digdlogue - February 27, 1000

Council Meeting Agenda Summary
Monday, February 28, 2000, 7 p.m. [Saturday. 9 a.m., Rogers Cable 4]

7. Transition Area Development
Guidelines for Site 3 (block on
Fromme, Ross, Sunnyhurst &
Eust 29th)

8. Federal Funding for Fue} Cell
Industry Development ;

Recognitions

* 1999 North Vancouver Parks &
Recreation Photo Contest Awards.

Council “Matters us

© Bear Aware Program

9. Performance Reporting (Audits) - “Teak,
: Force to review Corporate reporting _

systems

: to. Regulation of Gas Station Service’

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Requirements - review of. f existing .

bylaws ;

3 M1. Council Chamber: Miciojioné &
Blectronic He Speaking System

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Smoke detectors -:
proven lifesavers

. In. recent months,

~ been publicized concerns
; expressed

validity of

regarding the
smoke alarm
testing results. New tests,

conducted by’ Underwriter! 8

Pe ‘Laboratories of Canada, in

conjunction . with Health
Canada, have confirmed that
testing methods mect existing
standards and thar 100% of
the smoke alarms tested passed
all reliability testing.
In order to ensure the reliabili-
ty of your smoke alarms, the
Fire Commissioner of BC rec-
ommends the following:
I. Test and maintain your
existing smoke slarms in
" accordance with manufac-
turer's instructions when
-available, or once a month
by pushing the test button
and listening for the alarm.

2. For battery-operated smoke

there have ,

alarms, batteries should be
replaced at leas: once a year.
Extended _ life
should be replaced in accor-

batteries

dance with manufacturer's
instructions. Batteries
should be replaced when the
smoke alarm makes a beep-
ing sound indicating that the

batteries need replacing.

. Smoke alarms should be
cleaned regularly, at least
once every six months, by
gently vacuuming the exteri-
or. Smoke alarms should be
replaced at least every ten
years. . When purchasing
smoke alarms, ensure chat
they have been tested to the
CAN/ULC 58531-M_ stan-
dard.

.Consumers may wish to
install a combination of both
ionization and photoelectric
smoke alarms to provide for

optimum protection.

"Statistics indicate that it is an
indisputable fact that properly

working

together

_ Maintained smoke alarms save

lives," adds District Fire Chief
Gary Calder. "Our Public
Education division has the
remains of a smoke alarm
mounted as a display item. This
inexpensive unic is credited
with saving the lives of three
Delbreok .residents. We urge
residents tc follow the Fire
Commissioner's guidelines and
ensure that approved smoke
alarms sre installed and kept in
good working order in all
dwellings."

For additional information,
please contact District of North
Vancouver Fire and Rescue
Services at 980-7575.

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up to serve you better

In response to requests for
evening and weekend/holiday
service te Lynn Canyon Park and
the surrounding neighbourhood,
the District of North Vancouver
and TransLink are proposing to
extend the hours of the existing
#229 (Lonsdale
Quay /Westlynn/Phibbs

xchange).

route

Proposed for early summer,

the #229 route will extend to
the areas shown on the map
below. The additional service
will run hourly during che
evenings or, weekdays and
Saturdays from 7:00 p-m. to

a better

midnight. On Sundays and hol-
idays, the bus will complete
this route hourly, all day. No
new bus stops are planned at
this time.

It is expected that this extend.
ed route will improve transit
service to residents and offer a
transportation choice to areas
not currently served by tran-
sit. :

For more information, contact
Ken Krueger.
Transportation /
Department) at 990-2450 or
Ken Chow (Transl-ink) at
453-4500.

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Sunset at Cates Park. Photo by Lynne Bozardus