A quarter doesn’t buy much more than a phone call
these days, does it. So adding 25 cents to the cost of
a single zone bus ticket (the new fare system came
into effect yesterday) doesn’t seem to have created
too much of a negative backlash. Hov'-ver, the
anomalous figures for the Lynn Valley area in our
. _ survey below suggest that the increase will impact
inquiring the many seniors who call the area home. If you
reporter commute through one or two zones and pay cash,

———__—._ the extra $2.50 a week would work out to about an

extra $135 a year. Buy a faresaver and you will still
be ponying up an extra $108. Still, chatting to bus and SeaBus customers at
Lonsdale Quay Thursday certainly gave the impression that the majority of rid-
ers would not mind the increase at all, provided the money went to increase ser-
vice on busy routes and late at night. Unfortunately, neither of those improve-
ments is scheduled any time soen for the North Shore.

NORTH SHORE DEMOGRAPHICS

NO DON’T
YES NO OPINION KNOW

Horseshoe Bay : 9% 86% 0% 5%
Dundarave/Ambleside N% - 86% 0% 3%

Christine Rac
North Vancouver

Hugh Brown

Rob Forgie
S Vancouver

British Properties

21% 19%

._ Norgate/Pemberton Heights 9% 91%
Capilano/Delbrook Highlands 20% 72%

“Lower Lonsdale

1% 89%

Central and Upper Lonsdale 10% 90%

- Lynn Valley

Bluerid, Cove

40%
14%

_ COMBINED AVERAGE .......000004. 20%

THE 2 following people
have appeared in

: North Vancouver
~ provincial court:

Before Judge Bill
_ Rodgers on May-.9:
.. Vera Cosovan, 25, and

‘ .-Codrut Radu Ciubotaria,

~ dise
ole June 10, 1999

...36, both of Vancouver, were

each fined $1,500 and
received ~24 months’
‘probation after _ pleading
guilty to.stealing merchan-
longing to Eaton’s on

0% 0%
0% 0%
0% 8%

0%

Probably. I just found out. I
think it sucks. I don’t think
thece’s any point to raising
fares if service isn’t going to
improve.

urrey ;
1 work for Transit as a load
checker (checks route dimes
and passengers carried). 1
would say the increase will
have a negative effect to
start, it did last time.

Not really. I don’t use tran-

sit much anyway and if you
are in the position of f having
to use transit it won't make’
much difference anyway.

But attracting ridership by
increasing fares does seem

Vancouver.
Before Judge William

_ Diebolt on April 12:

Ryan Patrick Mawhinney,
32, of Surrey, was fined
$8, 1000 and received 24
months’ probation after he

case was ordered forfeited.

Before Judge Bill
Rodgers on Jan. 4:

Arthur William Weston,
78, of North Vancouver,
received 12 months’ proba-
tion ater he pleaded guilty

months’ probation after she
pleaded guilty to two charges
of stealing money from the
Bank of Montreal in North
Vancouver City on May. 7,
1999 and on June 15, 1399”

Kumar was required to
perform 50 hours of commu-

Jorgenson was required t
perform 240 hours of com
munity work. :

Before . Judge Willi
Diebolt on Dec. 3, 1999

David. James . Mattsc
27, of North Vancouver,
was. jailed one day _ afte

pleaded guil:

in West |

to_ possessing
more than 3 kg of marijuana
for trafficking purposes on
Jan. 20, 1999 in North
Vancouver City. |

Mawhinney was required
to. perform 150 hours of
community work.

A car connected with the

to stealing merchandise
belonging to Canada
Safeway at = Westview
Shopping Centre on Sept.
29, 1999.

Before Judge Jerome
Paradis on Dec. 22, 1999:

Roselyn Kumar, 40, of
Coquitlam, received 12

Dean

nity work.

West Vancouver, received 12
months’ probation after he
‘pleaded guilty to producing
marijuana on March 4, 1999
in West Vancouver.

he pleaded guilty to possess:
eee ing a vehicle. break-in’: too

orgenson, 40, of

Vancouver Distric
Before Judge ™

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Celebrating 4 years
on the North hy ore!

Munholland says she can't believe how the
_ business has grown.

- Four years ago, We Care consisted of Barb:
in the office and 6 homecare workers in the .

field. Now there are 5 full time office staff

and 50 people caring for clients at home.” .

“There is obviously a huge need for homecare a

oa the North Shore,” says Barb, "and most of

_-ithasto do with people becoming moxse aware
- of the services available”.

‘Barb cites the baby boomers who are

: .- parents working out of the home with a
~~ family to care for, plus aeing parents whio

need help. asa good part of her business.

“If you can 't be there yourself you have to
arrange for someone else to took in on an

care for your loved ones,” says Barb, “and
that’s where we come in.” -Ca.ing for

‘seniors is a big part of of Barb's business

consultation. They're available. 24, hours

"day 7 days a week. There is always a liv

voice to talk to.

wecat e” 980-63 0

Home Health Services

214-145 Ww 15th S

consisting of pruning: shears:
on Feb, 23, 1999 in North