FRIDAY June
26 2015
PULSE 14
A musical legacy LOOK 35
The Tilley family REV 49
2015 Ford Explorer $1.25
b9BFFE>b; ^Gg<9 gb<dD;9F iFE
L o c a l N e w s . L o c a l M at t e r s
INTERACT WITH THE NEWS at N S N E W S .C O M
Dry spell brings rash of brush fires Firefighters plead for caution as extreme fire risk sets in
BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
Extremely dry conditions and careless behaviour have the local and provincial firefighters pleading for public caution as risk of wildfires grows. West Vancouver firefighters have put out
12 brush fires in eight days and conditions are set to get worse before they get better. “The North Shore looks predominantly extreme except for the very point that goes out to B.C. Ferries’ (terminal) at Horseshoe Bay,” said Marg Drysdale, fire information officer with the Coastal
Fire Centre. It so happens that was the location of a stubborn brushfire that threatened to become something far worse on Tuesday afternoon. West Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services and the province’s Wildfire Management Branch were on the scene just north of Horseshoe Bay overnight, working to tamp down the blaze. “They’re hitting the hot spots, digging, turning
up the dust and soaking it down, just making sure we don’t get a rekindle,” said assistant fire chief Jeff Bush on Wednesday afternoon. The fire spread to an area of more than nine square metres and threatened to become a “Rank 3” as it was starting to burn up the trees, Bush added. Had conditions been much dryer — and they currently are getting worse by the day — “it would have gone up like there’s no tomorrow,” Bush
much warmer than normal conditions for this time of the year, according to Environment Canada meteorologist Andre Besson. Temperatures are expected to reach the low 30s Celsius over inland sections of the Lower Mainland and the high 20s closer to the water. And if you want to be reminded what 40 C feels like, you can head to the Interior.
said. With no natural causes likely, the Horseshoe Bay fire, like all the others, was almost certainly caused by a flicked cigarette or other improperly discarded smoking material. “There’ve been several fires where we’ve found the remains of cigarette filters,” Bush said. Making matters worse, another ridge of high pressure is blowing in from the western United States, bringing with it
See Campfire page 3
Seaspan starts on federal ships JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
Workers at North Vancouver’s Seaspan shipyards are finally down to cutting steel for the first of the federal government’s non-combat vessels. Construction officially began on the first of three fisheries science vessels this week, a milestone that was celebrated by both shipyard workers and federal politicians in North Vancouver Wednesday. Seaspan recently signed a contract to build the first three ships for a maximum price of $514 million. North Vancouver MP Andrew Saxton announced the first of those ships, to be finished in the spring of 2017, will be named Sir John Franklin, in honour of the See 15 page 9
FYW8a/5) 0:5U]54 [/3Y]5 /3 F]/48/R#4 C/R+:21]5 FYW8a/5)4 /3 3Y] \::3 :\ ^]S-]53:R >1]R2] 3: +]T]-5/3] 3Y] -][WRRWR[ :\ +:R4352+3W:R :R 3Y5]] \])]5/T K4Y]5W]4 1]44]T4 B])R]4)/a% ^h`E` CINDY GOODMAN
2015 ES 300h and ES 350
YOUR NORTHSHORE LUXURY STORE
Northshore Auto Mall 845 Automall Drive North Vancouver, BC
CASH PURCHASE CREDITS OF UP TO
OPENING NEW DOORS.
ES 300h shown
5,000^
$
D
$1,000 Delivery Credit is available on the purchase/lease of new Lexus 2015 ES models and will be deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price after taxes. Limited time offer is subject to change or cancellation without notice. $3,000/$3,000/$4,000/$4,000 Cash Purchase Incentive on new 2015 ES 350 (suffices ‘B-D’ only)/2015 ES 300h (suffices ‘B-D’ only)/2015 ES 350 (sfx ‘E’ only)/2015 ES 300h (sfx ‘E’ only) may not be combined with special lease and finance rates offered through Lexus Financial Services as part of a low rate interest program. All advertised lease and finance rates are special rates. Incentive offers take place at the time of delivery. See your Lexus dealer for whether tax applies before or after the application of Cash Purchase Incentives. *Lease offers provided through Lexus Financial Services, on approved credit. Dealer fees and taxes are extra. Dealers may charge additional fees up to $395. Fees may vary by Dealer. Lexus Dealers are free to set their own prices. Limited time offers only apply to retail customers at participating Lexus Dealers. Dealer order/trade may be required. Offers are subject to change or cancellation without notice. Offers expire at month’s end unless extended or revised. See your Lexus Dealer for complete details. ^
604-982-0033 www.jimpattisonlexus.com D01130