2- Worth Shore Mews — Sunday, October 8. 2000

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NEWS photo Julie vernon

NORTH Vancouver District firefighters Walter Warner (left) and Gunter Kramer
helped a local senior change the batteries on his smoke atarm as part of a free,
North Shore-wide fire department service offered to the elderty and disabled.

HEALTH REGION
GOES GLOBAL

" Every day; the North Shore Health Region provides 21 my

- . extensive range of health programs, services and supports

to people living in and around the communities of North
and West Vancouver, Bowen Island and Lions Bay. Now
the Health Region will reach even more peopte with the
much-anticipated launch of the North Shore Health

_ Region web site.

A zecent survey by Maclean’s magazine ranked the North
Shore the number one health region in Canada. Click on
www.nshr.org and you will see why. The site contains all
you need to know about the North Shore Heaith Region
and the remarkable people who are working together to
be the healthiest community ia North America.

THE SITE INCLUDES:

* North Shore Health Region program ‘and service details

*. Medical resources includitig an online medical dictionary

+ Links to a variety of refevant health and non-health
related web sites

* Copies of the Region’s Annual Report and
Community Profile

* An online newsletter.

= Job postings and relocation information designed to
_attract the best health professionals from across the
“country and around the world

+ Virtuai tours of some of the North Shore’s best locations

Katharine Hamer

News Reporter
kbamcr@nsnews.com

WEST Vancouver Fire
and Rescue has taken
delivery of three brand
new trucks,

More than a year after the
department's aerial ladder
truck was removed from ser:
vice for several weeks” worth
of repairs, a St-million
replacement is on its way to
West Vancouver s #1 tive halt
at f6th and Fulton.

The department has abe
received a new 55-toot (17-
m) oo quint:) truck (cost:
$636,000) and a new pamper
truck with 35-foot acrial
capscity on a removable lad-
der sis 000).

fest Vancouver Fire Chief

ftom Olson said it was unusual

limes and was instrumental i
fighting tour serious fires.
West Vancouver bas 38
highrise buildings, that are
more than five storeys tall —
more than double the number
in North Vancouver City and
tour dimes the number in
North Vancouver District.
The new 100-foot aerial
platform truck has “the latest

plattorm midway along: the
vehicle, and can also be used
as a water tower for large tires.

ft can pump 2,000 gallons
of water per minute.

Olsen said the new truck
would be much more adapt-
able tor use on the disurict’s
steep hills and winding roads.

All thice new trucks will be
on display at West Vancouver

for the department to get sev technology,”
eral new vebicies ar once. Uhe
last new truck for the fleet was
in 1995.

However the normal tifes-
pan of the trucks is 20 years,
and the aerial ladder truck was
22 years old. Ir was taken out
of service for a $20,000
upgrade in April 1999 to fix
faulty brakes, bad springs, and
unsafe steering.

The ladder truck is a key
piece | of equipnient, used to
perform rescue operations ]
from buildings at heights
above the three storey Jevel.

Between 1994-1997, West
Vancouver's acrial) ladder
truck ‘was called out 1,426

iFREE
i §

ae ovites: so its firs come,

It’s TIME
FOR THAT
FLU SHOT

The winter season is almust here and

~ with it comes the dreaded influenza
bug. Influenza can be potentially fatal
to individuals who are considered “at

_ tisk” This includes people over age

* 65, as weil as anyone suffering from
chronic heart and lung disorders,
diabetes, metabolic diseases, and
other health issues.

Commencing October 315, the North
Shore Health Region will provide flu
vaccinations at several sites includirg
the West, Central and Parkgate
Community Health Centres, Noth

Shore Neighbourhood House,
Capilano Mall and other locations.
{mmunization can also be arranged
through your doctor's office. Don’t
place your health and the health of
others at risk - pencil in your flu shot
today.

For information on clinic
locations and times,
call 983-6700.

says Olson: dise Fire
brakes, ARS, and ‘traction
control, Ep allows firefighters
to control the ladder trom a

and Rescue's Open
House next Sunday, Oct. 15
from 2-4 p.m. Hot x dogs will
be served.

TICKETS!

I Here’s some good fortune for what's thought of as a bad luck day.
Stop in to the North Shore News and we'll give you some free
lickets to Stephen Fearing’s Friday Oct. 13 performance at Capilano -
College which will feature songs from his newest CD. Quantities are

fsst served; limit of two tickets per person.

1139 Lonsdale Ave.
North Vancouver 7