SPS acct calamari sree nat decor spotinye sax > igaberrmpne' tite Sten Panny meet con Ebest ' : Page AS, July 15, 1979 - Sunday News “says. he has “placed” ‘more, : More than 80 per cent of driving and d pedestrian “fabs traffic ‘accidents in the City which cause the accidents. of North Vancouver are -enforcement of minor traffic : offenses. . That i is the opinion of the City engineer of North Van ___ who prepared a brief on the subject from statistics prepared by the RCMP. - The brief was endorsed by _. City. council and; forwarded to thé Motor Vehicle Task Force. fa the opinion of Tom . -Scott, the city engineer,.a, low level of enforcement of driving. and pedestrian ‘ in- fractions results in careless ' ty & per cent of accidents were — caused by driving without” due care and attention, 25 per cent had to do with > giving the right of way, and 13 per cent were.caused by _ following too closely. The brief stated that traffic enforcement requires a higher proportion of the City’s policing effort in the interest of the safety of the community. , Alderman -- Murray ' Colcleugh says the problem “has been discussed with the police commissioner who - officers.out on traffic patrol when n they have the time. mn GaUsed:--by--a- low.-level__of.. ___.It_ was. pointed out that 28 In the brief- it was noted ‘that the annual toll in the City ‘due to traffic averaged ‘per year over the last ‘three - years; three fatalities, 136 injuries, and $1,143,000 in property damage. . ’ Nearly .all accidents are caused by infractions of the law which are not remedied by physical control devices (such as traffic signals) the engineer noted. 4, | ‘ And such—accideats, the _ brief says, take a serious toll Greenpeace bus convoy — to fight U.S. nuclear site. Greenpeace i is calling for 2 a. ’ halt “to, the. Sedro Woolley Project just 30 miles south of the Canadian border, which it said is a “potential Three Mile Island, just ‘waiting to spew radioactive poison over Vancouver and Victoria.” In an Open letter ast month to James Schlesinger, Secretary of Energy, ‘Washington, Greenpeace president | Dr. P. Moore wrote: “It is inconceivable that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory ' Commission would permit a nuclear facility to be built so near our border, where the consequences of a nuclear AUGUST 25 25 accident would result i in far greater harm to your neighbours than yourselves. “Such permission is “nothing short of a callous disregard for Canada and the spirit of international respect * which should join our countries. Such permission would constitute .a form of international environmental aggression.” ' Greenpeace feels that “At the very least, a major leak would result in a threat to the multi-million dollar ‘i fishing and shellfish industry on both sides of the border. “Also affected would be the rich Gary and farming economy in the | Lower Fraser Valley in which is _ located some of the ‘most fertile farmland in North — America, responsible for more than half.of B.C.'s “— production.” ‘ Greenpeace has organized a bus convoy to go to the opening day of the hearings, July 17, to Protest the ‘planned construction of the, twin nuclear reactors in Sedro Woolley. People wishing to express their concerns or join in the Greenpeace Convoy to the hearings in Seattle on July 17 can contact the Greenpeace Office at (604) 736-0321. OK given for Deep Cove fair auld, elves Panorama Park in Deep Cove will be the anchor for a Communities Aqua Fun Fair Saturday, August 25. District of North Van- couver Council approved the proposal submitted by the Deep Cove Anchors Away group virtually as planned. Council was advised by Anchors Away that the proposed — Aqua... Eun’ Pair _ Shore opportunity to vie for trophies on a challenge “basis - the trophies to be held by the winners for one year. The idea is for groups in various communities, such Missing pitimate. eae We hr Ua ger Weibel @ as buy scouts, service clubs, old age pensioners and even . kindergartens to challenge their counterparts in other areas to compete in a wide variety of aquatic sports. Team or individual competitions will be con- sidered, from swimming races to water tug-of-war; canoe races, water polo and any other event that appeals for a a group or an individual. w epiergen pat bens Gir agi i f course are planned, and so are sand castle building competitions. The Anchors Away group also advised council that the harbour master, Capt. Henry In Walt’s Auto Salvage JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (UPI) A_ flatbed trailer carrying three U.S. Army Hawk missile launcfiers to Fort Bliss, Texas, was left in a parking lot for a month and finally had to be picked up Monday from Walt’s Auto Salvage. Apparently no one knew the equipment was missing. Police found the trailer Sunday, Fearing the air defense missile launchers, worth $100,000 apicce, might be stolen, they moved them to Walt’s Auto Salvage for safekeeping. On Monday the FBI entered the case. Agents discovered the missile launchers belonged to Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and that they were being tran- sferred there from Key West. Vondette, had given per- mission for the use of the waters of Deep Cove, and that both the North and West Vancouver Organizations, and the - Vancouver Water Ski Club have offered their services for the ocoasion. } The proposal generally met with council's unanimous approval, although Alderman Peter held on the beach”. He managed to keep a straight face while he sternly declared that it must be a misprint. missile launchers found Then police received a phone call from a representative of the Lightning Trucking Co. asking if they had custody of any missile launchers. The spokesman said the company had been forced to delay hauling the launchers to Texas because of the truckers’ strike. They were left on the lot, he said, because their regular storage facility was full. in -gelationship—