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UNSIGHTLY ROCK graffiti at Lynn Canyon gets the rub-off by canyon lovers Steve Darvill
Canyon cleanup (left) and Rory Pinder (right). The Good Samaritans used wire brushes and elbow grease to
clean up the rocks at Twin Falls last weekend. Upset over the proliferation of graffiti and litter

in the park area, the North Vancouver residents plan to return to the job this weekend.

Pipeline taps NV

NORTH SHORE companies and underwater technology NV-developed Newtsuit and remote-

developed on the North Shore will begin making a crucial

contribution to the construction of the massive $500- ‘ ‘ ‘

million Vancouver Island natural gas pipeline — this operate vessels help build gas pipe ine

weekend.
the pipeline must be supported in Powell River. The other branch — metres, But said English, “We are

with . some areas. The ROV identifies goes from Kitty Point to Linke upgrading each suit) for this

North Shore-developed Newtsuit By Michael Becker where support is needed, River near Courtenay on Van- operation to 420) metres (1,378

atmospheric diving suits are News Reporter This weekend, two Newtsuits  couver Ishind. feet)."*

veared up to work at depths of and a 6t-metre (200-foot) barge According to Can-Dive special Zach atmospheric diving suit

more than 1,000 feet below sea shine Coast to Powell River and equipped with a grouting plant, — projects manager Jim English, the will be equipped with a thruster

level when work begins in the next) | Vancouver Istand, which will manufacture the crossing from the Sunshine Coast pack, which turns the suit inte a

few days to install support systems Since mid-September. Can-Dive pipeline support structures, will to Tesada is about 10 kilometres one-person submarine.

for the pipeline. has been operating two remotely leave North Vancouver to begin (six miles), Phe stretch across the The Newtsuit, which was devel

operated sehickes (ROWS) from work along the underwater Strait of Georgia to Vancouver oped by Can Dive, enables divers

Three North) Vancouver-based Northwest's supply vessel Tuktu. pipeline section running from bland runs about 22 kilometres ta work in deep water without

companies, Can-Dive Services The ROVs, fitted with robotic Secret Cove on the Sunshine (£3): miles). having to undergo decompression.
lid. international Hard Suits raanipulater arene and video cam- Coast te the south side of Posada The pipeline runs through watter English estimates the project
Inc. Gin offshoot of Can-Dive) crass. are monitored, controlled — Ishind. as deep ay TO metres ()48 teen will be completed in about a
and Northwest Navigation Crd. and powered from the ship, The natural gas pipeline sur with depths roughis ransine on month te aimonth and a hall,
(under contract tO Can Dive) are As the 2S-centimetre (iQ-inchy) faces on seuth Posada and runs average between 200 metres (636

invelved in’ pipeline installation diameter steel submarine pipeline above vround to Kitty Point atthe feety and pst under 00 metres Pretish declined to reveal the
surves. and pipeline structural is laid on the sea bed. an ROV north cad of the istand, where ip (usd teen vahie of the project for Can-Dive.
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