NY District considers
Skytrain injunction

Martin Miilerchip
News Reporter
na rein @unsnews.cent

STOP the SkyTrain, it’s
moving too fast.

That's the message North
Vancouver District council
davias it joined
the swelling ranks of those with
financial concerns about the
provincial government's plans
for a Sky Train extension,
_ But “coun stopped short
n injunction ALIN
the Sky Train extension as pro
posed by Cour nig Crist,
Fnstead, stalf were asked to
provide a report on the legal
possibility, process and peten-
tal costs of such an action.
Only Coun. Janice Harris
opposed the action,
Meanwhile, a unanimous
vote saw Nort) Vancouver Cit
Mavor Jack Loucks, the North
Shore's representative to the
Greater Vaneous
‘Transportation Authority
(GVTA) given a fist of concerns
to be forwarded te the :
Rapid Transit Project subcom-

blished
\ to give regional
municipalities control over
transportation issu
he GVEA Act (Bill 36) of
February 1998 describes the
Rapid Transit project as a rail
transportation system connect-
ing the Broadw
area 10 the Lougheed / Barnet

agreement an the “design,
SCOPE and cost.”

It's the design, scope and
cost that has not only munich
palities weorned, but a coalition
af ning environmental, trans
portation and resident: groups
called the Coalition — for
Sky Train Review.

he latter group) includes
the Fraserview and Grandview
resident associations, the Sierra
Club, SPEC (Society tor the
Promotion of favironmental
Consciousness), Transport
20000 and the West Coast
Fisironmentat Law
Association,

Monday, they provided
council with a copy of their
March 3 fever to B.C. Auditor
General George Mortitt asking
hint to conduct 2 pe formar ce

strongly in favour of improving

public transit, in’ Greater

Vancouver, However, it) fears

that the fast-track Sky Train

ject puts at risk not only

amounts of money but

‘ ness of the

public rransit system in Greater
Vancouver.

North Van) environmental

lawyer Bill Andrews says he got
imolved when the province
moved to cxenipt the project
trom) requircd) environmental
AWSessMNenes,

But he savs the snore he and
other environmentalists
researched the Sky Wexten
sion plans the more th
begame concerned about

hing to do with it.

Their most inimediate con-
cer, he said, is to stop) the
provincial fast-tracking of the
pray

“That's our first: priority,”
Andrews told the News, “but
most of the groups would fike
to see the whole project
rethought.

ake it off the fast-track
and examine whether this is the

fetter ta
ive Areas of concern

@ there is no publicly ava
information establishing thar

Sky'Train Extension Project
has bes 4 subjected to a proper
financial approval proc
M@ the size of the total financial
commitment has net been dis-
closed even in’ approximate
terms;

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