switched from CN Rai A TRAIN derailment early Friday morning temporarily closed the main BC Rait line in North Yan- couver. At about 4:20 a.m. six rail cars, which formed part of a 98-car westbound potash train, derailed between 59 and 100 yards east of the Pemberton Avenue level crossing. The section of track involved forms part of the interchange between CN Rail and BC Rail; the cars were being t to Vancouver Wharves for transfer to ocean-going vessels when the ac- cident occurred. BC Rail spokesman Barrie Wall said the company suspected that the mishap was caused by a broken rail. A small amount of potash was spilled on the ground, but it posed no threat to the environment. The track was expected to be opened Friday evening. There were no injuries in the derailment. NV residents frustrated NEWS photo Paul McGrath over district dock fight Indian Arm ratepayers lobby for new Deep Cove facility THE INDIAN Arm Ratepayers Association vented frustration Monday night at North Vancouver District Council over what its members say is the limited progress they have made in securing a dock in Deep Cove for district residents who do not have road access to their homes. The group says it has spent a year getting nowhere with North Vancouver District in its attempt to get a dock for the area. Jill Hightower appeared as a delegation before council on Monday night on behalf of 67 families who live within the district on Indian Arm and can oniy reach their properties by boat. *We have had our letters ig- nored,’? Hightower said, ‘‘our phone calls not returned, pro:m- ised consultations not held and we have yet to see a report that they (staff) say has been submitted on our behalf.’’ ES index @ High Profiles........ 30 B Cocktails & Caviar. ..29 M Fashion ............ 13 Mi High Tech.......... 33 @ Lifestyles ........... 35 Gi Miss Manrers....... 36 @ Spiritually Speaking ..47 B Travel @ Vintage Years....... 37 @ What’s Going On... .24 Weather Monday and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a possibility of showers. Highs 20°C. Second Class Registration Number 3885 By Martin Mitierchiy Contributing Writer Hightower said that she worked for the provincial government and would lose her job if she provided such poor service. Indian Arm residents who pres- ently commute to Deep Cove by boat either rent space at Seycove Marina or use Deep Cove’s gov- ernment wharf. But Hightower said that ‘‘boats have been sunk in Deep Cove at the public wharf.”’ And she said Seycove Marina are apart. We are not there.”’ Indian Arm _ residents believe that if they had a dock of their own it would remove most of the commuter traffic from Panorama Drive, provide a secure location for their own garbage and recycl- ing bins and perhaps serve as the base for the fire boat that they hope to see stationed soon in the cove, The association says that there are several possible locations for such a facility within Deep Cove, including the site of the old Indian Arm marina. Hightower said she first wrote to the district mayor and council last July, but it took until Oct. 16 to arrange a meeting with staff. At that meeting a draft report for discussion by the residents was promised before any formal staff recommendation went to council. The association says that not only did it not get the promised report, but that it is still not sure the docks at ‘falling welcome what quote for a dock was for- warded to council as a 1991 capi- tal budget request, which was re- jected. Indian Arm residents pay municipal taxes based on their assessed property values just like other district residents but say they receive fewer municipal services. They cite such examples as road, water and sewer im- provements, beautification schemes and police protection. Ald. Rick Buchols asked whether their property assessments might not reflect this negative side of their homes’ locations and pointed out that they had chosen to live in what were meant to be “summer residences.”’ “This (dock) is a facility that we have been led to believe will cost several hundred thousand and lead to increased congestion,’’ said Buchols. Buchols suggested that more amenable facilities would only in- crease the pressure of development on Indian Arm. In her presentation, Hightower said that the Vilage of Belcarra reduces taxes in lieu of services not provided to homes that have access only from the water; West Vancouver, she said, has provided docks at both the mainland and the island for the use of Eagle Island residents. “We have all chosen to live where we do knowing that we could not expect the same services we would have in other parts of the district. We do not claim that we have all the answers to this problem,’ said Hightower. “We do ask that you agree we have one proposal worth further consideration, and that you direct staff to work with us to develop a good proposal for consideration in the next capital budget,’’ she con- cluded. Council will consider the issues raised by the association at its Monday night meeting and re- quested staff to recirculate the material it provided to council for the in-camera