Rescue
team

Danica Riley
Contributing Writer
CATAMARAN Ferries
International (CFI)
and Vancouver
Shipyards are donating
the materials and
labour necessary to
build an aluminum box
shell for a new North
Shore Rescue Team

vehicle.

“T really believe in’ the
project, said Jack Munro,
chairman of CFL “There are
not miuiny people that will wet
up in the middle of the night
in a rainstorm wad look for
someone who got off the
path. The service is invalu

The old truck can’t hold
all uf the heavy equipment
the rescue team needs and its
brakes have to be checked
after every run.

According te team leader
Tim Jones the vehicl had
trouble keeping up with the
68 calls rescue teany Members
responded to in 1998.

North Shore Rescue
Team has raised $300,000
towards the purchase of a
new rescue vehicle, but is
$50,000 short of completing
the project.

The money raised so far
has been used to purchase
the cab and chassis of a com-
mand and equipment vehicle.

North Shore municipali-
ties have contributed
$100,000. Other dcnations
have been made by corpora-
tions, groups and individuals.

Rescue team leader Tim

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NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

NORTH Shore Rescue Team leader Fim Jones (fore-
ground centre) is flanked by NVC Coun. Barbara
Sharp (left) and NVD Coun. Lisa Muri. The team’s new
truck is taking shape thanks to people like (front to
back jeft) CFl’s John Wells, NSCU’s Gerry Brewer,
Vancouver Shipyard’s Lawrence Johnson, CFI chair-
man Jack Munro, (front to back right) CFi's John
Aster, WV Coun. Russ Fraser and Van Shipyard’s
Marcus Davidson.

vehicle with advanced brak-
ing SYSECS to manocuvre the
North Shore's mountainous
terrain.

To make a tax deductible
donation to the project call
983-7441.

Jones is asking corporations,
individuals and community
groups to help raise the final
$50,000 needed to complete
the project.

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