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§- Wednesday, May 25: 1988 - North Shore News . °

“FLIGHTS DISTURB

Local slams ‘copter noise

Dear Sditor: 7
Your’ correspandent C.F, Vang

(Mailbox, April 1,

bylaw in. NVD) is correct in his

warning withyregard to helicopter |

“use at the new film studio at the
old Park and Tilford site. ,

We ‘have. been plagued with
helicopter’: use. in the" upper
“Capilano: areca for a “number, of
years.

ing trips around®.the : Lions’ ‘and
* Hollyburn,.« as? well’ as” the. occa-
sional - flight, down to “Vancouver.

co Flights. areas: freqtiont as ‘every. 10.23
or 15° minutes.: Oni warm sumiy ©:

days the pleasure of relaxing i in the

.- back-yard is. spoilt by its throbbing :

‘rotors during; cack take off and
landing,*and when. passing directly
overhead. on the. drop ‘to. Van-
couver and. the., laborious / climb

back. The pleasure of ‘hiking on,
the local mountains ‘has also-been ‘:

*. spoilt by the. frequent’ “Sbuzzing”
“Of this pesky machine. *

Helicopter noise has increased i in
Vancouver, since the installation:of’

a helis id adjacent to’ the. Seabus

Enforce noise:

In “good weather ~ this,”
machine flies from Grouse Moun: |
tain taking passengers on sightsec- from:

» Myhistler” If the principle of direet

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terminal. Residents” of the -Gulf itine of flight oh es in this in-
Islands,-in a direct. line. between | stance . the resident

Vancouver and Victoria, have been land British Properties: will be. fur
upset recently by commuter flights 7 ther exposed to this iluisaner. .
over their. acighborhoods. Their - | Much has been maile.in the press

: protest. was met with the response I of the success of a Id¢al helicopter

that it, would’ be too expensive to} service, but ‘at whose expense?
divert the helicopters away from | Should the thrill and| convenience
their communities,

' North Shore residents shouid be
made aware ‘ofa proposal by
helicopter® company. operating
the . Vancouver . harbor.

helipad to. extend ‘their “service to Tony Sinimonds

“North Vancouver

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“on the North Shore dc 1955:
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