| t 4 ! | page 6- - May 5 1976 - North Shore News. “Constable Ken Felkar,.- who ‘patrols the. area: regul- -atly, ~says - the vandals, mostly between the ages of 13: and 17 years, leave broken beer bottles and urinate ‘inside the building (located. one » Feport = in the park) after entering it — - forcibly. - For 80-year-old Grant - Constables: who patrol © “the: McDonald. things have net -park - area attribute ‘the © ~ been pleasant. lately. ‘‘The problem™ to liquor. ‘‘The . messier it is the more work.1 .. kids—both boys and girls get ™ ‘have to .do,” says the drunk and start smashing . Kilmer Park caretaker. things. up,” 7 States... — - Last. year alone ‘vandalism in District. Parks. cost the- ‘Park Board some $10,000, ‘Says Dirk Oofstindie,. District | Park Superintendant. te McDonald « or. “Gramps,” as teenagers and the- local - constabulary know him, referritig to the instances of vandalism and human, ex- cretion common at” the ‘Part. - McDonald's. ‘past eight years _ at Kilmer have been mar- _ked by ‘vandalism. oe But: “the . ‘Lynn ~ Valley .. ““aelinquency ‘problem dates.: “back-even further.-Says ‘Cst. Garry Sexsmith,;‘*The prob-° lem began. way ‘back—some 25° years. : - o Lynn’ ‘Valley has had a bad: ‘reputation. At one time: . all the ‘self-professed toughs - “eome from ‘the valley,” ” fe . ‘added. a aoe --Karl Christiansen says most “of the vandals are off-on. an - ego trip. They’ re trying to live up to the name. am _Nalley, Rules.””’. 7 AU three‘ constables say. they: believe ‘that ‘vandalism - can." only” be - reduced: if . : parents concerned | take an’ active : ‘interest ° in- * their children. eee : The: “is ‘come’ home < it,””. says. Felkar. ‘The: patents. should encourage ‘them to - take. “Up. part: tirhe “work: during. the weekends, which - “GRAMPS” AND HIS DOG: take: breather from the By Shane MeCune- Vandalism is a problem -that-Lynn Valley shares with, most Lower Mainland com- . munities. Unlike many of these communities, however, Lynn Valley ‘suffers from a. paucity of organized active: ities for teenagers. ous including the problem of idle youth. - ~7:30;p.m. in the Lynn. Valley Library. “Although ‘the’ report. - is “not ‘yet complete; ‘The group began meeting”. = = six months ago, without any. ‘projects. “Official”? mandate from the... - District of North Vancouver. Or: _established | “community : groups. . Now | coniprising:” about 25 persons, ‘the comm- .” there's ittee has" acquited: the. spon- " sorship: of. the -United Way and Boundary .Community ° ‘ othe: ‘basis: of: ‘entertainment Or almost nothing. Harris . School, ' along with. three - staffers employed _ by..Boun-: is a’ member of the Lynn | my Valley . Study’ Cornmittee,: dary on a ‘Local’ Anitiatives we wy ee : Tuesday. ight at the Pek," a series ‘of ‘low-cost movies aimed at teens in the Valley. 2 _ As Aphrodite Harris puts it, ‘“‘If you’re not. ‘into | tp organized . sports, nothing for you.”’ « ‘can® get: the” “prints,’* says’ who describe themselves as ‘Srant.: - ; some. ‘discussion. ‘about: the a | _ ‘a group ‘of concerned — a possibility of using’ “‘infor- ~ residents iad professionals’ The commitiee thative™”. or moralistic: Aims y. \ aring’ a.report on” Lynn * - investigating the needs‘ and . pre Vall 0. vbe discuss ‘members, Problems of: ‘the: . _ Valley, ane he, aa iho yo yg . ma Dias ly aot _MOODYVILLE © 99 LONSDALE AVE. N EXTER OO Beaty. el ge. ¢ * Vabewaeee ts : ‘ : POCO SE {W) retetete * orate ’ oe . wt rade! ‘ : poet) r : . a : : ‘ : eee rot : 4 oo . , us a The problem is not new: -— ” Sexsmith’s colleague, cst. | public meeting. “May. 27. "at ” “tw . The films: are chosen, on: | value, and | how. cheaply :we | Harris. Ori ginally. ‘there''was ally: by tho ‘strand ' . : : .) OX : ‘ aA allele ve aveseearecerqerseauat ces ROUEN ENED CHE OU HE TRENT DETTE DC ESP RUE REN OTHE ES x _act his-confession could not: be taken as evidence against . him. All seven were set free. For the teenagers such -— _ vandalism, one theory has it, ; is to gain peer aut vandalism | is when . the - problem is at its worst, he ‘adds. Another. alternative - ‘would be for parents to ‘ spend. more time with their kids,”’ the ‘constables Suge- ny est. acceptance and win comm- Apparently there is little _ ents like, “Boy he’s tough.” r Bt -.that the constabulary can do. BH 1 starts. 10. a. m.| For McDonald it’s a way of 6. Recently _ six teenagers — were charged . with ‘causing $3,000 worth of damage: at ‘Wiewland’ Park. In- that. “incident. they broke into the.’ “washrooms and smashed up -. the. porcelain and‘ urinals, Felkar explained. All six _ pleaded innocent. A seventh . later appeared. in court and - stated under the protection of the Canada Evidence Act . ‘that he alone was responsible for, the damage. Under the: life. ‘‘Such things happen & everywhere,”” he concedes. @ ‘‘As far as what goes on out 6 / . there, there’s nothing L can n gx wt ~ spring eS Summer lo. op 80, be on , “Ladies* -Fashtons © m ‘reme em a a “up 'to. 60%: “otf, _ regular prices . DANS. RUG. .& FURNITURE | ii1979 LONSDALE AVE. N.V-| Git(across from London Drugs) ie oa - 985-8644 ‘Chargex . SEES _ easy po ne nal . ane you a ‘natural, hairstyle wos, for appointments phone 987-1717 _ ‘ob BICYCLES . ECM Chimo,. 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