory council, which will make recommendations to district council on the issue, passed a motion last week supporting the “valid recreational activity’? of the NVRCFC at its present loca- tion. A study . examining recre- ational use of Inter-River Park includes the club’s activity in its report. The. study is expected to be completed by November. US. youth faces murder charge after Fourth of July altercation AN 18-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver resident was stabb- ed and killed in Bellingham, Washington, on Monday, July 5, following an argument with iocal youths. Pat Campbell: died at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham at approximately 10:30 a.m. A 1S-year-old Bellingham youth is. charged with second- degree murder in connection with the incident. Bellingham Police Lieut. Tom Corzine said Campbell was stabb- ed with a knife once on the !eft side of his body near his armpit at approximately 12:30 a.m. The stabbing occurred in the 2600-block of Utter. Street in. a residential area of Bellingham.’ Corzine said Campbell, a Deep Cove resident, and a group of ap-° proximately eight friends had an argument with the suspect. The argument escalated into a physical fight. ' He said. the suspect’s. friends drove by, witnessed the fight and joined in. “We are trying to avoid calling this a Canadian versus a U.S . thing. It could happen anywhere - . where there are aggressive youths that aren’t going to leave things at | that,”’ said Corzine. The death is Bellingham’ s first homicide this year. Corzine said; several “of ; ‘amp- bell’s friends face assault charges "in connection with the incident. . By Anna Marie D’Angelo . News Reporter Corzine said some of the.Cana- | | dians had been drinking. a He said a fireworks display. in’ honor of American Independence |.” Day had ended 1% hours - before. the fight started. The fireworks were held in the. harbor area, abcut.a mile from: - __ the scene of the fatal brawl. : Meanwhile,’ Campbell’s high ‘school principal and Grade 8 teacher expressed shock’ over: the death. ‘ “He was. just'a fi ine, fine: boy. “ Pat Campbell was very involved in.. the ‘school in every “way,” . said .- Larry Brown,’ Scycove: s ondary ’ school principal... - : Brown ‘said Campbell, graduated ’ from Seycove last. year and sutse- quently’ attended Capilanc Col lege." Fellow . grad: Yingsley, ‘Davis:: who. was. involved | -in the’ Bell- . - ingham fight, would not;comment.. : when | reached at’ ‘his: Fandora: Street horace. : : "Actually, you ; vare - going: ‘19 have to get it from | someone else ” Davis said on Tuesday: } t ' Lifeboat’ rescues ciate as boats hit log. booms THREE PEOPLE suffered serious injuries ‘Thursday, July 1, were travelling in struck: a log boom just east of the Second Narrows Bridge. ft Meibers of the North -Shore- based North :.Shore. Lifeboat Society (NSLS) transported para- medics to the scene, Vancouver ; Traffic | Services reported a boat on.the log booms at 11:20 p.m. at Westridge Ter- minals, just east of the Second Narrows Bridge. The boat had struck the outside. of a log boom and travelled over 10 feet (three metres) in the air before landing in a small pond i in- ouncils scrutinize funding for the arts ARTS. ASSISTANCE grants recently approved by the tri-municipal’;North. Shore. Arts Commission -have come “under. close scrutiny. by both the City and District of North . ‘Vancouver. - City council adopted a resolu- tion at its June 21 meeting that referred the. 1993 recommenda- tions back tothe arts grant jury ! with the direction that it will not accept funding ‘requests for. arts; _ organizations that are not: located on the North Shore.:“--- Bet while there was ‘some sup- port for the same position at its June 28. meeting, district council - ' decided to release its $33,820 por- tion of committed :funds to the: Arts Assistance Grant’ Program, “NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL by Martin Millerchip subject to some reassessments. The arts commission jury serves as an arm’s length. distributor of municipal funds, much as the Canada Council serves the federal government, and prevents duplica- .tion of. grant applications to all three North Shore municipalities. ‘According to jury chairman * Phyllis Mailing, the arts organiza- tions that apply.to the grant pro- gram range from volunteer organizations supporting emerging and amateur artists to organiza- tions with both’ full-time . paid staff and volunteers supporting professional artists. In a report to council, Mailing said arts assistance grants are not available for capital expenses or deficit..reduction and ‘‘are not available to organizations which do not serve the North Shore.’’ After rejecting three ‘“‘inappro- priate”? applications this year, the jury approved 27. grants totalling $68,570 out of requests totailing $131,400. But at least seven of the 27 ap- proved grants are to organizations based outside of the North Shore, including: @ the Canadian Craft Museum . ($1,620); @ the Carousel . Theatre Society ($1,620); n © the Vancouver: Cantata Singers ($2,250); @ Vancouver Opera (($3,420); @the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company ($3,420); ’@ the. Vancouver . Youth Sym- phony Orchestra ($1,800). . But most of these grants sup- ‘port projects that either involve take’ North Shore residents’ or place on the North Shore. side'the log boom. Roy ye ‘ Six’ people: ‘inthe boat . Were } nS i] rd when a boat. they” thrown out’ of the vessel a ani ‘on .the logs in the boom.- The boat operator was thrown’ : through the windshield and found. 25 feet (7:5 metres), from the boat’: :. Coast! Guard : Auxiliary”: volun- teer members John: Wright, Robin _. Overbye’ and: Tully, Waisman: met “two paramedics ‘at Deep Cove ‘to transport them ..to the - accident scene.” js : - Three other: ‘vessels ' Sa! Harbour, a: Cates. tug ‘and the .: Vancouver’ Ports _ Corp. vvessel Naniche — also responded. ° The ‘three seriously * injured : boaters required «stretchers “and. were transported to North: Van-.. couver’s Cates Park. by: the : : See Deep Cove page & index Budget Beaters .. Gi Business... .. E8 Classified Ads 2] Doug Collins Bob Hunter...:..2.. A Inquiring BR Reporter. W Lifestyles .:. ++ 88 33. : & North Shore Now. Lae Sports.............98 & TV Listings . . ..27 33 What’s Going On weer.” Weather — _ Thursday; Friday-& Saturday. mostly sunny, Highs 2; 2a, lows : Canadian Publositon’ Mal? Sales Product Agreemant Number 0037238