° understanding the
. have: of ‘the requirements of: the

B.C2'S DRIVERS. are‘ get-
ling worse, not better, says
a@-crecent. study,
hhave.no trouble believing.

~ Of course we're not at-the Los
Angeles stage; where people have

been getting so freaked out after»

being (rapped) on a freeway for
hours, inhaling’ carbon “monox-
ide, that. they are pulling. their
guns out. of the dashboard: com-

parument in record numbers and:

Wyatt Earping each other.

Being Yanks, they have their
Blazing Saddles . tradition ‘to ex-
‘plain this ‘insanity, but there is

more to it.than just cowboy mene;
tality.’ The’ truth is. the poor

blokes are ‘suffering cne of ‘the
; side“: effects
gridlock.
© “America is supposed. to be so
big;-but compared to Russia and
‘Canada;! it’s a ‘relative. pipsqueak

ofia: country, and there. are-10 |
times as many people living down =.
‘busy feeling so’ sorry for myself

there»: as ing the Partially-True
North.” TES:

» Over: ine last couple of de- .
Ihave :noticed. B.C.'s': :
. ferry’s fault “—-" except of course
for existing. A highway. crew had -

cadeés,

roads getting.more crowded, and :
therefore less pleasant: to. cruise

along, and more dangerous.
Especially in the summer.
As.-the roads get more and

more. jammed, everybody's pa-

-tience wears a litte thinner. An.’

impatient, frustrated, indignant,

shocked'driver is a worse’ driver,’

‘by: far; than his. beatific cousins.
That's, “at the root of. our Pro-
blem....

What I didn’ like ‘about 1 Expo, ‘
«straining -t to get'off the ferry and

when: I think. about it, wasn’t so
much ‘the ‘ridiculous: crowds “on

the ‘grou ds itself, but the-ap-

BOWEN ISLAND residents will be -
“sable to speak their minds ‘Aug. :23 :
_ when ‘the: committee looking. after}

the: Islands “Trust” review: holds .a.
“special meeting on the island...
‘The provincial, act: ‘under which
‘many. of. British Columbia's’.
smatier islands arc run; the Islands
/ Trust legislation, is being reviewed
“by: the! government to allow: con-=
‘cerned residents a chance to tell the
‘decision- makers what they wa ;
“The more, people who take part
in’ the. review “ process,” the better ..
mmittee’ will

~ Islands: Trust * commiunity,’’ said
‘chairman’ and Social. Credit, MLA

Dave Mercier.” i
Committee. members © ‘are “slated. ;

to meet with the public between 11",
and 9:30 :p.m.:at'the Bowen.

Islan Community; School. :-Times

vary. slightly: due to «ferry

y.
‘schedules, said Mercier

which. P.

of i overcrowding: .

Bob Hun ter |

@ sir ‘ictly pel ‘sonal @

preciable number of extra RYs it

‘lured into the province, making
“summertime,
a weekend, road, travel virtually
“impossible.

{guess tourisin ‘must be up

_ again, judging fram a recent trip.

ftook over to Sechelt.

oy Grabbing | the® dast Langdale:
ferry on’a Sunday ‘night, 1. was 2
: rather stunned to discover me thee:
other end that we. weren't going
to get to drive off the ferry, as:

per usual, we were going to ‘inch

our. way off the ferry.)

1 could not believe that it took
me half. an hour’ toedisembark,

but by the shade’ of Phil Gaglar-

di, it did! ::

~ As my cur Finally crept’ ‘through
‘the open frott’ hatch and-on to
:the litde bridge taking us ashore,

‘1! was horrified «to discover, the |

centire parking Jot: below: packed

with vehicles’ that: could not yet’.

board . the - ferry.” because “we

hadn't been able to disembark.

Those are the people. 1 should
have felt sorry for. But.[ was too

and disgusted with the Ferry. cor-

poration.
As it turned ‘out, it ‘wasii't the

decided: to). .go:: ahead’ with «a

lane- widening. project on the way :

into: ‘Gibsons, .~ forcing peak
weekend traffic to be detoured.”
“deh iss' bad -enough : that °.the

‘cmassive Langdale ferry complex”.
ends in front:of. a traffic light |:
which gives equal. time. to: any...

traffic that happens to. be mean-,;
dering‘ up‘ to:Port. Mellon: as it

does "the. hoards ¢ of vehicles

move on up’ the peninsula.
Add the.

IMPAIRE!

~ particularly,
2 was thinking of. just
Atmself go berserk. P 2
oo? Je wouldn't quite’ pull, out a
“gun, but the Canucky idea of a
odetter’

idiotically-timed >

D DING

‘detour siafu, and it added up to
sucha

botileneck © that;) evén
mild-mannered-old) Grampa’ Bob

of: complaint) loomed
bloodthirstily in my mind, | have
to’ confess——with copies” to” ap-
propriate authorities even! Take
that, fate

“A> big’ partcof the’ - problem,
naturally, was the fact) that. all
those lumbering motorhomes and
camperized pickups and vans and

trailers were taking. up so much.

space, “getting their momentum
up so slowly, and manocuvering
the corners at a‘snail’s pace.

Teunderstand periectly the im-
portance’ of tourism, but I. also
relate’ to* those. poor: people. in
tropical . paradises who’ have. to
put! up with “us ‘rich snowbirds
coming ta nest on their beaches.

What’ is the point of living in
paradise if it'gets so crowded that
you can’t see the magnolia’ for
the legs in the way? oe

© Big. tourism: is: definitely not
beautiful. tourism. The. motel

people and ‘campground ‘people:

and vegetible-sellers: along the
way ‘all need it, and so do the

marina “operators - and. . fishing

guides? And ‘tothe ‘extent “that
they advertise; I bow to their en-

‘ trepreneurial needs. !

Otherwise, I could sure. live

“without it.

Maybe’ we “could: take a feat
from. Mri... Vander: Zalm: : con-
fiscate a few RVs, sell them, and

“use the money | to. send .. the
* tourists.back to the States on Air
“ B.C..-That would clear the. high-'
ways right quick; I would think.

Hey, you. read it here First!

"ABOUT THE ROLE OF GAMING
IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

The- Commission is: responsible for licensing and.

egulating* bingo) casin

“and ticket I lotteries | con- i

ducted by charitable and. religiou ‘groups,’ as: well
as Studying topics elated to gaming in the | province :

Interested. groups an id individuals W ishing, to express.

their v ews are encouraged to st bmit letters or briefs

ot September 1, 1987. Backgrou d material can be;

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