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funding needen

THE British Columbia
Automobile
Association (BCAA)
has launched a
province wide cam-
paign to lobby the fed-
eral government to pri-
oritize funding for the
National Highway
System in the fiscal
2000 budget. ©

Petitions ‘ars. being circu-
lated at BCAA ;-offices for
member. and-cistomer signa-
tures that will be submitted to
B.C. Membes‘d?Parliament.

While the ‘national’ high-
way system comprises only
24,460 kilometres;”:it” carries
, nsporta-
tion, :

A report co! lioned by
the Council of Ministers
Responsible an for

Transportation and ‘Highway |
Safety shows that the.cost of

bringing it up to standard has
increased from $12 billion in
1988 to $17.2 billion in-the
‘fast 10 years.

Meanwhile, government
research estimates thar
improved highway standards
could decrease the number of
highway-related fatalities by

- as many as 247 and injuries by

up co 16,000 a year.

Of the $5. billion im gas
taxes Ourawa collects annual-
ly, only 6% (about $300 mil-
lien) is spent on average on
our highways, roads and
bridges.

By comparison, — the
United States will spend more
than $218 billion on high-
ways and improved irans

portation facilities, including *

public transit, during the next
Six vears,
Federal transfer payments

made to B.C. to date this year |;

have not included any signifi-
cant funding for roads.

Said John Rarel, BCAA
director of government

affairs, “Without concerted,

action to-address this. situa-

tion, Canada © faces ,an

extremely serious backlog. o!
roads urgendy needing reha
bilization. Sufficient fund

“must*be dedicated to renew:

ing Sur highway infrastruc
ture now.

“Over the long term, such
a commitment will reduce
fatalities and injuries on the
roadways, alleviate conges-
tion, lower vehicie operating
costs arid reduce emissions,
and improve Canada’s com-
petitiveness, economic devel-
opment aid overall economic
prosperity.”

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| Educating children

From previous page

* Members of the Insurance Brokers Association of British

Columbia and the Credit Union [nsurance Services

Association, as well as non-member brokers are working

. together with ICBC to offer educational programs to chil-

‘dren, youth and the general public.

_ Examples of programs include the Way to Go! school pro-

ram -for elementary students, multi-media productions for

: high school students, radio and television promotions and
grants for community groups and youth groups.

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