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NEWS photo Teny Peters
arras in victory after cross-

ing the finish line first in the 4 X 100 relay during the North Vancouver Elementary Schoo! Track and Field
Meet at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby: last Tuesday. Over 1,000 young athletes from 25 schools par-

ticipated in the annual event.

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RCMP urge Pemberton Heights residents
to fight back against rise in street crime

APPROXIMATELY 150 worried parents and residents of
the Pemberton Heights area of North Vancouver packed
the Capilano clementary school library Wednesday night to
talk about a number of recent youth-related crimes on its
usually quiet and secluded streets.

Several. incidents in recent
months have centred on the activi-
ties of two juvenile brothers who
live in the area, but school prin-
cipal Lowell Jackie invited the
RCMP to address the neighbor-
hood on youth violence and crime
in general.

RCMP Const. Mike Lidstone,
one of three school liaison officers
with the North Vancouver RCMP,

By Martin Millerchip
Contributing Writer

confirmed at the meeting that two
charges of causing a disturbance
and one charge of threatening
behavior have been laid against
two juvenile brothers following an
incident in which a local woman

wus threatened by youths while
out with her three-year-old child.

Other investigations in the area
are continuing.

Heywood Park was identified
by one resident as a youth trouble
spot,

As residents spoke up it was
clear that some feared for the
safety of smailer children while
others feared retaliation against
personal property if they filed
formal complaints against ag-
gressors.

But Lidstone urged the residents
to report all incidents.

See Crime page 3

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Streetproofing

¢ Parents:

1) Become more involved with your children.
friends? Where are they spending their time?

2) Establish a parent network. Cail and check that your children
ure where they said they would be.

3) Set clear rules. Acknowledge that every child is different.

4) Support them. Let them know you love them. Be there when
needed.

5) Let the authorities know if you are having a problem. You are
not the only parent to have a problem with a child.

tips:

Who are

their

© Street smarts:

1) Watch whai they wear. Sometimes it is better to dress down. not
up.

2) Watch how they act. Cockiness could be challenged.

3) Use a buddy system.

4) Get them to advise you of all of their activities.

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REACHING EVERY DOOR ON THE NORTH SHORE SINCE 1969