We Call Him Ashi.............

. Meet Cst. Afshin Mehdizadeh, he is 29 years old and has been a
‘member of the RCMP for five years now. He has done three years
in uniform duty and the last two working mostly plain clothes
assignments, Ash was
burn in Tehran, Iran and

“spent most of his

_ childhood . there. He
moved to Canada when

“he was 15 and finished
high school in Toronto.

Ash has. many fond
memories of being a boy,

1 Tran. Playing soccer
with his friends: in the

. street is ‘one of those. Bur, like many Iranian Canadians, those
fond memories are over shadowed by unhappy ones as a result of

© the 1979 revolution. He describes that time as one when many of

-his countrymen had their lives curned upside down. Ash finished
two: years of University in Thunder bay Ontario, a chemistry
"major, but decided Police work was more what he'wanted to do.

‘Avis kind of ironic for him to have become a member of his new
country’s national: Police force. Many of his dealings with the
revolutionary police in Iran.as a young man were. very negative,

- He describes policing, there as being very different. It seenis to be

more of a method the government uses to control the people,

wnere-as here we ate working for the people. Ash describes his :
uties:. right now as investigating: criminal. activiry, being the

Tranian ‘Haison officer and a member of the detachments’ Ivanian
Community Consultive Group. His goals include‘helping new °
“members of the Iranian community adjust to life here, teach them *
olicing i in Canada ’is' driven towards making our communities |
safe’ Liner to: live, and help: put: an end, to youth and family °

i eM st Anderson: Mari ret was 3s walking throu h
argaret gare gh
ol day in, November, 1995. when she met the uy

the. repair tele Ffice’ of.

i:

‘Do you know. what happens on th North Shore in ‘he event of a-,
“ “natural disaster or a man saade one, like a chemical spill:-At any'time a
“ serious event affecting our health or safety could accur. Would your not

"The Community Alert Networks:

want to be told about a dangerous spill on the waterfront and what y you ©

| should ‘do’ to make your family safe? The Community Alert Nenwork « ~
does just that. It isa computer iclephone calling system that can seach

7,000 "phones in an hour.-The over 100’ phone lines used ca deliver:
“ethat critical life saving information to thousands of homes. This'system

is owned and operated by. The North & West Vancouver Emergency 7
“Program, Only they and Police and Fire Departments. have access to it.:*
thus assuring people's ‘privacy. The’ system is.’ paid. for by: CXY

" Chemicals Ltd. For moie information, and to ensure your ‘number j is

ele in this program, call Mt 983: 7440.

rey sropped some interesting statis
months Police’ Officers and - volunteers have’ been. conducting some |,

“For, example,, between: June.26 and

surveys of traffic in our. communi
fag vehicles in several

July 5-they spent’about 200 person hours’ monito:

*‘locations..In that many hours they | wrote over 100 violation tickers ‘and
"326 written warnings, The vidlations were “everything from speeding wo"
: following too closely, In one survey they monitored the speed of over...
"'. 9270 vehicles, Ouc of chat number 22. :
over the speed limit. 6,6% were 11 to 20 kmh over, and 0.6% were 21

‘and more km per hour over. This would indicate“to me that’ the great”

majority of drivers are using good road sense and helping greatly keep
our streets safe. Thanks to all of you.

5 of my desk.’ Over the hist few

5% were beeween | and 10 kmh a

What Is Community Policing... |

People hear the word policing and more often than nor think
‘of things like “cops” the cv. show, or traffic officers giving our
tickets. Bur is that all policing is about? No, far fronvir: Policing:
is about people looking after each other and the community.
they live in, It is about neighbours: warching our. for one
another and their homes, it is about safe parks lor children’ to
"Pay in, safe schools

learn in. and
people respecting
one another. The
volunteers - ~ and
Constables that, staff -}
our. community

_ policing centres. are
people who strongly
those.

believe in
simple i ideas.

: Commerce. He, on. -
~ behalf of ‘the’ bank; *
wrote: ott a cheque
_ to the’ Lynn: Valley
“CPC: for" over
$1,250.00. to’ ‘help :
_ produce the “Police
‘ Dog Cards”

cards have; ‘become
real collectors icem
‘Officers “give them
away to childsen’ ar
“the schools they vi

Dane: Dan presented. the’
detactimienc Police Dog C: rds, A
Jonon Dupuis for his work! on thi

Bridges day ‘ong so soccer
project was : star rred.

er ontches
youngsters. from: all