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~ Locals unite to aid hurricane victims
“Katharine Hamer
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. CONTRIBUTIONS are pouring in from across the
‘North Shore to help victims of Hurricane Mitch.

Following news reports of the hurricane’s devastating effcets in Central
America, local residents have been rallying round to organize relief efforts.
yndall of North Vancouver's Old English Bed and Breakfast Reaistry
decided to take action after seeing television reports
about the tragedy.
“This is a catastrophe,” she said, “and many peo-
“ple don’t know what's happening.”
Floods swept the Central American region at the
end of October asa of the hurricane.
The latest reports from the region calculate the
number of fatalities as clos¢ to 30,000, More than a
million survivors have been left homeless, and while
food and medicines are in short supply, incidences of
Dey, diseases such ‘as cholera’ and malaria are on the
DON Solomon increase. .
. set up Honduras The Canadian government has pledged $9 million
Private Relief Aid. | in emergency aid to the region. However, the area
: ‘ all the help it can get, and many Canadians are
ed on an individual level. oe
wered that donations to the Central American Emergency Relief
ade via Vancity account number 2-586404 ,
H s setup byothe Hispanic Community Centre Sociery in
- Denated funds will be channelled to victinis in Honduras, Nicaragua,
. El Salvador, and Guatemala through non-governmental organizations and the

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, and the price of being an active senior citizen. VANCOUVER RCMP allege that this dilapidated fish boat was the “mother drug Ship” that car-
“Oni Monday, West Vancouver council discussed several options regard- ‘ried 14 tons of hashish as part ofan organized drug smuggling operation into Canada.
ing, recreation centre fees and s s. The main issue focused primarily According to the police the vessel, Biue Dawn, was refitted so that it could travel long dis-
ona senior citizen's age and ability to pay. : tances with hashish from Asia destined for eastern Canada. The Blue Dawa was seized in inter-
Based on a recommendation from the municipality’s recently commis- national waters off Vancouver Island. It was moored at Allied Shipbuilders in North Vancouver. ,
“) : this week. Thus far 14 peopte in B.C. have been charged as a resuit of a nearly two-year inves-
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