3- Friday, June 3 3.1988 - North Shore News

EXTRA N. SHORE SEAT.

Socred MLAs >
scorn proposed |
riding changes _

THERE IS ile support among Social Credit. MLAs for,
~ changing | ‘North and West’ Vancouver from three consti- “y
.tuencies to four, as recommended by Judge Thomas Fisher . ° *
‘in, the preliminary report of his Royal Commission on | Elec- ‘

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NEWS photo | Neil tocents

ON THE : road to carly retirement...the North Shore Airporter ‘made its last ran Wednesday after the com-
pany. operating the buses Mecided to pall the Plog on the service, which was started on the North. Shore in

1979.

North Shore Neve: 3

jor factor ‘in killing dennnd or

the Service, Chand'said.
Paci fie: Transport:

“estimated the service has

pproximately:.: $250,000 _.

since it was initiated [ti 1979 |
Pacifi Transpo

North’ Vancoiiver;"?.
McC

co harge
with Kenneth’ Ford,

“ols Chand said”
“only ‘profitable: year was
: ‘whens. Expo. 86. ‘brow
. : massive influx of toiirists

Lower Mainland.+

ich: Ss Yoo

° givision “ot Pacific Building 2

: Maintenance Ltd.) z 1.
jThe .North Shore Airpoiter,

provided ‘alternative: transporta-

tion ‘to “the . Vancouver airport

~ fora fat $10 one-way fare,

«lt currently costs between $22 ..
and: $25 to take a‘taxi from the cn

: International Plaza fo he

port.
‘the airpo ter’ Ss:

Susi" +.

I'd like.to thank the ‘people

oa the North Shore. for'their

Chand’ said. But”

fay shower
16”: :

; pening: ‘statements before

ouglas; Welinore federal.

> the .NDP'*s:. candidate.

toral Boundaries.
The: “<ounty court judge® recom:

mends the creation ‘of a Lonsdale

riding “in addition to West Van-
couver/Howe:Sound, North’ Van, .

couver/Capilano. and. North Van:

_ cover/Seymour, “He also calls. for

the elimination of ‘all.two-member —
| ridings,’ and an overall: ovnee | of

six MLAs across the province.

. Angus ‘Ree, North. Vancauver/
Capilano MLA, told the News that
“the changes. “just aren't necessary.

- By JOHN PIFER ,

| From Victocia’

include:
. *West- Vancouver/ Howe ‘Sound
— all of: the existing. electoral |

‘district west: of 22nd, St.,, south to

English Bay, and north to the West

‘Vancouver municipal boundary.’

*Capilano —.from the south end

of 22nd St.,’in. West Vancouver,

Neither I nor John. Reynolds, hor “south to English Bay;’along 22nd

‘Jack Davis see any practical.
reasoning for another: seat.’ .

Ree even questions whether] 69
MLAs. to; represent,’ the province .
are too many: : At issue here is the:
authority ‘of the. MLA: Increasing ‘
the ‘numbers makes backbenchers.
in particular, smaller: fish i ina larger.
‘and lasger pond.” :

:And the” veteran MI says”
* Fisher's call for: the, climination ol

all dual tidings  —-..8- campaign’;

“promise of. Premier. Bill: Vander!
Zalm — ‘tis not necessarily good;
‘for many iareasvand”
neighborhoods, which may: be bet.
ter served by.a twin riding.’’ 5
sBut- David Schreck? who rarias
in: North
_Vancotiver-Seymour® ‘riding in’ the’:
1986 provincial election, said the ”
recommendations of: “Judge Fish-
ers: preliminary repost “look 'so

ernment will implement them."*

‘The proposed ©
“boundaries, he ysaid.: “make sense.
based oni the area's population.

* Schreck’ ‘added: that, though ‘the
new* boundaries would strengthen
the, Socred. hold on Capilano: and
“iSeymour,, it. .would also” improve
NDP chances: of; winning: a sing:

current; jdemographics | of each sea
Of. the 17:now in operation“!

“tion” due |;

{Sune 8).

he company. to! incur. a'50.per cent

liability. ($2L9 million) ‘and.a.50

North | Shore ®

‘north to West Vancouver: bound:
ary’s intersection with the current
Nor ancouver/Capilano/ clec-
‘toral district;;then north, east, arid

south ‘along that boundary! to the -

south of lot 803; ' west below. lots
‘803, 869, and ‘95
Avenue}. then’ south’ along , Lons-

#¢: gale.to Highway: 1; west along the

highway to the’. “Capilano River,
down’ the ‘river ‘to: Marine Drive;
cast to’, jHighway,.99;- then south. :
along 99 to’ the ‘midpoint - of the! .-
Lions Gate Bridge and Ww it tothe =;
* starting point. +. 4, fa
“Lonsdale: ,

centre along Highw ay 99°
Marine, west to: Capilano: River
north on: the fiver: to’ | Highway. I
‘then east “and | South jt

“point ° OF: the" “Seco

Westminster. coun
- hands down his final recommenda

‘to’ Vonsdale -