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A SOCIE TY with. representation. from North. Shore resi-|
dents... schools and fish” and ‘wildlife organizations will
takeover operation and redevelopment . of the Seymour

EYMOUR RIVER

River fish hatchery later this month: :

The “North, “Shore i
Enhancement” Society; (NSFES)
was. formed following "a June. 24
public... hearing : organized: by

. Fisheries and Oceans. Canada “to®
; ~ plans). for =the,
“hatchery; which was” faced with”

‘decide. futur:
“closure of dramatic overhaul, :

Under.::
‘phase: one | of. the
‘redevelopment, whieh
“replace “the! hatchery’s.” water

_systém.- is. scheduted ta be com- ©
1988. Full
then bev

“pleted: by March 31,

“ fish’ - production: will

resumed by. April 1,:1988.°
(NSFES chuirman

"representation ® ‘from the”
« North = Shore”
Club,

B-C.;: the North and: West: Van-
“eouver school’ boards, Capilano

, Federation of Fly Fishermen and

‘the Greater Vancouver Regional :

District. are
“We've had a lut ‘of help from

DFO (Department®. of © Fisheries’

and -° Oceans): on’ this thing,”

A 3100, 000: budget. has»
‘been.allotted for: the
‘phase one -water™
~improvement project, Be
$80,000 of which will be’
“used to’ connect: the’
hatchery. toa Greater

-MeDermid said.
‘hell of a:job fo
_ be’so far alon
wasn t for. them!

“an oe Offictal | : proposal
{ lopment of: the

‘submitied to. the federal,
department: 3!

"A*-$100,000
“allotted for the ‘phase. one: 2 Waller
‘improvement: project, $80,000. of
which will be. used to connect the
hatchery. to. a Greater. Vancouver

: tion call 929-5124.

(He; latest timetable, =
hatchery's.
wills

“Boisvert” said; the.
been bending over. backw ards’? to’

2 preparation
. overhaul. ot

Reporter

residents. ? For : NSFES,

Fisheries and Oceans, called the

dune ©24 meeting | after! stories”
“chronicting the: possibie: closure
“of the hatchery, ‘uppeared in: ithe
News in March. / :

“Possible cuts to: the: $149, ‘000

‘annual budget allotted the hateb-

Salmonid
(SEP)

the!

ery: through
Program:

Enhancement

coupled with high fish mortality:

rates’ at the; hatchery had forced
Don
McDermid’ said : the” society has
B.C.
Wildlife: Federation: through the:
“Fish: and): Game;
the: Steelhead “Society: of»,
was committed :.tu a: three-phase
“$183,000. ‘overhaul
College, BCIT,: which established |
‘the. hatchery in’ 1977, 2 the: B.C. 2

the federal fisheries department
to’: re-evaluate the Seymour
operation. © ae !

‘At the June 24 publi ¢ hearing,

Fisheries: and Oceans x, okesman
Dennis. Deans said the’ ministry

the

Seymour hatchery,” but it v eald

be up: to. the’ North Shore com-'
munity to decide what the hatch.

«TY. vould be: nd ‘who would run

development.
“Maurice: : Coulter
NSFES |“has

munity :
coordinator’

develop =a: Cohesive
Fedevelopment Plane og
He ‘said . a; contract’ could: be
“signed with NSFES “as .early as.
Sept... 28 ‘for. the operation “and
first-phase”! overhaul of:
hatchery. 93.00, val
> BCIF's contract” to:
“hatchery expired Aug. 31.055):
Though:: the - school ¢ will |
longer = be ‘responsible . for ‘the
hatchery’s operation, its’ wildlife

“ hatehery

and: recreation ‘students will still;
have! use of: it as: part of their:

curriculum: b
Coulter-Bois ert: said * 17, 363
an’ ‘steelhead,’ + 3,000

i isteelhead and -714 cut-

ec "already

educe its, fish
efor
Kept * i in the. “hatchery,

‘¢development. program: will: be

46, 000. ‘coho. fingerlings, 29,000:

10 cutthroat. trout

“hatchery pro lem: The ‘current

round water supply is subject to .
“during:
«August and? September and, has~
:resulted. in® high , fish - mortality

extremely * low flow:

«from suck resultant problems:

- nitrogen Gi supersaturation, ©

rand: “three. 0
: hatchery: redevelopment will i

‘of. a second:
overhaul of ‘the:
buildings:: ‘and.
‘Security.
:Combined cost total is estimated:

‘improved hatchery

0 be approximately $100, 000.';

10s an exciting project,” » said
i.

