CLUB SEEKS FUNDS for area d THE DUCK ponds at North Vancouver's Twin Lakes Apartments are get- ting crowded. MeGavin said) the Kindness Club currently bas about $2,355 set aside to buy food for the Twin Lakes water fowl populit- Hon this year, “‘but if the same number as fast year show up we will be in trouble. It just wan't be enough,” Twin Lakes caretaker Len Beaudry said he has been feeding the ducks for the past five years ever since he volunteered to take over the job alone with his other caretaking duties, And every vear it gets worse,” he said. ECs just getting (oo expensive.” Beaudry said the original pop- ulation of ducks at the S7-unit townhouse’s two man-made ponds was made up of birds that were abandoned by their owners and those convaleseing from the effects of oil spills or other urban environmental hazards. He said Twin Lakes residents do not complain about the ducks und some contribute donations to feed them, but the birds are not really the responsibility of the residents or Twin Lakes owner- ship. Donations to help feed the ducks should go to the B.C. Kindness Club, 4631 Cedarcrest Avenue, North Vancouver, B.C. V7R 3R4. Wildlife Rescue Association member Rose MeGavin said funds are needed to help feed the ponds’ 33 domestic ducks, two geese and a population of wild ducks and other water fow! that now annually swells those numbers to several hundred dur- ing winter months. She said the birds fly in from Ambleside, Beaver Lake, Lost Lagoon and other areas around the Lower Mainland when the weather gets cold and food gets scurce. “Last year, we had close te 500 wild ducks, and if we have the same this year we will really have a problem trying to feed them,’’ McGavin said. Feeding about 200 of the water fowl takes about 20 kilograms of wheat per day, McGavin said. Cost of the food runs to about $160 per month. Funds are provided by the B.C. Kindness Club, which raises money through public donations. WATER NEWS photo Terry Peters CUT TWO WORKERS survey the section of Capilano reservoir water main that reptured early Thursday morning. The pipe, hich supplies water to the North Shore, downtown Vancouver and the West End, should be repaired by the weekend. 3. Friday. December (2, 1986 ~ North Shore News NEWS photos Torry Peturs TWIN LAKES caretaker Len Beaudry (above) serves lunch for the ever-increasing population of ducks that congregate at the (wo man-made ponds during the winter. Hundreds of wild ducks (top photo) annually flock to the area to dine on the free food laid out for the townhouses’ year-round duck population. Cost of feeding the birds is becoming prohibitively expensive, and donations to help feed the ducks are being re- quested. HAMPER COLLECTIONS DOWN THE DEMAND for Christmas food hampers is growing steadily, but donations of food are not keeping pace, said North Vancouver Christmas Bureau head Ida Paddock. “it’s beginning to grow -— we've had a steady stream of people in here all day,’’ Paddock said Wed- nesday. ‘Sa far we haven't col- lected too much (food).”” The NVCB and the West Van- couver Santa Claus Fund in con- junction with the North Shore News are collecting food and food certificates to help ‘tthe poorest of the poor.” Last Christmas, over $8,000 of food was handed out to help make the Christmas season a bit more cheerful for some less fortunate North Shore families. “And it was good food,’’ Pad- dock said. ‘Not just soup and beans food.” But for this year’s Christmas food drive to be a success, the Christmas Bureau and the Santa Claus Fund need the public to donate food to make up hampers. “We need food badly,’ Pad- dock explained. ‘‘We have com- mitments for one very large group for over 50 hampers. But we have none (of the hampers) so far.’” As well, the two organizations are looking for donations of money or food gift certificates that can take the place of the hampers. The WYSCF and the NVCB are finding themselves working harder than ever to fill the increasing number of applications that are coming into their offices, PHEN BARR News Reporter And the North Shore News, together with 43 local businesses, is helping. Spread throughout the three North Shore municipalities, the businesses are sporting News ban- ners, window screamers and posters heralding the location as one of this year’s collection depots ‘or the «wo loca] Christmas chari- ties. Donations of non-perishable food or gift certificates can be dropped at any of these locations. If someone has a really big dona- tion, it can be picked up. “Large amounts of food we'll make arrangements for a volunteer to pick up,”’ said Paddock. “If it's just a couple of cans then we can’t spare volunteers." Although the drive usually starts slowly and then picks up in a flood of local generosity, Paddock is worried the supply might have to strain to meet demand. But she adds she is confident the North Shore will come through as it always has. “North Vancouver has never let us down in 30 years,"’ she said. “They have never let anybody down at ail — they always come forward (with donations).”" Both the WVSCF and the NVCB will accept any non-perishable food as a donation — even one can of soup. ‘‘We’re grateful for anything we can get,’’ she said. Anyone with a donation can drop it off at any one of the depots on the North Shore. For large donations, call the bureau at 984-XMAS to arrange pick up. Look in today’s North Shore News on page 32 for a fist of North Vancouver Christmas Bureau and West Vancouver Santa Claus Fund food depots. INDEX Classified Ads. . Doug Collins. . a) Editorial Page........6 Entertainment....... 28 Home & Garden.....13 ...31 .. 38 Horescope..... Bob Hunter.... 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