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TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

causes

chaos across N. Shore

THE

NORTH Shore took the brunt Wednesday of one of

the biggest snowfalls to hit the Lower Mainland this year as

the storm resulted in power outages

and vehicular mayhem

in all three North Shore municipalities.

An estimated 8,000 people from
Deep Cove to Lions Bay went
without power Wednesday and
Thursday.

B.C. dydro and municipal
engineering crews worked around
the clock to restore power and

clear roads while Capilano College
cancelled classes for the second
time in vo weeks due to the heavy
snowfall,

The snow also kept North Shore
police detachments extremely busy.

Said West Vancouver Police
Const. Bob Fontaine, ‘Hizhway
99 right uround Sunset was a very
had area. But our big problem was
wires down across roads, The snow
wus weighing down trees and
snapping them onto wires.”*

Ten trucks jack-knifed while at-
tempting to travel along the Upper
Levels Highway between Horse-

shoe Bay and Westmount.

Three accidents resulting in in-
jury were also reported.

Added Fontaine, ‘‘Four cars
flipped on Highway 99, but
because of seatbelt use, there were
no injuries.”

Neighboring North
fared no better.

North Vancouver RCMP were
inundated with dozens of repor-
table (damage over $400) acci-

Vancouver

dents. According to Set. Don
Miller. the main trouble spots were
‘the cur oon the Upper Levels
Highway east of Lonsdale and on
Capilano Road and Ridgeway
Avenue.

Said Miller, “A Jot of people
were going into ditches and sliding
through intersections — stuff like
that. A lot of people still had

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