FOR ail those motorists who like to take chances, figure the odds are one in four that the red light camera that just flashed at your car is going to penerate a S14-4- traffic ticker. According ta the police's Integrated Trattic Camera Unit, only 30 of the 120 red Hight camera sites Gmainiy in che Lower Mainland: will have a camera initatone time. The cameras rotate through sites, although the equipment counts red light runs. “The best odds is to stop at the white fine when the Jight is red.” said ROMP Const, Patti Nelson, Work is currently under way at seven North Vancouver City and District intersections for red | The number Intersection cameras to issue tickets later this fall light cameras. Cre proposed site in West Vancouver is at Taylor Wav and Marine Drive th Nerth Vancouver, red light cameras are slated for Jonsdale and 13th; U3th and Sr. Georzes: Esplanade and Chesterfield; Lonsdale and 23rd, Mount Sevmour Parkway and Riverside Drive; Maise Dre and Capiling Road; and Main and Mountain. The intersections have a history of acci- dent. involving red lights. Nelson said a camera intersection has a “halo u dialied is it in service Construction crew cuis phone service in Lower Lonsdale PHONE service was cut off for some North Vancouver homes and businesses Wednesday after a construction crew in Lower Lonsdale severed a buried bundle of telephone lines. Crews were drilling the foundation of a new building in the alley between East Ist and 2nd Streets when the core drilling machine punched a hole through the bundle. Richard Eusebio, a spokesman for Fred Thompson Contractors, said that the interruption occurred in the carly atter- noon. The firm does all the excavation work for Telus froma the Pemberton to Hope area of the province. Workers from Telus and Fred Thompson Contractors toiled into the early morning hours Thursday to excavate the bundle and splice two new cables. The paired 2,700-line cable provided service to 5,400 lines in the area. At least 1,500 circuits were knocked out of comniission, Eusebio said the crew that was responsible for the interruption was from Ladner’s Blue Ace Shoring Co. Ltd. “They should’ve known it was there, but] guess accidents hap- pen,” said Eusebio. A Telus spokesman said Thursday that service would likely not be fully restored until the weekend. -— Jan-Christian Sorensen octors’ records incompiete From page 1 genital limb deformities include missing limbs, web feet, club foot, inward or outward turning legs and hip clicking. The limb deformities review was supposed to take two weeks and done by NSHR chief medical health officer Dr. Brian O'Connor, But it was handed over to the provincial health offi- cer Dr. Perry Kendall and UBC epidemiologists. The review team is looking at province-wide birth information, Adanns said that doctors inconsistently filled notice u* hirth forrns that record birth anomalies and other statistical informa- tion. This happened throughout the province and within NSHR. Royal tea party efter” for asin Block viemity as divers are sware the camera is “somewhere” near and don’t run hehts Vhe red beht cameras cost $80,000 cach, paid: by ICBC, stid Nelson. Richmopad first used ated fight camerai 1998 where 14 accidents were recorded at Westminster and No 4 compared to 28 crashes in 1996 and 20 in 1997, In 1999, the same intersection had TE! crashes with two so far this year, said Nelson. She said that cars need to drive over two sensors after ared Eght and betore they yet into the inter- section before the camera takes a picture. Cars going through vellow to red lights are not photographed. Red- ght camera tickets will fikeiy start being mailed out for North Vancouver intersections in the late fall. —Anna Maric D'Angelo Ruel me ri Ree » (WE Bet | a Bidets “et ENDS NEWS photo Terry Peters BILL McDonell of Fred Thompson Contractors works to clear earth from a hole after crews accidentally severed a buried bundie of phone lines on Wednesday. Lost hiker not hiking CALL it the phantom rescue. On Sunday North Shore Rescue was called owt when a 36-year-old foreign stu- dent from Korea was report- ed missing after setting out for a hike on Grouse Mountain on Saturday. Pryda Yang, 36, was reported missing by her North Vancouver homestay parent. North Shore Rescue and RCMP initiated a search, including a