budget discussions on the proposed wharf and pro- vide a report on staff communica- tion with the association. Sunday, June 23, 1991 - North Shore News - 3 ‘Truck brakes not checked, inquest finds BC. Coroner’s investigation into Horseshoe Bay tragedy THE BRAKES of a runaway dump truck that was loaded with hot asphalt and slammed into a van at the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal iast summer, killing two, were not checked, a B.C. Coroner’s inquest has found. At about 7:30 a.m. on July 9, 1990, a 1984 A-1 Paving Ltd. truck driven by Jatinderpaul Uthi lost its brakes while travelling down a hill near the entrance to the ferry teminal. The hill has a 12% grade. The truck, which was loaded with hot asphait, sped past the ferry terminal's ticket booths and turned into lane four at the ter- minal’s underground parking lot before crashing into a Ford pas- senger van filled with holiday travellers. The van was the only vehicle in the lane; it was partially covered with the hot asphalt following the crash. Killed were Reta Pestell, 41, of Etobicoke, Ont. and her nine- year-oitd daughter, Shawna Marie. Seven others in the van were in- jured. Coroner Kenneth Pitt found that Reta Pestell died of asphyxia, contusion of the brain and second- and third-degree tar burns; her daughter died from head injuries and second- and third-degree tar burns. He classified the deaths as homicide, which is a neutral term used to classify a death but does not attribute blame to anyone. Pitt, who released his report Thursday, said the truck stopped at a mandatory brake-check sta- tion on top of the hill, but he found no evidence that the vehi- cle’s brakes had been checked. Wrote Pitt, ‘‘A detailed exami- nation of the dump truck revealed that it was in fairly good mechanical condition prior to the accident and the only serious mechanical defect that could be found was the lack of regular ad- justment and maintenance of the tear wheel brake stack adjusters.’’ NORTH SHORE resi- dents can find out how to join the Unrelated Bone Marrow Donor Registry and how to _ become bone-marrow donors Wednesday night at rec- Centre Delbrook. By Elizabeth Collings News Reporter Sheena Wilkie, program eoordinator for the Canadian Red Cross’ B.C. registry, said that as the scope of bone- marrow transplants (BMT) widens to treat more and more diseases. the need for bone- marrow donors is rapidly ex- panding. Although BMT is primarily known to the public as a treatment for leukemia, its ap- plications include a variety of diseases affecting bone mar- row. At the June 26 information sessions, which will be held at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., par- ticipants will learn how to reg- ister and what is involved in Bone-marrow meeting set By Surj Rattan News Reporter He added that the brake slack adjusters on all four rear brakes “had obviously not been adjusted in some time’’ and that ali four adjustment nuts ‘‘were encased in a dirt and grease mixture and were so far out of adjustment that with the heating and expansion of the drums under a heavy load on a downgrade, the brakes would become totally ineffective.’’ in addition, Pitt said the truck, loaded with 16.47 tons of hot asphalt, was overweight and that Ubhi had been told his truck was overweight before he left a North Vancouver plant. Pitt also said that there were no runaway lanes at the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal to ‘‘properly deal with vehicles suddenly losing braking power on the stéep downgrade approaching the ter- minal.”” Pitt made two recommendations in his report: *that the provincial solicitor- general’s ministry properly train the personnel at the brake-check station leading to Horseshoe Bay so they can be qualified to carry oul proper brake inspections and have the authority to require drivers to adjust their brakes if needed and detain any vehicles until those adjustments are made and; ethat the provincial transporta- tion and highways ministry change and expand the brake-check sta- tion in question so that vehicles requiring brake adjustments can be detained in a safe area until all necessary brake adjustments have been made. the donation process. Wilkie said the B.C. registry requires: that donors be between the ages of 17 and 59; *that donors donate biood annually; *that donors attend a Red Cross information session where they will have an oppor- tunity to sign a consent form. From there, Wilkie said the Red Cross arranges for a small blood sample to be taken which is tested to determine the human feukocyte antigens (HLA) or ‘genetic markers’’ of the donor before they are entered on the registry. Wilkie said people should be intent on making a bone-mar- row donation if they join the registry because the testing is costly and time consuming. One of the tests can require up to 48 hours of laboratory time alone, she said. For the actual bone marrow donation, donors will have a general anesthetic and can ex- pect to stay in the hospital for two nights and three days. For more information, call the Unrelated Bone Marrow Donor Registry at 431-4266.