e . ° | Thanks for Risking Your Lives These two fine looking young men, Derrick LACHAPELLE and Randy HUNTER, are local heros. Picrured bere with Supt. Jamie Graham, North — Vancouver RCMB after receiving theirs St. John's Ambulance awards. In February of 1996 their aciions saved the life of a young man from Burnaby. The young man had falien : down a very steep ravine on Mount Seymour February 02 act about 1:15 pm. Randy and Derrick came along and _identified themselves as off dury Lions Bay Search and Rescue members. They could see the young man was severely hurt. They administered whar first aid they couid and wrapped themselves up with the victim to keep him warm. Shock was setting in, hypozhermia would soon follow. The young man had suffered some very serious head ‘and torso wounds. It was not until 5:45 pm that nwo more - Rescue members got tq the site with proper equipment. It became clear that a chopper was going to be required to airlist ene party ouc. A Labrador Armed Forces Rescue “Helicopter from Comox arrived at 7:49 pm. The victim was airlifted to V.G.H. where he remained in serious condition for some time. Thanks Guys!! You saved a life. | He was too busy to be honoured as a hero... . But that is just the type of young person Eric ROSENBURG is. In June of 1997 he and four of his friends were in Cates §. Park where they saw a vehicle submerged in the water. Despite the cold water and the danger to themselves the boys dove in and swam our to the car. They were able to smash out the rear window of the car and rescue an elderly lady. On. March 4th the North Van RCMP presented the young men with the Sc. Johns : Ambulance awards for their brave actiors. “But Eric was not able to attend. He was too busy working with a group of youths. His responsibilities to others was a priority to being on TY. radio and in the -newspapers. So lec me tell you a bic about Eric. He is a cruc Covey, born and raised. He loves the outdoors, he works a lot for the Seycove Community Center, part of which is volunteer work wich seniors. Last year he cook part in the Canada World Youth Exchange, working on a farm in Ontario and then in Thailand. Insp. Dingwall presented Eric with his award with Bhis proud parents in attendance. Good work Eric. ° Questions? If: you have any questions or comments about our Community Policing Page please lec us know. Contact Cst. T. Seaman at 983-7433 or fax him at 983-7434. Check out our web site at...heep://north-van.rcmp- gre.ge.ca. E-Mail us at...remp@ciry.north-van.be.ca “Ifyou need information about Community Policing and all “the programs, such as Block Watch or School Liaison, that a) along with ic, call 983-7423. 112 East 3rd Street . 990-7464/fax: 990-7452 Constable Aren Felker S Mon-Sat § Constable Pat Thibeault 10am - épm NORTH VANCOUVER Recently a woman was molested while she was iogging in the Seymour Demonstration Forest. The suspecce ran up behind her and grabbed at her genitals. He then ran off after she screamed. We want to remind women chat use the wooded and trailed areas to use caution. If possible do not go by yourself. carry something that you can use to defend yourself. Carry a cell phone, be aware of what is going on around you, who is coming towards you, who is walking up behind you and stay our of these areas after dark. I notice more women ruaning and walking while listening to music through head phones. This can sometimes prevent you from being fully alere to your surroundings. Report any suspicious persons you encounter co Police. Some of our traffic officers have approached me about children travelling in vehicles withour restraints. It is obviously against the law. It is not only unsafe for the child but it is a hazardous situation for the driver. | remember going to an accident some time ago. It was caused by a young child who grabbed her mother's hair while noc being restrained. Officers hear many excuses. The most common is “I was just going a few blocks and [ thought it would be okay”. The impact of even a small fender bender is enough to throw an unrescrained youngster from one end of your car to another. We sce far too many injuries and deaths on-our roads, most are preventable. Think about it, even ific is just a few blocks, Bet there safely. en ee oon: oo et 3077 Woodbine Avenue 990-7455 / 990-7456 Constable Mare Boland Constable Art Maye Mon-Thur/Sat 9am - 5pm Fri 9am - On This is a story about a mani, his dog and the dog’s mouse... Thar is Cst. Grand LOWE and his Police Dog Dane. Grant has been a Police Officer for over sixteen years. He has heen a “Dog Man” for che past few years. Their story is a bit different than mast dog units. They have both been trained in avalanche search and rescue and have been actively involved since 1996. In addition to assisting North Shore Search and Rescue they get called to various locations thraugheut BC. When warking these types of searches the members of the search teams wear az avalanche transceiver. It is a device that emits a radio signal that can be tracked in the event * a member of the team becomes buried in an avalanche. A person usually has about twenty minutes to survive while buried in the. snow. During a recent training exercixe with the North Shore Search and Rescue, one of the team members questioned why Dane did not wear a transceiver. It boiled down to simple dollars and cents, human fives were more important. Funding was not, provided for Cst. Lowe. to purchase a transceiver er for his Police dog. This did nor sit well-with members cf the search and rescue team. Bridget MILSOM, ‘a member of North Shore Search and Rescue set our.to find the funding Within a week she had located an anonymous ‘donor... Now Dane is wearing a small device on his collar called"a “SKI- MAUS” (mouse). It is the transceiver he needed. The donation is” for the life of the dog. All we know is che Donor lives in North ” Vancouver, loves dogs and is a big fan of North Shore Search and Rescue. Well, anonymous donor, whoever you are, Dane and all of us thank you!! . Enjoy Your Retirement Marg, mI You Deserve It... That's Margaret POLLOCK in the centre of her extended* family. Marg’s career in the RCMP began in 1973. She was the first ‘ “casual” empinyce in North Vancouver to be hired by the RCMP. Before I tel! © you about Margaret I want to mention that her families’ association’ with the RCMP goes back many years and is continuing inte: the’. future. Her father Herb GUY was a membez of the Northwest Mounted Police. Her husband Ken, standing right behind her, was a member of the force in che early. 1950s but left the RCMP so he could marry Margaret. You see, back then RCMP officers could not get married anytime they wanted. Standing on the far right of the picture is her son Guy Pollock. He is a Sergeant stationed at RCMP headquarters in Vancouver We sadly sad goodbye to Marg on January 27 after twenty-five years at the Detachment. She has held many positions at the Detachment, and seen literally hundreds of penple come and go. The most common sentiment | heard from members who worked with her was... “It was like having my mom at the office.” I guess that says it all Marg, because we all love our moms. So long, take care, we all miss you very much. Lynn Valley Centre 990-7475 Constable Daryn Storey Constable Dick Walton. Mon-Sat 10am - 6pm Xmas Season Mon-Sat 10- “9pm ORTH: