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. Skateboard

By Guillermo i Lam 2
“On father’ 8 day a 45-year

“old North Shore dad rece ved .
8 skateboard as..a gift. .

decided to. 6°. for a ride. Tt
‘to Lions Gate.
Hospital, injured...

The’ “unlucky . ‘father has:
been one of: at ‘least. 80
skateboard casualties treated |

or hospitalized at Lions Gate

Hospital since’ April, said .
Head Nurse, Vera. homson,
of L.G. H. emergency ward,

There have been 5 skull
fractures, 9 hospitalizations, .

1S broken ankles and‘numer- ©

ous other’ abrasions: and:
lacerations, : according to,
L.G.H. ‘Teports. |

The alarming rate In which °
such casualties have flooded |

the hospital prompted

serious |
on skateboards, which one

hospital spokesman labeled a

° so-calle -Sport.’”:

Nurse Thomson told the
gathering. of policemen,

members of the media, ©:

representatives of the North
Shore Safety Council and:
skateboard experts that most’ *
of the injuries occur when
riders lose control and are.

forced to jump off,

‘Sat: Ted Scott, . Wes

‘Vancouver Police: force, veld

in the United: States skate-''.

- boards have been. clocked at

70'miles per’ hour. cok

Cpl. Mike Hooper; also of!
West Vancouver police force, ..'
said injuries are possible '
all sports but the use of °
skate cards on’ the city’s”

streets place the riders. ee X
Constant danger "of ‘running
Into ¢ a vehicle., -...

ay

Recalling a personal: ex:
erience Sgt; Dan Leroux of
orth Vancouver RCMP said’.
on his way home one day he
had to odge at least six
ders within one

block. Both North and West
Vancouver have by-laws pro-:,
hibiting use of skateboards

| left ‘Vancouver ‘Sunday |

openin;

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each one delivered,

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scussion at L.G. H “Pre

NS. rythm girls at games

Three young North Shore women -- Cathy McDonald |’
_and Anne Marshall of. West Vancouver, and Lorraine
| Price of North Vancouver -- are among the 12 members of .
the B.C, Modern Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation who
for the. Montreal Games,’
Together with 132 other “rhythm irls’’ from. across the
country they will put on a major display for the Olympic
ceremonies July 17.
an official Olympic sport, 1s,"being considered for
inclusion In the 1 80 Games in:

The North Shore News offers the:
and: economical
delivery of flyera, brochures and.
pamphiets on the North Shore.

We ‘alresdy cover every ‘door on
the North Shore—all we have ‘to do
is Insert your flyer Into our paper, :
and pay our carriers a bonus for -

“on f streets.)

recelved a’ serious.’ ankle
injury ‘from skateboard rid-
ing,...\was, present ‘at... the
meeting, | Mes. | R.:

experience for. John. (her
son)”, she later told: the
‘North. Shore News, ‘It has
‘spoiled his summer.” oo 7

“Dr. Tony Pretd, head ‘of
the Trauma Lomilttee et.
X-rays to
illustrate the seriousness of :

L.G.H. used
some {|

uries. Among them
were:A

racture to the skull

and that of a fractured ankle, ©

iupy ve never seen so many
iene disabling Injuries
‘caused by what some a
‘refer to asa sport,"

taught two skateboard clinics
.at: the North: Shore YMCA
pays skateboards have be-
: me very. 60 histicated.

th : stress ‘safety
pects by requ uirl ng stu-
ents to. wear helmets and

“elbow pads. We even teach

npped thrill.’ ”

_iftem, to high j ump .on the
oards. It’s no onger a

fe - pr. Preto quoted statistics

jm. the Honolulu (Hawaii)
Children’s. Hospital, where’.
.. #Gported injuries included |
“ine death, a ruptured
8 leen,..
u idominal cavity.
OM oe ' ‘
"le is mostly” children
H Between ‘the ages 12. and16
(no are injured,
ospital re rts. There is. ‘a.
en ssibility.of long term.
sability caused by Injury to +
‘certain limbs and irreplace-, :
oe. cartilage, ‘Dr.
sald. |

We hope we will never
see the day when a member. -
of our community is brought’

‘in who wil | not survive,’” rm

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One’ ‘mother, whose son.

