Respect’; precautions

“IONS BAY
Squamish Highway

‘residents

up in’ arms: over: the. :
construction ‘closures have

visions foo blinkered to see that their short: term
pain will (urn into long-term gain.

"The hazardous, winding
faces that have: Jet loose
suspecting drivers, can
through: blasting:

road, with. its vertical rack
their. deadly wrath on) un-
only: ‘be omade “more “safe

the precarious rock slabs, bracing (he,

cliffs, widening | ‘the road and repaying the highway. Z

Improvements will not. magically materialize
way ‘closures. during: daylight: hours are ‘nece
the’

work. crews o> tackle, :

High-
ary: for

monstrous. ..job.” Some

residents suggested night closures would: be more effi- -

_ cient,
life during daylight. hours
on toon
Suicidal. 00) |

‘ot the workers:

and yet the highway crew. has already lost one:

when a huge rock toppled
‘Night - work: would be

West Nancouver-Howe Sound MLA John Rey nolds

has met ‘with Minister of T
Cliff /Michacl” to find so
closures, and scheduling s

ransportation and Hipghways.:
lutions: to. streamlining * the
shutdown limes at more con-

sistent. intervals and convenient. times.

But: what residents. have to. keep in mind: i

is: WL

sure,” a delayed. closure. may make ‘them’ missan ap-. :

pointment or force them to reschedule t

‘shopping trip,”

ibut safety comes first. Opening accesses before the ef-"
tects ofa blast -have fully materialized could jeopardize :
the safety of both workers and travellers, costing lives.: -

es Many ‘lives. have. alread

predictable, Squamish

| Highway.

y been claimed on the un-
“Let’s “respect: the;

precautions’ that: need. to ‘be taken. and put impatience

by the’ wayside.

TIME SPENT in reconnaissance is
never. “wasted, says the-old army
motto!’ ‘North. Van: nigh school

a result. :

“The: “aie Seycove Secondary .

tudent ‘joined: 17 other: bright;B.C..
‘high: school: grads: to “spend July
swotting at ‘Sinion Fraser. Universi-

ty
secondary, as lies 2 and learning,

sity credits. Recommended, ‘by their
‘schools, vothey were accepted : iby:

SFU on. the ‘basis : of:

‘achievement.::; \ :

What! makes them’ abandon | the,
beckoning beach?. ‘Apparently they
see the program as a launching pad_
“for the: future. “10s'a ‘chance to b
| with: ‘others. who are beiter: than.’
average students and they find tha

“stimulating,” says program : coor
dinator. Gary Poole. : ‘ae

Trading | “today’s” beach:

“They?’re > available: . througt “the:
Coho :: Festival» office,’ 922-3971;
West Van Chamber of Commerce,

+ 926-6614;-West’ Van “Arts Council,
922-1110; and North Van Chambe
of Commerce, 987-4488. Better not
eave it « too , late, . cither—at last

getting” a“head “start on’ post-:

‘for:

tomorrow’s might. be: another way:

of putting it I guess. S

A ONE- IN-300 CHANCE to. win a!
de, luxe trip for two.to Hawaii ‘this
“winter! (air. fare, :
/ dinner: and show. tickets all includ

ed) is: pretty ‘good odds—especially

when'the draw takes place ata’

“fun party with. ‘food, ‘wine, - enter-
_tainment-and other pri : That's a
new ‘highlight; of ‘this year’s; “Coho
Festival dreamed up by chairman
Don, (Griffiths and his | merry crew.

iid specially invited guests
: Only: 00: tickets will be:so d/ai
$25 each, vith a tax-deductible $10:

hotel;: _U- -drive, ! :

“even. i
when you’re. scratching for! si

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posters which. West Van plans’ to:

sell to the public after the party :is

over ‘will net-a‘tidy little contribu- ‘

tion to-. the ’-half- million- dollar;
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eventually be ‘around 350 banners:
available . when they?re all taken
down. AU $55: apiece; that adds up?
to-around $19,000—and. the: $5.50.
posters would bring ‘the total to 20.
grand. ‘or.,more.' Which would iat, ©
least buy the bandshell” Ss paint, and:

vay from the wards is :

Marlene: Dawn’ Neidhardt of Wes
Van" after successfully completing
Learning | Institute's

“for. re-entry into the profe

. “gtudying at home and ‘doin

‘practical. exercises: at” the nearest
Clinics North! Van’s.:: Gwen
Skakum, “former *>MP, Ron. Hun-

-tington’s longtime righthand lady,”

‘has been reappointed for-a further.
‘three-year term. to: the’, National
Parole Board “Congrats'to:West

Nan’s John. and. Ethel Moore who

lebrated their. 45th. wedding an-
« niversary “yesterday © (August fae) oe
letter: from: Prime

arrived here !

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for: six ‘of which, up to
John was president’ of

Happy Birthday today (August 16)
0. West: Van’ ’s Denese Iazard :

8). to, North Van’s Clara Peters
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