AlO - Wednesday, july 14, 1932 Novia Shore News
inquiring
reporter
po
by
Ellsworth
Dickson

With so many people out of work and the
high cost of just about everything, trying to
have an economical vacation has become
important to many.

Today's question is:

‘What is your idea of a
cheap vacation?”’

Inger Walle
North Vancouver

It is better to stay in
Canada with the high rate
of exchange. I work as a
travel consultant and I
know there are cheap
charter flights to the East.
Also, there is the sky bus. |

Lorraine Oliver
North Vancouver

In the past, we have
delivered cars across the
country. We leave a
deposit with the company
and only pay for gas. We
camped along the way
and occassionally stayed
at-motels.

Willi Rather
North Vancouver

Stay in Canada. Myself, |
think I would visit) the
west coast of Vancouver
Island. It is only a half
day tmp and there arc
excellent camping
facilitics.

C.K.
North Vancouver

I would visit my friends
on Saltspring Island and
would ridc the ferry as a
foot passenger. Once
atriving at a Gulf Island,
you can take the ferry to
the other islands for free.
This way you can scc a lot
of places real cheap

J
\

Tom Shardlow
North Vancowver

Camping has got to be the
cheapest accommodation
going Don't go too far
from home Visa out of
town relatives If

you
travel with another
couple you cans share

accommodation

Costs delay fuel

changeover for
West Van fleet

A FUNDING SHORTFALL
in West Vancouver's
compressed natural gas
conversion program for
municipal vehicles led
council to put the project on
hold at last week’s meeting.

A $90,000 request to the
joint federal/ provincial
conversion program was
refused on the grounds that
the program was _ for
“private” installation, even
though the municipal fleet
would be converted.

West Vancouver already
had budgeted $190,000 for
the program, but the ad-
ditional $90,000 would have
increased. the payback

period to five years from
31”.

Council decided to delay
work on the conversion of
public works and parks
department vehicular fleets
until the 1983 budget year.
when the $90,000 additional
funding can be secured, or
when the required funds

have received budget ap
proval.

The conversion program
would convert gasoline and
diesel fuel vehicles to run on
compressed natural gas, an
activity wholeheartedly
endorsed by the provincial
ministry of science.

Alderman Don Lanskail
said he was very surprised at
the provincial government's
ruling that the West Van
program was a “private”
installation. He supported
council's decision, adding
that “in the meantime we
should try to break the log
jam at the senior govern-
ment level to get the support
we need for conversion.”

If the conversion program
is completed, municipal staff
estimate that approximately
$60,000 could be saved
annually in fuel costs.

As well as being cheaper,
CNG has the advantage of
prometmg “Tonger engine
wear and minimizing air
pollution

NEW BOARD OF
DIRECTORS of West
Vancouver Chamber of
Commerce will con-

tinue drive to increase
membership to more
effectively represent the
business
Recently
annual

community.
installed at
meeting are:
Directors Ron Wood,
Drew Christy and David
Bakewell; newly-elect-
ed President Don
McMahon; immediate
Past President Mike
Nicell; Secretary Cora
Gray; Vice-Presidents
David Kennedy and Per
Danielsen and Director
Bill Chapman. (Jack
Lindsay photo)

NORBURN LIGHTING CENTRE
has a reputation of experienced
service and Is the place to see

Western Canada’s largest
display of lighting fixtures. If you
are building or remodelling — or
just out to brighten up a dark
corner — you'll find the right light
at Norburn. Wholesale and retail.

Free catalogues available. Norburn Lighting Centre Inc.
4600 E. Hastings St., Burnaby, 8.C. VSC 2K5« Tel. 299-0666

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