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Did: you know that one out
of every four. fires is in-
tentionally. set- in British

- Columbia? Every year more

than: 1,750. fires in this

* province. are. arson-related.
They cause ~more.:- than

$25,000,000 in damages
alone ... to say nothing of the
cost in lost work andi injury.

Clearly, arson | is a major
crime in B.C. The law. treats
it that way too. A convicted
arsonist can receive up to 14
years in prison.

WE ALL LOSE

The British Columbia Fire
Commissioner, points out
that businesses, schools,
homes, “churches, libraries
all are the targets of ar-

burning _ are complex — it
may be for’
Perhaps revenge is-a factor.

‘Possibly to disguise, ‘another -

crime. mee
Whatever the r reason — in
almost every case, the in-
nocent are the, ones that
suffer. Sa

When a school burns, the

“ physical equipment
. eventually. be: replaced. But -
‘who can replace the time it.

can

takes to drive.or bus children
to* another ’ location? Or

" measure: the interruption to
_ their'education?

?

When a a library goes up in
flames, ~ valuable and

insurance. -_

- Page Al4, October 10, 1979 - North Shore News.

‘innovative - . investigation
techniques designed
‘strengthen the attack on

arson and sutmately reduce .

arson losses.

CITIZEN ACTION

The commissioner | -also
stresses. the importance’ of.
‘help from individual} citizens

in ‘the war: ‘against: the; fire- 7
“their ~

bug. and. asks for -
‘cooperation in the following
ways:

A.- -Support the creation of a
highly trained fire service
yiand - police ‘team (arson
squad) i in your community to
-investigate suspicious. fires.
Experience - proves that

The. reasons for -

ICONTINUES TIL. SATURDA\

B Woo

s fire |

me

conviction. rates are in-

creased by these efforts. ;

2. Tf _you ‘have’ any. —in-

formation about an. arson-

‘fire,’ an‘ arsdnist, or. even if
_ you. suspect an act of afson

might be about to be
committed, please call 251-

1111 — the “Arson Alert”

number for’
Mainland.

the Lower

Your information can be

given in the. strictest con-

fidence, so don't hesitate to.

report any suspicious Jc-
tivity. Fast action can make

it hot for arsonists. Now is -
. the time to stop arson before.

it starts.

Dear Editor: .

acquired through years of

. . experience in all aspects of

I find the. articles, in the
Sunday News, ‘by Mr. Hugh
Weatherby on the subject of
forestry most informative
and provocative. -

When a than of Mr.
Weatherbys in-depth
knowledge of

forestry.

the subject, exhibits his
profound concern about past

‘and present day manage-
ment (or mis-management)

of our forests his wise ob-

_ servations should be heeded

at once by all levels of
government, «federal,
provincial and municipal —

2 Hee 1 forestry warning

in order to begin to rectify .
past mistakes and plan more —
wisely in the future to ensure
an adequate. supply of trees
for present and — future
generations and preserve the

~, beauty and the watersheds
so necessary for all of us.

R.A. Stephenson
North Vancouver

Hands off ‘W. Van waterfront

Dear Editor:

T am not in favor of
developing our Ambleside

_ waterfront. We have enough

commercial high storey
buildings at present. Our
waterfront will soon be non-
existent. We —need - quiet

books are lost. oe

When a home burns, you ~

not only lost your shelter,
but you also face the loss of
personal belongings — some
of which can never be
replaced.

If a smaller store. or
business is destroyed, the
community loses the source
‘of tax revenue, and suffers
the inconvenience and
disruption of that service. —

When a large plant - is
destroyed, a shortage of jobs
can occur. In many cases,
families are forced to move
elsewhere.

A KILLER TOO .

. Fire not only destroys
property ... it destroys life as
well. The persons trapped in
a burning building are en-
dangered, as well as the

firefighters and police called —

to the scene.
. a

Once a fire has been set,
the person starting it has no
control over it. Fire is no
discriminator — it will burn
anything and everything in
its path. Inchiding people.

- Today, however, the odds
are beginning to be weighed
heavily against the arsonist
— thanks to “Arson Alert”.

The Arson Alert Program
and Operations Centre are
under the direction of the
B.C. Fire Commissioner. A
high profile, well-trained
special investigation unit has
been created by the com-
missioner to assist local
arson squads.

The program offers, on an
on-going basis, specialized
training, arson research and

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