Ag group

s home i in North Vancouver District for

children’ taken into care appears to be at least two

: An- "information ‘meeting
held recently did ‘much to
_Femove the barrier of mutual
‘mistrust between “Human
Resources staff, who want-to
tan the. group home at 953
Gladstone Avenue, and
neighbors. .

But District Mayor Don
Bell made it clear this past
week that his council regards
it as a priority that North
Van City at least, if not both
other North Shore
municipalities. should agree

away from receiving council approval _—
even if District decides to sanction it alk all.

to. open their.doors to similar
group homes before District
- will. permit such use for the
Gladstone ho se;

“JUniess: such’ .a- “putually-~
agreed policy is drawn up,
District council would likely
specify ‘that. any such group
home within its boundaries
would be for the use of
District children only.

Bell's fear is that unless
either this is done or the
North Shore adopts a
blanket approach to group

IDENTITIES NOT PROVEN

Foul
outinR

Canyon body finds —
foul play ruled out

lay has almost conclusively been ruled
P investigations of two bodies found in

North Vancouver canyons in the past week.

weather

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SUNDAY: Cloudy with
scattered showers and
some sunny breaks; a
little warmer,

MONDAY: Remaining
unsettled.

aching Every Door

In both instances the
victim had been dead for at
least (wo weeks and police
are awaiting gental charts
from the University of B.C.
to establish positive iden-
tification.

The first body found last
week was of a young man,
located in’ Lynn Canyon
above the Twin Falls area,
and was discovered
Saturday, June 28

Its thought the body had
been there for at least a
month and though RCMP
said last week they were
almost certain as to the
young man's identity, legal
identification hinges on the

feel that is fair:

homes, the District will

become a haven for such

homes.

He told the News: ‘If we
don't put some restrictions
on it we. will .end up
providing all the group
homes ‘for the whole of the
North, Shore... And we: don't

~]

At present, all three North
Shore municipalities have
differing bylaws concerning
the conditions for approving
group homes.

District bylaws are the
most liberal, not requiring
neighbours’ permission
before permitting group

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matching of dental charts for
confirmation beyond doubt

Such was also the case
with the body discovered in
Capilano Canyon on
Wednesday.

Police feel certain” the
body was that of the 77-year-
old North Vancouver man
whose car was found at the
Cleveland Dam car park two
weeks apo, a few days after
he had been reported
missing.

Repeated searches of the
canyon area between the
dam and the fish hatchery.
by the RCMP. police divers
and North Shore Rescue
lcams, fatled to locate the
body and there was some
speculation that) it might
have been washed out lo sca

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HERE'S HOPING for s a samy Sunday. Beach buffs have so far found July's weather
more like spring than summer, with showers that constantly interrupt thelr tanning
activities. Even so, this past week has seen the rain punctuated with summer sun that
has brought the crowds to West Vancouver beaches. (Terry Peters photo) ©