Accessible routes B.C. TRANSIT routes on the North Shore are part of 15 routes that will be added to the list of wheelchair-ac- cessible bus routes when phase three of B.C. Transit’s accessible service plan comes into effect in October. B.C. Transit received 47 new diesel buses titis year that are wheelchair-lift equipped. West Vancouver District also had nine new wheelchair-accessible reutes designated this summer. Additional routes iz North Vancouver city and district, Delta, Langley and White Rock will now become ac- cessible to passengers using wheelchairs and scooters. The SeaBus and SkyTrain are wieolchair- and scooter-accessibie. B.C. Transit chairman Eric Denhoff said the increase in accessible transit routes means that more people with disabilities will find it easier to travel around the Lower Mainland. Accessibie service routes wili be available on 107 of 161 bus routes in the system by the end of 1992. The Coinmitice to Promote Accessib!e Conventional Transit and B.C. Transit evaluated the potential new ac- cessible route candidates using the criteria devcloped during phase one of the program. “Phase three of the accessibie servics is an important step in bringing about a fully accessible conventional transit system in B.C.,"’ said Denhoff. ‘‘The government continues to shew its support for disabled persons and is taking a leadership rule in promoting xccessibility of transit.°’ The Vanconver Regional Transit system is the first to offer accessible transit in Canada. Polluters list WESTERN PULP Inc., owners of the Woodfibre pulp mii! in Howe Sound, was included in a list released last week by tite ministry of lends and parks that summarizes the charges laid under environmental protection tegista- tion against 86 corporations and individuals between Oct, i, 1991 and March 31, 1992. Western Pulp was included in a greup of 68 convic- tions that resulted in fines totalling $569,559. Wesiern Pulp was fined $250,000. Other significant fines included MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. and Shell Canada Products, who were fined 550,000 each, and Beli Pole Co. Ltd., which was fined $40,000. The figures bring the 1991-92 fiscal year totals to 469 charges isid and 154 convictions resulting in fines of $1,032,500. In 1990-91, 456 charges were laid and $1,959,051 in fines was levied for 244 convictions. Charges, convictions and fines are imposed under the provincial waste management act, pesticide control act, the water act and the fisheries act. Demand eases THE GREATER Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) reposted ‘Suesday that the return of limited lawn aud garden sprinkling in the cegion after a 10-week outdoor watering ban went smoothly. Water use rose about 25% du-ing the hours that sprinkling was permitted on Saturday ard Sunday,- but dropped back when the watering period ended. Total consumption on Saturday was 1.1 billion litres; on Sanday, the region used one billion litres, about the average daily consumption during August when the ban was still imposed. GVRD spokesman Bud Elsie said two factors helped keep water consumption down, even with sprinkling allowed. : “The long holiéay weekend, with many people away, and the cool weather likely were factors in easing de- mand,”’ said Elsie. The current restsictions, in effect until further notice, allow even-numbzed addresses to sprinkle on Saturdays and Wednesdays between 8 a.m. and 19 a.m., and 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.; odd-numbered addresses can use sprinklers on Sundays and Thursdays between the same Recycling discussed MEMBERS OF tke public and the business community are invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District’s (GVRD) Public Recycling Committee from 5 p.m. to 7 p.sn. on Sent. 16. ' The meeting wili be held on the second Moor of the ’GVRD’s boardroom, 4330 Kingsway Ave., Burnaby. The September meeting will fecus on waste audits. Brenda Jagrocp, waste reduction nianoger for the University of B.C., will. oufline the waste audit con- ducted by the university last year. Jagroop will discuss the steps involved in auditing the waste from such operations as foed services, laboratories aad student residences. Don Mazankowski of Environmental Technology Ltd. and Trevor Newton of the Westin Bayshore Hotel, wil! outline the waste audit conducted for the hotel and the resulting waste reduction program it implemented one year ago. ‘ For mere information, cell the GVYRD’s solid waste department at 436-6800. MLA says NDP gov’t discouraging students BC. colleges turning away thousands WEST VANCOUVER-Garibaldi Liberal MLA David Mitchell, the Opposition critic for advanced education, training and technology, said the provincial government is to blame for turning away students ‘tin droves’? from post-secondary education institutions. Last week, Capilano College officials said the North Vancouver college has all but filled its 4,161 available fuil-time seats and is be- ing forced to turn students away. “The NDP is condeming thou- sands of young people to spend their lives in low-paying jobs or subsisting on the welfare roils. Qualified students are being turn- ed away in droves from our post-secondary institutions while the demand for skilled, educated workers is increasing and jobs are going unfilled,”’ said Mitchell. He added that the lack of ade- quate funding for Capilano Col- lege demonstrates a perfect exam- ple of the crisis in education. “Capilano College faces a shortfall of $742,000 simply to provide the same programs as last year,” said Mitchell. He also praised the college for doing more with less and urged the provincial government not to penalize Capilano College for be- ing ‘‘excellent administrators."’ Mitchell said that while the provincial government has significantly increased funding for social assistance programs, its commitment to advanced educa- tion and training is weak. Mitcheli charged that Victoria has its ‘‘priorities all wrong.” “We must invest in our citizeas and provide them with the skills to compete in an_ increasingly sophisticated job market. “Instead, the NDP is spending our tax dollars promoting passive income maintenance programs which do little to actually improve people’s lives,’’ said Mitchell. He added that B.C.'s jost- secondary education system needs By Surj Rattan News Reporter LIBERAL MLA David Mitcheil... Victoria has priorities all wrong. ““a massive change of direction’ and that more resources that are currently devoted to welfare and unemployment insurance must be redirected to education and job training. Mitchell said that according to the Advanced Education Council, between 10,000 and 12,000 stu- dents will be turned away this year from B.C. colleges and univer- sities, « figure he called “disgraceful.”’ “These are primary young peo- ple who are qualified and willing: to work, and yet they have been turned away. Where will they find work if they are denied the chance to acquire the skills necessary to compete?”’ -- Everyone waits until after Labour Day. 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