Liam Lahey and
Martin Mitierchip

THE North Shore's
minibus service should
not be bound by the
Motor Carrier
Commission’s (MCC)
boundary-crossing regu-
lations.

That's the view of both
North Vancouver councils, and
they intend cw change the
MCC's mind or tind a way
around the regulations.

Last month the Super
Shuttle service was demed per-
Mission to transport fares
across municipal boundaries by
the MCC.

The shuttle charges a flat
rate tO transport a passenger
within North Vancouver but

mas pick up and drop oft other
Passenicers CH Tone

However without an MCC
heense Super Shuttic is asking
Passengers fo get out amd walk
across mumeipal boundaries

North Shere cau drivers
allege diy does nor always hap
pen.

According tor
Barbara Sharp. the
Nordh Vancouver will turn a
Mind eve te the Super Shuttle

Councilor

asat goes about the business of

transporting peaple beaveen
Norti Vancouver District and
the cin.

“Drs an essential service for
some people.” Sharp said.
“Look ot the cost of taxi tar

iff tor seniors and people of

tixed low incomes, it’s the best
mode of transportation avail-
able to then.”

Sharp said the boundary

Ci of

Sharp ... "boundary rule
... totally unfair for taxi-
cabs too.”

regulanen, which w MCC's
and not the city’s, is uniteces-
sary in this case.

“We want to go te the
MCC and say that this should

Woman acquitted of stealing

A West Vancouver woman who is
suing a Park Royal grocery store
after being allegedly roughed up by
a security guard has been acquitted
of shoplifting at the store.

Libuse Postrchovsky, 54, alleged that on
Jan. 3 she was grabbed, pulled and detained
by a security guard working at the Extra In
Foods (Super Valu} at Park Royal Shopping

Centre’s south mall.

merchandise trom the store in connecnion
with the incident. She was acquitted of the
charge on Oct.
provincial court Judge Ellen Burdett.
Postrthovsky's lawyer Daniel Carroll said
the B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit against the
store management and the security company
is continuing.
an Aug.
Addington was incorrectly identitied as the

30 by North Vancouver

28 News story, Phil

owner of the grocery store.

Postrehovsky was charged with stealing

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CRIST... MCC decision
“petty, vindictive ...
unfair and ridiculous.”

be slowed she said.

“Not just for the shatile,
but abe for taxis. TP have no
problem with taxi cabs charg-
ing a flat rate dike they do in

Wednesday. Nevember 25, 1998 — North Shore News — 19

City and district favour tlat tee cab fares

Suattond, Ontario, T don't buy
that they can’t de it cchange
the boundary regulations.”

Vo thar efleer. the civ wall
review ins own Cab Regulation
Ralaw

Meanwhile, the cite is ask
ing the MCC. the province
and: other Lower Mainland
municipalities to recognize the
concept.

The city will ake renew the
Super Shuttle’s business
license.

“We've had a ton of letters
fram concerned citizens in
support of the shuttle service,”
she remarked. *We'll be
attaching those letters to an
official detter the city will be
forwarding to the MECC.”

The Super Shurde has been
operating on the North Shore
for about one year,

“They (the shuttle service)

have an untir advantage over
the ravi companies ight now,”
Sharp admitted.

“Borin our letter we've said
to the MCC) not anh is this
boundary nile untair fer the
shuttle, it’s totally untaie tor
tani cabs ton, We'd Like to see
them (the MCC) eradicate the
boundary for both.”

Meanwhile, the district is
awaiting a staff report on what
actions might: best achieve
cross-boundary travel for
Super Shuttle.

That report is due Dec. 14.

Coun. Ernie Crist
described the MCC decision as
“petty, vindictive and texlly
and completely unfair and
ridiculous.”

He said he did not believe
the tani industry would be put
out of business by the minibus
service.

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