powerline cancer link From page 1 and schools, Alston referred to “a water- shed study” conducted this year that indicated Ontario Hydro workers had a 38 times greater incidence of leukemia, Wendy Gudmundson, whose only daughter attends Boundary school, has been concerned about the high EMF levels for several years, She suys she has been frustrated by the lack of response from the staff at the school or from B.C, Hydro. She says some classrooms at the school are within 100 feet (33 metres) of the power lines and that some students spend several years in the same high EMF classrooms. Gudinundson. took Gauss meter readings at the school last year that indicated levels of 5,8 ‘at the property line yefder the ‘transmission wires and 2.9 inside the classroom. Gudmundson is’ concerned - not only for the health of the stu- . dents but.also for the teachers, who she says are unaware of the health risks associated with teaching at the Boundary school. ‘term high She says her solutions to reduce the exposure to students include things like reloci ‘ating it swing set from a play area of high EMF readings to: , wvater location on school property. Rotating students periodically to different classrooms within the school would minimize long exposure levels to which some students. are exposed, Gudmundson added. B.C. Hydro representatives were not jnvited to attend Wednesday’s meeting, but in the past have maintained that there is no conclusive evidence of a link between EMF and health. » “Studies of the general popula- tion exposed to EMF from pow- erlines have not consistently shown a significant increase in the risk of developing cancer,” according to B.C. Hydro. Aiston said there were sever- al ways that residents can express their concern about EMF levels in the community, includ- ing forming 4 concerned resi- dents group, circulating a peti- tion, and requesting that B.C, Hydro reconfigure selected transmission lines to reduce NEWS photo Neil Lucente _ RITA COOPER is concerned about the impact of power lines on the health of Boundary community school pupils. CALL US: oy3 } inde NEWS photo Terry Petors NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP Const. Brendan Fitzpatrick holds up the knife that was stuck “up to the nilt” in the back of a iocal teeneger during an altercation among youths over the weekend. A 17-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver youth was stubbed — in the. back on Saturday night during an altercation. between two groups of. young people near the North Vancouver City _cemeiery on Lillooet Road. By Anna Marie D’Angelo- News Reporter According to. the North Vancouver RCMP, the injured youth, Jeffrey Williamson, was taken to Lions Gate Hospital where the knife was removed from his back. Const. Brendan Fitzpatrick, “This is a major, serious incident. We are pursuing an attempted murder investigation. We are not holding anything back.”.,° < Fitzpatrick said the stab wound, in the mid-shoulder area, came within three. millinictres of hitting’ Williamson's aorta, the main artery ‘ ‘from the heart. BE AutoMolive.. eee a Classificds .oesssserecseesesssse BS Crossword sesesesenesonssssesseesere & Home & Garden BB Unsights cscs csseseesssssearsere eee D @ Kids’ Stuf. .19 Should violent youth crimes be automatically tried in adult court? Renele Hiebert North Vancouver Definitely. All we are doing is rais- ing hardened criminals. T.M. Garnes North Vancouver District There should not be an arbitrary age cut-off If you are old enough to do adult-crimes, you are old enough to do the penalties. Said North Vancouver RCMP. 66 We are pursuing an attempted murder investigation. We are. not holding anything back. 99 —RCMP Const. Brendan Fitzpatrick The knife was inserted hilt” of its four-inch (10 mm) blade. lt also came close to severing the victim’s spinal cord, according to the police. Williamson was discharged from hospital by mid-week. Williamson's mother. phoned the North Shore News on Monday to say her son was:not part of a gang. She said the youths went up to - Index. Trevor Lautens centered Mailbox ..... 7 88 Paul St. ae) BH What's Going On... 20 BAY Our Call wise cccssecsnesesseosened Zap “ta the. ‘ victim's the cemetery to listen to music. According to ‘the’ police Williamson was part-of.a group of six young people —~ four males and two. females — who were at the cemetery at around [/°p.m. when a group of 15 youths pulled up in four vehicles and attacked three of the teens in Williamson’s group.-- The attack was: unprovoked, according to the victims. ‘ The Suspects attempted to rob: the victims by demanding car keys. and wallets before the attack. According to “the police, the sus- pects were described as males and females aged between 17 to 20. The group included: Caucasians, Hispanics and Persians : -One of the suspect : ‘vehicles is described ‘as an older Volkswagen Rabbit, blue. with tinted side: and | rear ‘windows "Some of the young peopl in the $ group are. known to police. Anyone. with information about > _ the incident is reqtested to contact the North .V 985-1311. ancouver Weather - . Saturday: cloudy with a 40% chance of stiawers,’ * High 19°C: low TC THE FEDERAL government recently introduced legislation to change the Young Offenders Act (YOA) with respect to raising older tecns! to adult. court. The proposed amendments involve automatically transferring cases to adult court involving serious personal injury offences such as murder. U. Kosse West Vancouver Fam very niuch in favor of the idea that youths should be tried in adult court, Kevin Larson North Vancouver ; Yes, violent crimes should be. tried in udult court. oo 2208 | Should same- sex couples receive. spousal benefits?