A3 - Wednesday, December 21, 1983 - North Shore News

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Break for island?

According to preliminary

SPORTS

All the scores, a look at the
leaques and lots more inside

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CHEERS

For — and from — the ladies in
pink that make a visit to the
hospital a little easier.

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RUSTY

The red on the fire truck isn’t all
paint — some is rust.

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chairman Stuart Hodgson because he said they’d done

Islanders might
get fare break

BOWEN ISLAND residents were without electrici-
ty and telephone service Tuesday but there was a bit
of good news — the provincial government has said
it will review proposed increases in ferry fares.

The announcement’ was
made late Monday after a
week of protests from
residents of the islands who

face increases of as much as
$2 a day for service between
Snug Cove and Horseshoe

reports, the government will
review the rates residents of
the island will be charged
along with fares charged Gulf
Island and Sunshine Coast
residents.

NEWS STAFF

The rate increases,
scheduled to take effect on
Jan. 1, were announced two
weeks ago, sparking a series
of meetings.

Irate islanders met with
B.C. Ferry Corporation

Friday to press their case.

‘‘We met for about an
hour,’” said Georg Helenius,
Bowen Island's GVRD
representative. ‘“‘He didn't
promise anything except that
there would be an an-
nouncement today (Monday)
from Alex Fraser.’’

Helenius said Hodgson ex-
pressed ‘‘surprise’’ at the size
of the percentage increase in
fares.

‘‘He didn’t realize that
there would be a 122 per cent
increase in the passenger fare

their rate increase on a
dollars and cents basis,”’
Helenius said.

If there had been no an-
nouncement by Tuesday
evening, Helenius told The
News, residents would have
again met to plot their
response.

‘*People are getting a little
up-tght,’’ he said.

Because of power and
telephone failure caused by
high winds late Monday,

Helenius could not be reach-
ed for comment before The

News’ Tuesday deadline.

The wind knocked out ser-
vice to the island about 9
p-m. Monday and then
prevented B.C. Hydro crews
from reaching the site until
mid-morning Tuesday.

The same high winds caus-
ed a major power failure in
West Vancouver. Trees and
branches took down lines af-
fecting the area bounded by
Marine Drive, the Upper
Levels Highway and from
24th to 32nd. Power was out
from 2 a.m. until 9:45
Tuesday.

EMERGENCY HEALTH
Service crews and firemen
responded quickly when a
West Vancouver woman
was hit by a car on Marine
Drive in West Vancouver
Saturday.

The accident
just before
Park Royal
Centre.
According to West Van-
couver Police, the
80-year-old woman was
altempting to cross
Marine Drive mid-biock
when she was struck by a
west-bound automobilic.
The woman was rushed
to Liens Gate Hospital,
suffering from fractured
bones tin her iegs, hip and
chest areca
No charges have been
laid but the investigation
continucs
Police

occured
noon near
Shopping

there ts a
continuing problem with
people atlempting to cross
Marine Drive between the
north and south malls of
Park Royal and encourage
pedestrians to cross with
care, at intersections and
in marked crosswalks.

say

NEWS phate Eric Eqgertson