(William Hamilton, 84,

» Hamilton's wile,

informa-

programs:

‘the:

run . the

inventory in:

_fatehery’
toe be'
y members : of a. job:

low,
‘dissolved ‘oxygen.and high: water |

Webber, 24,: pulled
| outlof his
car when smoke and flames in. the
motor, compartment “caused: the
man tofreeze in the driver's sear.

StH owass. so

Randy

Marjorie®
went and. opened the ‘deor cand
grabbed my husband. To think: he

» William) Wascin shock or some

thing.’

“fr was’ just instinct; said

“ Webber, who, wears. a rieck brace,
from an earlier auto-ac

Brave. ocsaid:
“Hels

LA r

cA Nor’ TH Vancouver man is s being labelled a. hero. after he
‘pulled an elderly man from: a car that was on fire A
in the 100- ‘block of East 13th Street.

Wonday

of a sudden: there was smoke (rom
the cana big burst of? flames.
There were about 25 or 30. people
there who didn’t-do anything.’

Webber vanked open the’ doer®

and pulled Hamilton from the car,
Passerby': Troy “Caenger, 16,
Jumped te) Webber's | aid
helped ger the man “away from the
can aan meee

RANDY WE BBER (ett) pulled William Hamitton (rig) froi
_ smoke. Webber’ thought. the ¢ car, was zoing to explode.

Weather:

“Sunday through Tuesday,
“sunny skies. Highs'n ar
20%, Lows near 9°

- Bob Hunter. :
lifestyles .
Mailbox.
Sports...

TV. Listings:
“Travel - eee

any’

» Hamilton fram the dar.

and |

“larreR: SA WING SENIOR

Leen hen! opened
thought. its was: voing to blow up;
there was a: bigcrush of fair.
bolly else’ would. help.
believe it,”? said Webber. p

Out of.work for just over two

oweeks with néck and back troubles

suffered in an earlier! automobile
accident, the gurdener/landscaper

_dgprivated his injuries when he fell

“a couple cof y mes’. pulling

aie
Webber toak his life in}: his

hands: he should bé commended uv

said Marjorie.: oh

NEWS polo, Nell Lucente
y, despite flames and, thick

ARTHRIT 1S. 1S:f not the crippling disea e that many y people.

“think | it is, but ‘“more’ ‘ofan inconvenier
thritis” ‘specialist, who: ‘ig slated ‘to. “speak Al a special Sept..9

"sa ys

Lion's Gate Hospital forum on.the disease,
|

Most people’ think: itis sort ‘of:

“a. crippling, «: deforming, disease,”

said: : rheumatologist, ‘Dr. David

(O’Hanlon: lt very: rarely. i is. :
: Jointly sponsored “by ‘the North
“Shore: branché of:
: Society: and Lions ‘Gate. ‘Hospital, !
the = forum explores” the:
: effects on:families:.:

the.Arthriti
' disease’ s.

An the: wake-of: its ‘physi¢al af-:.
flictions, arthritis also can ‘take an

vemotional” and psychological ; toll:

on patients”: familieso!:.

Arthritis‘ can strike « ‘people: of
Sex OF age group, . but’ the
disease is slightly more ce mmon. in
younger women.

Wo can:

oung niother.’ not ,t0 bes sable’ to:
pick up her child,** o Hanlon said:

(On hand sat the forum will:also:.
be a social worker. who will discuss =,
the effects of arthritis on families -:
and loved: ones,: and help partici-
pants. with various ways of coping |
‘with those effects. .

'O'Hanlon: said he: Wants, people
‘to know: that although arthritis: is:
incurable,

“lots of things”? can'be
done,’ (but), these things are. best:
done early. ” a

‘be. deva: iating., ‘fo ae

(985-1794

special-dev ces can be used to make
those jobs easier. ;

“Out- of tO? Hanlon’ s approx-

“imately: 1,000 patients, only one is.
« Nebeelchalr ‘bound,.

indicating ~ the’

‘disease ‘is’ not. ‘as: debilitating “as”:

many people believe.

- The .co-sponsoring North Shore’
branch of the ‘Arthritis: Society as

‘founded last “year after,“a similar i
“forum. Invits first year; the volun.
“teer-run::. branch:
- members, volunteer president Bar- 2:

took” in’ 62 Q

bara Crowson sai

“Tt hasbeen iver successful Poe
Crowson added:.‘From:all- reports |
from’ the (Attbritis) Society, we'te :
doing extreme

“But despite its initial success, ‘the

_chapter. badly needs: volunteers toe,
fill iwo™ posts:”.a - volunteer coor: :

dinator and a fund-raiser. - , ¥
Volunteers ‘are -hard to ‘come a
:. by,"! Crowson said, ;
For more details on volunteer ng
or.on. the forum,.call Crowson at...

held dnethe’ medical day-care'centre
at LGH a

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