10 - Wednesday, March 20, 1985 - North Shore News

Barrett Fisher
SY

Still

SAFE, IS not safe enough
for West Van District Cuancil
especially when it comes to
propaned gas storage next to
an apartment building.

Council far second time,
has withheld approval for a
Petro Canada gas station to
install a 9,000 litre propane
refilling tank.

Although B.C, Gas and
Safety Branch have approved
the installation in principle
and feel the propane

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ONE OF the results of the so-called Shamrock Summit between Ronald Rea
of greater Canadian involvement in the Star Wars nuclear defence system tl

North Shore residents if they think Canada should prepare for nuclear war?

Carla Funk
North Vancouver
No, { don’t

like to talk about

because it makes me mad.
I've got two kics — one

three, one two months.

think
anyone's that stupid to
push the button. I don’t

Hilary Randall

North Vancouver

ia. Ut thint, we should be
Preparing to lay down
our nuclear arms. I don't
think anyone should
prepare for nuclear war.

no go on

tank poses no danger to life
or property, council 'main-
tained otherwise.

Since propane gas is a
highly explosive substance,
council members felt caution
was in order since the pro-
pane tank would be only 25
feet from an apartment
complex located across a
lane.

West Van's fire chief Col-
in Evans has expressed some
concern about locating the

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explosive fuel so close to a
residential area.

According to the provisi-
cial gas branch, though, the
station located at 2196
Marine Drive conforms to
all provincial and federal
building codes.

The chairman of the strata
council for the apartment
block across the alley (Surf-
side Apartments) told coun-
cil that if leakage occured

Kurt Baikenhol

North Vancouver

No. it’s a hard question
because if you do
prepare, there’s not going
to be much left to live for
if it happens.

Kevin Thompsen
North Vancouver

No, I don't think we
should, We should be like
Switzerland. I think we
should be neutral. I don’t
see why we can’t all get
along.

gan and Brian Mulroney has raised the possibility
hat is under study. We went to the streets to ask

1. Cordocedo ,
North Vancouver __

No. There’s so~ much
controversy, but I don’t
like the idea of arms be-
ing in Canada. We like to
think we're secure in our
country but nuclear arms
are a horrible thing.

propane tank

building, he added.

and propane flowed across
the laneway it could result in
a catastrophic disaster for
West Van.

Propane gas could be
sucked into the air intake
vent at the block of the
apartment, claimed the man,
and drain into the furnace
room where the propane gas
could be ignited by the pilot
light in the furnace.

The resultant
could easily

explosion
level the

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Ald. Diana Hutchinson
suggested council tread
carefully and investigate the
potential consequences of
siting a propane dispenser so
close to residences.

She urged council
members to get additional
input from the fire depart-
ment and put the request on
the backburner until some
questions are answered.

Ald. David Finlay also

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argued restraint and further
consideration before such a
flammable and explosive
fuel be allowed installation.

Mayor Derrick Hum-
phreys proposed reconsid-
eration of the request by gas
station and once council get
the fire department's report
and further information
from the gas safety branch,
counci « ‘ll decide the best
course 0, tion.

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