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By Cathasine Barr
Contributing Walter
WEST Vancouver
council is insisting
Cypress Bowl
Recreations and the
provincial governe
ment agree to a long,
list of conditions
before counct)
Approves a con-
tentious utility tink.

Coun. Alin Williams pre-
sented 10 counell a Hse of “anust-
have" conditions ata council
meeting Monday night,

PRC. Parks and Cypress
Rowl agree to the condirions,
West Vancouver will have isare
control over $40 milion in

expaasion and inpravements
earmarked for recreation in the

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Family, friends mourn loss of
teen killed while cliff-jumping

By Anna Marie D'Angelo

News Reporter
dangelo@nsnews.com

DAMON Cragg was doing what he loved

when he died.

The 17-year-old West Vancouver secondary student drowned
while cliff-jumping with nwo friends near Whyteeliff Park a week
ago. His shocked friends and family view Damon's death as a
tragic fluke,

“Twill love him for fife,” said friend Brandon Hughes who
attended a memorial service held Monday at Damon's aunt's

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waterfront home near Whytectiff Park.

About 300 people attended the service.

Hughes,t6, was with Damon and another friend, ‘Trevor
Garner, on the evening of the fatal dive. The three friends decid-
ed to go cliff-jumping after dinner near the park's lookout area,
Hughes said that they all took turns diving trom about nine
metres.

Hughes saw the landing of Damon's second jump. Damon
over-rotated during a flip and hit the water on his stomach.

“T looked down, and 1 saw him lying there (in the water.) [

was coming up the cliff. T yelled, “Trev jump’,” said Hughes

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DAMON Craggq’s friends reflect on his sudden death
during a memorial service Monday that was held at a
watertront home near Whiytecliff Park.