By CHARLES MAYER

Industries preducing hazardous or volatile
wares now face tough regulations in North

Vancouver District where council Monday
narrowly adopted a bylaw curbing the
manufacture of dangerous goods in the
municipality.

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Under the controversial
bylaw all industries
producing hazardous
products are now subject to
strict production regulations
for any substance considered
highly combustible,  in-
flammable or explosive.
Included in the bylaw are
chlorines, nitrates and
radioactive elements.

However, the bylaw met
with stiff resistance from

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couver council, last week .

The municipal baseball
team originally wanted fo
sell the hats for a profit to
beef up their gift fund, but
council put its collective foot
down on such misuse of the
municipal crest.

It was decided that only
team members and their

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Alderman John Lakes who
argued adoption of the
restrictive legislation means
District will be penalized by
reduced tax bases because

industries will eventually
relocate to other
municipalities.

“The majority of tax-
payers will regret passage of
this discriminatory,
provocative bylaw,” warned
Lakes. “It means possible

team spirit

immediate families could
buy the hats.
But Alderman Diana

Hutchinson suggested it was
a bad precedent as other
municipal teams in_ the
future might also want to use
the crest.

Municipal Manager Terry
Lester said it was “valid in
terms of morale” and
council voted to allow the
team to use its crest.

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Dangerous goods bylaw finally adopted

...amid dire warnings from Lakes

future layoffs and is a clear
statement in real life that
council is not interested in
allowing industry to remain
in the District.”

Alderman Jim Ball also
slammed the bylaw as being
excessive and inconsiderate
of District's industrial
tenants.

He said the bylaw was
Originally intended to
protect the community's
residents from “chemical
hazards” but it has gone
beyond protection and
“longterm tenants such as
Hooker Chemicals should be
given more consideration.”

Meanwhile, Alderman
Ernie Crist claii
legislation dealing with
potentially lethal products
can never be strict enough
and that Mississauga has
brought home the dangers of
hazardous chemicals close to
residential areas.

He added that such
“prohibitive” bylaws should
not imply District “hates

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Hooker; it’s just that they're
located in an area that is
very unsuited for what they
produce.”

Mayor Don Bell agreed
with Crist, saying: “In
summary it’s a good bylaw...
a positive step forward... it
goes beyond what is needed
but we're under pressure to

pass it.”
Canadian Occidental Ltd.
Hooker Chemicals. has

applied to District to expand
its present muriatic acid
holding capacity by 40,000
gallons.

However, District's
adoption of the bylaw legally
empowers council to veto

Hookers’ request for ex-
pansion.

“We're forcing the
chemical industry... into

confrontation or desertion,”
Lakes declared. “If council
had been concerned about
community safety, they

would worked and reasoned
with local industries.”

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