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Chamber calls for
causeway widening

NORTH VANCOUVER CHAMBER of Com-
merce has again solicited the Vancouver Parks
Board to improve safety and traffic flow through
Stanley Park.

In a letter to parks board
chairman Allen Bennett,
chamber president Craig
Clark said widening of the
causeway could be com-
pleted in time for Expo.

But the parks board’s
response has been less than
enthusiastic.

NO CHANCE

“} would think there is no
chance whatsoever of this
type of project being com-
pleted in time for Expo,”
said parks board manager
Victor Kendroski.

ALD. CRAIG CLARK

The chamber’s proposal,
the latest of many, has been
forwarded to Vancouver's
engineering department, but
Kendroski does not think it
wiil be considered by the
board until at least Febru-
ary.

Clark said safety was the
foremost reason for his
making the proposal.

And he added that
Highways Minister Alex
Fraser has said: ‘‘The widen-
ing of the Stanley Park
causeway appears to be the
most productive mechanism
to improve the flow of traf-
fic.""

FIVE FATALITIES

During the last 10 years
there have been five
fatalities. 125 injuries and
1,100 accidents causing

damage on this main artery
to the North Shore.

“In addition to the safety
aspect of the widening, there

TOO MUCH congestion across Lions Gate Bridge has again prompted the North Vancouver
Chamber of Commerce to call on the Vancouver Parks Board to widen the three-lane

are some strong economic
arguments in favor of
same,”? said Clark. ‘‘We
have reported to you that to
widen the causeway to four
lanes requires no tree cutting
at all.

“Widening to five lanes
plus a median would require

causeway. Above, an serial view of Lions Gate Bridge.

some tree cutting, the major-
ity of which would be weed
trees.”

Because preliminary
design on a similar project
has already been completed,
the chamber feels the work
could be completed by April
15.

NEWS photo Terry Pe' ers

. January.

3 ~ Sunday, January 12, 1986 ~ North Shore News

NORTH Vancouver’ s 5 Versatech Products Ine.
pulling up Stakes and, moving to Burnaby ; at the end of

The company, “which manufactures oil spill poll

control equipment, specidlity. marine: craft” -anid--elec-| =
trical. cables, ‘is: making the move largely. to. improve .
accessibility of its head office operation:. - : oS .
“We'll be. keeping our: pollution | control production
facility. here,” Versatech:° general. manager. Richard’
Clark said: Wednesday, ‘but the rest of. the operation :

will be moved to our. new offices in Burnaby.
Clark said: the: move from the foot: of 2)
Drive has a. lot 2

will: be

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