Lost hiker is found AN AUG, 22 report of a New York man overdue trom a hike up the Lions had area search and rescue teams, ROMP und a helicopter combing the area until carly Sunday morning before the 35-year-old man walked from woods at the Capilano Dam, David Sathre became separated from a companion while de- scending from the Lions at around 4 p.m, Saturday. Afler an overdue hiker call was issued at 10 pom... four teams from Lions Bay Search and Rescue began their search at 10:30 p.m. and continued searching the area between Cypress Bow! and the Lions until 6:30 a.m. Sunday, when five more teams from Lions Bay and the Squamish Search and Rescue division were call- ed in. Sathre was subsequently spotted at 7:56 a.m. when he walked into open area at the Capilano Dam after following a creek. Lions Bay team leader Marcel Andrie said Sathre was ‘lucky in choosing his route, because most of the creeks in that area lead to waterfalls or steep cliffs.”* Andrie said Sathre had been lost in the same area in which Tony John Baker died Jan. 31. The 14-year-old boy died of injuries suffered in a 30-metre fall after he fell over a cliff near Strachan Creek. Vian jailed for burglary A 19-YEAR-OLD West Vancouver man was sentenced Friday in ‘ North Vancouver provincial court to four months in jail after be pleaded guilty to charges of break and enter and possession of a narcotic, Christopher Miles Andrew George was originally charged with break and enter in connection with a Feb. 28 incident in which a North Vancouver business was burglarized. George was further charged with possession of a narcotic after police seized a quantity of cannabis in connection with the same incident, Appearing before Judge J.B. Paradis, George pleaded guilty to both charges and was sentenced to four months in jail on the break and enter charge and one day in jail on the drug charge. The sentences will be served concurrently. Abduction charge laid A 30-YEAR-OLD man of no fixed address appeared Friday in North Vancouver provincial court charged with abducting a person under 14 years of age. John Armas Rand was originally charged in connection with a fly 30 incident in which he is alleged to have unlawfully detained his son. Appearing before Judge J.B. Paradis, Rand was remanded to Aug. 28 to fix a date for trial on the charge. Bush fires burn in WV A SERIES of bush fires kept members of the West Vancouver District Fire Department hopping over the past few days. Firefighters responded Friday at 10:20 a.m. to fight an 800- square-foot bush fire at Star Boat Cove on the east side of Light- house Park. The fire was controlled from the water with a cubber boat equipped with 2 pump. At 12:55 p.m., firefighters responded to a 650-square-foot oush fire burning by the BC Rail tracks in the Caulfeild area. On Sunday, at approximately 6:20 p.m., firefighters responded to a 7,500-square-foot bush fire 300 yards above the Eagle Ridge off-ramp above the Upper Levels Highway. The cause of all three fires is unknown, Said Chief Art Ridley: ‘ICs drying up out there and people should be very cautious in wooded areas, It’s best not to smoke in wooded areas at this time of year.”’ SR - Wednesday, August 20, 1987 - North Shore News Eagle Harbour reopens WESP VANCOLYER'S — bavle Harbour beach has reopened io swimming after being cleaved for nine days because of unacceptabls hugh levels of feeal coliform, but North Shore health offfceads still do not know the source of the beach’s pollution, The North Shore's acting senior public health officer Rick Kwan said Monday the beach had been declared safe for swimming Friday after the results of water tests taken Aug. 17 and 18 showed a drop from 317 to 178 units of col- iform per 100 millilitres of water. The beach was closed Aug. 11 following results of Aug. @ tests that had showed the fecal coliform count had shotup from 250, which tt had: been fot omost of dads. ta 2 umnets oper 100 miuliitres of Water. hos auivisinw bathers that ‘glow othe Gar : © Regional Dastrest avcoptamde standard ot Dod were subsequently posted. Results trom: tests taken Aug. to Id showed the colifonm count had risen from 240 to JET units per 100 inillilitres of water, The Aug. PP closure represented the third year running thar the West Vancouver beach has been shut down because of high col- iform counts. Though the search for the pollu- tion’s cause has been fruitless, Kwan said the beach was reopened because “there was no reason to keep it closed.”” He said coliform counts reflected only the possibility of pathogens, or disease-causing or- ganisms. A higher count, he said, was not # guarantee of more pathoyens, but only indicated an increased degree of risk. In the Aug. 14 News story chronicling the origina! closure of the beach, Kwan said possible sources of Eagle Harbour coliform included boats in the harbor and Sewage seepage into the two creeks that run into the harbor. He said the health department would continue to take daily sam- ples from the harbor water until coliform counts showed signs of returning to normal levels. 12 7 7 | West) Vancouver District hired the consulting finn of Has EUXURY and Co. to try and track down the source of the harbor's pollution. RENOVATIONS BATHROOMS and KE TCHENS —=— Te aed ies matted Estimates 987-3055 3 MONTHS Beginners’ Fitness MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL PRICE ‘99 Also 3 months Suntanning Package Only i wane ahead i) -<*" Showroom 153 W. 3rd © The North Shore's Largest F - Personalized Instruction Included © Service is NO. 1 6am-10pm 9am- 6pm UlLog, The ns COIN LAUNDRY Open 7 Days a Week 8 am - 10 pm Wascomat Relax, enjoy TV, have a coffee while doing your laundry. Speed Queen. 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