heli- copter sweep of the area. It_ was discovered later that Yang had instead decid- ed to visit a relative instead of hike the mountain. Rescue manager Tim Jones called the “needle-in: a-haystack” search effort a waste of resources. It’s not the first time such a search and rescue opera- tion has unfolded. “Not long ago we had two exchange students from Ireland who supposedly went missing,” said Jones. “and it turns out they were up in Whistler, partying for the weekend. “I wish we could impress upon these students to let their homestay part - ‘s know where they are all times,” said Jones. “They're putting lives at risk.” On Monday, North Shore Rescue responded to a call of a lost hiker in the area below the Dain Mountain loop trail behind Grouse Mountain. A lone female foreign stu- dent in her 20s had entered the area and become disori- ented. Arca residents had reported hearing cries for help in the early evening. North Shore Rescue deployed a team of 12 to the area around midnight on Monday and located the woman in the early morning hours of Tuesday. North Shore Rescue was assisted by Grouse Mountain and North Vancouver RCMP. — Jan-Christian Sorensen WV bistro wants to expand Hy 3 review it will call a public hearing to provide for full public input. Ocean Cove says residents Couns. Victor Durman and Alan Williams voted against maton. concerns have been addressed “The attempts to wear council down . . . doesn’t sit well with me,” said Williams. “We've been through this since 1995.” Deana Lancaster The Ocean Cove’s predecessor, Blendi’s bistro and bakery, cooked up a lot of controversy last year when it gota licence from News Reporter the Liquor Licensing Board in Victoria against the wishes of dlancaster@nsnews.com IT’S the little bistro that could. And now it’s hoping to do it again. council and some of the neighbours. Since 1995, the succession of cafés that have occupied the But Zychlinski thinks he has dealt with the lion’s share of neighbour’s complaints since taking over the space. He built a space at5773 Marine Drive in West Van have had to do batde in order to open and to get a liquor licence. In both cases, the fence around the back of the restaurant to hide the garbage bins from view; redirected noise from a hood fan toward the street instead of nearby homes; is training staff to handle dishes quiedly in the dish area; and asks delivery drivers to turn their vehicles bistro’s owners prevailed over neighbours’ tears about noise and around on his property instead of in nearby driveways. Parking traffic and now the current enterprise, the Ocean Cove Bistro, is remains a concern for some neighbours, he said, although he has a busy restaurant, bakery and deli. enough to comply with the zoning bylaw and most of his cus- Maybe too busy — Daniel Zychlinski, owner of the bistro approached council Monday night in the hopes that it will allow him to almost double the 40 seats he is currently allowed on the premises. Council voted 4-2 te refer the application to the advi- tomers are local and walk to the bistro. sory planning committee for review and comment. Following the 3 8 planned in West Van NORTH Shore monarchists are planning a proper party to toast the Queen Mum’s 100th. Carolanne Reynolds, Ambleside and Dundarave Ratepayers’ Association president, who floated the idea for the community party at council’s meeting Monday, wants to recognize the much-loved royal with a strawberry tea. . Reynolds’ plans are for the tea to take place along Argyle Street, ata table stretching from [4th to 16th streets, on Friday, Aug. 4, the Queen Mum’s birthday. The party would start at 2 p.m., before the opening of West Van’s Harmony Arts Festival the same day. Reynolds said she was surprised that no community celebra- tion had been planned and that the royal’s contributions to the British Commonwealth deserved to be recognized. “She’s a gra- cious lady. She stayed in London during the bombing and was an example for others. And I do think that we need examples in our lives.” Reynolds is seeking, volunteers and donations and can be con- tacted at 926-8649. — Layne Christensen He added that a letter he sent to area homes in May to advise local residents of his hopes for expansion was met with positive response “so | hope that in the next meeting we'll get more sup- port.”