- 46 - Friday, February 5, 1993 - North Shore News ottled water sales as water concerns Increase WHILE THE controversy over Lower Mainland and North: Shore drinking water quality continues, bottled water and water filtration’ company sales in the area are booming. As the Greater Regional District (GVRD) tackles the problems of greater turbidity and poorer taste in our drinking water with expensive filtration systems and rechlorination, more homes and businesses are turning to water companies such as Cana- dian Springs Water Co. Ltd. or water filtration companies such as’ Culligan Water Conditioning Ltd. for their drinking water needs. _ Canadian Springs President “ Cameron Falconer said.in a recent News interview that with 15,000 regular customers receiving Vancouver ° By Cheryl Ziola Contributing Writer deliveries of 15 gallons (68 litres) per month, business for his com- pany has been steady since Cana- dian Springs was established in 1986. _ He estimated that another 5,000 customers per month buy the bot- tles off the shelves in ~ markets and'corner stores. “The reason people phone us is because of: high levels of turbidity super- in their tap water,’’ Falconer said. ‘‘When we got into the business, the problems we were having. in the water were pretty well under way.” He recalled a movie company visiting Vancouver that wanted to film a scene through the water in a 100-gallon aquarium. After filling the tank, the film director found the water was too murky and phoned Canadian Springs in a panic for 100 gallons of bottled water, Falconer said. Although Falconer said: le did not know whether watershed !og- ging contributes to local drinking water turbidity, he said he’s happy with the steady sales. Environmentalist ‘ urges WV council to oppose: $500M. water filtration project “A LOCAL environmentalist has been lobbying West Vancouver District Council to oppose a $550 million Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) plan to upgrade Lower Mainland drinking water, “Paul Hundal, president of moting Environmental Conserva- tion, approached council in. mid- January to .consider opposing the plan. West Vancouver District Mayor Mark Sager, who sits on the GVRD water committee . that, oversees North Shore watersheds, lawyer and vice- the Society. Pro- | WEST VANCOUVER - DISTRICT COUNCIL has, publicly stated his arid West ‘ Vancouver council’s opposition to logging in the North Shore water- shed areas. Hundal told council that the -proposed $500 million water filtration plant and = chlorine booster will be discussed, by the . GVRD in February. . “We've had too many increases of chlorine, five times the chlorine than 15 years ago,’’ Hunda! said. - Composer’ S music celebrated TONIGHT, THE North . Shore Music Academy is celebrating the music, of one of | Canada’s: most’ / accomplished, composers, Jean Coulthard, ~The’ Music of Jean Coulthard ‘celebrates a:lifetime of composing, performing and teaching ° by ‘the . West Vancouver artist,who’ Swritten music for close to six decades... First. attracting national: atten- : tion “in| the early 1940s. with her, . early, orchestral works, Canadian © Fantasy, Ballade A Winter’s Tal “and ‘the - ballet suite, Excursion,- - Coulthard went on 'to be hailed by composer John Weinzwieg as one.°:f “of Canada’s. ‘most important and mature composers.”’ ‘Though .a. longstanding Cana- dian « patriot, .Coulthard ‘has re-, ‘mained. somewhat aloof of the:: - Canadian mainstream and instead - has sought a more’ international ‘scope. She is best known’ for her piano. compositions, songs and chamber sonatas, which have been | performed by the world’s top or- chestras and soloists. JEAN COULTHARD ’ The North Shore Academy con- ‘cert features performances by “harpist: Rita Constanzi,. violinist Mary Sokol-Brown, pianist Ber- ‘ nard -Duerksen, cellist Brian Mix and vocalist Ingrid Suderman. ‘sThe event, which coincides with: Coulthard’ s 85th birthday, is be- dng held “at West Vancouver Bap- tist Church beginning at 7: 30 p.m. “Our water is coming out smelling like bleach.”” : ‘Chlorine in drinking water has also been linked to sancer, Hun- dal added. “Anyone who’s lived here for a, long time has noticed that there’s been a decline in the water quali- ty. Since the advent of watershed logging (1967), we have seen a steady decline in water quality.”” Logging activity. is the only change in the pristine watersheds in those 30 years, he said. Council, he said,’ should’ therefore push for a five-year logging moratorium. ‘ : “T think we can afford time.”’ ; Hundal also maintained that the the .GVRD is losing money through its watershed logging operations. Using GVRD figures, Hundal said watershed logging costs are $8.5 million, while log sales: last year were sli ghtly over $7.5 mil- lion, “Why log at all if it’s costing us money?’ Hundal said. He maintained that the water- . sheds are being logged to keep the water management staf? bureau- cracy,.comprised of foresters, on the payroll. ~ “If we. stopped’ logging, wouldn’t have to pay them.’’- Sager -said the issue was impor- tant. we challenges Mainland.”’ Coun. Pat Boname told. Hun- dal: ‘‘We don’t need to be con- vinced.”’ She ‘also commendéd Sager on facing the, Lower -his efforts to Protect the water- |). sheds, | “You've led the fight against logging in the watershed.” NOTICE TO MOTORISTS LIONS GATE BRIDGE FULL CLOSURE — SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7 1:00 AM -7: 00 AM - The Ministry. of Transportation and Highways advises that the Lions Gate Bridge and the Stanley Park Causeway will be closed on Sunday, February 7 between the hours “of 1:00 AM and 7:00 AM. 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