_For ‘the first time,

Panorama Park in the
District of North Vancouver

has been left ‘without |
lifeguards on ‘Tuesday and.
Wednesday, and _ area.
residents fear this has left the ©

way open fora real tragedy.

But, Grant Dickey, the
operations manager for the
North ‘Van Recreation

Commission, says the ‘ab--

sence of lifeguards on those
days is posted, and the
situation is likely to change
by next week. :

The News has received a
number of calls over the past
couple of. ‘weeks, from
people concerned about the
fact the beach is not guarded
on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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It has also been reported
that the lifeguards them-
selves are the ones most
concerned . about the
‘situation:

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aren "t. around?”

‘She: also. said the” “Sign

which warns people about -
the absence. of lifeguards is.
_ Shall and hard to read from

a sistance.

‘ Lots of people don’t know
about the absence, she said,

and children are ailowed on |

the beach by themselves, for
this reason.

“Some people regard the |

lifeguards as a babysitting
service,” Dickey said.

He said that due to
budgetary restraints, there
had to be a cutback in
lifeguarding services, and it
was - recommended that
guards not be put on the
beach Tuesday and. Wed-
nesday as they are the
quietest days.

He said rotating the
guards so somebody is on
every day would mean
cutting back at busier times.

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rotation system .so they did

not have their time off on the
‘same day.

“We guard only a very
small area,” Dickey said.

“If you go ta Cates Park or
Panorama you will see that
most of the swimming occurs
outside ‘the guarded area,
and we are not responsible
~for that.”

“If we are lucky maybe the
weather will stay bad so we
won't have to worry.”

At the end of his -con-
versation with the News,
Dickey said the recreation
commission is looking at the
possibility of providing more
coverage at the park.

“I think there will possibly
be some changes so that
there is some coverage on
Tuesday and Wednesday,”
Dickey said.

He said these changes’
could.go.into. effect as § S200.
_as next week.

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thinks prawns are. the
culprits promoting noisy
-parties in Copper Cove.

So to stop the old problem

Of noisy night parties in that
‘area, council voted Monday

to extend underwater park
designation from Whytecliff
Park to Robertson Point,
which includes Copper
Cove.

That protects underwater

‘flora and fauna and prohibits

divers from taking prawns.

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‘Tuesdays: and). Wea |
-mesdays. The beach is left |
unguarded these days as 2 .
‘Cost’ cutting move: but ~
ee lifeguards themselves are
‘among |. those. “most
‘concerned about ‘the |
§ safety aspect of the policy |
which could be reversed
|. .by as early as next week.
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in attendance

Dr. “ Robert Collier,
municipal director of
development, ‘ said divers
have evidentally gone down
to the cove at night to catch
prawns then finish up with
prawn and beer parties on
the beach.

The parties have been Jan
ongoing nuisance to cove
residents.

Prohibition of night diving
in general was not recom-

- mended, he said, because at

that time divers can see sea
life they cannot see at any
other time.

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