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‘NORTH SHORE News: auto ‘columnist Greg Wilson wiii be: ‘taking @1996 Mazda.626 for a test.
drive In the: new year. Read all about it in the’ ‘automotive section on Friday, Jan. 5. ‘

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The Ministry. of ‘Transportation

and ‘Highways has” formed ‘new © :
‘ve-The Weather Network cable tele-
“vision. channel (reports: air three
times
- November). .

The Information Network channel ;
on Rogers Cable, and: Whistler:
“at least: twice

partnerships . to ‘ensure free. road’
. Teport information is widely’ avail-

able. At the same time, the Ministry ..

is: providing: motorists. with the
option : of ‘obtaining..24-hour_ road
conditions at cost by dialing 1-900-
451-4997, at a-charge. of 75 cents:
:, per, minute. Motorists are urged to -

piay. a part in -keeping highways‘...

safe this.winter by checking ‘road

conditions before leaving on a trip!;.,’

Free road condition information
can by obtained through: .
The: Talking Yellow: Pages,

“dialing one-of the following ‘num-.:

érs.and ‘entering code 7623: 299-.,
9000 :: (Greater. Vancouver); and
‘ 953-9000 (Greater Victoria). :

(Kaslo)’ anid: 103.1 FM “(Kooteniiy.
(100.7% FM:
(Penticton); 98.9; FM: (Keremeos)

-CIGV..
and’ 98:1: FM’ ‘(Princeton); CKPG

50° AM® (Prince :George) ° and” B

CKOR 800 AM (Penticton),

“hourly ° beginning : in

Cable- (reports ai
hourly). - ia

© Husky service: stations, “which
post daily road report bulletins. .

* Hotels, transportation companies
and ‘car rental ‘agencies. -who sub:

scribe. to daily" faxed road repo
‘from the ministry.

. Overhead highway message Sign

in: ‘areas’ ‘Subject to changing o1
severe driving conditions~’:

© The ‘Internet, which. will soon”

“Have road report information to

-2929 (Kelowna); '

(Vernon);

or 564 2929 (Prince a

BC Tel and Car
by dialing. *4997. :

° -ing'the battery power and tempera.”

“STAR .:FM*
(Abbotsford: West) and|107,5°FM

“(Chilliwack East); CHNL 610 AM:
‘AM °°

(Kamloops): 1340 -
-, (Asheroft/Cache Creek); 1400 aM ;
(Clearwater); and 107 -

* AM (Merritt); The River 97.5'FM,
(Kamloops); CJAT.610 AM (Trail);

Kootenay .. Broadcasting »System -

‘stations. 1340. AM: (Creston), 880

subscribers.

otorists are also reminded that

“the time to winterize: their.

This includes: changing to win:
ter, tires or. ensuring that all-season
tires are:in: good condition; check

ture’ tolerance and level of ail flu:

ids? ‘ensuring brakes : are: adjusted :

and have’ good linings or pads: car-
rying”; emergency +

el andsand, ice. scraper, booster

cables; ‘first-aid kit; blanket, extra
clothing . and : footwear, and non-
a or food such as raisins or
_(Sorrento/Shuswap);' CINL 1230 g “

e-and orake gently and:
increase following distances sub- ~

“. equipment.
: including a ‘flashlight, flares, shov-

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