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THE FIERY red of the sua sets this metal sculpture aglow at Noth Vancouver's Waterfront Park.

INT FIRM ALLEGEDLY DUMPED TOXIC WASTE

ollution charges
laid in North Van

with

FOUR CHARGES of polluting the environment have been
laid against a North Vancouver painting company and its
principal following an investigation by federal and provin-
cial environment officials into the alleged dumping of toxic

waste into Lyan Creek.

O'Sullivan Paintune Ut
Brian A. O'Sullivan ate
charged with two counts of dump-
ing ao deleterivus substame inte
water frequented by fish and two
counts Of introduces waste into
the environment in connection

and
jointly

By TIMOTHY RENSHEAM

Nem Heprurtet

with Sept. 8) Tass and Naw TA,
JOSS invidents in which waste ma
tenal from oa painting operanon
was alleged to hase been dis hare-

ed inte Lynn Creek.

Representatives of the company
appeared Fridays ain) North Van-
couser provincial court and were
tomanded ta Maret 17 to fin a
date tor taabon the charges.

The charges result from a com.
bined federal-provinuial ensiron-
ment Ministry investigation inte
what ws suspected to hase been a
tezular dumping oof Witste poont
material mite the creek sia a storm
drain.

Environment imnsvesaezators were
onginally alerted to the alleged
pollution after creek waters
became discoloured.

In 19SS, a North Vancouver
stucco cnanutacturer was fined
S20) after it was found vuilty of
discharging a toxic mixture of
polyvinyl acetate resin oiite bynan
Creek. Aj Vaneouser driveway
sealing company wats fined $1,800
afier ats representatives pleaded
guilty to polluting North Van-

INTO LYNN CREEK

couver’s MucKay Creek

blacktop sealant.

Fines under the Fishenes Act for
polluters convicted of dumping
deleterious substances into waters
frequented by fish can range up to
a maximum of $50,000,

Virtually all storm drains on the
North Shore run into area creeks,
which in turn feed into such major
fish-bearing waterways aus Lynn
and) Muackay creeks und the
Cupilano and Seymour rivers,