: NEWS photo Terry Peters NORTH Vancouver RCMP Const. Julie de Decker keeps a lookout for crime with Citizens on Patrof vol- -unteer Lynn Robb in the Edgemont area. Citizens to support cops Vashti Singh Contributing Writer ORDINARY citizens now have the chance to become weekend cops. North Vancouver RCMP have launched a Citizens on Patrol program in neighbourhoods. The program will use volunteers to monitor areas where the community is requesting more patrolling. If the police don’t have the resources to bring addi- tional officers in, volunteers will be assigned, said Const. Dan Guilfoyie. Volunteers will be given a combination cell phone/radio and will patrol in their cars looking for any criminal activity. According to Guilloy Je, the volunteer's role will be to “observe, record and report.” Said Guilfovle, “They will be trained on what to Jook out for (such as) suspicious people, youths in parks causing mischief, theft in autos and graffiu.” He emphasized that volunteers will remain in their vehicles at all times and are advised to leave immediately at any signs of danger or confrontation. “Ideally they'll always be working in pairs,” he added. The decision to start this program in North Vancouver was prompted by the success of similar programs in Coquidam, Mission and Vancouver, said Guilf foyle. He also noted that the RCMP is trying to expand the ways in which volunteers can assist police. In order for the program to proceed, 50 volunteers are needed. Citizens will patrol on Friday and Saturday nights, keeping alert for unusual or criminal activity. North Vancouver RCMP plan to start training in June or carly July and request all applications be submitted by the end of May. 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If. all, goes according to : game plans, .construction on ficids. at William Park: and Carson Soham Secondary school “could begin next The ene sid which : would be able to sustain about ; six,times as‘ many gamcs as natural grass, now depend on the’ positive. results of two studies: geotechnical informa- tion, a that would determine . - fields to turf. down through the carpet. “and throu the drainage sys- tem,” explained Gary Young, “who® heads the North “Vancouver Recreation “Commission. “We have to “find out whether the ground “underneath . is able to sustain - cost “of an artificial turf field with lighting is between $1.2 : “and $1.5 million. But the ben- “efit, besides allowing athletes to play in the rain, is the tower maintenance: annual costs are about $9,500 while grass rings in at about $20,000. The city and the district have similar tactics on their fields because of a year-ion study of the issue by a tas force with representation from sports groups and the recre- ation commission. The final report recommended three William Griffin Park has been chosen. as the prime site in the district because it has lighting, _retatively — small -impact_ on the surrounding ncighbourhood, and lots of park ng. Lilloer Park has also en identified as a possible “'site. On® Tuesday night, dis- trict council approved an $85,000 detailed study on converting cither of the grass Councillors Bill Denault- “and Heather Dunsford voted against the study. Along with Coun. Doug MacKay-Dunn, they wanted to defer the study and pursue the possibility of a mulo-fieid facility along with the city and West Vancouver. Proponents :of the idea have watched the success of Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West, the first such faciliry in the western provinces. Even if the two sep- arate fields become a reality, - said Gary Young, they will not solve the. long-term sports needs of this community. “There’s no question the North Shore needs tourna- ment sites,” he said. “We could be looking at. more , SLEEP ON ee ae Ea fields in the future.” Larry Wilson, representing the North Vancouver sports and zecreation advisory coun- cil, told district council a vari- ety of sports groups have agreed to pay user fees for a new facility. He also stressed that the joint-use agreement with School Distict 44 that would allow community access to the field, washroom and chang+- room facilities, and the park- ing lot after school hours. Councit also approved $25,000 to be released from the artificial turf fund to pro- ble. A multi-field facility sports community needs the vide fora ge eotechnical survey, artificial field as soon as possi- design of the playing field and lighting, and a public involve- should be considered in the future, but he urged council not to let a super-sportsplex distract from the immediate need for one field. A report submitted by the engineering department stat-, ed that an artificial field can | host up to 2,000 games a year, whereas natural grass can only sustain 160. - City council unanimously endorsed the Carson Graham location for a lit, artificial turf field. Staff are looking at a We specialize in custom design #2-2435 Marine Dt. 922-301 4 woock ione) CAR AND TRUCK RENTALS Any Welnal Van E reserve eatty to avold disappointment | 510-cars ee | Dr. North Van : North Shose owned & ope Dr. Farshid S. Shahbazi Family Dentistry 208-168 East 13th Street, North Vancouver across from Lions Gate Hospital Emergency C.1. Global Technology RSP Fund C.I. 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