NEWS —_— eee Firm fined for oil spill SQUAMISH-BASED Weldwood Canada Ltd. was fined $500 in North Vancouver provincial court recently for discharging oil into Indian Arm. Appearing Nov. 2 before Judge D. Campbell, the forestry company pleaded guilty to the charge, which was laid against the company in connection with a Nov. 8, 1989 incident. Federal prosecutor Bill Rodgers said approximately 48 litres of diesel fuel leaked from a broken fuel pump onto a barge and then into Indian Arm. The spill was largely contained by tog booms, he said. B&E suspects nabbed in W. Van THE WEST Vancouver Police nabbed two break and entry suspects early Nov. 10 — directly across from the police station. A caller tipped off police at approximately 4 a.m. after hearing unusual sounds coming from business premises in the 1300- block of Marine Drive. Police, backed by police dog Trooper, arrived on the scene and arrested two men who had been drilling through a door. Police confiscated two key-hole saws and arrested the two suspects. Charged with possession of break and entry tools and break and enter with intent are 22-year-old Roger Lee Isakson and 20- year-old Tom Jenkins, both of Vancouver. Isakson has also been charged with driving while prohibited. North Van man jailed for theft A 32-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man was sentenced to 10 days in jail for theft under $1,000 after appearing recently in West Vancouver provincial court. Appearing Nov. 1 before Judge R.D. Grandison, Peter Russell Henderson pleaded guilty to a charge of theft from Woodward's in connection with an April 26 incident. Prohibited driving lands man in jail A 38-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man was sentenced Oct. 31 to seven days in jail after appearing in North Vancouver provincial court for a driving offence. William John Fleeton pleaded guilty to driving Feb. 26 on East Keith Road while he was disqualified from driving. Judge R.D. Grandison also fined Fleeton $300. School holds information night NORTH Vancouver’s Windsor High Schoo! is hosting a drug and alcoho! information night for parents on Wednesday, Nov. 21. A panel of speakers will address issues relevant to parents who would like to learn more about adolescent substance abuse. Guest speakers include Seymour-area youth worker Theresa Campbell, Windsor schoo! police liaison Const. Lynn Baker, substance abuse counsellor Judy Tate, and Peak House repre- sentative Colin Sanders. Jo-Anne Lauzer, Windsor’s substance abuse specialist, will also give a brief overview of the new substance abuse programs CYIPES Youth Intervention, Prevention, and Education Services) available in some of the local high schools. The information night has been brought together by peer counseflors Susanne Eineigel and Shona Mauch. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at Windsor, 931 Broadview Dr.,North Van- couver. Water dirty but safe to drink HEAVY RAINFALL over the past 10 days is taking its toll on the quality of the drinking water supply from the three local watershed areas. By Elizabeth Collings News Reporter A slide into the take near the intake of the Coquitlam reservoir caused its temporary shutdown Sunday night, said the chief engineer of the Greater Vancouver Water District. John Morse said, ‘‘Ninety-nine per cent of the lake is good. Un- fortunately the one per cent of the Jake that is less than pristine is just by the intake.”’ Water, he said, will consequent- ly be diverted from the Seymour reservoir system until the material settles in the lake. GVRD spokesman Bud Elsie said the Coquitlam reservoir may open this weekend if there is no more heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, the turbidity levels in the Capilano and Seymour res- ervoirs have improved substantial- ly since the high turbidity regis- tered mid-week, Elsie said. According to ‘the Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines, the amount of turbidity in drinking water must not exceed one nephelometric turbidity unit (NTU), a measurement of the refractive index of the water. A level of five NTUs is allowable if it can be demonstrated that the effect of disinfection has not been reduced by heightened turbidity. But during the past week, the Seymour reservoir has been as high as 14 and I5 NTUs while Capilano has reached 12 NTUs. By comparison, in September Seymour registered .5 NTUs while Capilano stood at between 1.2 and 1.5 NTUs. But Morse said that although the turbidity levels have exceeded the guidelines because of recent slides, the drinking water does not represent any health hazard. ‘*The water is totally bacteriologically safe. {[t’s just a little silt,’’ said Morse. Meanwhile, Elsie dismissed charges that logging in the water- shed area contributes to slides as claimed by such environmental groups as the Western Canada Wildnerness Committee. “That’s their full-time theme. They haven’t been able to produce any evidence, and they were asked to do that by the board more than a year ago,”’ said Elsie. He added that logging has touched 6.3 per cent of the total area of the three watersheds. Each year an average of 130 hectares, or .22 per cent of the 58,000-hectare watershed area is logged. FITNESS CONSULTANT Sunday. November 18 , 1990 - North Shore News - 5 Ctyce’s background includes a Guinness world record for crossing Canada in 96 days and a 100 mile run at Empire Stadium, As a ski rac- ing coach for Grouse Min., Clyde Geveioped oa keen interest in get- ting people fit for the siopes. 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