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T'Pwas billed as Safe Comauinities Day and while the weather

failed to conperate, the few who atrendeid were treated to a

great time by the North Vancouver RCMP, The provincial ini’

tative is intended to heighten: public awareness. on how the
community can enhance its satety chrough jis crime prevention

partners. Information. on community poliging, tamily’ (child)

. identification, alternative justice, [CBC programs “and |

: bright. Wilderness Watch were just some of resautces available while
- _youngsters braved the'rain to explore the specialty vehicles-on
_hights display. But the highlight of the day was the tour thar offered a
; behind-the-scenes look at the operations i the detachment and
the work.of the police dog unit. Our local RCMP serveus in
many different ways and it was a shame that more of the com:

manity didn’t ke: the eppartunity to-gneet the men and”

avomen who de the job, ns

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Const. ee. Wayne:
. : MacDonald was :having'a’
os S photos Martin Milter ‘tough -afternoon!: First: he...
a Magis ores ; Ps oh had his face ‘painted,: then
‘dust a taste-of the local lock-up.was a sobering experi- he -had..to. havea: ne
ence for. (from lett) Albert Ee, Benjamin Ee, Brandon: : massage’: from.-volunte
Rogers, Bobby: Greenhaigh and Les Greenhalgh Nancy McKerracher.

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Five-year-old' Dylan Martus gets his ‘fingers inked: by’
Theresa | Reilly: as part. of. the: Family. Identification,

uo Felix; got™
., laughs from the tour group:
-. as he attempted a heel-toe.
: sobriety test. * ;

"One: ofthe. three voices.

¢ you.might: have ‘spoken:to >
“on Sunday had you: called

-/ 9-1-1 balenged to Shelby,
a‘civilian..dispatch .opera=

a * Sgt. Rob Boulet conduct- ‘Julie :Poli¢e.dog Baron is one of five’at the local detachment.

‘Jean Jones (left) and Robyn Pinkerton hope that dri- “ed our tour of the detach- .. and Sandy Potter, civilian. He’ and ‘his’ handler, Const. Keith’ Durance; delighted
‘Vers: know about: the “I\CBC-approved list ‘of auto (crime ment ‘in’ his: red: serge”. ‘employees ‘working _, our tour group by successiully finding the drugs Duras
eee ee dress uniform, °°: community policing... °° had hidden in the watch room...)

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