Project to nike truck traffic From page| “quite an impact on the fish | hatchery over the short term” and said it would probably be neces- sary to pipe water from the low- ered reservoir to. the Capilano River below the dam. However, he suggested that the impact on residents from truck traffic associated with the dam rehabilitation would Le min- imai given that most of the mate- rials will be found, and remain, on-site. But that observation is open to interpretation if the Greater Vancouver Regional District board votes Friday to go ahead with major improvements to the disinfection of its drinking water. -According to a GVWD tnatlic study, construction of the planned ozonization facility for the Cleveland reservoir in the summer of 1999 will generate approy mately 120 ruck crips per day each way on Capilano Ruad. So a Cap Road resident could be counting 30 trucks an hour with- cut any additional impact from the scepage project. The other major impact for local residents could be the clo- sure of the parking lor at Cleveland Dam to accommodate construction cquipment for the ozone-generation and corrasion- control facility to be built north of the parking lor. The $80 million project will also see an electrical substation built north and west of the dam and a pumphouse facility at the base of the dam. Twin tunnels to a Rice Lake filtration plant are on hold for the next 25 years. GVWD spokesman = Mark Ferguson suggested Monday that the parking lor for the popular Cleveland Dam could still accom- modate tour bus drop-offs and that parking for the buses might then be found at Grouse Mountain. But Grouse Mountain Resorts president and general manager Stuart McZaughlin says the GVWD “hasn’r discussed that potential solution with us” and he doesn’t favor any further traffic pressure on the residents of Nancy Greene Way. McLaughlin described the Cleveland Dam as “the greatest ecological disaster ever to hit B.C.” "and the money to be spent on it as “a waste.” He suggested that the Seymour system’s capaci- ty could easily be increased while the Capilano Watershed had the porential to be the greatest recre- ational reserve in the world. The ozonization plant for Capilano and the filtration plant for Scymour are part of alternative primary disinfection treatments thar could, in conjunction with municipal waterpipe cleaning, reduce chlorination by as much as 50%. It should be noted, however, that the amount of chlorine added to water from the Seymour reser- voir could double in the next wo years as the GVWD struggles to meet federal water quality stan- dards. Ultimately, residents could see their water bill double in order to retain today’s level of chlorine. Commented Coun. Lisa Muri, “This might be a good time to buy shares i in bottled water com- NEWS photo Mike Wakefield ALVIN Biaise (left) and Chris Moradian (right) have purchased the Canadian franchise rights for Quizno’s, a large U.S. sub chain. Rick Schaden (middie), the owner of the Nasdaq-listed U.S. company, bought his first franchise in 1986. Submarine skirmish Upstart chain goes bread to bread in North Shore fuod fight lan Noble News Reporter fan@nsnews.com THERE’S a sub battle baking on 1 the North Shore. the Conalian franchise ae for dur Subs, a 278-restaurane chain based in Colorado. Although Chris Moradian and Alvin Blaise say Subway, the second-largest fast food chain in B.C., is not a competitor and is — in a way — at: ally, the nwo chains have already had a skirmish on the North Shore. Barbara Spink owns a Subway at Third and Lonsdale in North Vancouver. She said Monday that a woman from Quizno’s stood by Subway and handing out coupons for the new Quizno's across the street. When Spink sat in her store window, the coupon-wielding woman moved on. Garry Corrigan, the manager of the d and Lonsdale Quizno's location, said that his store was not handing out coupons in front of the Subway. “Certainly that wasn’t the instructions. We're not trying to upset Subway or do anything of the kind,” he said. Said Spink: “We'll get by this little obstacle and then we'll carry on.” Both Subway and Quizno’s point out they are a healthier alternative to burger-and-fries fast food chains and laud the freshness of their product Moradian said those qualities, combined with attracted him toe the With the Third and Lonsdale tocation, there are now It Quizno's in Canada and four on the North Sho Blaise and Moradian ho; chised stores over the next Canada. Blaise started the I 1-stere fran- chise