lief effort mobi Robert Galster News Reporter roberr@nsnews.com HURRICANE Mitch has come and gone, but many across the North Shore have not forgotten the Central American victims of the disaster. North Vancouver District. Fire Department Capt. John Hamilton is one of them. “Pm watching sutton PV — that part or the world is com pletely upside down. [t's devastated,” said: Hamilton, w ho later decided to trv to help the victins. _ SL spent about ta weeks talking to people, getting seme into.” According to the Red Cross, as of Nov, 16, the hurricane killed 10,542 people and has affected nearly + million others in Central America. A further 13,200 have disappeares. While most of the deaths, disappearances and damage had occurred in Honduras, the storm also ravaged parts of Nicaragua, EP Salvador and Guatemaia. Hamilton ended up contacting the Red Cross and orga nized a North Shore-wide fundraising campaign. Starting today, firefighters across the North Shore will be putting up 400 posters in various locations. The posters, pro- duced by the Red Cress, bear the slogan “Help Can’ Wait.” “Every Hamilton. little bir helps — $5, $10 — whatever,” said Meanwhile, North Vancouver's hau Canada Tag.. a compa ny specializing in water purifcarion: systents, dso vet inte the charitable mood last week. ‘The company was approached by an Aldergrove organizer ora Central American rchet effort who needed a water puriti SOOn UTE. “He came into our office and asked us for some help.” recalled Erank Varseveld, co-owner of Eau Canada. “He said this is what [need and it can't use any electricity or petrol fuel because there simply isn’t any. And PE need it in six days.” Varseveld and his business development manager Arjun Raw were up to the challenge. Six days later the project way complete. The company had produced a hand-pumped unit capable of purifving 400 fitres ot water per day. In its tirst test the prototype puritied raw Fraser River water Which later met Canadian health standards. The next day, the purifier was on its way to Honduras. In toral, the Red Cross has received $6 million in aid from Canadians with $2 million of that originating in B.C. Donations for Hamilton's effort in support of the Canadian Red Cross Harricane Mitch relief fund can be made at: the Lonsdale Avenue branch of the North ©) ore Credit Union, B the North Vancouver District’s Lynn Valley stas. 7. Mand the 16th Street West Vancouver fire station. Please make the checks payable to DNVFF Society local 1183 — Mitch Disaster Relief. Man bites, breaks cop’s finger A man who claimed to be HIV positive bit and broke the finger of a constable while struggling with police on Tuesday. According to the North Vancouver RCMP, officers were called to a fight at 1:30 a.m. in the 300-block of East 3rd Strect. A Mountic found another man close by kicking a mail bos, Police say the man began to yell and swear at the officer. The officer arrested the man for causing a disturbance. Police say the man began to struggle and fight with the officer. The suspect bit into the officer's left index finger, cutting and breaking it. Two other Mounties subdued the struggling suspect. The Decision delay backed From page 1 Vancouver’s Blue Buses com- bined with North Vancouver as * part of a North Shore transit system. Vancouver councillor and GVIA board chairman George Puil, like Loucks, said a deci- sion on the proposal should be put off. “Nobody’s made up their minds on this and it’s my assumption and it’s a pretty strong assumption ... there won't be any major changes made on Monday,” said Puil. “It’s going to take a lot of study. If anything the point of the whole exercise is to make it a better system.” However, news of the upcoming, vote riled various transit employee unions enough to respond with an ad campaign earlier this week. The full page ads cncour- aged individuals to oppose the proposed changes and warned of the pitfalls of a two-tiered system. “Just imagine — two differ- ent headquarters for two com- nies, and twice the bureau- cracy! Before long you might even find yourself paying two different fares to get to work!” the ads stated. “Twice the has- sle and twice the headache cer- tainly won’t get you to work any faster.” The ads also encouraged readers to contact their MLAs and mayors. “We're concemed that the GVTA is going to adopt the recommendations of the con- sultant to break up the transit system into anything from two to six subsidiaries,” said Wally Fawkes, a member of the Independent Canadian Transit Union and chairman cf the - joint committee of the unions representing BC Transit Fawkes said the idea of 3 broken up system working more smoothly is !udicrous. “One unit is truly seam- less,” said Fawkes. Loucks said the union cam- paign was successful in chat he has received “numerous phone calls” un the subject, bur he disagreed with its message. “I think they created misin- formation in people’s minds,” said Loucks. The union committee began the campaign believing the GVTA board was to vote on the concept on Monday, but welcomed news of its pos- sible delay. man is known to police as an intravenous drug user. North Vancouver RCMP Const. Tom Seaman said the injured officer was treated at Lions Gate Hospital for the broken finger. Seaman said police are concerned about the possible spread of an infectious disease because of the bite. Bryan Howard Chalifouy, 29, of no fixed address, is charged with assaulting a police officer, assault causing bodily harm ofa police officer and causing a disturbance. Chalifoux, who is on probaticn for several crimes, is being kept in police custody until his next appearance on Dec. 2 in North Vancouver provincial court. 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