Wednesday, February 24, 1999 — North Shore News — 21 Seconti Narrows planning under way Katharine Hamer Contributing Writer TRAFFIC snarls at the north end of the Second Narrows Bridge could soon become a thing of the past, according to Daniel Jarvis, Liberal MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour. Jarvis said he has been lob- bying the Ministry of Transportation and Highways in Victoria for three years, asking for improvements to help traffic flow, He recently received a let- ter from Highways Minister Harry Lali which suggests that improvements could soon be made. Jarvis said he’s not privy to . the details of the ministry’s ‘ plans, but the most likely s option is the construction ofa 4 Fara ane cotia Mutual Fun Vancouver and bridge traffic. ; : — Another ibility is the puging of the Dollarron The Scotia” Mutua! Fund family offers 27 no-load Canadian and international funds. Research has shown that, over the long term, your RRSP will earn the best returns from “Tf the congestion. a well-balanced mix of Canadian and international investments. That's why it makes is not relieved sense to make the most of the RRSP 20% foreign content allowance by investing in global markets. You can even increase your foreign content beyond 20% by taking befor ¢ the Lions advantage of Canadian mutual funds that. invest internationally (indicated by an Gate Bridge repairs . asterisk below). take place, there © Maximum choice and diversification. ~ will be chaos...” 5 ey tither scheme vould “ * With Scotia Asset Allocation, your portfolio of Scotia Mutual Funds can be implement, but Jarvis said he managed by a professional, to help maximize return and minimize risk. thinks it’s worth it. He said the direction of traffic flow onto the bridge is “a real screw-up, and it’s exacerbated -by traffic from Seymour Boulevard.” Scotia Intemational a 8 eo: Ke ree oat Somtntnd "15.3% 132% 89% 11.5% and Tilford shopping centre Scotia American ; went broke last wate asa Growth Fund 29.2% 23.2% 17.8% 14.2% lems. Potential customers : - ; found the traffic jams they : Scotia Europe an 16.2% . had _to sit through to get to : . ao the centre. unbearable. Scotia American He points out that “people . 34.3% ’ often ive fo it in traffic for . Stock Index Fund . . _ _an hour, whether they*re dri- Scotia Am* US $ - ae i wales ving serous the bridge or sim: Scotia CanAnt US$ = 9.8% = 8.0% == 7.7% ~~ n/a ply further into North : : : a we * Foreign content monitoring, to ensure you do not exceed the 20% limit. n/a n/a ona n/a n/a n/a Stock Index Fund’ . vancourer also concerned , Scotia Canam? 27.7% 24.0%. 21.1% n/a about traffic jams restricting : 7 : . the movement of emergency ‘Scotia CanGlobal =. sg 7 oo, ae a service vehicles. ; Income Fund’ . 8.5% 9.0% n/a: e n/a * Jarvis is hoping that a sec- : : . _ ° ws ondary traffic roure will be ut in. place this summer, efore the start of renovations to the Lions Gate Bridge. “If the congestion at the north end (of the Second Narrows) is not relicved before the Lions Gate Bridge repairs take place, there will be chaos at the bridge Look after all your RRSP needs by phone. entrance.” Ministry of Transportation 4 800 5 28 321 1 and Highways’ spokesman _ John Doyle said that a num- > ber of options were being www.scotiabank.ca considered for tackling traffic Putting people first. problems, and thar an . . announcement would likely ; . © Registered trade-mark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. “ Trade-mark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. Scotia Mutual Funds are offered by Scotia Securities. Scotia Securities inc. is a e made by the minister with- be the exe few months. — Corporate entity separate from, though wholly owned by, The Bank of Nova Scotia. Important information about Scotia Mutual Funds is contained in the Funds’ - “We do want to start any simplified Prospectus, a copy of which can be obtained at Scotiabank, Nationa Trust and Montreal Trust branches and should be read carefully. Unit values and irs before work begins on investment returns will fluctuate. Indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in unit value and reinvestment of all repairs before work begins on distributions. Past performance is not indicative of future performance. All rates of return as of January 31, 1999. the Lions Gate Bridge,” he : added.