24 ~ North Shore News ~ Sunday, December 12, 1999

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Clockwise from left: Cam Fraser has been a Lynn Valley volunteer for 2% years, Walter Silis is a volunteer at Edgemont and was at tire party with his wife Heather, and Maggie Metcaif, a Lynn Vailey volunteer for five years.

ieah' GiHanders — of Larson Elementary chat- ted with North Vancouver City. Mayor Barbara Sharp at tha party. : Gillanders’ mem is an ‘CMP valunteer.

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THE North Vancouver RCMP detachment held a Volunteer Appreciation Christmas Party Wednesday night in the detach- ment’s Emergency Operations Centre. The party was held to thank the approximately 200 volunteers who work in North Vancouver’s three community policing centres (Lower Lonsdale, Lynn Valley and Edgemont), and the Blockwatch and Block Parents programs. Volunteers are an integral part of the community because they free up police officers. Volunteers have many tasks, including dealing with the public, taking com- plaints, working at the Child ID programs, and many other important tasks. Mayor Don Bell, Mayor Jack Loucks and Supt. Graham from the North Vancouver RCMP detachment spoke at the event, and volunteers and their guests enjoyed a standup buffet and other refreshments.

Shennon Muir, storefront’ constable at Lower Lonsdale, has béen a potice officer for seven

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Speciat guest Stella Jo Dean (right) chat- ted with Louise McRae, wife of Insp. Gordon McRae, and Linda Walsoff, child Se a advocate at the North Van

Insp. Keith Thorn and his wife Shirley checked out the gifts under the Christmas tree at the party. Shirley has spent 28 years helping out the RCMP by keeping Keith out of trouble.

Edgemont volunteers (from left): Jean Thompson, Dick Fiennie and his wife Dot, and Janet Blanchet.

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z BY a . A, Ae . . Blockwatch area coordinators Patsy Metzger (left), Shelta Weber and Nancy McKerracher hung out together at the party. Metzger, who wore festive Christmas earrings, has been a Blockwatch volunteer for 10 years, Weber for two and McKerracher for 13.

Ramak Ghavami, who works for the North Shore Multicultural Society, and her husband Farahmand Ehaxati, who is an RCMP volunteer and an employment counsellor at North Shore Continuing Education, tried out the buffet. Ehaxati enjoys volunteering and has been doing it for three years. “

Dave MacRae (ieft}, municipal clerk at. Edgemont, chats with volunteer David Sherry and his wife Andrea.

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Party guest Kathy Taylor (lefi) chatted with Lower Lonsdale volunteers Joe McColl and Ann Marie Macleod. McCel! and Mcleod have both been volunteer- ing for six years.

Baker J.D. Holm (centre) was a guest cf volunteers Joanne Briand (ef) and Shirley Robertson. Briand also volunteers at the Dr. Peter Centre. Robertson says she volunteers because she likes the satisfaction of giv- ing something back. ‘ ;

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_, Edgemont CPC volunteer Robin Ceesar (right) and his ; wite Juciy chatted with Anthony Dedd, also an Edgemont volunteer.

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