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WILDLIFE CONTROL officer Dennis Pemble captured a female cougar on Tuesday morning.
The cat was spotted on Nancy Greene Way during morning rush hour and pursued by a pack
of hounds into a forest area nearby. Full story on page 3.

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NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

NV District faces more legal
action over sinking homes

NORTH VANCOUVER

Supreme Court legal action

Histrict

could face more

from residents

built on unstable land in the municipality.

hollowing a recent B.C
Supreme Court decision award
an Fdeemoant-area couple
$105,000 after theit home started
to sink ip ts foundations. a fyan
Vallevearea couple, fea ced te
evacuate their Evan Vadles
mt December because at waite
danger of slipping inte Pam.

tines

By Etizabeth Collings

Mens Reporter

Creek, are preparing te suc the
rab Ponda Sodtaks thet
eid band. @atengs

B.C.
over homes

sommodations in North Van
December
Pravingial

eeuver since usity
tunds from the
Pinervenes Progtam (PER) to pay
the rent.
But the
June.
According to dso Vodtik. the
district has left hur tithe chotee
bur fe sie because the mason and
councd hase been unwilling to ne:
wonate And he sand municipal
pavers have adsised them cHents

funds wali pain out in

notio talk to the Vodniks,

But. according to the districn
aid tor the Vodnaks is fortheom:
ma.

flares NtoBride, deputs director
of ongineering sepices, Sud the
district, Which owns the lot north
oto the Vodoaks. has applied tor
tumds on behalf of the Wodraks

fram othe Disdster bipaneial
Aswistanee proyramt caliaaistered
bs PEP

A PRP ottisal contirmmed fast

weock cnat the land sippage wlong
the crevk Bank will GQuadifs for the
program, MeBride said. The
Neighborie propery ownes bs
the Lawson famuls will aise quali
ts.

Bat the program will only pay
for stabilizing the bank. dt will not
provide financial compensauon te

the Vodnaks and Lawsons for the

decreased value of their proper:
ties, and. in the Vovtraks’
the real oss of part of cheu prop-
Orin.

Vodnak said the proposals to
stabilize the bank recommended
by SRA-Robinson, the consultne
firm retained by the district, re
quire trimming back the bank
even closer to hte house

“The was thes want to ris tn
we wantoout of in” Vodnak sai
“We hase ag chore. No one wil
talk foo. Phe district wom't talk
focus. the amsuranee  fonipany
wan't tabk fous”

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