bear captured in A MALE black bear weighing 200 Ibs. (91 kg) was tranquilized and captured Monday evening in the 2700-block of Mathers Avenue in West Vancouver. By Anna Marie D’ Angelo News Reporter The bear was spotted in a large cedar tree, where Lower Mainland conservation officers believed he had been living for the past. few days. Conservation officers estimated that the bear was at feast 10 years old, Two bear traps were set up Monday on the North Shore: one near Chairtift, Road and Skilift Place just nerth of the Upper Levels Highway and west of Folkestone Way; the other just south of the highway at 28th Street and Palmerston Avenue near a ravine, The trap at 28th Strect and Palmerston Avenue was being removed on Tuesday after the bear was captured. “It’s not too carly to have bear sightings, but it is a little early this year to have this amount of prob- lems with bears,’ said Lower Mainland conservation officer Kevin Yan Damme. Conservation officers originally suspected that one bear had piliaged residential garbage near the bear traps. But after the bear was captured on Monday, a second bear was spotted in the Chairlift Road area. Van Damme said North Shore Wednesday, May 5, 1993 - North Shore News ~ 3 est Van trap Second bear sighting reported in vicinity of Chairlift Road area NEWS pheto Terry Peters CONSERVATION OFFICER Kevin Van Damme stands beside a bear trap similar to the one used to house a captured bear in Wast Vancouver on Manday niyht. residents have been calling his department about bear problems for 1% weeks. The bear traps are baited with salmon, sardines and molasses and are designed to trap the animals ive. Van Damme said a bear was secn ‘‘in garbage’ at the Chairlift Road and Skilift Place area at approximately 2 a.m. on Monday. A bear trap had originally been set up at Chairlift Road and Wentworth Road on Wednesday, April 28, but no bear was cap- tured. It was subsequently moved to Chairlift Road and Skilift Place on Monday. The captured bear spent the NEWS photo Cindy Goodman JiM JENSEN, maintenance foreman at the North Shore Winter Club, repairs some of the dam- age done over the weekend when someone broke into the facility and began smashing win- dows, mirrors and doors before he was arrested. A ONE-man wrecking crew caused thousands of dollars’ imter Club Damage to NV facility estimated at $20,000 “He just made a wonderful worth of damage to the North Shore Winter Club over mess. We were told the individ- the weekend when he broke into the facility and bega smashing virtually everything in sight. North Shore Winter Club gen- eral manager Bernie Asbell said one of the club’s security employees heard a noise at about midnight on Saturday and then saw a person break into the club by throwing a brick through a glass door. “He proceeded to break doors, windows and mirrors,” Asbell said. ‘‘He threw a number of objects through win- dows onto our tennis courts By Surj Rattan News Reporter below, damaging the tennis courts.’” Asbell estimated the damage done to the recreation centre at between $12,000 and $15,000, but a police spokesman said the damage total was closer to $30,000. n val had come from a party. He was not really coherent. “He was not making any sense. I don’t think he knew what he was doing,’’ said Asbell. He added that the club’s secu- rity guard called the North Van- couver RCMP, who responded with a police service dog. An RCMP spokesman said one male suspect in his 20s was arrested at the scene and will be charged with break-and-enter and committing wilful damage over $1,000. night in a dear trap. He will be moved to the Fraser Valley. Last year, Lower Mainland conservation officers relocated two bears and killed seven from the North Shore, In 1991, four bears were killed and cight were relocated. According to conservation of- ficers, relocated bears that return Cat crowd 28TH STREET NEWS graphic Joan Pedsreen to their original area and continue to feed on garbage must. usually be killed. Conservation officers. advise residents to keep their garbage in- doors until the morning of collec- tion to avoid attracting bears. Van Damme said steel con- ‘ainers can be used to store gar- bage to avoid bear preblems. clashes in council chambers over ‘yowling’ felines WHILE THE fur did rioi exactly fly, round two of the Prospect Road cat fight was fought tooth and claw Monday night at North Vancouver District hall. By Martin Millerchip Contributing Writer In one corner: Joy Purser, 46 cats, some of her neighbors, and supporters from as far away as Richmond and Coquitlam. In the other corner: 19 area res- idents who describe Purser’s home as a cat shelter and expect council to do something about it. District council finds itself in the middle of it all, playing the role of referee with some trepida- tion. Outside the ring, News takes THE NORTH Shore News picked up six awards, including four first-place finishes, and one hon- orable mention in this year’s Suburban Newspapers of America (SNA) advertising competition. The News won first place awards for: @ best new special section; @ best regular ROP (run of press) advertising for its Now entertain- ment section; @ best regular classified advertis- ing; but issuing advertising _ @ and best ad series. The newspaper also won second-place honors in the best ad “NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL challenges of her own, is the champion of North Shore cats, Doris Orr. “We are going to need the wisdom of Sclomon on this one,”’ said Coun. Paul Turner,.. who chaired Monday’s meeting of the Pianning and Development Stand- ing Committee, Isabell Thon addressed. the committee on behal7 of residents who petitioned council to act on the feline situation back in November 1992. “How many people do you know who would wish to live next door to about 45 cats?’’ asked Thon. Complaining of unfamiliar cats that roam, dig, spray, lounge and See Cat page 5 ad awards series category, In addition, the News won a third-place award for best single ROP ad (color; one or two’ colors plus black) for. a local Mazda dealership and an honorable men- tion for. best shopping area pro- motion special section. Linda Stewart, News sales and marketing director, said the com- petition is getting stronger in ail categories. ‘‘Winning these awards is an honor’ for us. We continue our commitment to produce a better | product for our readers,’ said — Stewart.