The key is to be as green as our mountains

EVEN BEFORE “green’’ became
the recognized color of the en-
vironmental movement — and, in
latter years, a term to express any
new product or concept of an
ecological nature — it was the
color of the North Shore.

By Peggy Trendell-Whittaker
Contributing Writer

Our forests and mountains are
sure to be mentioned in any
tourist's postcard home, and the
parks and shaded lanes that dot
our neighborhoods are an ur-
ban-dweller’s delight.

Of course, as with all things
given in abundance, people can
tend to take our surroundings for
granted. Like most other citizens,

North Shore residents have had to
learn the costs of treating the nat-
ural world with less than the
respect that it deserves.

The Greater Vancouver
Regional Districlh (GVRD), which
administers our solid waste facili-
ties, has warned that local landfill
space is running out quickly, and
cautions us about the monetary
and political implications of trying
to develop a new incinerator or
land fill,

The discharge of sewage into
Burrard Inlet has often been in
the news lately. Jn the past, the
beach at Deep Cove has been shut
down due to pollutants from an
unknown source, and now as
summer waxes and wanes we anx-
ously scan the paper for the fatest
coliform counts to see if Eagle
Harbour beach is open or not.

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North Shore cammuters into
downtown Vancouver are respon-
sible for the bridge backups and
the resulting addition of polluting
ground-level ozone to the = at-
mosphere,

As we wrestle with the possibili-
ty of a third crossing into the city
centre we must decide whether or
not to cater to car drivers or
establish another major public
transit link to Vancouver.

The question is, what are we
willing to do about these and
other decisions that affect our
natural environment, our pocket-
books, and our ingrained lifestyle
habits?

For most people, the starting
point in their ‘‘green’’ conscious-
ness is recycling with the local
blue box program. It’s easy, it
makes us feel good, and while it

44 We must decide whether or not

to cater to car drivers. 99

certainly doesn't solve all the
problems, it’s a way of making a

Start.

The curbside blue box pickup is
administered by the North Shore
Recycling Program, a municipal
government agency that represents
North Vancouver City and
District, and West Vancouver.

Participation rates in the pro-
gram are among the highest in the

GVRD, with a recent telephone
poll indicating that an average of
94% of North Shore residents use
their blue box for recycling.
Participation is highest in West
Vancouver (98%), with North
Vancouver City and District close
behind (91% and 94% respective-

ly).
See ‘User-pay' page 41

orseshoe Bay, your scenic port of call, origi-
nally a vacationer's getaway, is now your get-
&. away to the Sunshine Coast, and Howe
Sound Islands.

charm all our own!

But don't let those ferries deceive you, we have a

Capture the sights and sounds of our wonderful

seaside community. A picturesque setting of snow-
capped mountains and tranquil marinas. Browse the
village shops or stop for a bite in one of many tempt-
ing eating establishments. Bring the whole family

and discover the beachside playground or rent a boat -
and cruise your cares away.

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