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Suspect tracked

A YOUTH faces three charges following a recent at- tempt to steal a car parked in a driveway located in the 1300-block of Idth Street in West Vancouver.

According to a West Vancouver Police spokesman, the suspect was observed running from the scene at approx- imately 11:20 a.m. on April 12.

The 16-year-old was subsequently stopped by police near 15th Street and Fulton Avenue. Police dog Titan was called iu and tracked the suspect from the scene.

The youth faces charges of attempted theft of a vehi- cle, possession of break and enter implements and breach

of probation.

Women charged

THREE WOMEN face theft charges following an April 2 incident at Park Royal South. °

According to a West Vancouver Police spokesman, 2 Bay security guard observed three women picking up

clothes in the store.

The guard checked the group and recovered $516 worth of clothing. One of the suspects attempted to flee the scene by kicking the security guard.

Facing charges of theft under $1,000 are 56-year-old Janina Szpalek of New Westminster, 27-year-old Ursula Schmid of Burnaby and a female teenager.

Emergency displayed

EMERGENCY RESPONSE equipment will

be or

display at two locations Saturday, April 18, during Emergency Prepsredness Week.

In North Vancouver, the B.C, Ambulance Service will be holding an open house at the Lions Gate Hospital ambulance headquarters from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In West Vancouver, at the Park Royal Shopping Cen- tre’s south mall, the West Vancouver Fire Department and BC Rail will be on hand to display emergency

response vehicies.

Vehicle emission testing station approved for NVD -

-NORTH SHORE residents will not have to drive to Burnaby or Vancouver for vehicle emissions testing after North Vancouver _ District Council reversed an earlier decision Monday _ Right to establish a vehicle emission testing station on the North Shore.

By Martin Millerchip Contributing Writer

Facec with the difficulty of fin- ding an appropriate two-acre site with industrial zoning in a central location, counci? reluctantly ap- proved a development permit for the McKeen and Wilson property located between Philip and Pemberton avenues in the district.

As previously chronicled in the News, council’s standing commit- tee on planning and development unanimously recommended witholding the development permit for an emission-testing centre because of major traffic concerns with site access.

The site lies south of the BC Rail tracks, aneci district staff reported that the number of trains and their length can result in significant traffic delays at the Pemberton and Philip crossings.

A traffic survey showed 17 train blockages of the crossings in a 12-hour period with the average delay varying from 3.3 to 5.3 minutes, although maximum delays of 20 and 28 minutes were also recorded.

Ald. Rick Buchols, the planning committee chairman, summed up

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the committee’s recommendation by saying, “I just don’t think that we cen get around the issue of ac- cess.””

But on Monday night Buchols said that he would reluctantly support the choice of the site “with the realization that it is go- img to cause some delays for motorists.

“Pye been convinced that, though the site is not ideal, the need is real, and one of the alter- natives is to have our cars driving all the way to Burnaby,” said Buchols.

The AirCare Program, initiated by the B.C. government at the re- quest of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), will incorporate 12 testing stations from Chilliwack to Lions Bay.

All vehicles of less than 5,000 kg will be required to meet an an- nual auto emissions standard prior to the issuance or renewal of in- surance for those vehicles.

Council has received letters from the Motor Vehicle Branch in Victoria that raise no objection to the site and characterize the ex- pected delays as ‘inconvenient but not unreasonable.”

AirCare Program director Claire Eraut wrote, “The network of 12 inspection centres has been specifically designed for peak traffic periods and reducing that number to 11 centres or relocating one centre to somewhere other than the North Shore could cause considerable throughput problems at all metropolitan Vancouver sites.”

ARE CLEVELAND Dam area residents ready for hydropower generation in their backyard?

By Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter

The answer seems to be a quali- fied yes.

During a Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD} spon- sored open-house meeting held April 2 at Handsworth Secondary School there was a generally sup- portive tone from the 150 people in attendance.

*‘Most people were pleased that this was a government initiative that is not going to burden the taxpayers,” said GVRD engineer Paul Archibald.

The Capilano Hydropower Pro- ject would tap excess Cleveland Dam water to generate power. Money raised from the sale of that power would then be used to offset increasing water costs.

The estimated cost of the pro- ject is between $10 million to $15 million; the project would involve construction of an underground chamber to house a power station

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on the west side of Cleveland Dam.

A fenced transformer yard near the dam and either an above- ground or underground transmis~- sion line connecting the existing Glenmore transmission lire and substation would also be con- structed.

Archibald said the public’s big- gest concern was the transmissfon line, which the GVRD estimates will cost $50,000 to construct above ground and $1! million to construct underground.

The onc-kilometre-long transmission line, if set up above ground, would be maintained in a clear setting away from trees.

Other concerns expressed by the public: © that tree cutting be limited or avoided;

@ that there be down-stream impact; @ that the project would not gen- erate a lot of noise;

@ and that there be sensitivity concerning the park while con- struction is taking place.

Local fishing enthusiast Dave Steele, of Highwater Tackle, said the hydropower project may help the sports fishing on the Capilano

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™ Hydro project presented to public

River which is known for its in- consistent flow that hampers fish- ing. He said the hydropower pro- ject may result in a more even release of water.

“I don't see a prodlem (with the hydropower project), said

teele.

The GVRD estimates that the hydropower project will take 12 months to 17 manths to build.

The estimated net annual reve- nue from the project.would range from $1 million to $1.7 million. That money would come from a contract with B.C. Hydro. .

Archibald said the next step is completion of the project’s en- vironmental impact assessment and compiling the public’s response into a report. He said there may be another public meeting on the issue.

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