- 1978 (calender year).
1978 ridership in B.C. major-

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Why did District council
allow -Dow. Chemical a
building. permit? Why did
NHB. and the Environment
of the Federal Fisheries also
grant an OK? Why is District
Council looking at an ap-
plication from Mohawk Oil

to build a re-refining plant.

next to Hooker Chemical?
They need the hydrogen

~ from Hooker that is why

they want to be close to
them.

Why did Dow not go
to public hearing? Will
Mohawk have to go to the
public or will they get a

_ permit and the public will

find out after the building
has started? -

Sad year for transit |

Dear Editor:

While the GVRD and the
Minister of Municipal Affairs
continue to disagree. on
transit organization and
financing, transit ridership
has continued to decline in
The

urban areas was _ 100.8
million revenue passengers,

‘adrop of 3.5 per cent over
1977 and _a drop of 7 per cent.

over 1976. :

The figure for all the major
urban areas in Canada as.a

The argument is that we
need industry over here.
Well, Dow is probably. not
going to employ more than
about 25-men (I checked
with Dow) and Mohawk will
be employing about.16 to 18
(I also . checked with
Mohawk). a ;

Will Dow use men from
the North Shore or Lower
Mainland or will they bring
in men from their other
plants across Canada?

¥ doubt if it will help the
local unemployed. It will not
help our environment. They
will be storing caustic soda,
ethylene glycol, and
ethylene dichloride.

Ethylene dichloride is
classed---as a hazardous

whole went up to 1217.5

million revenue passengers,

a 2.55 per cent increase over
1977.

The biggest decline occur-
red in the Greater Vancouver
area mainly due to the
following: increased fares;
cutbacks in service; labour
disputes and _ strikes; no
proper planning and goals
for improving services and
increasing efficiency.

In the City of Vancouver
where the trolleys are the
backbone of the Transit
System they were subject to

“ vapors

chemical, . very volatile,
flammable and if ignited the
must not be
breathed. They have applied
to the Pollution Control
Dept., Parliament Bidgs.,
Victoria, B.C. for  per-
mission to dump 22,000 to a
max of 330,000 gallons per
day of effluent into Burrard
Inlet. -

Write to Victoria: before
May/79 expressing your
concern.

Our District coffers? Well,
I have tried to find out the
taxes but to no avail. NHB
owns the 7 acres and they

teld me the portion of taxes

the District is to receive is
not: public information. So_
only our Mayor knows for
sure! |

a 7 per cent decrease in the
number of miles operated.

_ All in all a sad year for
transit in B.C. and the longer
we delay proper action on
«transit the more it will cost
us, as it is harder and more
costly to win back passengers
after they switch back to
automobile from transit. And
we lost over 7.5 million
revenue passengers in the
last two years.

Nathan Davidowicz,
Transit Critic for Greater
Vancouver,
Vancouver

PROM 5S PM

Why was Dow

kept so
quiet?

When talking to Dow they
really. play down the plant

‘and keep. talking about all

the elaborate’ safety
precautions - if the plant is
so safe why all the
precautions? Why did ‘they

not: locate. at Squamish ‘or —

Prince Rupert? I understand
they were wanted there.

A gentleman at Dow told
me the only one benefiting
from the plant is’ Alberta
because it is their natural gas
which is used.

Let’s clean the air on the Dow plant —

_ Dear Editor:

Let’s watch and sée what
happens with Mohawk Oil.
Let’s make sure they don’t
want to be dumping effluent.

_ Let's find out if they intend
to burn off gases into the air.
Let’s ask a lot -more
questions about what is
happening at District Hall.
Let's find out if Mohawk is
going to have a _ public
hearing.

In both issues there ‘are
too many questions left
unanswered and once
construction has started it is
too bad for the residents.

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Phone or write your
council and mayor and let's

some answers from
them! LET'S HOPE THEY
KNOW THE ANSWERS!

(Ms.) P.E. Neufeld
. North Vancouver _

= JACK DAVIS WANTS |

= TO WORK FOR

fe) NORTH VANCOUVER-SEYMOUR

He and Social Credit
work. For you.

North Vancouver-Saymour Social Credit Constituency.

LONG DISTANCE WEEKEND RATE TO MOST PLACES IN B.C.

B.C. Tel’s special weekend rate

is really cheap.

You can dial direct (112) to
most places in B.C. between 5 p.m.
Friday and 5 p.m. Sunday for just

35¢ or less per minute.

(Minimum charge 23¢ a call.)

So call sameone long

are down.

distance this weekend.
And talk it up while rates

Rate does not apply on calls

from hotel, motel or coin telephones
or to some Northern points not

served by B.C. Tel.

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