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THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

Newsstand Price 50¢ December 21, 1983 Newsroom 985-2131 Classified 986-6222

a According to preliminary chairman Stuart Hodgson

Islanders might reports, the government will Friday to press their case.
review the rates residents of ‘‘We met for about an
the island will be charged  hour,’’ said Georg Helenius,
get fare break along with fares charged Gulf Bowen Istand’s GVRD
Island and Sunshine Coast representative. ‘‘He didn’t
residents. promise anything except that
: : st there would be an an-
BOWEN ISLAND residents were without electrici- nouncement today (Monday)

ty and telephone service Tuesday but there was a bit from Alex Fraser.”’

of good news — the provincial government has said The rate increases, Helenius said Hodgson ex-

it will review proposed increases in ferry fares. scheduled to take effect on

Jan. 1, were announced two

pressed ‘‘surprise’’ at the size
of the percentage increase in

The announcement was_ face increases of as much as’ weeks ago, sparking a series fares.
made late Monday after a $2 a day for service between of meetings. ‘*He didn’t realize that
week of protests from Snug Cove and Horseshoe Irate islanders met with there would be a 122 per cent
residents of the islands who Bay. B.C. Ferry Corporation increase in the passenger fare

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because he said they'd done
their rate increase on a
dollars and cents basis,"’
Helenius said.

If there had been no an-
nouncement by Tuesday
evening, Helenius told The
News, residents would have
again met to plot their
response.

**People are getting a little
up-uight,’’ he said.

Because of power and
telephone failure caused by
high winds late Monday,
Helenius could not be reach-
ed for comment before The

News’ Tuesday deadline.

The wind knocked out ser-
vice to the island about 9
p.m. Monday and _ then
prevented B.C. Hydro crews
from reaching the site until
mid-morning Tuesday.

The same high winds caus-
ed a major power failure in
West Vancouver. Trees and
branches took down lines af-
fecting the area bounded by
Marine Drive, the Upper
Levels Highway and from
24th to 32nd. Power was out
from 2 a.m. until 9:45
Tuesday.