2 . Weanesday. Octobe: 3i, ERE NT Index FB Budeet Beaters B Business @ Classified Ads B Doug Collins Comics @ Lifestyles . . @ North Shore Now @Pr. Ruth .. BSports. . @TV Listings... .. 32 @ Whats Going On... 13 Weather Wednesday, cloudy with sunny periods. Thursday, cloudy with chance of showers. Highs near 10°C. Second Class Registration Number 3885 15 ' Thousands | hand over household toxic waste THE RESPONSE to last weekend’s household haz- ardous waste drop-off on the North Shore exceeded all expectations, as exten- sive line-ups at the North Vancouver District drop- off site resulted in waits of up to 1% hours for par- ticipants. By Peggy Trendell-Whittaker News Reporter sponsored by government, The drop-off, the provincial Greater Vancouver Regional District, and the North Shore Recycling Program, drew [,355 cars from 1,736 households over Saturday and Sunday -— an unanticipated 2.9 per cent par- ticipation rate. And although other municipalities, such as Co- quitlam and Richmond, attracted more cars 10 their hazardous waste drop-off's, the North Shore is second only to Vancouver City in the amount of waste collected. Over 400 drums of hazirdotts material (paints, pesticides. flammable liquids and solvents), S85 car batteries, 175°) propane cylinders, 10 drums of motar oit and 2% drums of anti-freeze were collected during the two- day drop-off. Mike Stringer, a North Van- couver resident and GVRD pro- ject engineer, said the line-ups were Jong because of the sheer volume of materials in many of the cars, which had to be analysed and sorted by the 35 Allied Environmental Services workers contracted to handle the wastes. Asked if there are ways in which the Hne-up delays could See Hazardous page 8 1990 - North Shore News Charges laid against trucker Driver faces criminal negliger:ce charges for Horseshoe Bay terminal accident A TOTAL of seven criminal charges have bo en laid against the driver of a dump truck loaded with Got asphalt that crashed July 9 into a van full of holiday tcaveilers at West Vancouver’s Horseshoe Bay ferry termine: Two of the van occupants were hilied in the accident. Jatinderpaul Ubhi, 23, has been charged with two counts of crimi- nal negligence causing death and five counts of criminal neelizence causing bodily harm. He ts scheduled to appear Nov. 16 in West Vancouver provincial court to face the charges. According to) West Vancouver Police Set. Gunter Wahl, convie- ' ‘ ‘ By Surj Rattan News Ren rter tion on the charges could result in maximum sentences of fife in Prisca for the two criminal Nepliinenee causing death counts and a tO-year jail term for the crintinal negheenee causing bodily herm charges. Ubhi. along seathy oo partner Ruldis Dail, 36, was driving an A-E Paving Etd. teack filed wath hot asphalt carly July 9 whee the truck’s brakes apparentiy tuted after the sehicle lett a mandatory brake-check staGen atop a hill near the Horseshoe Bas terminal. The hill has @ £2 per cent vrade. The truck sped past ferry teket booths and turned into Line four atthe ferry terminal's undergound parking lot before crashing into a Ford passenger van. The van, which was the only vebicle in the lane, was partially covered with the truck’s load of NEWS photo Neil Lucente GEORGE TONN displays just two of the bottles collected from the 1,355 cars that streamed into the CanOxy lot last Saturday and Sunday for the household hazardous wastes drop-off. Volumes exceeded all expectations, resulting in line-ups that had some people fuming. Most participants, however, were just glad to get their basements cleaned out and their wastes disposed of in the most environmentally-sound manner. Hopes high for Highway #99 opening soon HIGHWAYS MINISTRY officials are ‘‘optimistic’’ reopening the Squamish Highway to traffic this week. The highway has been closed since Oct. 20. following