Hall, |
admitted she now’ Is preju-
diced against skateboards, :
“It has been an awful |

and one bleeding
“according to.

Preto

oo woe |

For: more information: ‘about’ a
“yer diatribution system that cannot.
«be matched, phone | 080-0611

PO pends Wn a © LM HE em
' ’

_GREENPEACE. PRESIDENT Bob Hunter. being removed b

vessel ‘James Bay’ at Bamfield, Vancouver Island,
technical violation of the Customs and E

Rex Weyler photo

last week,

.

RCMP from tho onti-whaling |
where he was charged with a -

xclse Act by falling to renow. the ship’s salling

clearance. After paying a $400 0 fine, the “‘save-the-whales” expedition | was allowed ¢ to procee

eto added.
° Skateboard - Instructor 7
. Peter Marshall; who has £

“tt felt iike » juimplog off a - opposite directions.
100-foot diving board only to
find there'was. no water in

the ‘pool,’’: sald Gary Snel,
visibly shaken at the scene,,

as he described to the North

’ Shore News how he felt when
his. trailer-load. of lumber
overturned at Forbes and
Esplanade shortly after:
‘pom, Monday, ie

told the News it was his first
. accident after 400,000 miles
of driving behind him.

‘He was. heading to Rich:
mond, after picking up 40,000

The trailer lay on its side
for about one hour blocking
off’ one eastbound lane on

Esplanade. Both east and

‘westbound traffic were held
up for.some 15 minutes as
wreckers, connected the
. Chains.to puil the trailer back

: * * On its wheels.
‘Snel, 25, of: ‘Purcell Way, ;

. Personnel from the city” s-
engineering department ar-

_tived at the scene to decide
‘whether the spilied lumber

"should be barrlcaded.. Jim _|

‘.poun ds.of 1 by 4’s:at the foot. a roa — vies ane

‘of Pemberton when the front |

art of his trailer shifted near

‘the intersection. This created | ‘|

.@:: chain: reaction which
“eventually. toppled: the entire
 40-foot trailer, —

‘

. The car remained upright |
but the trailer looked as if
‘some giant had taken both .

_ ends, and twisted them in

me Ge
If STRETCHING.
JB ocstorRames.

071 Marine Dr.,.
= North Van: .
005-0816

iscanknrtiruas

a?

O'Connor later had to use

about 20 pounds of: oll

Admiral 7 ou. tte Freezer

Sealy. Queen: Size Mattress & . Box Spring
Inpluding frane with rug rollers,

absorbent to cover the diesel
which spilled onto a section |
of the. The chemical
absorbs "the diesel, prevent:
ing it from eating : nto the
asphalt.

Was Snel hurt?

“Only m ride,” _he
replied. v7 P

The North | - Vancouver:

RCMP later charged him |

with carrying an insecure
oad. we

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Dr. ., Ray Parkinson of 3065 :

Capilano Road, North Van-

couver, former NDP MLA for .
Burrard, has been elected.

chairman of the Simon

Fraser University Board of

Governors. es i

‘Dr. Parkinson,’ ‘say “has

been a member of the: SFU
.’... Board’ since: 1973, He’ succ-

“oy!

[ : $358" 8, “

Class ‘of the UB

-Burnaby and at
University,

ansp arbour me

eeds Paul Cote as chalrman.

Born in winnipeg, Dr.

his ne Un ‘university: training
at the University of B.C. He
was ‘in ‘the. first graduating

Medical
School in 1954 and continued
his training as a psychiatrist
at Crease Clinic, the Child
Guidance Clinic and Adult
Mental Health Centre in
McGill

- He is chairman of the
health policy committee of
the provincial NDP and past
chairman of the section of
paychlatry of the B.C,

edical Association. He has

- served as a member of the

Medical Board of Vancouver

. General Hospital.

Dr. Parkinson Is vice-pres-
ident of the Save Our
Parkland Association of B.C.
Akeen glider pilot, he is’ also
president of the Vancouver
Soaring Association.

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. ‘Parkinson saw war service |
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