10 - Wednesday, March 29, 1989 - North Shore News

cabinet ministers have agreed {o place creation of a new
Transportation Accident Investigation Board at the top
of the Conservative government's agenda when parlia-
ment reconvenes April 3. Inquiring Reporter asks people

IN THE WAKE of the recent Folker F-28 air disaster and
the resignation of the assistant deputy minister for avia-
tion last week, cabinet is scrambling to give top priority
to the creation of a new accident investigation agency, in

inquiring
reporter

Evelyn Jacob

an effort to restore public confidence in air safety. Senior

Do you have confidence in air safety?

Albert Ouilette

North Vancouver

Not recently with all the
plane tragedies. I'd like
to see more safety stand-
ards.

Andrew Rutledge

North Vancouver

Yes. There have been ma-
jor accidents, but not as
many as auto accidents.
it’s still the safest way to
travel.

Jim Moore

North Vancouver

Lately I’m a little nervous
about flying because of
all the mishaps. But if I
go, it'll be by air.

Carol Nikolaisea
North Vancouver
} would have to say no,
because all planes are ag-
ing, and they don’t in-
speci Shem often enough.

if they have confidence in Canadian air safety standards.

Omid Latifpour

North Vancouver

With all the accidents
lately, it docs bring the
issue of safety to the
forefront. 1 still have
confidence in air safety,

though.

A DAY
IN COURT

From page 8

Oct. 28, 1988 incident along
Marine Drive in West Vancouver.
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Todd Harold Jacques was fined
$200 and had his driver's licence
suspended fo. 60 days after the
20-year-old ‘West Vancouver man
pleaded guilty to failing io stop
when requested to do so by a
police officer.

Before Judge R.D. Grandison in
West Vancouver provincisl court
on March 14:

Angela Dawn Peters received a
conditional discharge and was
placed on probation for six months
after the 26-year-old Burnaby
woman pleaded guilty to obtaining
money from Eaton’s in Park Royal
under false pretences in connection
with a Jan. 6 incident.

Before Jadge R.D. Grandison in
West Vancouver provincial court
ou March 13:

Kam Hong Alec Wong was fined
$100 after the 22-year-old Burnaby
man pleaded guilty to theft under
$1,000 in connection with a Jan.
27 incident in which a sweater was
stolen from Hudson's Bay.

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