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Campbell at Seymour

LIBERAL Party faithful can expect Opposition leader
Gordon Campbeli to criticize Premicr Glen Clark’s han-
dling of the economy and. the Nisga’s agreement at a
$125-a-plate banquet tomorrow night.

Campbell is the fearured speaker at the North Vancouver-
Seymour constituency association fundraiser. Tickets, which
are partially tax deductible, are still available. Phe event tees-
off at 7 p.m. in the Seymour Golf and Country Club, 3723
Mount Seymour Parkway, in North Vancouver.

For ticket information call 929-2378.

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THE issue of last
November's ammonia
leak at the Lonsdale
Recreation Centre was
brought to a close Oct.
8 ata North
Vancouver Recreation
Commission meeting.

The ammonia leak, which
caused othe closure oof
Lomsdale clementary school
and the evacuation of people
from) nearby shaps and
restaurants, fas been a catise
of concern to some North
Vancouver residents,

Salety measures to prevent
another accident have been
taken. Commission members
feel the follow-up response
has gone beyond the mini
mum recomendations of
provincial safery cagineering
requirements and the
Worker’s Compensation Act.

Commissioner — Darrell
Mussatto was pleased with
the actions taken,

“There have been a great
number of recommendations,
and [’m really happy to see
that we're responding to all
of them, far above what we
needed to do,” said
Mussatto.

“The WCB has said that
we aced to do a number of

March against viol

NORTH Vancouver’s
third annual Together
Against Violence March
and Vigil is scheduled
for Sunday, Nov. 1.

The event will run from
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.ni.

Participants should meet at
the pond at l4th and
Lonsdale by city hall.

iewed

NEWS photo Terry Peters.

FIREMEN responded quickly last November to a feaking ammonia tank at Lonsdale
RecCentre. The centre, a school and neighbouring businesses were evacuated. Two
firefighters and one rec centre employee were treated for gas irritation at the scene.

things, and we have done
those already, and were tak-
ing further steps ina lot of
other areas to: make sure that
this relatively unustal acei-
dent doesn’t happen again.”
Among the improvements
are better alarm systems,
exhaust fans, and more visible
signage. Proposed design
changes to the engine room
should be completed — by

The walk will proceed
down Lonsdale and atong
Esplanade to Waterfront Park
where the candlelight vigil will
take place.

All. members of the North
Snore community are encour-
aged to come out and join in
this event, which marks the
beginning = of — Together
Against Violence Month on

December.

The heavier-than-air gas is
used ta make ice for the ree
centre’s ice rink,

The leaky ammonia tank
held 8000 gallons (3,000
litres) of the gas. It was half
full after the ieak.

Ammonia is an irritant
that can react with moisture
in a person’s mucous mem-
branes and cause burning, and

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the North Shore.

‘The purpose of the event is
to remind residents of the
devastating = impact — that
domestic violence has when it
persists unchecked in the
community.

Since the first march in
1996 the North Shore Crisis
Services Society has compiled
a list of all the women and

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Like any gas in a confined
area, ammonia can be lethal if
the gas is in large quantities
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Two firefighters and one
ree centre employee had to |
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children in B.C. who have
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domestic violence.

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