HD auclewen en ‘THE RE-OPENING of Panorauen Beach came just In thee for samshine and a long weekend, Like was packed with peaple ax temperatures scared and it was suddenly summer. Reaching Every Door on the North Shore other area beaches ik unction so minimally,” ‘could: have tions.” — _— Fears that the future of the service could be threatened ye THE ALERT reaction of a West Vancouver policeman may have prevented tragedy. Cst. Steve Watt was on routine patrol in the 1500- block of Marine Drive when he spotted a red glow in the living room window of an apartment carly Monday. He turned in the alarm to firefighters and then, with Cpl. Dick Clancy, broke into the building and woke the residents, getting them out. West Vancouver firemen arrived quickly and contain- ed the fire to the chesterfictd in which it had started. Theo cause of the fire, noted by Watt shortly after 3:30 a.m. Monday, may have been a cigarette. According to a spokesman ByMARK HAMILTON: | were first raised with the July budget. speech in which finance minister Hugh C announced that Ministry’ of CONTINUED ON PAGE Aé. for the fire department there was little: damage to ‘the CONTINUED ON PAGE Al0. t DNESDAY: cloudy with showers THURSDAY: continuing cloudy with sunoy patches . ’