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By Robert Gaister

News Reporter
robert@nsnews.com

IF the uniform mem-
bers of the North
Vancouver RCMP pro-
vide peace of mind to
the local citizens, the
civilian members of the
detachment do the
same for the members,

“T look at municipal staff

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Civilians help
run tight shop

as being the backbone or glue
of the detachment,” said
administrative manager Dave
Walker, who has been at the
unit since 1976,

He bases the comments
on statistics that clearly show
the average tenure of munici-
pal employees is much longer
than those of the members
donning the uniform,

The extra time put in at
the home base also provides
the municipal employees with
a wide-ranging variety of
detachment stories to share.
Margaret Pollock has been a
fixture at the detachment
since 1973. Her first 10 years
were spent as a radio dis-
patcher.

At the time she started,
officers patrolling Deep Cove
encountered “dead zones”
where radios in use at the
time simply weren't capable
of covering the distance.

Gne of her most memo-
rable stories involved a man
walking into the detachment.
But Pollock, who was man-
ning the front counter at the
old building, couldn't see
him from her vantage point,

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“He was talking about {ts
machete, | thought he was
saying we had the machete,”
said Pollock.

She ater realized he
already had one and that the
RCMP had the other one, He
had brought one in to help
identity the confiscated one,
However, the man seemed
deranged enough to warrant
a little concern. — enough
concern, in fact, to alert uni-
form members from all
around the office to rush to
assist. the lone municipal
employee,

Before ofticers arrived
though, she had the situation
well in hand.

“I said ‘if you give me
your machete, we'll find your
other one,” said Pollock.

So did the strange man get
his machete? .

“No we had two after-
wards,” she said.

Pollock also has the dis-
tinction of being the first
part-time employee at the sta-
tion. She remembers when a

_Sick municipal employee was
replaced by a uniform mem-
ber which struck her as a little

"odd. She suggested hiring

herself on a part-time basis to

fill in for those sick employees

as necessary. ;
The rest is history. ‘

from this side of the bridge.

Gerry Bretver has meant a lot to the North Shore. Whether as a_founding member of North Shore
Rescue or 38 years on the North Vancouver City staff, he has always contributed to the community.
During his twelve years as a board member of the North Shore Credit Union, he has played a

significant role in nurturing our progress and growth,
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We at North Shore — our staff and our members — are proud to foin the
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citizens of North Vancouver in applauding his latest honour, the Gerry Brewer building. CREDIT UNION

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