3 - Wednesday, August 14, 1985 - North Shore News Ne SHORE S , IN NEWS photo Ian Smith AN UNUSUAL SIGHT for the lower mainland, this year at least, was the large amount of rain that fell early Friday evening. ;° . Tin between the Upper Levels overpass and the corner of Mt. Seymour Parkway and Fern Streets, motorists didn’t know whether | to go driving ov sailing. And the area’s bus stop is no place for bus passengers. District of North Vancouver firefighters responded to 25 calls about the flooding and firefighters helped 12 homeowners pump out flooded bavements and carports. Other residents got | help clearing away debris the minor flooding brought.’ A spokesman for Environment Canada said over 25mm. of rain was registered at the north end of the Second Narrows Bridge overnight Friday. ; . tte ury. recommends ae From. Page’ er for slashing earlier..in the: Hydro’s emergency response, -. qualified Hydro representat- ated ‘under a: high. voltage. year and increase,, to 15 feet, time to electrical accidents; ive be immediately dispatch- transmission line could cause’ from the current’ 10, the. the jury recommended’ that ed to any such emergency. | the same kind’ of" electrical s‘allowable ' distances from. fire departments should im- Throughout - the inquest, arcing caused by overgrown treetops, to transmission mediately call Hydro on _ representatives for both the trees; . lines, ;’Hydro traditionaliy, ‘emergency lines when faced District fire department and . EABLIER SLASHING _ , begins taking tenders for-.with any alarm involving the District firefighters’ o-The jury recommended’ ‘slashing contracts in May. high tension lines. The jury union, questioned Hydro on Hydro investigate’ the need _Addressing the problem of . also recommended that a its 36-minute response time SRR taney Bee oa ges to’ the accident site. Three Hydro witnesses, including Panaioti, told the inquest that the response time, in rush hour traffic conditions, was not excessive. Hydro policy: prevents anyone from enter- | ing an area affected . by downed transinission lines without. a ‘qualified Hydro " representative being present. Other recommendations put forward by the jury in- cluded establishing better cooperation between fire authorities and Hydro in : identifying and dealing with _ ideo ‘Goetsch: hat electrical hazards, arranging * ro’s representative at “ tours of Hydro substations Ratzlaff, was ‘concerned’. for local firefighters, and b h working out a system for the about anot er’ man immediate identification of ; Feportely paar ab; the | each high-tension line to in- @. ‘accident. he com mma. dicate to fire crews if fines Lyn Valle The tion of this concern’ and: are active or inactive in Lynn ing i ‘the “heavy undergrowth, CREWS SHOULD WAIT t for “Steacey. ° Van. said, .ptompted Before entering any high- ' vai cey. " Ratzlaff’s decision to . ‘scion vight of resulted inthe two varriy undertake the slash clear. way. cmergeney ee ws 2 WB. ‘| should wait for Hydro of- : ‘Usually 1 would have . ficials to arrive and assess 8 considered: the” clearing the area to be clear of a : warranteos 7 ioetseh danger, the jury concluded. Goetsch: said; “ewe “heard eplied, “but. there were The jury stressed a need ” “four: to’ six chainsaws go- for greater education of fire ENR Cleae 9 PEO Aspe § MANE Oo if the ‘slash’ clearing Hot warranted. ‘to: Ye Meteo | PH be. in “West ° Vane they will attend a a recep-- / couver Thursday to! tion. at. the West, ‘Van- home. of: ae oe Mrs. Bennett tory The ‘charged dent has been investigated “by officers of the WCB. : : Goetsch. testified he. * was notified “of the -acci-’- dent at - approximately: ‘<< 6:50 p.m, June 18, five minutes ‘after the ‘WCB office had been. notified. ‘He arrived at the scene an ‘hour. and a half later. Explaining ;-his . delay, etsch said’ he:had first attempted to. call’ District: “power saws going.’ - Asked by jury. foreman. Bernard Holt how serious the. effect ofthe ira-, ° - ‘mediate ciearing ‘of -slash ° was, Goetsch replied that “the correct investigation ‘was hampered by removal - of the trees,’” CONCERN CITED ws Hydro -staff | adjuster . Robert Van," in... cross- ding: in ‘the vicinity of the “accident site when 1 got ‘there. That seemed to be far in excess of:what was... -- needed to clear the two ar . “three trees involved.” He. added ‘that the... slashing. work going on in several directions was above and beyond what was ‘necessary for. the rescue operation," departments in the dangers connected with high voltage transmission lines. In his instructions to the jury, coroner Gerald Tilley emphasized the inquest was not a trial, and no one was accused of a crime. ‘'You are here to come to a con- -clusion of cause (of death); recommendations shall not make finding of legal re- sponsibility.” with assault THIRTY-EIGHT-year- old Sandra Jean Avon and 43-year-old Victor Harry Avon appeared in North Vancouver provin- cial court Monday to face charges of assault. The two face the charges in connection with an August 6 North Vancouver neighborhood incident involving a dog. The Avons will appear for trial October 8. eT TART resect: semen SSS ah