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Counci! seeks support of other municipalities

By Jolanda Waskits

Contributing Writer

THE Nerth Shore has been stand-
ing in line, waiting eagerly to be
the next area linked to the rest of
the world by SkyTrain.
Unfortunately, it’s not in the plans.

That realization prompted North
Vancouver District council to send a clear
message to B.C. Transit and the Greater
Vancouver Regional District that it wants the
Norti, Shore linked with SkyTrain.

“We've been shafted,” Cous. Ernie Crist
said on Feb. 10. “We have more cars and
people than other areas. Why give it to New
West or uitlam?”

Crist said residents on the North Shore
own more than 100,000 cars and make
160,000 trips by car over the Second
Narrows and the Lions Gate bridges per day.

Richmond has 90,000 cars while
Coquitlam has 70,000, he said.

“We are stuck with more buses, when we

clearly know buses will not solve the prob-
lem. The bridges will only be congested
again,” he said.

Vancouver Regional Transit Commis-
sion’s five-year plan for the North Shore
includes more buses across the Second
Narrows Bridge, more frequent SeaBus ser-
vice during peak hours, and a direct bus con-
nection from Jovce SkyTrain station in
Burnaby to Phibbs Exchang:

Coun. Jaaice Harris said the North Shore
should qualify for a Light Rapid Transit addi-
tion considering the volume of traffic using
the two bridges. “But we shouldn’t build it in
isolation but added on to the system that
already exists,” she said.

Coun. Lisa Muri agreed.

“I’m not interested in being held hostage
by only a certain kind of transit system,” she
said. “There’s talk about another SeaBus sta-
tion.”

Council would like the City of North
Vancouver and the District of West
Vancouver to join to pressure the GVRD to
bring SkyTrain across Burrard Inlet.

AUSON Hunt
Joined her
Caulfeild class-
mates sending
school kits to kids
in Africa and the
Caribbean as part
of the Project Love
effort to promote
literacy and edu-
cation.

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THE North Shore, along
with communities all over
B.C. and Canada, is celebrat-
ing the diversity of the coun-
try’s cultures during
Multiculturalism Week (Feb
16 to 22).

As part of those celebra-
tions, the North Shore

Multiculturalism Society is
inviting the North Shore
public to visit its offices at
102-123 East 15th St. in
North Vancouver any time
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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dinner for Saturday, March 8,

at North Vancouver’s Lucas
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