November 9, 1990

Classifieds 986-6222 Office. Editorial 985-2131

More violence erupts

in Lynn Valley

VIOLENCE FLARED
again in the Lynn Valley
area fate Saturday night
when machete-wiclding
youths hacked up a car and
threatened a man at knife-
point.

By Michael Becker

News Reporter

According to a witness. who
asked fo remain anonymous out
of fear of retaliation, the incident
occurred at around midnight fol-
lowing oa dispute between two
youths at the Lynn Valley 7-
Eleven. One of the youths was
armed with a machete.

The other youth feft: the store
with his girlfriend and was
foHowed by two carloads of
youths,

The couple had returned to the
girlfriend's house when the two
cars pulled up.

Some of the youths in the cars
began destroying the couple’s
vehicle, which eventually sustained
an estimated $2,800 in damage.

A man sleeping in’ his home
nearby awoke to hear the commo-
tion outside, and, not realizing
that two of the youths were armed
with machetes, ran out to chase
them away.

But the man himself was chased
and threatened. The vouths pursu-
ing him carried machetes with
blades estimated at between 1S in-
ches and two feet in length.

North Vancouver ROMP are
investigating the incident.

Meanwhile 7-Eleven officials are
looking at way. of making the
Lynn Valley store Jess attractive as
a hangout for area young people.

According to Len MeGeouch,
loss prevention and public rela-
tions manager for 7-Eleven siores,
management have been playing
muzak over the store’s public ad-
dress system,

Said MeGeouch, “hts a
cumulative thing, [Us a passive
system with the concept being that

ape Ppeaesy tts
NORTH Shore Neighborhood
House executive director Don
Rutherford ... youth need input
into decision-making.

the kids of the age that hang
around aren't. particularly inter-
ested in listening to Perry Come.
So it has a value and the older
customers like the music."

But so far che muzak has had
litle immediate effect.

“its mot one of those things
that happens overnight.”
MeGeouch said.

North Vancouver ROMP
recently completed a *terime
prevention through environmental
design study"? of the Lynn Valley
retail oudet. Recommendations,
relating to lighting and landscap-
ing changes, will be implemented.

In the past. the store has bired
security guards at the store.

But said MeGeouch: “If you
don’t get the right person and
they're just a tad too ageressive it
creates more problems than il
salves“

Said McGeouch of the ongoing
situation in’ Lynn Valley: ‘These
things yo in circles, as far as how
troublesome that area has been.
There is so much open space there
with the shopping centre, the
MeDonald’s being there. cisy

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Food bank treats

BURIED IN Halloween booty is Carisbrooke Elementary student Nadine Ho,
who is surrounded by fellow student council members. The school collected

40 kg of Halloween candy from students to donate to the food bank.

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