News photo Terry Peters: : -VANPOOL DRIVERS David Mocre (toreground) and Curtis Day work for the Jack Bell. : Foundation, a North Vancouver non-profit agency Committed to reducing the number of single- ” : occupant vehicles on Lower Mainland roads. OF THE Lower Mainland jis. to idea leffectively.’ with ‘its grow- ing problems of smog and ‘traf- fic congestion, the. area’s citi-. zens will: have to lower. their dependence ’¢ on automobiles,” - By Kevin Gillies, ; Contributing Writer -. Making transit more attractive to “commuters is one option, ~, ~ 4 Another “occupancy. vehicles (HOVYs) or car- ‘, pooling. « . _ 7 One: organization, the Jack Bell ‘Foundation (JBF),-is making HOVs its bi no to’ encourage higher The. nus- profit agency got its “ide when its creator. started: count- ing single-occupant vehicles in rush-hour traffic while he was dri-- ving from) North ‘Vancouver, against the flow, to his business i in ; Langely. Since then, he started Vanpool, a private sector approach ta reducing dependence on the private automo- bile. The Vanpool operation started in June 1992 with just one van, Today there’are 55 on the road and the company expects to have 100 going by the end of 1994, * Richmond Savings got the. pro- ject rolling by giving the founda- tion a $2 million interest-free loan © asa contribution. Project manager Karen Halex - said Bell founded the operation as a pilot project and anticipated an eventual takeover by either B.C. Transit or the Greater Vancouver. Regional District (GVRD).: OF the vans currently on the road. Halex said, 20% service the Narth Shore, whether coming or. going. Two vans. leave North Vancouver:(one from Edgemont village, the other from ‘upper Lynn Valley) to drive B.C.. Hydro: employees to Edwards “in. Burnaby" ‘each morning, thea return them at: night. One le eaves from the Adderley _ See Commuters Page 27°. 5: DIEHARD GOLD 99 Our most power, pownrul battery 2 delivers up to 900 cold cranking * amps, Full warranty details in sora Other DieHard batteries avoilable | With treads in? G4.99-109, 99. SEARS.5 5 4°77" With trode-i yin? Automotive battory eveilable j in 4 sizes, #66700 series .GREAT SERVICE™ Ss SS. perrne YOUVE BEEN WAITING FOR ff WAREHOUSE ONE WEEK ONLY OFF JAN.16 TO JAN.23 :{f : PARK ROYAL NORTH MALL 922-0218 or 922- 6818 LC.B.C BCAA & ARA APPROVED COLLISION CENTRE FAST COLLISION REPAIRS Slo, FREE COURTESY CARS QUALITY WORKMANSHIP PRECISION REPAIRS SATISFACTION GUARANTEED f FREE ESTIMATES & 2 HR, INFORMATION CONSULTATION © . 299-3000 eae at . SS Ee EE Fa Ref CLORY ara. BC. Place Stadium Fridays 11- 10 pm: Saturdays 11-10 pm Sundays 11-6 prn i. Mon to Thu 4to:10' pm: it’s easy to win! Mai! or drop off your completed entry form to o the’ . North Shore. News before January 19. ; Winners will be contacted by phone. Name Phone (days) (eves) a one entry per person please Grea ter Vancouver. ‘egional istrict Keep your tires properly inflated. You'lli increase E the life of the tires. You'll save on fuel and lower gay & harm fule emissions.