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THE COHO festival wasn't just for salmon as these photos show. Participants in the annual West Vancouver event defied
forecasts of rain and turned-oul en masse to join in the fun this past weekead, In the top photo Scouts Patrick Ward (left)
and Nigel Miller (right) demonstrate how to light tire the Boy Scout way. Approximately 48 scouts set up mock camp and
helped out with the festivities this year by con ag traffic and setting up check points along the Ambleside walk. Other
animals turned-up at this year's event as this youngster discovered when he ran into a friendly bear (eft photo). Guests of
honor were rox.’ Jeliciously during the barbecue main event (right photo). The Coho Festival is a time to kick up your
heels and the Dan. ing Hearts square dancers did just that (bottom photo).

News
Brief
Video theft

totais $10,000

A NORTH Vancouver
resident returned’ home
Thursday to discover his
home broken into and
about $10,000 worth of
stereo and video equip-
ment stolen,

The break-in occurred
sometinie between 6:30

am. and 10:30 a.m.,
North Vancouver: RCMP
reported.

Entry was apparently
gained through an open
window, police. said.
There are no. suspects a
yet. .

Charged with
assault at 61

A 61-year-old man ap-
peared in North Van-
couver provincial court
Monday charged with one
count of assault causing
bodily harm.

Harold Armstrong:

faces the charge in con-

nection ‘with ‘an. August
23 incident. .
Appearing before pro- :

vincial ‘court: Judge. J:B.-

Paradis, Armstrong” was
put over to October 3 for
preliminary hearing. into .
the charge. : ,

| Jewel theft |
to trial |

AFTER FIVE days of
preliminary hearing, the
two accused in a Si mil-
lion Lynn Valley jewel
robbery were put over to
Vancouver county court
to face trial September
18.

Terry Singh, 27, and
Rajvinder Gill, 37, both
of Vancouver, face eight
criminal charges in con-

nection with the February
1$ robbery that netted
approximately $1 million
in diamonds, gold and
assorted jewels from a
Lynn Valiey home.

Charges against the
two include robbery,
unlawful confinement,
assault and assault caus-.
ing bodily harm.

| Boy falls,
hit by car

A 13-YEAR-old boy was
struck by a car at
Pemberton Plaza Satur-
day when he fost his
balance and feli into the
path of an oncoming car.

North Vancouver
RCMP, North Vancouver
District Fire Department
and ambulances from
Emergency Health Ser-

vices attended the scene
of the accident at about
3:30 p.m., police said. ,

The boy was taken to
Lions Gate Hospital °
where he was ireated for
leg injuries.

The North Van driver
was not injured and no
charges were laid against
him.

Open doors
invite thief

UNLOCKED patio doors
were an invitation for a
thief ta steal a color tele-
vision and a camera from
a woman's apartment.
The woman's  apart-
ment was broken into
Thursday between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m. in a Mount
Seymour Parkway
apartment complex,

North Vancouver RCMP
reported.

The television was
valued at approximately
$600 and the 35 mm
camera valued at about
$200.

Police warn residents
to lock all doors and
windows when leaving the
premises.