Dear Editor: After attending a recent public meeting at which the District Fire Chief conveyed the impression that a co- ordinated Emergency Plan was now..in effect in the event of-a -hemical spill in this area, I now have cause for doubt and alarm that the pian is not indeed as co- - ordinated as he would have us believe. At 4 a.m. on March 26 three tanker cars were derailed in the C.N.R. Lynn Creek yards. I am advised by Mr. Menard of C.N. Public Relations that the cars went through an open _ switch. They contained Ethylene Dichloride which I believe to be both inflammable and toxic. The cars were derailed but remained upright with no damage. When asked if the local Fire Chief had been notified Mr. Menard said no, since the incident was not con- sidered ° serious and no damage done, the matter did not require special attention. He did say that in a major incident Emergency Forces would be called: The Seabamanramnmspsamnarnra nesta errie en Cer Pas SR enn wes Sab TR, ee, Emergency plan was not coordinated question here is, who decides what is an emergency? I say the mere fact that cars of this nature are derailed is in itself an> emergency. Emergency Forces should be notified regardless and let them be the ones to decide whether an emergency exists or is about to exist. In this case I understand the firemen. did eventually arrive but only from indirect information. This is not good enough. Mr. Menard advised that they are meeting with their Cove Cliff a ‘symptom’ Dear Editor: North Vancouver District Council held a_ public hearing, listened to a Massive outpouring of support for rezoning for Cove ‘Cliff School, and then found a pretext to again stall. their decision. Deep Cove residents have been waiting ~ Why the Dear Editor: Anyone following the press coverage of the controversy surrounding the Cove Cliff School issue would get the impression that parents in the school catchment area .of Deep Cove are split 50/50 on this matter. ° One might assume that Thanks for coverage for more than a year, and their agitation is severe. This is just one of the issues which has plagued this beleaguered Council in recent times. They were vehemently opposed in their determination to build a firehall in SeyLynn Park. They sat for 20 months on the Beak Report and are now faced with the Chemical Hazards Alert Committee. Seen in context, the Deep Cove controversy is not an isolated incident, but a symptom of a _ larger problem. North Vancouver residents seem no_ longer i SRS RNT NN a lek Ne a I I A SS operators to lay down new procedures for the future. We would hope that in the future, whether it be one car or ten seriously damaged or not, that the Fire Chief be advised immediately in order that he may assess the danger. C.N. personnel right down to the man pounding the spikes should be made aware of the procedure in the case of collision or derailment of cars con- taining hazardous materials. C.F. Vagg North Vancouver willing to passively accept whatever this Council. ar- bitrarily decrees. I wonder whether this new public interest in municipal affairs will be sustained until next November's elections. Jocelyn C. Boyanowsky North Vancouver stalling on Cove Cliff? residents with property directly backing onto the proposed site of the new school might be among the most vocal in their op- position. The surprising fact is that residents of six of the eight houses on Cove Cliff Road, directly adjacent ta the site, are in favour of the new school. They represent Dear Editor: On Sunday, March 16th, our Drumhead Service was held at the Armouries and we, the Executive and Members of Legion Branch 118 wish to express our most Would YOU accept up to For ONLY $98 actual cost to you Pennine will cover your 900 sq ft attic with a cosy quilt of fibreglass $500 . only a very few of the more than four hundred and fifty residents who. signed petitions * requesting the necessary site rezoning required to build the new Cove Cliff School. I understand that op- ponents of the new school have collected only one hundred signatures — that sincere thanks for the ex- cellent coverage afforded us by your newspaper on this occasion. The quality of the pictures was remarkably good and it is gratifying to receive the cooperation of local works out to at least a 75% YES vote. The Ministry of Education, the North Vancouver School Board, and a majority of Deep Cove residents all want a new school. Why is the North Vancouver District Council stalling? E. 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