Image Optical chain in 1974 . Moradian was in commercial real estate before jumping at the deal for Quizno's Canadian franchise rights. Said Moradian to Blaise before buying the Quizno's rights: “This looks like the Starbucks of the sub chains.” Blaise savs he decided to buy the Canadian ‘rights to Quizno's because the product is awesome — “far more tasty” than Subway and healthier than a burger. Quizno's bills itself'as an Italian- stvle deli that uses high-quality meats and cheeses on soft {alia baguettes. Moradian said that Quizno's subs are oven-baked so the cheese is melted and the meat is it “Th said Blais ie say oven- Quizno's will continue to ma inroads on the North Shore when a location is opened in Ambleside in March. But Spink, who owns two Subways on the North Shore, said Subwa: tition. She said the cight North Shore Subway owners have taken a ‘Team North Shore approach. Spink said the local owners are taking ste as making sure prices are all the saine and ¢ advertising on buses and more sponsorship of local to open 650 fran- ve to 10 years in “No dirty pool. We’re not into that. If we bury our heads in the sand, it’s not going to do any good either. We are going to fight back. There is no doubt about that. — Subway owner Barbara Spink ” He high school sports. “We're going to look at every avenue and by teaming together it makes it casier and cheaper for everybody. “No dirty pool. We're not into that,” she said. “If we bury our heads in the sand, it’s not going to do any good cither. We are going to fight back. is no doubt about that.” Spink said Quizno’s has a good product and added she would not badmouth anybody. However, she pointed our that Subway has provided voluntecr services, has been around for 30 years, its bread is baked in the stores and customers can decide which fresh products go into their sandwiches. She added Quizno's owners scem to “have to move every Quizno's store beside a Subway. “L think they are riding on the shirt-tails of Subway,” she said. Blaise said Quizno’s is not try- to compete head-on wi th Subway, but the new ¢! ply looking for good locations points out that with Subway’s numerous stores in B.C., it’s hard not to open near a Subway. Blaise said his chain also looks at Subway as an ally, adding, that chain has been instrumental in get- ting peaple to cat subs. Blaise said Quizno's will have a one-week trial with B.C. Ferries in February. If all goes well, pas- sengers will be able to snack on a Quizno's subs as ride the new $74-million fast ferries from ‘to Nanaimo. “no's Canadian head office is located at 171 lanade, an address it shares with A&W’s Canadian head office. Midwives receive training outside of B.C. ical chic — the very parlor pinks and hospital delivery vi sit lasts nwo days Although midwives have been From page 1 She said the advantages ofa home birth included being in a familiar environment and the ability to share the experience with her family. tn spite of this they encountered skepticism from) many quarters including News columnist: Trevor Lautens who penned a colunin slam- ming the law change in the Jan. 2 News. “Today midwives have ont ed appeal, mostly to upp: class urban trendies and ta limit- iddle- of med- soft socialists that the ‘modern’ NDP attracts,” he wrote, dr wasn’t the only time encountered the attitude. “What started getting my goat was all those people labeling me NDP, pot-smoking hipp More. “I'd never vote NDP ifimy fife depended on it. A question of finances aiso entered the tray w hen, the government announced a midwife will be able to charge MSP $2,250 per delivery and 42 days of pre-natal care. An average and costs an average of $900 per day in addition to pre-natal care. While midwives have an extensive history in’ BC. and around the world, they have been fighting along battle with the provincial g gover: ment to gain legal recognition. Carol Hird, who delivered North Vancouver’s first government-funded home birth, said recognition of mid- in B.C. has been a long time coming. “It has taken 18 vears for this to happen,” said Hird. recognized, Hird said no educational institutions offer programs in the field in British Columbia. Hird said the only place in Canada a midwife can be trained is Ontario where three schools offer a four-year bachelor program. Hird and several other midwives have joined together and are opening The Midwifery Group, a clinic located at 3980 Main St. They will be hosting an open house on Fe Phone 877-7766 for more information.