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vices were ‘Friday. searching
for-a ‘mystery plane thought ~
to. have -passibly crashed

fiorth-east) ‘of Mount.
Seymour, although nobody
could find: any reports of a
missing aircraft. -

RCMP in North Van-

.couver said their lines had

been jammed with calls
about the plane ever since a
local radio station reported
the plane sighting over
Seymour at about 4 p.m.
Thursday.

“It’s been driving us
crazy,” said a_ police
spokesman. “Everyone's

seen something.”

Coordinator of the North
and West Vancouver

sere ‘

'S Bmergency Program Jeff
Jefferd told the News there
had been sightings of flares
from .that .area Thursday
evening and one of his
rescue trucks had gone up to
check the location. The
following morning another
flare was seen.

Air Sea Rescue could find
no report of any plane
missing, although Jefferd
said: “I have a feeling there
is something up there but
whatit is I don’t know.

“Nobody actually saw the
aircraft come down but
there seem to be enough
reports that there is
something going on there.”

One caller told the
rescuers that he saw smoke

the

from
presumably from 4 plane,
‘and then saw a big puff of
smoke come from behind
the mountain.

coming sky,

Friday an Air Sea Rescue
plane from. 442 Squadron
Comox began checking
under perfect weather
conditions for a search.

Early reports were that the
crew of the Buffalo aircraft
could find no wreckage and
rescue coordinator Jefferd
said that reports of an air-
craft were still coming in.
However, he said these
reports just added to the
confusion as it was clear that
several of them referred to
the aircraft that was doing
the searching.

Hearing aid centre requested

A request from the Silver
Harbour Manor Society to
North Vancouver City
council for assistance in
providing the North Shore
with a hearing aid clinic has
been referred to the North
Shore Board of Health.

City council received a
letter from the society last

week in which it was noted
that at a recent conference
of senior counsellors much
concern was expressed at the
lack of such a chnic on the
North Shore.

“The Silver Harbour
Centre has a chnic room

which might be suitable, and
could be used for the pur-
pose of a Hearing Aid
Clinic,” the letter said.

Council felt that referring
the letter to the health board
would be the most ap-
propriate action to take.

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Correction
In the Colony Home
Furnishings ‘ad-
vertisement on Page C4
of the North Shore News
dated January 16, 1979,
the following sentence
appeared with reference
to a 12” RCA black and
white TV: “Yours free.
when you buy one of
these color consoles!”

Due to gremlins, this
incorrect sentence crept
into the advertisement in
of the correct
sentence. In accordance
with the Trade Practices
Act, the sentence should
read: “Yours at no ad-
ditional cost when you
buy one of -these color
consoles!”

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West Vancouver's-
municipal . employees feel
they should be: getting a

‘more. .“fair’ and -equitable”

car mileage allowance,
according to employees’

association president
Kenneth Naylor.
At present municipal

employees who use their
own cars on municipal

“business are paid the. same

rate as employees of the City
of Vancouver. That rate was

.25 cents a mile up to last

November. 1.

But Naylor told West Van -

council Monday night that
the City’s increase after
November I to 27 cents a
mile hasn't yet been followed
through in the municipality

Plans can go > ahead for | a
proposed Hillside Secondary
School rugby team tour of
Australia, New Zealand and
Fiji-now that Brian. Lynch,

senior:
Hillside; has obtained West
Vancouver School Board
approval.

- In response to -questions
from trustee Norman Alban,
Monday night, . about thes
actual ‘meaning of the”

a

Rie

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rugby” -coach* for...

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because West Van -pays
mileage on different dates.

“Now.. the: question: is
whether.council is willing to
pay:the.same rates on the
same dates as Yancouver

City,” ‘Naylor said.

West. Vancouver now:. has
a shortfall of. $150 on the
present rate of payment
compared to the City.

Naylor said the municipality |

needs to adjust the rates in

‘order to. correct this. -and

prevent the shortfall from
growing.

Alderman Don Lanskail -

told council that the union’s
written and oral
representations should be
discussed as early as
possible.

“authorization, ‘the. motion
was. worded allowing the
team to play exhibition
games outside-of B.C. and to

-use-the school name.

The board wished Lynch
success in carrying out plans
forghe Tuly 1981: tour. *

The - ‘request for
authorization did not imply
an appeal
support from the board.

only.

‘for financial |

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