10 - Wednesday, January 13, 1993 —- North Shore News

INQUIRING REPORTER °

BEGINNING FEB. 1, public transit riders will have to dig a little deeper in their pockets to ride with B.C. Prices for a ‘single-zone ticket will rise from

Transit.

$1.35 to $1.50; a two-zone ride will increase from $2 to $2.25. Monthly passes, FareSayer tickets and day passes will go up on April 1, with a one-zone monthly pass go-

What is your reaction to the upcoming BC. Transit fare increases?

Patrick Mangold North Vancouver Well, I think the fare 1 currently pay for a trip from Upper Lonsdale to Lonsdale Quay ($1.35) is

fair. Anything more than -

that I think is too much,

Jason Calder

Vancouver ;

I think it’s not a good move right now. I take the bus all the time so it’s going to affect me, but I guess they’ve got to do what they’ve got to

Cesare Battista

Nosth Vancouver . Obvicusly people aren't going to like the increase. i guess whenever gov- ernment ‘is left to run something increases like this are bound to occur.

“Wayne Bradley

North Vancouver

Even with the transit fare increase,. I feel it's still an economical and en- vironmently sound way to travel around the city.’

THE FOLLOWING. people ap- “peared: in’ North and West Van- couver provincial courts recently . to ? face various charges: ;

| Before Judge Reginald D. Gran-' “dison in’ North Vancouver provin- -cial court on Jan. 7:

__ Robert Steven Hjorleifson, 39, of North Vancouver, was fined

$500 -and placed: on 16 months”.

to committing fraud in excess of $1,000 on’ Sept..25,°1991 in North Vancouver District.

Before Judge Jerome Paradis in North Vancouver provincial court on Jan. 6:

Earl Sidney Paul, 39, of Van- couver, was fined $350 after he

_ pleaded guilty to theft from Sears

Canada Lid. on Nov. 19,1992 in

do to keep costs dawn.

Before Judge. Reginald D. Gran- dison in’ West Vancouver provin- cial court on Dec. 22:

John Todd Hewitt, 26, of no

fixed address, ‘was sentenced to six. . “months in jail after he pleaded

guilty to breaking into: West Van- couver’s Thunderbird: Marina and committing theft from premises on June 27, 1992. Hewitt was also sentenced to an additional five days:in jail for

ing in West Vancouver on Oct.’ 5, 1992.

Before Judge Bill Rodgers . in

North Vancouver provincial court: “on Dec. 18:

Jimmie Oral Mcatee, 21, ‘of North Vancouver, was fined $200

the ; and placed on six months’ proba- tion .after he pleaded ' guilty’ to.”

breaking into. a business in North Vancouver District: on “April NL, 1992.

probation after he pleaded. guilty

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ing up $4 to $54. B.C. Transit is currently carrying a $29 million deficit into 1993 — due mainly to SkyTrain operations. The rate hikes are expected to raise $11.5. million for B.C. Transit ia the next year, In 1991, tran- - sit fares-were hiked 8%.

© Ruth Snead-. , Vancouver ; I just don’t agree with” the increase. ‘pay $50 a month for. a pass,‘and [.- think that‘is’ enough :for _ a service Ihave to have. | I feel at the mercy of the transit systen vee ro

Before Judge Doug Campbell in. North Vancouver provincial « court . on Dec. 8: a) Se

‘Feror Richard Miuelberg, 3 35; ‘of. West Vancouver,” was. fined $300

_after he pleaded. guilty to being: in

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