: ‘Lonsdale Jannouncement NEWS photo THE UPGRADE of Upper Levels Highway gets travellers to the Westview line-up in better time. In April, 1992, then Finance Minister budget including plans to overpass Westview. len Clark slashed millions from the Transportation Minstry’s lange riority North Vancouver MLA says interchange battling for funds ‘WHILE. THE Westview c Interchange is high on the pri- _ority list, the project to bypass “the Upper Levels Highway’s only bottleneck is fighting with: other transportation pro- - jects. throughout the Lower Mainland for funding, accord- -ing-.to. North Vancouver- MLA David chreck: By Kevin Gillies | ; ‘Contributing Writer .- -His comments came on the heels tof Government Services and Sports “Minister. Robin. Blencoe’s that i “Vancouver will host the. 1996 B.C. ', Winter Games, In a Feb. 6 North Shore News “story, Schreck is quoted as saying, “While the province is focused on our communiiy, Jeremy, of course - “we. are going to grab the opportuni- ty to say the province shouldn’t be “> stopped at the traffic light.” .. CARTER DODGE CHRYSLER is pleased to announce that ~Tuan.Van Nguyen has joined Western Canada’s #1 Chrysler dealer, Carter Dodge Chrysler. -Tuan invites his many friends “& customers to visit him at . Carter, where he looks forward ‘to serving your automotive North His comment was in response to West Vancouver-Capilano MLA - Jeremy Daiton’s statement that the intersection would be a vital link for athietes going up and down the mountains. Schreck told the News that Transportation Minister Jackie Pement sees the intersection as a ‘high priority and that it is “crystal clear” that people from al! con- " stituencies consider the issue to be high priority. He blamed former governments for being responsible for a $10 bil- lion backlog in high-priority trans- _ portation projects. The fast-tracking of the Coquihalia Highway by the Social Credit government cost the province billions of dollars of wast- ed transportation money and now we are fighting for funding. Schreck and Dalton have exchanged barbs over the inter- change many times since they were elected. dn January 1992 Highways Ministry project manager Leagh Martell said the project had been given a high priority and that it had not been put on hold. CAVALIER SPORT COUPE #1 IN CANADA - 4 YEARS RUNNING " SPOILER A study had been commissioned and two options for the interchange were put forward — a loop design and a diamond design. it had been estimated to be a $20 million pro- ject at the time. The diamond option had been selected ° In January 1992 Martell said the provincial government would spend about three months conducting earthquake-proofing tests on the diamond option. In April 1992, then Finance Minister Glen Clark slashed mil-: lions from the Transportation. Ministry’s budget including plans to overpass Westview. At the time Highways Ministry regional director Dave Cunliffe said his staff was ready'to proceed with implementing the project but that no. work could be done until the ministry was given a new budget. The Westview interchange is currently the only reason to stop when driving from Horseshoe Bay to the castern purt of B.C. Where there were once three bottlenecks, there is now one. The project is. however, a high priority. ABS. GEO TRACKER FUN IN THE SUN - GO IN THE SNOW - CONVERTIBLE GR ADO OPTIONAL HARDTOP OR 4X4 ‘AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS “Our 36th Year” *& Services * Overhauls * Exchanges Also STD. Trans & Clutches & Differential Overhauls 7AVLORMOTIVE SEAVICE LTD: B.CAA. -— ARA, Also A.T.R.A. approved Canada / U.S, warranty 985-7455 176 Pemberton Ave, North Van., B.C. Barry Newton Dave Patrick Over 60 years combined experience SERVICE & USED PARTS (MECHANICAL & BODY PARTS) WINTER SPECIAL BY FACTORY TRAINED LICENSED TECHNICIAN SERVICE * REPLACE PADS * SERVICE CALIPERS REAR BRAKE SERVICE *RE-PACK REAR BEARINGS . COOLING SYSTEM e OIL AND FILTER CHANGE ° INSPECT BRAKES