8 - North Shore News -— Sunday, July 30, 2000 Safety on ocean a top priority body which aims to prevent future accidents. ‘This report has a high profile and it’s a quite impor- fant report,” Mein said. The 2000 edition of the Symphony of Fire degan Saturday. Canadian Coast Guard plans to increase its presence on the water along with its auxiliary and other police forces. “The big things we'll be checking for at the launch ramps and out on the water are the three Ls — lifejackets, lights and liquor,” said Coast Guard boating safety officer Chris Seeley. “Two of the three we want to see and one of them we don't. It’s up to the person operating the boat to know what they’re doing and seeing out there. Make sure the lights are all on, make sure they have the prop- . er safety gear, “keep the liquor down. Take it slow and easy; when. in- doubt, slow it down.” Pyrotechnics teams from Tray Australia and Spain are mpeting in the skies above ish Bay on Wednesday, Saterday and Aug. 9. Displays begin at "10:15 A pedestrian was struck on July 21 in a hit and runon Brooksbank — Avenue near the Park and Tilford Centre. .. The pedestrian, an 18- year-old) North Vancouver resident, was taken to Lions Gate Hospital with injuries to his leg and arm, according to North Vancouver RCMP Const. Dan Guilfoyle. The pedestrian wes treated NEWS photo Mike Wakefield Key player TRISTAN Warwick, 13, a first-place winner at the B.C. Association of Performing Arts Festivaie’ provincial finais in May, will hold a selo recital Wednesday, Aug. 2, 7:30 «.m. ai West Yan Presbyteri: lan Church. Tickets, $10, are available by calling 782-5216. Pedestrian struck by car and released from hospital. His name was not released. Guilfoyle said the pedestri- an was in the crosswalk when he was struck by a.car travel- ling south in the 300-block of Brooksbank Avenue. The car was described as a black, newer model BMW with tinted windows. The BMW did not stop. The hit and run took place at 7:30 p.m. near the White Spot restaurant. ~ Missing North Van man found dead in canyon THE body « of a missing » North Vancouver man . . was found on Thursday - . near Hope. i.Gary David Wallwork, 48, »; was last on July 22. His rented ' “- car was found last Monday in - the Othello tunnel parking lot: in Hope. “According to Hope RCMP, .” Wallwork’s body was spotted in’ a steep area of the Coquihalla’ ._.- River Canyon, about five kilo- . metres’. 5, north of Hope. The GARY Wallwork "area is commonly ‘called’ the . Coquihalla Tunnels, Chilliwack Search and Rescue members recovered the body through a “long and tedious” rope recov- - ery Thursday evening. The ly had . been . first ;. spotted | that afternoon: by 7 . searchers :. RCMP. helicopter. Squamish ° in “a Kamloops ee eee a ie Oe oe "RCMP suspect Wallwork was hiking the trails when he fell to his death from a dangerous spot. An autopsy is slated to be ._ performed at Royal Columbian Hospital. TE tL CHANGES Guilfoyle said the BMW may have damage to its right front end. Police continue to investi- gate. Anyone with information is asked to call. Const. Caroline Stewart at 985- 1311. Callers are asked to refer to the case’s file number: 2000-23708. —Anna Marie D'Angelo Gap college students ready f IS your small to medium-sized comyany short on resources but big on computer challenges? Do you need to build a database, network your computers, or have some programming done? Help is close at hand. Students in Capilano College’s Technical Computer Professional program are available for eight-week work terms from September to October. “We have the best accelerated’ program available,” said Nancy Nowlan, program devel- opment manager. “Students are learning the backbone of rechnology and of e-commerce.” “They are keen, motivated and smart,” she added, “and most have previous degrees, a high level of maturity and previous work experience. 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Cemetery gets new cross from Lynn Valley Legion THE deteriorating wooden cross overlook- ing veterans’ graves at the North Vancouver Cemetery has been replaced by an metal structure designed and constructed, on a volun- tary basis, the Lynn Valley Branch of The Royal Canadian Legion. Unit 45 Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans of Canada; Lynn Valley Branch 114] and North Vancouver Branch 118 of The Royal Canadian Legion will hold a dedication service at the site on Sunday, Aug. 13 . commencing at 2 p.m. Former North Vancouver | City mayor Jack Loucks will unveil the inscription and dedi- cate the structure. A brief ceremony will be presided over by the Rev. 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