‘North ‘Shore News news editor Chris. Lloyd has been. placed runner ‘up in this year’s MacMillan Bloedel . journalism awards - for writers: on British Columbia - community newspapers. ‘The 17th annual jour- nalism awards were an- nounced ‘Friday at the an- nual convention of the B.C. and Yukon Community _ Newspapers. held in Richmond and were presented at the association’s dinner. Y Chris Lloyd, who has worked on the North Shore News and Sunday News for . 21 months, received the $375 runner-up award for an _ interview based article about ‘Association — . West Vancouver “police detective Larry Mortimer who received almost fatal ‘wounds in a bank robbery shootout last: year and later returned to his job. First prize of $750 went to George LeMasurier of the Comox District Free Press for a two-part series examining the problems of “handicapped. children and community efforts. to assist them and their parents. Honorable mentions of $150 were given to Sydney Jones, of ~ the Kamloops News; Dave Todd and Peter Grant, of Monday Magazine - in Victoria, and feature writer Pat Turki. Winners were selected by a panel of independent Children playing with matches started fire Four young children who " accidentally ‘set fire to a garage :in North Vancouver. . Friday afternoon. ‘did not even realize they were doing: — anything wrong by playing - -with matches, according to a North Vancouver City fire inspector. The garage at 364 East done anything wrong and First Street burned out and _ were all still standing there «siding on..the. backs‘of :the house also caught fire. Inspectér Perry Mans: said: * of -the children, who were aged four and five: “They didn’t realize they had even anes La Coupe For Men & Women 125 Kast 15th Street North Vancouver, B.C. 980-2625 KPROKCKS Satisfaction guaranteed!