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LOST ARGUMENT with « B.C, Rail locomotive early Friday ‘afternoon on the ‘rall crossing at the foot of Cap ilano
Road leading to Vancouver Wharves left this North Vancouver District garbage truck ont for the count with spilled

garbage strewn around the tracks, The driver suffered only minor injuries and his two handlers escaped with a
shaking op. (lax Senith photo)

By CHRIS LLOYD

It’s ‘decision time for North Vancouver District
council over whether it wants to achieve: the
relocation of the Canadian. ‘Occidental
- Chemical). chlorine manufactaring © * plant. . in
Maplewood. © ee os

Council meets tomorrow tightening up of safety in the
evening with members of the movement of chemicals in

Community Hazards Task the harbor area and outlines
_ Force for discussions of their pus. Suggestions

hte

Policing of North Vancouver by the local
RCMP Isn't the bargain it once was, according to
two City aldermen who are wondering if it's time

to replace the detachmem with a municipal police
force.

The idea has been sparked
by vastly increasing costs to
the City of maintaining the
local detachment. The
expense - 90 per cent of
which is born by the two
North Vancouver
municipalities - has
prompted Aldermen Ralph
Hall and Gary Payne to
question whether a com-
munity police force as exists
in West Vancouver might
work out as better value for
money. , Matnly cloudy,

Hall told Monday's remaining mild,
mecting of City council that

the RCMP “was a great MONDAY:
bargain at first, and con- Mild, unsettled
tinued to be a bargain for weather continuing.
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