THE VONCE OF The Karen Magnussen Teen Centre secks to create a dynamic environment for youth. 20 ‘Zap Display Advertising 980-0511 PAY DIRT New lightweight, soil- less mixes make the job a little easier on ardeners’ backs. & ete Classifieds 986-6222 NEWS photo Miko Wakefield GEORGE MACPHERSON, (centre), president of the Marine Workers’ and Boilermakers’ In- dustrial Union, was joined by 50 union members to picket against Polish workers con- .ducting vessel repairs on the North Vancouver waterfront Wednesday at Yarrows Ltd. Shipyard. Please see story page 3. Sprinkling restrictions for N. Shore municipalities to go into effect May 29 NORTH SHORE municipalities have agreed to support water-conservation regulations that will limit lawn sprinkl- jug to two days a week beginning May 29. The water levels of alpine lakes feeding local reservoirs are below maximum capacity. . Despite a wet April, the Greater Vancouver Regional District, (GYRD) is anticipating water shortages this summer in the Lower Mainland: “Right now, it’s a preventive measure in case we get a hot, ear- ly summer ‘like we did last year,” said Tom Heath, GVRD water planning administrator. Heath said the lower lakes used to store Lower Mainiand water are full. Those lakes include Capilano Lake, Seymour Lake By Anna Marie D’ Angelo News Reporter and Coquitlam Lake. But he said the alpine lakes — Burwell, Palisade and Loch Lo- mond — are not filled to the ca- pacity they usually are at this time of year. Those lakes were depleted during last summer’s heat wave. Heath estimates the overall water storage leve] is 95% at the present time. But a snow pack 60% to 65% of normal is cause for concern, Heath added. Melting snow pack supplies water to the alpine Jakes. Heath said Seymour and Capilano watersheds provide water storage for 1.1 million peo- ple. “The problem comes when we have extreme summers like last year,’’ said Heath. Critics have said the GVRD has not kept water storage capacity in line with population growth in the area. But said Heath, ‘if we wanted to spend the money, we could continue to provide all the water people would seed for any use. But to build the storage is ex- tremely expensive.’’ According to 1991 GVRD statistics, Capilano Lake reservoir provided 39.2% of Lower Mainland drinking water, Seymour Lake reservoir provided 43.1% and Coquitlam Lake reser- voir provided 17.7%. He said the GVRD will divert more water from the Coquitlam Lake reservoir by next summer. In February, the GVRD_ pres- ented a four-stage water conser- vation plan that was approved by the 17-member GYRD municipalities. The second stage of the plan limits lawn sprinkling to two days a week. Stage three restricts lawn sprinkling to one day, while stage four prohibits lawn sprinkling. Member municipalities comply with the GVRD_ water-conserva- -- See Gardens page Index @ Automotive.........23 8 Classified Ads.......28 EH Ecolnfo............98 I Editorial Page....... 6 @ Home & Garden.....13 Mi Trevor Lautens...... 4 IS Mailbox............ 7 SH aul St. Pierre ...... What's Going On... .28 Zan oo... BO Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Agreement Number 0087238 "7 eres wet oes SINCE 1969