June 15, 1994 76 pages North Share Indians’ coach Poy Pinder, citing “ideology ctl differences.” resigns Classifieds 986-6222 Office, Editorial 985-2131 Display Advertising 980-G511 Committee rejects chloramine as water disinfectant WHELE YOR can’t please all die people all of the time, the Greater Vancouver Revionul District (GVRD) water committice has pleased the 60 of those opposed to using chloramine as a sec- ondary disinfectant in local drinking water, By Chery! Ziola Contributing Writer But environmental groups are upset that the regional water authority has opted to add more chemicals of any kind to Lower Mainland drinking water. Last Friday, the GVRD's water committee unanimously rejected the more environmentally toxic chloramine as a secondary water disinfection treatinent. Councillors and committee members instead recommended the addition of more chlorine booster stations, at $1 million apiece, along Lower Mainland water distribution lines. GVRD staff was also instructed to report back to the water commit- tee by September with a plan for pilot testing of ozone as a primary disinfectant with biological filtra- tion as soon as possible. GVRD water manager Joha Morse said it could be three vears before ozone could he safely used in the water supply. New Westminster mayor and committee member Betts ‘Toporowski proposed a statement of intent to show the comumittce’s goalol working toward minimizing chercels in the water supply with healthy and ensiraaniestally safe water being lop priority. She said the conunittes must also keep abreast of new water treatment technology begause focal drinking water won't taste any bet ter with more chlorine being idded to it. Past taste tests showed rechlori- nated water being the least pre- ferred by the public. “As soon as they taste the walter, the time-line will shorten real fast.” she said. North Vancouver Distiet coun- cillor and water committee member Janice Harris called the rechlorina- Won recommendation a “lony and arducus victory for the public and the environment ... dike games five. six, and seven in the Stiles Cup finals.” Bat committee members have their work cut out for them, she satd. adding “rechlorination ts acceptable in a short term sense. The public wants us te proceed See Chemrcatls jucee 3 Bie AW AUN TELE pcan eit Nae REACHING EVERY waar wen seme: NEWS photo Terry Peters NORTH VANCOUVER District Councillor Janice Harris is one of the Greater Vancouver Regional District water committee members who supported a move Friday to improve the delivery of chlorine throughout the regional drinking water supply system. eA EIEN PR SG Inter- Natlon- AV Hip-Hop festival set for Norseman Meld in North Vancouver Distribution 986-1337 25¢ Body of missing woman found in Cap River THE BODY of a missing North Vancouver woman was found in the Capilano River on Saturday. Merritt Susan Roth, 30, disap- peared on May 12 after going for a walk neur West Queens Road and Westview Drive. By Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter A passerby discovered her body in the river west of Ridgewood Drive. “It is consistent with the time she went missing as far as (the estimated time of) her being dead,” said North Vancouver RCMP Cpl. Gene Slobod. MERRITT ROTH An autopsy on Monday confirmed the body's identity. Slobod said the cause of death could not be determined until toxicological tests are completed, but police do not believe it wits a suspicious death. Roth’s family and friends had conducted an exhaustive search for the woman. They distributed approximate 8.000 posters throughout the community in two weeks. Rath's parents both made public appeats for their daugh- ler’s return. Police said a large public response to the incident gener- ated a few tips that proved unproductive. The North Vancouver woman was suffering from depress‘on and was in need of medication when she left her aunts house for an early- evening walk. Roth had been living near Queensbury Avenue and 7th Street with ber boyfriend before she moved in with her penne TOR 969