YEAR IN REVIEW LOUNGE LIZARDS The News takes Versytility is a look at 1993 the= catch word pieiiet sees : A ie through the pages, for the new year, =) ies ees PURE } pA ce : is ee Be Avorn i Oey Wey @, Editorial 985-2131 Display Advertising 980-0511 Claggileds 98=3.4222 DiStripytion 986-1337 BC Railidecrease in track | patrols unsafe, union says THE PResiDEN'E of a rail- But ThOMson said a tree-fall on way Unjgy warats TIC Rail to a Tack js 44 unusual Occurrence. . . " ‘The pfimary purpose of patrols reconsider jis "ecesut decision is for nek falls vid Thomson. to réduce railw-ay safety She added that BC Rail can patrols yjong 10 miles (16 schedije patrols at any time if war- km). of qrick north of ranted such ay in the Case of storms Horses Z of Heayy rain, ‘ hoe Bay She Y id the recemt train derail- en mrnrrrrrmrneaenne ESTE bb Of Pemberton was relat- By Aina jyarie D’Aangeio ed to now first rock fall on tracks in News Reporter 1b reg is More than 80 years...” — ~ She sid BC Rail is trying to. watch for Tegularly Occurring track |: _ BC Raj semoved regular rail pazargs ‘ os pe patrols op spe stretcky of track in Meanwhile Thomson said three, October, ghe are covers CUTE Local 6 patrol workers’ jobs. Horseshoe pay lo Bruraswick. wee apoliShed recently. The jobs’ Rail Patrols speed track for were efiminated because ‘of th . derailmep, pamitds srwach as fallen infTogyetiON of i-rail patro) “veh: rocks. cl€S for pak patrols, She said... Said cansdian Union of “Basically, we achieved greater”, TransPorarjon Eraploryees (CUTE) efficiency So we could reduce the Local 6 prrgident Robeet Dhensaw, poSitigns,” Said Thomson:": . “im Very conternecS, especially Currently eight CUTE Local 6 about the potential pear the tack patrol workers are employed. are Squamish Highvay beccause stuff” jn the SqU@mish subdivision which. ©: can come goynit Any “time.” . UNS beywEEN the North Vancouver ” But Bc Rail Semuor copmmunica- — station and Lillooet. Wey Ee tions Offices Hilary ‘Trhomson said Hirai! Patrol vehicles are trucks’ the decision jahave Ciiscretionary, that are ovtfitted with stee! wheels and NOt toy ine Patrolss, js based on which can travel on rail track and” data that jpgicatts theare have been : only six rock falls in the area between | gq 101992. : She conypared the Zara to asec~ ack opty, Og eS tion of trag, qalins Exon approxi- DhensaW said BC Rail believes mately BryysWicK Up= to Shannon ~ it Cay save Money by Teducing por-: .” Falls. The srealogzged 4] sock falls. ions of roUtinely patrolled track." +.” in the Same peril. Saig Dhensaw, “I think they'd’: . That Section OF trasck continues ike to get Tid of patrolmen, They: _ to have tegulal rail putrols, said’ gon’t see 4DY productivity there,” Thoinson, : a ' Amon dangerous goods that Dhensay, who wis speaking — trAVe} gyer the rail lines are contain:. ° from BC pajj'snOrth=em terminus ef Cars of Chlorine, caustic soda ‘and in Prince Googe, SaiGL shortly after hy topen peroxide. the decisigg to cut Eaack patrols Dhens@W said patrols act as. from Horgechoe Bay ter Brunswick, ad Vance w@lMings for trains. : a patrolma, splted