NEWS photo Cindy Goodman AFTER THEY’VE reduced and reused, North Shore residents will now be able to recycle in style with the multi-material blue box program being launched this week. West Vancouver Mayor Don Lanskail (left), North Vancouver City Mayor Jack Loucks and North Vancouver District Mayor Marilyn Baker were on hand for the official delivery of the first blue box, which took place yesterday. Blue boxes make debut become a homes CURBSIDE BLUE_ boxes recycling reality this week at across the North Shore. By Peggy Trendell-Whittaker News Reporter International Paper Industries Lid. (PI), the North Vancouver company that will be collecting and marketing the recycled materials, yesterday began delivery of the 12-gallon blue boxes to single-family residences across the North Shore. The boxes are being distributed over a five- week period, according to residents’ garbage pick-up schedule. North Shore Recycling Program (NSRP) coor- dinator Al Lynch says all the boxes will be delivered by Monday, Oct. 1, and all single-fami- ly homes will bave had at feast one pick-up of their recycled goods. Pick-up begins at homes the week after they receive blue boxes. INSIDE = COMPLET Throughout October, the NSRP will launch the multi-family residence recycling scheme that makes the North Shore blue-box program unique within the Greater Vancouver Regional District, Each apartment or townhouse complex will receive four, 96-gallon containers into which res- idents can sort their clear glass, colored glass, plastic milk jugs and pop bottles, and tin and aluminum food and beverage cans. Residents in single-family homes will be able to put these materials — rinsed and prepared ac- cording to the instructions contained in the NSRP brochure delivered with their blue box — together into their blue box, which is put out on the curb the morning of their regular garbage pick-up day, along with the usual blue bag of newspapers. The North Shore blue box program will cost $5.7 million over five yeurs. A recycling levy will be indicated on the tax statements of West Van- couver and North Vancouver City residents, but will be included in the general taxes of North Vancouver District homeowners. WEDNESDAY Dafoe directs stage Career North Shore Now: 19 August 29, 1990 Steps 60 pages 25¢ aside North Van-Capilano MLA mayor’s chair eyes West Van NORTH VANCOUVER- Capilano MLA Angus Ree will not seek re-election in the next provincial election. By Michael Becker News Reporter Ree announced his decision Tuesday. on his 6Ist birthday. He steps out of the provingial politi- cal arena after serving the North Shore riding for the past [1 years. The move ends months of speculation over Ree's political future and clears the way for the nomination of a new Social Credit candidate to go head-to-head with NDP vandidate David Schreck in the newly created riding of North Vancouver-Lonsdale. The Social Credit riding execu- tive has set a nomination meeting for 6:30 p.m.. Sept. 13 at Cheers Restaurant in North Vancouver. In a letter to his supporters, Ree endorses North Vancouver District Mayor Marilyn Baker us a possi- ble candidate for the new riding. Said Ree in an interview Tues- day, *‘Marilyn Baker has indicated that she might be interested. She's a strong lady and she's done an excellent job for the district, and I think she would be a great MLA for the people of Morth Van- couver-Lonsdale."" Said Baker on hearing of Ree’s decision to retire from provincial politics, **Well. E guess it's decision time. | will be consulting with my family, and } have not talked to that constituency executive in a formal way either. If we're look- ing at a timing like that, 'm ob- viously going to have to make a decision very quickly — before the end of the week. ['m definitely in- terested.”” Meanwhile Ree said he has a number of options for the im- mediate future. And he is giving serious consideration to requests from supporters to run for mayor of West Vancouver. Incumbent Mayor Don Lanskail recently announced his decision to retire and make way for new leadership. West Vancouver Ald. Mark Sager and former West Vancouver mayor Derrick Hum- phreys are reportedly considering arun for the seat. Said Ree, ‘‘I'’m going to take a good Jook at that. Mark Sager is apparently the only one running and certainly Derrick Humphreys wouldn't have a chance. It might not hurt to have a contest there. It could be an interesting situation, North Varncouver-Capilano MLA Angus Ree ...‘‘Derrick Hum- phreys wouldn't have a chance." If you've got possibly Marilyn Baker moving up into provincial politics, why can’t someone move down into municipal politics?’’ Ree said a number of factors contributed to his decision not to attempt a fourth term as a North Vancouver ML *,. At 61, Ree said, he is *‘young enough to start another venture."” He also cited an increasingly nasty provincial political climate. “~ don’t find it the same fun [ used to,"’ Ree said. ‘‘Maybe it’s because | advanced over the 11 years and suddenly I'm no longer solicitor-general. 1] don't enjoy the legislature the same. It's both sides of the house. Certainly with Mr. (Moe) Sihota there, it has lowered the house greatly." Added Ree, ‘‘We weren't going after people personally. We focused on policies and politics and not on individuals. But | think it’s time to move aside. It's been an honor and a privilege. You're part of an elite group. One of 69 people representing the peo- ple of the province. It’s a wonder- ful opportunity.” Ree has been a Social Credit party member since 1955. He was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1979. He was appointed the pro- vince’s first solicitor-general in Ju- ly 1988. But in November he was dropped from the post in a cabi- net shuffle. Said Ree, ‘It was strictly hard-nosed politics. The pressure was on him (Vander Zalm) to have cabinet ministers appointed from Vancouver. He had to find room for it. Maybe he felt that | was loyal and [ wouldn't cause a byelection, which | didn't. He's told me I did a good job."