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‘Illegal and dangerous,’ harbormaster says

“Small boats fishing ‘Bt the
mouth of the Capilano River
are “creating a serious
hazard” to deep sea ships
and other vessels going

through the First Narrows

‘Channels, according to
Capt. Henry Vondette, the
harbour master of the Port
of Vancouver.

But Vondette says he
hopes that since people have
been made aware of the
problem, the boats are
keeping out of the way of the
larger vessels.

Last weekend Vondette
issued the warning to boaters
after a large number oflsmall
boats swarmed around the

Hot lines
bring fire

Youngsters are said to have
set fire to crossing surface of

rail ties where the B.C. Rail

line crosses The Dale, at
Caulfeild, in West) Van-
couver, at4a.m,., Monday.

river mouth, as people tried
to catch salmon.

‘“Impeding the passage of.

these (deep sea) ships is not
only illegal but extremely
dangerous, and can lead to
serious accidents, involving
collisions, groundings, and
loss of life,” Vondette said.

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Contacted early last week,
Vondette said he hoped the
warning would have some
effect, but said that it was
too carly to tell.

“Hopefully we will resolve
the problem | without anyone
getting hurt.”

dept.

The crossing surface
flared up and B.C. Rail staff
tried unsuccessfully to put it
out with a dry chemical
extinguisher, The blaze was

put out by West Van
firemen, using a pumper
truck.

Fishermen are generally
reasonable people, he said,
and added that he has
nothing against people trying
to catch B.C. salmon.

‘But I wish they'd do it
somewhere else.’

Vondette said the ocean
going ships and the ferries

we beén - -eaten’
‘coyotes roaming:around the.

“At Teast two. 0 dogs. have
‘recently - by

Adderley’ Street. area of

North Vancouver. ce
M A. “goyote ‘killed av
" daschund | dog on the steps of

» a home “in ‘the 1200. block
Adderley . -Street Saturday.
. The: occupier ‘of. the’ house
' opened ‘the door and -saw-

what. was. happening “and -

| shot. the coyote. with a
hunting rifle. . *

A coyote | ‘had been seen
walking: ~ “nearby ~ “along ©

- Cloverley -street the same
‘day .and prior: to that a -

resident had been walking
his. dog when he came across.
a coyote eating a. poodle.

Fish and Wildlifé Con-

‘servation officer for the

~~

| Gifts for

- The mayor's office will .

become the focal point: for
all. those wishing to aid
Vietnamese refugees it was
agreed Monday .by .North-
Vancouver District. council..

This aid. will include
receiving ‘donations to the

City of Vancouver’s Task
Force.

~APILAD VATERS ARE
'HREATENING SHIPPING

are too big to brake in time if

one of the small boats gets in
the way. _

And while Vondette says
he has the power to order
the small boats out of the
area, “you have to blend
authority with  un-
derstanding.”

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North ‘Shore Doug Adolph

_ Page AS, September 2, 1979 - ‘Sunday Nev

says the public. cannot. ex-
pect any response from’ him
or his: department for coyote
calls except in a case of
extreme ‘danger.

“It’s not, unusual for
coyotes. to come down into:
the populated areas and. I've.
seen them down near Grand -
Boulevard. They like small .
dogs and: house’ cats. But.

*-. they are very- timid and. it’s.

And’ such ‘a Case, he § says,

_ has’ never arisen. during the

time he’s: been here. “He's
never been’ informed of a
coyote attacking a human —
even a baby — and his
advice to pet owners is: “Just

use a bit of common sense.

They can .fence-—

their

away. -

“Te they are. afraid of losing

their dogs they will have to.

keep. them in, he says. “It’s
part of the price they have to.

pay for living ifi an area like _

-the North Shore. There have
dlways been coyotes here

and there probably always

will be.

‘neighborhood ‘and the same

highly unlikely they'd go for” i
a human.” morte

Adolph says the probieia |

_ is. knowing what to do about —

thém: They are so timid that 7

he. has never found: ‘one in .

the location reported by the
time he has arrived there. oo

- And’ he: sdys:- “We're: not
going: ‘to. poison them
because if we do'we'd poison. :
every dog and cat in the,

goes for trapping them. ~

“Coyotes are - very:
reluctant to go intg an en-

Closure type of. live trap..-

They are very hard to trap:

_ outside of a leghold trap. "

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