12 - Sunday, February 18, 1990 - North Shore News inquiring reporter Elizabeth Collings eS Pollution PULP EFFLUENT and municipal sewage are the two main causes of marine poilution in our communi- WHEELER The closure of Howe Sound to shelifishing is an unpleasant reminder that residents of the North Shore have to live with the effects of the two pulp mills on Howe Sound. How well do current laws protect the environment — and the people who live, work and play near poiluting industries? Environmental lawyer Ann Hillyer will speak on Regulation of Toxic Substance at the North Shore Continuing Education’s third free lecture on the environ- ment, Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Windsor Sec- ondary School, 931 Broadview in North Vancouver. She will also present a short video, Poison in Paradise: Pulp Mill Pollution in B.C. This issue is of particular inter- est to Hillyer, who frequently deals with the legal aspects of pulp mill pollution. She shares residents’ anxiety about unregulated organochlorines contaminating the food chain in Howe Sound and other areas, and is deeply concern- ed about pulp mills operating at a profit while causing sufficient pollution to damage the shellfish industry. Hillyer will also discuss the growing concern of contaminated real estate. As population in- creases, the pressures for housing in urban areas forces industry fur- ther out of the city and what was once industrial land becomes resi- dential. This change of land use brings with it a host of contamina- tion problems. At present it is uncertain who is responsible for cleaning up existing contaminants. Hillyer is encouraged by the change in attitude toward the en- vironment in the past few years. “Growing public awareness has made this the turnaround decade,” she states. ‘‘The ‘80s identified the problems; in the 90s we’re looking for solutions.”’ Although the problems are large, she is optimistic for the future. Hillyer works with the West Coast Environmental Law Association, a non-profit society which provides free legal advice to anyone in the province with en- THE HAVOC caused by the cold weather has been a hot topic recentiy. The heavy snowfalls have prompted criti- cism of the snow clearance — or lack thereof. Coming North Shore municipalities and the private contractor under fire are the Capilano Highway Services, responsible for highway maintenance. North Shore resi- Is the snow clearance adequate in David Cohen Lynn Vailey This is probably the worst snow we’ve had in 10 years, but by the same token I don’t think they've done a good enough job. Look at Lonsdale. Barbara Marak North Vancouver I think it’s a little bit pa- thetic myself. I’ve heard that West Vancouver is equally as bad. The main roads are not very good. Pat Dudley North Vancouver They’ve done a good job, but there’s still plenty of snow there. The crosswalks should be cleared off a lot more and the buses are getting stuck at the stops. control discussed dents, particularly in North Vancouver District, complained that snow plows Jeft huge ‘‘snow walls’ for motorists to tackle when entering the main reads from sidestreets. Highway conditions have also been criticized, particularly by truckers battling the snowy hill leading out of the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal to Eagleridge. Derek Nadeau North Vancouver Well, there isn’t any. There's a foot of snow on my street. They haven’t been down our street. They just don’t have the equipment. It’s not Mon- treal. have your area? Stacy Greenwood North Vancouver I live on a bus route so it’s OK. The criticism they got last week was unfair. Nobody could have kept up with that snowfall, but they've done a good job today. vironmental probiems, and counsel where the matter is of public inter- est. She lectures frequently at universities, colleges and to com- munity groups. 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