Classifieds 986-6222 Coho Festival ’91 raise havoc Local rail, roads hit; Cap River construction project washed out RECENT RECORD rainfalls deluging the Lower Mainfand have washed out a coniroversial construction project at the mouth of the Capilano River and halted BC Rail traffic and vehicle traffic along the Squamish High- way. BC Rail spokesman Barrie Wall said Friday that all passenger and freight traffic between North Vancouver and Lillooet had been halted indefinitely, pending clean-up of between 10 to 12 washouts and other hazards be- tween Britunnia Beach and By Surj Rattan News Reporter Pemberton. The Royal Hudson steam train excursion from North Vancouver Office, Editorial 985-2131 SUNDAY Dr. Andrew Chalmers High Profiles: 36 Display Advertising 980-0511 FOUR-YEAR-OLD Andrew Gavel (left) and his brother Erin (seven years old) tie amidst hats created by artists from the West Van Arts Council to commemorate the 12th annual Coho Festival. For more information on this year's events see page 24. to Squamish was also cancelled. “The most serious (washout) is at Britannia townsite where a log- jam has diverted the swollen Britannia Creek,’’ said Wall. “The hazard was compounded by a number of floating residential propane tanks, which apparently broke free when their mountings were washed out.’” Britannia Beach residents were evacuated from the urea on Fri- day. Wall said it was not possible to say when BC Rail trains would start moving again until the rain stops and track damage is deter- mined. Transportation and Higtways Ministry spokesman Jim Davidson said Friday the Squamish High- way was blocked off at Britannia Beach and that there was about three feet of water on the highway by 9 a.m. Friday. He added that Britannia Creek had overflowed its banks about 700 feet above the highway. The average August rainfall in the Lower Mainland is about 41 mm. But this year, August’s total rainfall had, by Friday, surpassed 110 mm. Meanwhile, the heavy rainfall has also washed out a maior con- struction project in the mouth of the Capilano River. Since early August, construction crews, hired by the Squamish In- dian Band, have been working in the civer. They had blocked off part of the river and opened up a small channel to allow salmon to pass upstream. The work, said Squamish Tribal Council acting chairman Sam George, was being done to shore up the river’s eroding banks. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), which had OK’d the project. has been monitoring the work daily. But work was stopped this week after the monsoons hit the North Shore and washed out the con- struction project. See Resident page 3