ake NO SOLUTION, SAYS EXPERT WV mayor in a flap over crow problem CROWS HAVE West) Vancouver Mavor Derrick Elum: phrevs ina flap. but he’s having trouble eenine a solution off the ground. “The problem with crows as aobumanee to hiwns, gardens and soune birds isowell hihown to ah Humphiress said ina reeent letter FO natepayen associations and local voll clubs, “bur Pore. ret that we have no selutian Phe munmeipaits has approach: ed the provincial ounistres of en: vironment and aerneculture. But neither has offered much f~ | hy ROSS MEDR News wep cee } poe j ASSIST INEe, Revronal dash arab Watdlite mnaenager PLD. Wow sat oan response te Hamiphress’ appeal “ntortunmately. vay Tittle can be done to afleviate the current situa hon. Most obvious solutions, such BYLAW LIMITATIONS WV haven urged for pygmy goats A WEST Vancouver = resi- dent hopes to convince municipal officials that dogs and pygmy goats have a lot in common. In a letter to West Vancouver municipal clerk Doug Allan, Susan Pinkus of 2494 Rosebery Avenue has requested the Animal Regura- tion and Prohibition bylaw be amended to allow her pygmy goats, Chevy and Rambo, to be classified in the same category as dogs so she can keep them at her hoine. The matter is urgent because the goats can no longer be kept at the kennel where they have been boar- ding, she says. Pinkus says the goats are bred, sold and kept exciusively as pets, not farm animals, and should therefore be subject to the same bylaws that govern dog owners. She notes that miniature goats may be kept under certain condi- tions in West Vancouver, “4 believe that if this distinction is brought to the attention of council, they will see the similarity between miniature horses and Pygmy goats,’’ Pinkus says. Her father Philip asked council Monday for a temporary permit, but was asked to discuss the matter with municipal manager Terry Lester. asostootii on pormoniuiy the birds, are uther secs unacceptable op potentially dausreroms tee the neat hy venenal publi White detthe Gua he dene to pelese The prescag prabloms, there Ishope fot the Puture sass seeestry Of veo utube Grow evpert Wao ne Weber CE “Shoot ne of poweoning lie durds, are either socialiy unacceptable or potentially dangerous to the nearby eenerdal public." EE Because the crow isa scavenger, woodepends heavily on garbage dumps through lean winter mon- ths, And because the Greater Van- couser Regional District's (GVRD) long-term waste disposal plan calls for closing of a number of dumps, including the Premier Street land- fill, crow populations should decline, Weber explained. In the meantime, Weber suggests residents be more tolerant towards the birds. He ad‘nits crows can be a pest, especially in the spring when they are nesting, but Weber says they rarely hurt anyone or do much crop damage. He also reminds residents that, while it is legal to trap or shoot (where shooting is permitted) the birds, it is illegal to poison them. While West Vancouver might have a few more crows than other communities, Weber says the same problem exists in many other West Coast communities. Weather: Friday and Saturday mar. ning, cloud with after- noon sun. Highs near 20° C. INDEX Classified Ads Doug Collins Comics Editorial Page Entertainment Expo Update .. Home & Garden Bob Hunter Lifestyles Mailbox TV Listings What's Going On INVESTIGATION STALLED Burn victim recovering DOCTORS treating burn victim Mike Pinette told fire of- ficials investigating the accident that it will be another month before they’li be able to interview the 13-year-old. Inspector Dave Burgess of the North Vancouver City Fire Department said the report on the June 16 accident can’t be closed until officials speak with the boy. He said RCMP laboratory results were recently sent to the fire department confirming fire in- vestigators’ theory on the cause. But, he said, further informa- tion will not be released to the public at least until after the inter- view with Pinette. Last month, an initial report of a gas furnace exploding was ruled | pent =: NEWS photo Mika Wakaflald DESTROYING THE myth that hang gliding is a graceful sport, this competitor in the ninth annual World Invitational Hang Gliding Chanipion- ship makes a landing at Grouse Mountain. The competition, being held all of this week until Sunday on the mountain, fevtures athletes from around the world vying foc top honors in mountain peak slatom and duration flying events. THE VANCOUVER Sea Festival will sail out ona wave of good-natured competition Sunday when the ninth an- nual North Shore News Sailing Race hits local waters. Dedicated to the joys of sailing over the sobriety of rigid com- petition, the nautical classic will begin at West Vancouver's Dun- darave Pier at 10 a.m. sharp. The 12-mile course runs out to Lighthouse Park, an to the Point Grey Bell Buoy and finishes in front of Kitsilano Beach. Clese to 80 entrants braved brilliant sunshine and 20-knoi winds to participate in the 1985 News race. Entries for this sear's race are rapidly approaching last) year’s total, Ao pre-race, pre-skippers meeting will be held 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday) at the Sea Wing Sailing School, 18t8 Maritime Mews, Granville Island. Race instructions will be issued at the megting, The race officially ends at 3 p.m. and is followed by festivities and an awards presentation at the ell out as the cause. At that time fire officials also ruled out houschold appliances as causing the small house fire, which resulted in third-degree burns to about 75 per cent of Pinette’s body. Pinette remains in intensive care at Vancouver General Hospital, and was taken off the respirator for the first tiine July 13. He has already undergone 12 operations and will rezaire several more skin grafts in the months ahead, according to doctors. NV District issues evacuation brochure NORTH VANCOUVER District Mayor Marilyn Baker says brochures listing community evacuation pro- cedures in case of an emergency, such as a chemi- cal spill, are available at the municipal hall. She said the brochure, done in conjunction with the North and West Vancouver Emergency Pro- gram, came as a result of a rec- ommendation by the — district's 1980-81 Chemical Hazards Task Force Committee, Some of the main points of the brochure include using the tele- phone only when absolutely neces- sary, listening to the radio for emergency instructions and paying attention to) loudspeaker an- nouncements, In the cause of a chlorine emergency, the brochures state that a closed building is the best protection. Close windows and doors and turn off air conditioners, Granville Island Ballroom. In all, there are 20° prize categories. For last-minute entrants, entry forms are available at the North Shore News, Sea Wing Sailing School and CJOR 600. Entries can be made until race time Sun- day. There is a $25 entry fee for, each competing vessel.