Pee 2SCREAL ESTATE | Report addresses problem of local ‘toxic real estate “*THE BURGEONING problems of toxic con- tamination of land in B.C. have out-paced the devel- opment of government poli- cy,”’ concludes a_ report released recently by the West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundaticn (WCELRF). The report calls on the provincial and federal gov- ernments to devise a com- prehensive strategy — with input from business, academia, municipalities and citizens — for preventing future toxic contamination problems and for dealing fairly and safely with ex- isting contamination prob- lems. The report — written by Figure out From page 72 purchase, renovations, and so on. You must also allow a cushion for unexpected ex- penses, such as the drain that doesn’t fit your washing machine. You should take care not to exhaust your sav- ings to purchase the house. Once you have calculated all these costs, you know lawyers Jim Russell, Waldemar Braul and Bill Andrews — was funded by the Real Estate Foundation of B.C. ‘‘We funded this project because we feel that this is an extremely impor- tant issue and one that is likely to grow. We'd like to get the information out to the public,’? said Michael Goldberg, chairman of the board of governors of the Real Estate Foundation. The Foundation has also approved funding of two follow-up reports by WCELRF: one on the par- ties who are liable for toxic contamination and the other on law reform options. Toxic contamination of B.C. land stems from a variety of sources — past and present industria! activi- ty, waste disposal, under- ground storage tanks, etc. WCELRF executive director Bill Andrews stated, ‘‘What gives the toxic contamina- tion issue a special urgency now is that who pays is so uncertain. Unless this uncer- tainty is resolved by law reform, at both the federal and provincial! levels, it will instead be resolved through years of expensive fitiga- tion.”’ Copies of the report are available from WCELRF at | 207 W. Hastings St., Suite 1001, Vancouver. The price is $40 for institutions and companies ($25 for orders of more than 100), and $12 for individuals. cost of owning home how much your new house will cost you. How does this fit into your new budget? A new home purchase almost always means scrimping aid eliminating some luxuries, but do not overestimate your pain threshold. Kioney management, psychologists say, is an im- portant source of family tension. If you have put yourself in a position where EXTRA PARKING? you and your family are constantly anxious about money and must forego many pleasures in order to live in your ‘dream house,’’ you will bitterly regret your decision. 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