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Newsstand Price 25¢ February 22,1984 Newsroom 985-2131 _—_Classified 986-6222 _ |

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THURSDAY
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Industry doesn’t
think it fits in

OPPONENTS OF the proposed Pemberton Water-
front Development dominated Monday’s public
hearing conducted by North Vancouver District

council.

By JOANNE MacDONALD

Bite the opening address
by Jurgen Bysse, president of
the Pemberton Waterfront
Development Group, who
listed the benefits of the
scheme, representatives from
Seaspan International,
Fibreco and Vancouver Ship-
yards were unanimous in
their concerns against the
project.

They included pollution,
traffic problems (including
both access across the rail-
road tracks and parking
limitations), and the belief
that an_ industrially-zoned
area should not be ‘‘hassled’’
by commercial developers.

Hugh Cooper of Fibreco
told council his company
represents an investment of
about $30 million, and that
he was worried about ‘‘those
seeking commercial develop-
ment in the area.’”

He refuted Bysse’s claim
that area pollution was not a
problem, stating respirator-
type masks are provided for
Fibreco employees.

‘*There is a problem with
pollution, and we’ve
minimized it as much as
possible,’’ said Cooper. ‘‘But
there’s no way we can stop
that wood flour. It will
permeate even the finest

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ayors unite
against hikes

THE THREE North Shore mayors have come out

against the peak and off-peak fares approved Fri-
day by the Vancouver Regional Transit

Commission.

By JOANNE MacDONALD

In a letter to the Commis-
sion dated February 16,
Mayor Marilyn Baker said
the position of the North
Shore mayors was that
although they acknowledge
the need for increased fares,
they feel the increased
fares should be phased in
over a period of several
years

Baker said off-peak fares
may be an incentive to riders
but they ‘‘are a penalty to
those who have no chore of
time of ridership."’

She added the mayors do

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not agree with the zonal fare
system being used only at
peak hours, as this is a ‘‘dou-
ble penalty to peak hour
riders who ... have no choice
in their umes of usage of the
transit system."’