Firehalls Kept busy on Hailoween IT was a wet Hailoween. Bat it didn’t rain, vou sav? Try telling that te fighters in North Vancouver city and district. They responded to 17 fire hydrants spewing water on Sunday night. OF the le: U5 were in th . North Vancouver City assistant chief Dave Burgess said his department account: ed for all its hydrant k but the pranksters could hi ily used a monkeywrench to unleash the flow of H39. Elsewhere, Burgess said there were no significant fire lasses. “Our dispatchers were very busy with mutual aid from the district,” he said. “At a couple of schools, kids had put fireworks in or adjacent to school mailboxes with ne significant damage. “The parent in me was very pleased to see the weath- er. The fire prevention officer in me was hoping for rain.” West Vancouver — Fire Department Capt. Martin Emist said stolen Presto Logs were torched near the Caulfeild Village Safeway. Two schools, mailkoxes and hedges. also sustained minor fire damage. “Otherwise, a fairly sedate Halloween in West “Vancouver,” he said. West Vancouver Police Const. Scott Finlay acknowl- edged there was a. report of -youths,, harassing _trick-or- treaters in.the Ripple Road area, but apart from that there. were no major inci- dents. — Bob Mackin ssee lands post as 6. soccer coach Bob NMackin News Reperter WEST Vancouver’s Derek Possee is now the top soccer coach in B.C, a fan favourite with neouver Whitecaps in te 1970s, was named provineial head coach of the B.C. Soccer Association Monday. “Pm very excited,” he said Tuesday. “I's going to be a lot of work, but enjoyable work.” He will rravel the province to sect up regional training programs for players and coaches of all ages and skill levels. The BCSA counts more than 100,000) de members around the province. 1 ] THE person 1 who stole $1,800. worth of rub- ber balloons on Halloween will go bust trying to blow them up. The 10,006 balloons were in two cardboard boxes taken from a motor home in the 200-block of West Windsor ’ Road in the Upper Lonsdale area. A special pump is needed to inflate the tiny, painted bal- loons. The balloons work as yo-yos when inflated. “They are really of no use to anyone (without the The Great Canadian" @L CHANGE $49. Since 1 1978 ETD. taxes and enviro feee. Petro Canada 10W30 Dont forget about our T-Tech transmission service ae i¢ - Chango: 100% ¢ of your fi fluid not not just 40-60%. : per & 13th, N. Vancouver ae DEG FY 985-1050 ad - ie oa or ae ‘DIN cos2i¢86 EK Possee ... head Coeeh for B.C. soccer. “Powasi’t hired to sit in an office,” he said. “TP wautdn’r have gone for the job if it had been an office job.” Possee played in his native England with = Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall FC, ¢ Palace and Leyton ¢ betore Whitce , Waiters lured him to Vancouver in 1977, He was instrumental in the Whitecaps’ 1979 Soccer Bowl championship team. Ss later coached the * induor team and served as assistant coach of the outdoor team. He had a similar post with the national team, which went to the Vorid Cup in 1986. He has also operated a soccer school and was director of coaching and Association. pump),” said North Vancouver RCMP Const. Heidi Hofiman. Also reported stolen from the motor home were: B six bottles of alcohol; @ a nine-inch colour ‘televi- sion; & a red toolbox with tools; @ a portable cassette player. Anyone who has informa- tion about the balloon caper is asked to contact Const. Owen Rusticus at 985-1311. Callers are asked to refer to the case’s file number: 99-36125. Meanwhile a Canada Post worker got a fright on Monday after opening a red mailbox in Upper Lonsdale. UR ACHES geet ‘\ at * loons st opment for the West Vancouver Soccer len The worker found an unex- ploded pipe bomb. The pipe bomb was in a mailbox located on Norwood at West Braemar. The mailbox was near Braemar elementary. The police explosives unit was called to remove the bomb. Hoffman — said _ police received the usual amount of calls on Halloween. Police were cailed most often to Lynn Valley and Pemberton Heights. Police seized some fire works. len windows in a school were smashed during Halloween. —Anna Marie D’Angelo Su er — | ONCE A DAY Timed Relecse Recommended for: ¢ Moderate to medium-high stress levels © Increased energy requirements © Tested & results proven © Our Super Timed Release formula delays the release of water soluble B and C viramins over a 6 hour period. Valid until Nov. 20/99 NEWS photo ska Waketoid Guitar gone CALDER Music manager Cameron Calder holds a_ guitar similar to an $800 Fender Thintine Telecaster shoplifted on Oct 22. 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