8 - Friday, February 17, 1984 - THE BUSES will keep rolling, but with changes after March 24. A B.C. Transit study says cutting almost 400 week will save hundreds of thousands of dollars with a minimal impact on the number of riders. ee Nort North Shore News h an transit area Two phase plan will cut $800,000 from costs plan CHANGES TO North Vancouver bus routes that go into effect on March 24 are expected to save more than half a million dollars in operating costs by cutting 329 hours of service a week. Changes recommended for September of this year will cut a further 119 hours of ser- vice for a further saving of $217,000. The details are provided in a B.C. Transit area plan for North Vancouver, the first such plan for a Lower Mainland area. Colin Kelly, president of the Independent Canadian Transit Union, has charged that the changes represent nothing more than a cut in service and that B.C. Transit and the Metro Transit Operating Company, which runs the transit service under contract, are using the changes to mask a reduction in the number of drivers. The basic changes for North Vancouver effective March 24: ©e Adjustment to Lions Gate Bridge service to the Lonsdale corridor during non-rush hours to _ better match SeaBus capacity and Vancouver during the mid- day; © Discontinuing bus service along St. Georges and Chesterfield; ® Introducing a mid-day St. Patricks run; * Improving co-ordination of bus and SeaBus operations on Saturday mornings; e Extending the 247 Capilano route to Cliffridge; * Reducing the bus to SeaBus connections at Lonsdale Quay; e Adjusting mid-day ser- vice levels to Pemberton Heights; and e Providing additional capacity in the Lower Lonsdale area ‘‘when de- mand warrants’’. North Vancouver City council has already gone on record as opposing the changes, which aldermen say are designed to force com- muters to use the SeaBus by downgrading bus service to Vancouver. demand; B.C. Transit says the ad- * Extending the existing justments to the North Van- : ieee eae 230 Lonsdale route to couver system were recom- NEWS photos lan Smith =. Rockland and Prospect; hours of service a © Extending the 246 Highland route to downtown | See page 9 AMBLESIDE Band prepares for discussions IT WILL likely be at least) another month before the Squamish Indian Band and West Vancouver begin to discuss the future of the portion of Ambleside Park given the band as part of its cut-off land claim settlement. Dave Jacobs, chairman of the Squamish Band council, said this week he has learned that the federal legislation making the transfer of land to the band official won't be returned to the House of Commons until Feb. 24. The legislation that paves the way for compiction of the cut-off land agreement, reached last fall, received first reading last weck Jacobs says he understands the legislation has received all party suppordt in Ottawa Once the federal legislation has received Senate approval and royal assent, Jacobs add ed, there will be a 30 day peniod within which the pro vince of BC must transter the cut off lands to the band After that, says Jacobs, “the mectings with West Vancouver arc oon 7 Jacobs adds that the band has not been directly ap DAVE JACOBS -waiting for tithe proached by a spectal com mittee established by West Vancouver municipality, buat they have heard through the Attotncy General's depart ment that the committee iste qucsting mectings The Squamish band has maintained since the cut off sctllement that discussions with West Vancouver wont take place until the band holds wutle to the land in quesuon Atthe centre of discussions between West Vancouver of. ficrals and the Squamish Band will be the fate of the ecastern-most 259 acres of Ambleside Park which was returned to the band West Vancouver has spent a considerable amount of Moncey On improvements to that portion of the park, which wt has been leasing from the provincial government As well as the return of the Ambleside Park land. other land in the arca was given lo the band along with $$ milhon in compensation for land that cannot be returned abe aN Become a Friend of BC's Children's Hospital. ‘Your chance to win big, and help all the kids of B.C?” Monty Hail Honorary Chairmas 1963 Humanitarian Award Winner Dear Friend VAHRIETY CLUB OF BHITISH COLUMBIA has undertaken to raise 3 25 milllen dollars to build the Childrens Variety Research Centre The Centre is needed to provide research for childrens diseases That is why I want to tell you about Variety Clube exciting hew Lottery Variety Clubs net proceeds from the tickets you have just received will help bulld this important new facility Tickets are $2 O00 each or $10 O00 for the book of 61x) There 1s also one free ticket for two trips for 2 to Fiji via CP Airand Tapa Tours The winnera will be drawn liven the VARIETY CLUB TELETHON on BC TV on February <8th and 26th 1084 The Childrens Variety Research Cantre will be located beside the Children s Hospital and Grace Maternity Hospital in Vancouver and will serve the needs of children from ail over the province The Centre will occupy 1 O00 square feet and house Soto 40 resear hers pias suppert staff The Hosearch Contre 6 perbonmnel will work closely with medica. practittenants fru otter botpitals Some areas of aludy e Sudden infant death ay mdrorie @ Career ti ety iideess e Blood cell atnortmalit res e Heart disease o hoodies e Neurologie al renpiratary and miutrittonal problerne Variety (lobia confident that the discoverton and Dbreakthrowgliis thease onperta hope teooihake wihi provide (hee libres orf BS wilt the very boat. are 'vametycius GRAND PRIZE LOTTE RY *90,000 cash Co sponsored ty Variety (hut of he aod Both Tinvah (ongrogation & (ontre Aasoctation