Al0 - Wednesday, June 9, 1982 - North Shore News

inquiring
reporter

by
Ellsworth
Dickson

The other day a reader called us to say that
over in England lotteries are used to raise
funds for hospitals. With the severe cut-
backs, perhaps this might be a good idea.

Today’s question is:

‘Should lottery funds
go to aid hospitals?”

Mrs. Grace Taves
North Vancouver

I think that would be a
good idea. The public is
already spending a great
deal of money on lot-
teries. And what better
cause is there?

Sheila Adams
West Vancouver

It sounds hke a good
idea

Donna Cooper
North Vancouver

Definitely. To work for
the hospital and | know
what the cutbacks are
like Something has to be
done

Ken Barber
Nornh Vancouver

Yes IT think i0ts a good
idea But. really. in the
first place hospital

funding should not have
to come from lottenes
The government has its

prnionlics wrong

Allca Smith
North Vam ouver
Lottermes should net
have to support bospitals
| dont partioularly
support our proving tal
goeveroment 1 think they
thrould spend money on
hospitals before wasting it
HBroacdwhay

qe tertrcos asec

plays wane and secon

Recycling is only hope

FROM PAGE A1

He added that District
would be confronted with
“strong opposition” if an
incinerator were to replace
the current landfill dumping
method.

If District does opt at a
future time to upgrade its
solid waste disposal
Praactices, Bremner
Suggested the route least
disruptive environmentally
would be recycling
municipal garbage.

“Solid waste _(is) poten-
tially reusable,’’ said
Bremner. “If we disregard
economics, it is possible to
separate for reuse in some
fashion waste generated
ina community.

Tht PPD RAL

The Honourable
RON
HUNTINGTON,
P.C. M.P.

“Newspapers, corrugated
cardboard, glass and metals
are the most commonly
known ... (but) it may mean
legislative changes that
encourage the reuse of
materials rather than the use
of virgin raw material and
leadership in establishing ...
handling depots and long-
term markets.”

Combined with landfill
disposal practices, recycling
could effectively increase
the Premier-Street site's life
for another “16 to 24 years”,
Bremner added.

However, he remarked,
“efforts initially would be in
the area of newspaper
collection and _ recycling

(until) markets become more

stable and viable (to) include

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other materials such as glass
and metal.”

Projected figures from the
District's engineering
department indicate that the
use of both landfill and
recycling methods, would
reduce waste volume by
about 65 per cent in eight
years.

Without a combined solid
waste disposal program
(recycling and landfilling)
Premier Street dump faces
about 1.5 million tonnes of
refuse between 1982 and
1990.

“We have to minimize for
residents the negative
aspects of the landfill,” said
Bremner. “This includes
traffic and noise ... fear of
health problems and ob-

“CANADA-OUT
OF CONTROL”

PUBLIC RALLY

Carson Graham Secondary School
Jones Ave. at 23rd Street, North Vancouver

June 14/82 8 p.m.

Everyone welcome

SPONSORED BY
PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCTA PION OF

jectionable odors and fear of
the effects of gas produced
from the decomposition of
the waste ...”

He also urged council to
adopt a motion which would
require an annual
engineering department
report on Premier landfill’s
status, including waste
tonnage unloaded, efforts
taken to reduce volume and
the status of senior govern-
ment actions and programs
in the District's area.

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