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AN UNDERCOVER operation by West Vancouver Police Department has resulted in the arrest of nine persons, charged with various drug offences, and_ the seizure of a quantity of high-grade marijuana.

The four-month

ration, which wound up

in West Van Wednesday.

was one of the biggest of its

kind undertaken by West

Van police in the recent past.

Launched in mid-May, the operation involved an un- dercover officer who in- filtrated the local drug scene and made purchases of drugs from traffickers.

Charged with trafficking im marijuana arc West Van residents Bruce Allan Maguire, 19, of 5380 The Terrace. Mary Tamar Green, 39, of 2284 Bellevuc: John Roderick Knight, 29, of

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MONDAY: Mainly Sunny

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ag OF ea f , : fate STARK LIFELESS TREE, killed by the extreme heat of the

at 4107 St. Mary's Avenne, North Van, around noon Friday. The blaze, belleved to have been caused by spilled off

on the cookiag stove, had almost completely engulfed the house in flames by the time firefighters arrived. (lan Smith photo)

Ombudsman enlisted in school cuts

THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

Tel. 985-2131 Classified 986-6222

fire that destroyed the home of Mr. and Mra. ‘Tom Ward

Coal, chips, sulphur pollution rapped

INDUSTRIES on North Vancouver's waterfront have been told to clean up their act. And if things don’t improve

soon they risk running into problems with the

regulatory body which governs air pollution control.

Don Miller is the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) air pollution control officer for the North Shore.

And he says that if a handful of waterfront in- dustrics don't take effective steps to stop polluting their neighbors then as a last resort he might be forced to take away their air pollution control permits.

Residents and businesses in the Main Street area of North Vancouver have been complaining for weeks that local premises are getting covered with films of coal dust blown from Neptune Terminals.

Miller says he has already sent a violation notice to Neptune, informing the company it has contravened its air pollution § control permit.

Neptune has responded by buying a 3,000-gallon water spray truck to keep its huge pile of coal dampened during dry weather, in the hope of preventing dust from blowing.

If its ineffective, Air Pollution Control will be suggesting their own remedies and if they are not promptly dealt with the question of removing the air pollution control permit —

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