10 - Wednesday, January 13, 1993 —- North Shore News

INQUIRING REPORTER °

BEGINNING FEB. 1, public transit riders will have to
dig a little deeper in their pockets to ride with B.C.
Prices for a ‘single-zone ticket will rise from

Transit.

$1.35 to $1.50; a two-zone ride will increase from $2 to
$2.25. Monthly passes, FareSayer tickets and day passes
will go up on April 1, with a one-zone monthly pass go-

What is your reaction to the upcoming BC. Transit fare increases?

Patrick Mangold
North Vancouver
Well, I think the fare 1
currently pay for a trip
from Upper Lonsdale to
Lonsdale Quay ($1.35) is

fair. Anything more than -

that I think is too much,

Jason Calder

Vancouver ;

I think it’s not a good
move right now. I take
the bus all the time so
it’s going to affect me,
but I guess they’ve got to
do what they’ve got to

Cesare Battista

Nosth Vancouver .
Obvicusly people aren't
going to like the increase.
i guess whenever gov-
ernment ‘is left to run
something increases like
this are bound to occur.

“Wayne Bradley

North Vancouver

Even with the transit fare
increase,. I feel it's still
an economical and en-
vironmently sound way
to travel around the city.’

THE FOLLOWING. people ap-
“peared: in’ North and West Van-
couver provincial courts recently .
to ? face various charges: ;

| Before Judge Reginald D. Gran-'
“dison in’ North Vancouver provin-
-cial court on Jan. 7:

__ Robert Steven Hjorleifson, 39,
of North Vancouver, was fined

$500 -and placed: on 16 months”.

to committing fraud in excess of
$1,000 on’ Sept..25,°1991 in North
Vancouver District.

Before Judge Jerome Paradis in
North Vancouver provincial court
on Jan. 6:

Earl Sidney Paul, 39, of Van-
couver, was fined $350 after he

_ pleaded guilty to theft from Sears

Canada Lid. on Nov. 19,1992 in

do to keep costs dawn.

Before Judge. Reginald D. Gran-
dison in’ West Vancouver provin-
cial court on Dec. 22:

John Todd Hewitt, 26, of no

fixed address, ‘was sentenced to six. .
“months in jail after he pleaded

guilty to breaking into: West Van-
couver’s Thunderbird: Marina and
committing theft from
premises on June 27, 1992.
Hewitt was also sentenced to an
additional five days:in jail for

ing in West Vancouver on Oct.’ 5,
1992.

Before Judge Bill Rodgers . in

North Vancouver provincial court:
“on Dec. 18:

Jimmie Oral Mcatee, 21, ‘of
North Vancouver, was fined $200

the ; and placed on six months’ proba-
tion .after he pleaded ' guilty’ to.”

breaking into. a business in North
Vancouver District: on “April NL,
1992.

probation after he pleaded. guilty

North Vancouver City.

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ing up $4 to $54. B.C. Transit is currently carrying a
$29 million deficit into 1993 — due mainly to SkyTrain
operations. The rate hikes are expected to raise $11.5.
million for B.C. Transit ia the next year, In 1991, tran-
- sit fares-were hiked 8%.

© Ruth Snead-.
, Vancouver ;
I just don’t agree with”
the increase. ‘pay $50 a
month for. a pass,‘and [.-
think that‘is’ enough :for
_ a service Ihave to have. |
I feel at the mercy of the
transit systen vee ro

Before Judge Doug Campbell in.
North Vancouver provincial « court .
on Dec. 8: a) Se

‘Feror Richard Miuelberg, 3 35; ‘of.
West Vancouver,” was. fined $300

_after he pleaded. guilty to being: in

possession ofa restricted weapon,:
a ...22 calibre -Jennings’.. semi-"
automatic.’pistol, without ‘a. regis-
tration © certificate: The offence |
occurred on Dec..3, 1991, in West

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