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Parkway Thursday afternoon. One woman was injured in the pile-up.
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Disabled diver’s body still

PORTS CANADA Police say they won't give up
their search for the body of North Vancouver
Peter DeVoe whe is presumed to have drowned in
a diving accident Tuesday at Cates Park.

Cpl. Gary Fotia said if
three divers scheduled to
continue the search Friday
afternoon did not recover
the body, # regrouping ses-
sion was to be held to
discuss the pussibility of br-

By JOANNE M
inging in stance from
outside polige forces.

Fotia said underwater
visibility has been almost nil

and divers have experienced
trouble with currents since
the search begun ‘Tuesday.
He said divers reached dep-
ths of 85 feet Thursday, with
plans to vo deeper Friday.

He said there are also ten-
tative plans te expand the
search area outside of Cates
Park, in an cast to west
direction.

“The search will probably

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NORTH SHORE
mayors came out of a
meeting with Premier
Bill Bennett Friday
pleased with what
they’d heard about the
provincial budget.

By NEWS STAFF

meeting, which
featured speeches by Ben-
nett, Municipal Affairs
Minister Bill Ritehie and
Energy, Mines and Pet-
roleum Resources Minister
Stephen Rogers, a new pro-
vincial-municipal act was
announced, oudining inecen-
tives for desclopment.

The new act is the basis of
budvet changes aimed ut
providing the provinee and
individual municipalities
with the power to grant in-
centives and tay breaks to
encourage new — businesses
and industries.

North Vancouver District
Mayor Marilyn) Baker told
the North Shore News ta an
interview from Victoria that
among the apparent advan-
tazes is the proposal to
develop economic strategy
planning for a community.

Miaars were told up to 50
pec cent funding would be
available fram the province
for the development
package, With the province
willing to supply up ta
$25,000 for the salary of an

At the

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missing

go on indefinitely because
this polive force really wants
to find the body,"" said
Fotia,

Meanwhile, Jim Shaw,
who taught Devoe how to
dive. said he has determined
from tatks with Joe Devoe,
who wus diving with his

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