a massive rock slide north af Lions Bay. Bul to opress time Tuesday, Capilano Highway Services, the company responsible for main- taining the highway, had not been given the go-ahead to prepare the road for traffic. Said Capilano Highways Ser- vices vice-president Don Neilson, “They're (highways staff) sul do- ing their thing, and from our stundpomt, owelte just awaitine By Michael Becker News Reporter then to give us the opportunity to say we're ready te clear the road. They haven't finished their stabilization vet, but (hey) think sting Girly clase.” Meanwhile, sts fiens Bis Finergenes Socig! Services (ESS? volunteers and 2b volunteers with the North and West Vancouver Finergency Program returned from Squamish after working about around the clock Friday through Sunday to provide emergency ser- vices to people stranded in Squamish by the highways rock slide. Fhe EBmergencs Social Services volunteers operated aoreliel base at Ue Squamish civie cémire and served hundreds of travellers, Refiel contre services inefuded shelter, food, communications, information, ferry dispatch cand tattic control. Said emergency provtam coor. dinator Ross Peterson, These people did an excellent job. Eni quite proud of them aad vers proud Gf the quality of work they ullimiately did." S coordinator Krysha “We really did eet a lot of experience in) operating a teception centre.” Lessons dearned will be incor: porated in the local cmergenes tesponse plan. focel volunicer coordinators working with Dee. byshire included fiarurie Mark, Sally Pollock, Lynn Orstad and Cheryl Katiler. AN hivhways omisistry report vonsidering the viability of build ny oan alternative reate to the Squemish Whisther Grea IS es pected to be releidsed today hot asphalt The crash clamed the lives of Reta Pestell of Toronto and her nine-sear-old daurhter, Shawna. nyured an the accident were the woman's husband, Derek Pestell, 85, his daughter. Danielle, six, and Kelowna residents Douglas MeCourt, 65, Beverly: McCourt, 46, and Mavan McCourt, nine. Ubhi and Dail both received minor injuries. Wahl said it) took both the police and the West Vancouver Crown counsel's office several months to Jay charges because of the seriousness of the accident. North Shore municipal candidates named x \ELECTION "— ‘UPDATE. - NOMINATIONS = closed Monday for municipal can- didates seeking election Nov. 17. North Shore voters will be elec- ting aldermanic, mayoral and school trustee candidates for three-year fermts. The following is a list of alder- manic and trustee candidates who filed nominations as of Oct. 30 at the three North Shore municipal offices (* Siznifies an incumbent): North Vancouser School District 44 Bernhard Albrecht *Trustee Don Bell Harry Carruthers Trustee Roy Dungey Stephanie Hackett Len Haffenden Patricia Heal eTrustee Marg Jessup Trustee Chief Philip Joe Salim Kaderali * Trustee Anne Macdonald John Walkley *Trustey Richard Walton Michael Woodward West Vancouver School District 45 Pete Bradshaw *Trustee Pamela (Mel) Clark eUrustee EWabeth Ferguson * Trustee Margot burk eTrustee Barbara Howard James Neon Stephen Sincktr Kim Stephens David Stevenson North Vancouser District Council Patrick Brashiewich eAld. Rick Buchols Dallas Collis #Ald. Ernie Crist Jim Cuthbert Don Davis Bruce Edwards Fim Jones Janice Harris Daphne MelLean Bob McCormack eAld. Bill Rodgers Paul Turner Albert Weisstock Narth Vancouver City Council e Ald. Bill Bell AMMlan Blair e Ald. John Braithwaite *Ald. Rod Clark Jair: Dartnell e Ald. Stella Jo Dean Bob bearsles Ralph ball Barbara Perrot Ald. Barbara Sharp Rob farplert Bilt Domdinscars West Vancouver District Council e Ald Ter Rotame eA Andy Dany tis e Ald. Rod Das Sack Borster Poorabel Cet alae Donald Gaitithes bull Howard vast Pbratatal Pdastee Tbsate bert nts Reverts Lanchiak Kathteon Dahan Phserseh Riot Waal