LOCAL police want to identify this man. Body found; iD unknown DO you know this man? North Vancouver RCMP don’r, but want to. The man’s body was found in Lynn Creck on Feb, 25. An autopsy per- formed the following day ruled out foul play as the cause of death. He is described as 30 to 35 years old, 166 em (8°S%") tall and weighing 65 kg (143 Ibs.). He has short black hair and was unshaven. The man elso had extensive dental work, His body was found by two North Shore resi- dents walking their dog along the Cedar Mills trail in Lynn Headwaters Park, It was partially clad in blue Docker pants, multi-coloured — boxer shorts and well-worn white socks. A unique aspect of the man’s attire were sleeves cut offa tan cotton shirt worn as leg- gings underneath — his pants. Anyone with informa- tion leading to the man’s identification is asked to call the North Vancouver RCMP at 985-1311. ~- Robert Galster From pane 1 minded — community anv: where.” Reda said. “And Thave Not seen us pre MEECSS ane then. Where are the multi-purpose recreational tichds?” Through his Football BC work, Reda is involved in the development of an artitigial tart! fied in) Burnaby. The three: tield public compley is sched- uled to open in September. According to Burnaby supervisor of sport: and out- door recreation Gord Pederson, the construction of one artificial field can range in cost trom) S300,000 to SE] million. He estimates the aver- age litespans of the Belds cur- rently being built in Burnaby is 12 years. “People get seared off by the initial capital cost,” Pederson said. “But if vou compare some of the numbers in terms of usage, operating costs and cost per game over a 12-year period, artificial fields come out on top (over tradi- onal grass fields).” For example, Pederson found that one artificial field can host 12,800 games in 12 years, A grass field? 1,920. “You have to have shut- down periods for grass fields so they can recuperate,” Pederson oaid. In terms of operating costs, Pederson estimates one syn- thetic field would require $114,000 over the course of 12 years, Burnaby’s current bud- get for one grass field per vear is $20,000, or, $240,000 over 12 years. And his research found that an artificial field’s per-game , cost over that 12-year period is S117; a grass field currently costs the City of Burnaby $284 per game. “So, when you factor in all these things in the end — the number of games you can play and the operating costs — the capital cost of a synthetic field really isn’t that big a concern,” he said. * That's really the mes- sage: look beyond the initial capital cost.” ur E a g shed hese S| ade NEWS photo Terry Peters. LARRY Reda says it's high tirme the North Shore had a multi-purpose artificial playing field. In the background, Carson Graham's rugby team practises on the grave! field used year-round by the school and various recreational leagues. Music to Larry Reda’s cars. “Maintenance free, 24-hour use,” is, according to Reda, the reason Burnaby and a growing number of Lower Mainland municipalities are investing in artificial fields. “If it’s gota foot of snow on it you just shovel it off and away you go.” And if rain is the problem — and it definitely is on North Shore grass fields during the rainy season — the artificial field's drainage system makes play possible even in a down- pour. Water simply seeps below the surface and is drained off. No North Shore communi- ties, however, have plans to replace grass with artificial fields any time soon. Bue that’s not to say they haven’t looked into it. “We had a notice of motion by councillor (Darrell) Mussatto a month ago to set aside some capital funds to build a fund for an artificial turf field,” said North Van City parks and environment manag- er Bill Granger. “The location that we have discussed is the Kinsmen) North all-weather field, But we're looking at a price tag of probably a milfion dollars.” THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE. And here’s proof. For the rest of the season Cypress Mountain Sports will be offering free snowboarding and shaped ski demos. We have Vancouver's largest fleet of demo skis and snowboards and all of them are this year’s models. If you're ready to experience a new level of high-performance equipment, try it here first. Just visit Cypress Mountain Sports at Park Royal South or drop by our Demo Center at Cypress Bow! for your free ride today! Be sure to mention this ad. The parks manager has paid close attention to the Burnaby multi-field) project and is encouraged by that. project’s use of a new, and cheaper, kind of artificial surface. “It resembles real grass and has two-inch knotted strands coming up through a ground- up sand and rubber base,” Granger said. Ac a mid-February North Vancouver City parks and recreation conimittee meeting, a $367,210 Kinsmen Park upgrade, including the installa- tion of new aluminum bleach- ers, a new washroom and four new lighting poles was approved for submission to council. But Reda said the Carson Graham-Kinsmen-Field- Mahon-Park complex in central North Vancouver is an ideal location for an artificial field. He said council should scrap the Kinsmen Park upgrade and SATURDAY ONLY, March6,1999 instead use the money for a new artificial field. “Their plan has seats for only 600 and it doesn’ even have a roof over it!” he said, noting that the original wood- en Kinsmen Stadium, built in the carly-1960s, bad a seating capacity for nearly 500. “What's in between Kinsmen Field and the all-pur- pose field? A parking lot. Why not build stands where the parking lot is that can service both fields, and you pur the change rooms underneath?” Reda said. “They're talking about spending nearly $400,000 tor open bleachers and a stand-alone washroom. “Where is the foresight? At least put a roof over the seats.” If not at Kinsmen Field, Reda suggested the Fullerton fill site as an ideal location for an artificial field. The water- front site is currently being developed for a multi-dealer abrics & decorative accessories : a SPECIAL eo ms GAL CokOTiONs auto mull “According to the plains af thar development, parklend mist be included, so why don’t we tell the developer to bind a firstechiss artifical field) dawn there?” said: Reda. “Or whar about all these highrises going up in Lower Lonsdale? Get one of these developers to build the community an all-purpose field.” Downtown — Vancouver's Andy Livingstone Field, an artificial field complex used vear round, was built by False Creek developer Concord Pacific a similar arrangement with Vancouver Cit Livingstone Field of June 1995 ata cost of lion Situated on the 10.5-acre site are two multi-use artificial turf playing fields, eight light towers, Wo tennis courts, a softball diamond and basketball haltcourt. Concord, along — with Henderson Developments, built and provided a extended warranty on the park, burt the city has since taken over responsibility for the park's maintenance. Asked why developers: in North Vancouver City haven't been tapped with a similar request, city manager Granger said the scale of the projects on this side of Burrard Inlet are not large enough to warrant such requests of a developer. 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