February 3, 1991 NEWS photo Mike Woketield Prairies relic DEBBIE ROBERTSON of the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre holds a bison skull — one of many interesting objects on display at the North Vancouver facility. The centre, located in Lynn Canyon Park, is open daily from 16 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 987-5922. DOOR ON THE N¢ Classifieds 986-6222 Office, Editorial! 985-2131 Display Advertising 980-0511 Distributicn 986-1337 SUNDAY Ron Perrick: the man behind the money Affluence & Influence: 38 56 pages 25¢ 101d’ Victoria to ‘reconsider’ $34m Horseshoe Bay terminal plan THE MASSIVE $34-million Horseshoe Bay terminal ex- pansion plan has been put on hold by Victoria while the provincial government “*reconsiders’’ the project. By Surj Rattan News Reporter Transportation and Highways Minister Rita Johnston, the minisier responsible for the B.C. Ferry Corp. (BCFC), announced Friday that the Horseshoe Bay expansion project will be delayed for at least one vear while the provincial government decides if the project should proceed. Last) March, Johnston an- nounced that $34 million would be spent on upgrading and expanding the Horseshoe Bay facility, con- sidered to be the BCFC's busiest terminal. The expansion, which was scheduled to begin in January, would have increased terminal parkade capacity from the present 225 vehicles to 750 vehicles and expanded vehicle holding capacity at the terminal from 820 vehicles to 1,500 vehicles. It would also have increased the number of ticket booths at the terminal from seven to 10. The entire project was to be completed by the fall of 1992. But on Friday, the BCFC said the expansion's postponement results from ‘‘the steady growth in cost estimates associated with this project."’ Johnston added that some work would proceed “in the very near future’? to improve the Upper Levels Highway access to the Horseshoe Bay terminal and im- provements will be made to the terminal building. But work on the parkade, vehi- cle holding compound and trans- fer decks will be put on hold, WEST Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager ... wants less ferry traf- fic. West Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager, who said he first learned of the project's postponement Thursday night, said he was hap- py to see that the BCFC would put more ferries on the Nanaimo- to-Tsawwassen route, also known as the Mid-Island Express route. He added that the Mid-Island Express is designed to reduce Vancouver [sland-bound and Vancouver-bound traffic from passing through Horseshoe Bay. But BCFC spokesman Erin Caldwell said the ferry corpora- tion is considering putting addi- tional ferries only on the Mid- island Express route. The Mid-Island Express is cur- rently serviced by only one vessel. Sager added that he has ‘‘some concerns regarding the continuing parking problem at Horseshoe Bay. It’s seasonal and it does become worse in the summer, We would prefer to see them (BCFC) take the traffic away from Horse- shoe Bay and through Tsawwassen.” Last year, three million vehicles and seven million passengers pass- ed through the Horseshoe Bay terminal. Routes serviced out of Horseshoe Bay include Nanaimo, Langdale and Bowen Island. Inside today’s News e For fashion plates: Starting this Sunday, fashion writer Carol Crenna will present the latest in fashion and fashion news in her Fashion Statements. The column will run every Sunday in the News and cover all aspects of fashions locally and around the world. Crenna, a North Shore resident, is a well-known Lower Mainland fashion writer who contributes to such publications as Western Living Magazine and the Vancouver Sun newspaper. She is the fashion editor for Shapes Magazine and a board member of the Designers and Fashion Association. Fashion Statements is on page 16 of today's News. © For dinner plates: Today's News also includes a special Entree Dining Guide that features dining information and a comprehensive listing of restaurants from the North Shore and elsewhere around the Lower Mainland. RTH SHORE se] oe