4-Fnday. August 12, 1994

- North Shore News

Province looks at highways maintenance costs

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ermment’s maintenance program did.

By Bruce Methven
Contributing Weiter

Slephen Drummond, general manager of
Capilano Highway Services, (CHS) sad the
governinent is partly to blame.

“With all the restrictions that they puton
us in our contract, Ws pretty tough for us ty
be loo invovative because we're restricted

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Drummond claams that the conclusions.
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posvadzed fughways maimtenimee progr,
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“Considering thatthe goverment hired a
fonmer BCGEU! orgamzer, Peter Burton, ind
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