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reoccur, says BC Ferries

Robert Galster
News Reporter robert@nsnews.com

THICK foam stirred up during a Nov. 19 fast
ferry sea trial in Horseshoe Bay is not likely to
become a recurring problem.

BC Ferries spokesman Eric Kristianson said the foam was
not the result of any substance released by the vessel.

“We were running the jets for an hour-and-a-half and we
were running all four jets,” said Kristianson.

Once the fast ferry is in operation, it will only run two of its
jets for a much shorter period in the harbour, he said.

Nevertheless West Vancouver council has asked BC Ferries
to postpone the jet propulsion vessel’s service launch on the
Horseshoe Bay-to-Nanaimo route pending an environmental
assessment. Three of the fast ferries are planned for the route.
The next two are currently under construction.

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Frou pac 1

construct a seepage control
Hlanket on the dam's cast abut

nent and an evonation plant at
the Cleveland site. The entire
project will take several vears to
complete, and comes with a
Price (ag of $350 mnillion

Grouse Woods residents are
pardcularly unhappy about the
impact of construction in their
neighbourhood. “Trucks are
due te pass through the area
every two minutes during the
construction period, Noise fev:
els are among the issues causing
concern. At the October meet:
ing, Grouse Woods Residents
Association president Mike
Murphy shot down GVRD
attempts to outline and justify
construction plans. He told
GVRD representatives chat
they clearly had no understand:
ing of the quality of lite enjoved
by North Shore residents.

At Thursday's ineeting, it
was Murphy who opened pro-
ceedings, delivering a speech to
the GVRD panel and a crowd
of over 100) people which
detailed) resident’ continuing
worries,

Once again, he began by
suggesting thar the GVRD had
“their own agenda,” accusing
officials of a vague response to
questions and a failure te pro-
vide adequate information to
the public.

The answers residents had
received fram the GVRD,
Murphy said, were mostly
“bureaucratic whitewashing.”

The big problem, according
to North Vancouver District
Coun, Glenys Deering-Robb,
is the GVRD's apparent refusal
to divulge information. She
said the council has placed
many requests with the GVRD
for consultation reports; analy-
sis of the various options
explored for the upgrade; min-
utes of the review board; and
estimates of cost-effectiveness
ands environmental impact.
Initially, said Deering-Robb,
the GVRD refused to release
existing data, telling councillors
that they “wouldn't under-
stand” the compiled infornia-
tion.

The GVRD is now promis-
ing to furnish district director!
of engineering Bob West-Sells
with data, although as yer this,
has nor been forthcoming.

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Last month, Murphy asked
district council to use its fever:
age on the issue with the
GVRD. As a result, a citizens’
review panel, comprised of dam
engineers Iving in che Grouse
Woods area, will advise West-
Sells on arcas in which the dis:
trict lacks expertise,

Members of the review
panel, in fine with their protes-
sion’s cade of ethics, have cho-
sen to remain anonymous,

However, they are, said
Gkinvs, Deering- Robb, “solid
thinkers — highly skilled: pro-
fessionals.

Suddenly something is hap-
pening in their neighbourhood
that doesn’t make sense and
they want to ask questions
about it.”

The citizens’ review panel,
whose members feel that
grouting may be a preferable
alternative to a seepage control
blanket, will be given access to
GVRD exploratory and analyt-
ical reports, said Bob Padden,
GVRD's manager of commu-
nication and education, at
Thursday's meeting.

“It’s clear that something
needs to be done about scep-
age control,” said) Deering:
Robb, “Bur are (the GVRD)
choosing this because it’s the
most expensive and destructive
method? Just because it’s the
Most expensive, it doesn’t
mean its the best method.”
She added that by withholding
information from the public
and council, the GVRD was
bound to “raise the red flag.”

Paddon emphasized
Thursday the GVRD's com-
mitment to a collaborative
process with area residents. But
despite his insistence that “dis-
cussions are far from) over,”
there appear to be very few

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ject concerns persi

parts of the construction plar
remaming on the table. A
GVRD suggestion of using
“bigger dump trucks to move
debris more quickly” clicited
much mirth from the audience.

“This area is called Grouse
Woods because of the lovely
trees surrounding it — not
Grouse Industrial Estates.” said
Murphy, who scotted at GVRD
water commuttee chair Marvin
Hunt's atten:pts to “make this
my community fora minute.”
Said Murphy scornfully, “He's
from Surrey.”

Requests by residents, dis-
trict councillors and) Mayor
Don Bell for the GVRD to
reconsider its construction

ist

methods arc unbkeh to have
any real impact. The GVRD 1s
UNWavenng in its commie
to a seepage control blanket
and ozonation plant at the
dam.

Requests tram the district
for GVRD compliance with
local development bylaws were
also played desen.

“We have the spirit and the
intent to comply with munici-
pal bylaws.” GVRD engincer-
ny and construction manager
Jobn Morse told Coun. Ernic
Crist, “bur we have an obliga:
tion to upgrade a public water
facility, and municipalities can-
Not veto our construcuon
plans.”

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