d. the. : one. : emergency |

AD group of North
Vanzouver pensioners
ot the district firemen's
a etial fund for muscular
dys ystrophy: for ‘this year
rolling early: during . the
ast eek. The: Kiwanis
ynn Manor. Social Club:
tas handed over. a $100
cheque for the drive
which . will be held-
December. 8-9. Last year’.
‘the firemen raised more
than $5,000 for the
campaign. os

a hewt North: Shore. penne “Deparment

ate being wt ‘receives root
that the grant is needed.

Help finally arrived Mon-

day morning, ‘14 hours after ‘|.

the boys stopped when they’
were overtaken by darkness |

‘while. hiking and just. a few _

minutes, before dawn when
they ‘intended ‘walking back
“down the mountain.

“Pwo: 14-year-olds. were |
: dressed onily in light clothing _

. and even the third. boy — a:

13-year-old -- had thought he
was suffering from hypother-
mia at ‘one time, in spite of —
having a ‘down: jacket.

'
. .
ove

But when the' three got

back down the mountain all

were still well enough to go

-straight home with their

parents.

wy

A team of 20 rescuers had.
also spent about 10 hours
overnight on- the mountain,
searching for the boys.

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BEAR FACTS on safet y.delighted the youngsters of St. Anthony "s School in West Vancouver Monday when the
- police. Safety Bear. visited the elementary school. Beneath all that fur ts Constable Rod Macleod, hovering over
Constable Brian Schierer. The outfit, complete with fitting West Van Police uniform, was made in Disneyland at a
cost of $2,000 and Involved local pollce going to Los Angeles to learn bear antics. They report that it was worth it |

since youngsters retain double the in information from a bear than they do from a policeman fies uniform. (Terry Peters
oto so _ M, |

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