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NEWS photo Mike Wakefield
TRIPPING TO jazz-funk tunes by Video Barbeque, these
neo-hipples enjoy the Under the Vcicano festival held last
weekend at Cates Park. The youth fest included bands, polit-
ical speakers, info booths, art and organic food.

Auto death.

A 23-YEAR-old West Vaacouver man is dead following
a single motor vehicle sccident in West Vancouver carly
Aug. 8.

According to a West Vancouver Police spokesman,
Robert Arnold Schick was driving 2 1977 Toyota 4X4
truck when it flipped over in the 6700 bicck of Marine
Drive at approximately 4:30 a.m.

Schick, the lone occupant cf the vehicle, was pro-
nounced dead on arrival at Ions Gate Hospital.

The fatal accident is stil? under investigation. Autopsy

resuits are pending.

Hitchhike heist

NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP are warning drivers not
to pick up hitchhikers: a man had his wallet stolen at
knifepoint last month by a hitchhiker.

A police spokesman said a lone male had been driving
in bis vehicle at 7:20 p.m. on July 6 east alosig Marine
Drive in North Vancouver when he picked up a male
hitchhiker at the corner of Marine Drive and Bewicke
Avenue.

The victim then drove east along Third Street. When
he approached Forbes Avenue, the hitchhiker produced a
knife and demanded the driver’s wallet.

After taking the man’s wailet, the hitckhiker got out
of the vehicle and fled on foot. A description of the
suspect was then broadcast to police in ihe area.

Pojice arrested a suspect at the North Vancouver

SeaBus station. Charges are pending.

Gas scare

NORTH VANCOUVER emergency crews responded to a

natural gas leak scare on Aug. 7.
A North Vancouver District Fire Department

spokesman said that at about 1:30 p.m. a red Toyota

pickup with Alberta plates had been travelling along

Main Street when the driver suddenly veered off the road

and pushed a rental sign into the gas meter of a building |

located at 1534 Main St. : vs
The impact broke off the gas meter valve. : ‘ . aS SA PC : peucen . oa
An eccupant of the building managed ic turn off the yaa: 1821 MARINE DRIVE, WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. V7V 1d7

gas before emergency crews arrived.
No injuries were reported. 922-4171 FAX: 922-9735 922-3968