f the 2nd Narrows crossing’ is the lronworke

ON June 17, 1994 then-Premier Mike Harcourt official-
ly dedicated as the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge what
had, until then, always been known as the Second
Narrows crossing. The intent was laudable: to honor the
23 workers who died a horrible death when the bridge
they were constructing £0 years earlier collapsed beneath
their feet. [t’s unfortunate that the perception of politics
clouded the renaming. Too many people construed that
an unpopular NDP government was finding yet another
cheap way to cosy up to organized labar votes. Perhaps
the truth lay more in the same fuzzy, feel-good thinking
that substituted the title “Spirit” for “Queen” in the
ferry fleet, in case the old name was sexist, or monarchist, or homosexual or something.
If the NDP had only settled on the easier-to-say “Ironworkers Bridge” perhaps we
would have used the name more readily. We all could care more.

NORTH SHORE DEMOGRAPHICS

DON'T
KNOW

reporter

YES NO

Horseshoe Bay
Dundarave/Ambleside
British Properties
Norgate/Pemberton Heights
CapilanDelbrook Highlands
Lower Lonsdale

81%
13%
79%
31%
76%
19%

19%

17@

21%
49%
24%
18%.

O%
0%
0%
0%
0%

3%

Andrew Micheli

North Vancouver

Yes. Occasionally when giving
directions Pll say “Come over
the Second Narrows Bridge —
it’s also called the Memorial
Tronworkers Bridge” but that's

Dave Perras

North Vancouver

T did know that, but T never
use it. [fit was used more in
the media — by traffic “eves in
the sky” especially — I'd use
it.

Anthony Vitale

North Vancouver

I've heard the name. I know a
lot of people died on it, buc
I've been here for 10 years and
never used it to describe the
bridge.

15%
21%
6%

20%

85%
79%
94%

vee 19.8%

Central and Upper Lonsdale
Lynn Valley
Blueridge/Deep Cove

TOTAL ........

0%
0%
O%

0.2%

a bit of a mouthful.

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THE following people
appeared in North
Vancouver courts recent-
ly to face various
charges:

Before Judge Doug Moss
in North Vancouver provin-
cial court on May 11:

Geoffrey Paul Marshall, 36,

~ of West Vancouver, received 24
months” probarion after he
pleaded guilty to assaulting a

woman on March 26 in North
Vancouver District.

Before Judge Jerome
Paradis in North Vancouver
provincial court on May 8:

Trevor Warrington, 39, of
North Vancouver, was fined
$450 after he was fuund guilty
of a North Vancouver Distritr
bylaw infraction by doing busi-
ness in the 4300-block of
Arundel Avenue on May 19,
1997 without a licence.

Leif Witam Rodic, 23, of
North Vancouver. was jailed
one day and received 12
months’ probation after he
pleaded guilry ro:

@ assaulting his sister on Feb. 3
in North Vancouver City.
assauldng North Vancouver
RCMP Const. Shannon Muir.

Rodic was required to per-
form 50 hours of community
work and write apologies to his
sister and the police constable.

Before Judge R. Gallagher
in North Vancouver provin-
ciai court on May 8:

Steve Raymond Stremel,
43, of North Vancouver,
received 12 months’ probation
after he pleaded guilty to
assaulting a woman on Jan. 22
in Lions Bay.

Stremel was required to pay
§1,600 to the victim.

Suremel was alsa prohibited
from possessing — firearms,

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