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Thieves hit second NSR gear cache Emergency supplies stolen, trashed in second raid BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
For the second time in a week, the North Shore Rescue team has learned one of its backcountry emergency caches has been raided by thieves. North Shore Rescue’s Hanes Valley cache was broken into and nearby helicopter pad vandalized beyond repair sometime in the last week. “Another one. We learned late (Thursday) afternoon,” said Doug Pope, North Shore Rescue search manager. “It’s very similar to what happened at Hanes Valley. It looks
like, very likely, the same individuals, the way it was carried out.” It appeared the thieves used a nearby rock to break the lock and then made off with tents, sleeping bags, Thermarests, ropes, gas stoves, first aid equipment and tools, this time from a cache near Norvan Falls, about 6.5 kilometres north of the Lynn Headwaters Regional Park parking lot. In this case though, the thieves did not use a chainsaw to destroy the nearby helipad. It’s possible both caches were ransacked on the same day as they are part of the same trail system, but the one at Norvan Falls wouldn’t be visible to hikers who were sticking to the trail, Pope said. “This one’s closer to civilization and a more travelled route but it’s offtrail,” Pope said. “Someone See Cache page 5
Trio of blazes keep NV firefighters hopping BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
District of North Vancouver firefighters had a busy day Thursday, responding to three fires, two of which have left families out of home. The uncommonly flammable day started just after 5 a.m. when a garage fire broke out in a home in the 2800-block of Wembley Drive in Lynn Valley.
The homeowner woke up to the smell of smoke and alerted his family members. The garage was damaged beyond repair and smoke seeped into much of the rest of the house. Investigators are still working to determine if the home is structurally safe and what may have caused the fire. “It’s probably not a bad idea, See Smoke page 8
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