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ONE OF ICBC’s key messages to motorists is that the amount we pay for auto insurance is driven by the number and cost of claims. Autoplan premiums are higher this year because trends show more claims and higher costs.

However, there is more to B.C.’s auto insurance system than collecting premiums and paying claims. 1CBC’s accident and crime prevention programs are highly regarded in North America, as are its research into vehicle repairs

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and its rehabilitation programs for accident victims.

Here are just some of the activ- ities planned for 1992.

ICBC’s Traffic Safety Programs Department will be working with the police to stage province-wide speeding crackdowns in May, July and September. In October, a ma- jor effort will aim at boosting

est automotive designs and mate- rials, as well as new, cost-effective repair methods. This department will also be examining the theft resistance of vehicles as part of a larger effort to blunt the wave of auto thefts.

Through focal police forces, more communities will become involved in ICBC-supported pro-

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ICBC plans programs throughout the year

hit-and-run will be the focus of coordinated provincial campaigns.

In addition to looking at how vehicles are stolen, another initia- tive, sponsored by ICBC’s Special Investigation Unit, will address the ‘‘why’s’? of the issue. A Simon Fraser University study will examine the myriad of social and economic factors that have been driving up theft statistics.

will also forge new links with the police to shut down auto theft rings and ‘‘chop shops.”’

Through funding for scholar- ships and research, ICBC’s Rehabilitation Department will continue to support projects designed to help those who have suffered serious injuries recover to their maximum potential.

This column will report on our

safety-belt use, and there will be two high-profile drinking/driving CounterAttack blitzes, one at grad time and the other at Christmas.

This spring, traffic safety staff will hold safety clinics to ensure that infant/child restraint units are properly installed. A media campaign will remind motorists that motorcycles are back on the road.

Another Province Road Test is scheduled for early summer, with broadcasts on BCTV and a major contest in The Province newspa-

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ICBC’s Research and Training Department will continue its train- ing programs to keep body shop craftspeople up to date on the lat-

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CAPILANO COLLEGE is celebrating 20 years of the Outdoor Recreation Manage- ment program by holding a re- union on the weekend of April 24 and 25.

On the evening of the 24th, each individual class will get

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progress throughout the year.

Rec program holds 20-year reunion

On the 25th, there will be a ‘dinner and dance in the col- lege’s new Sportsplex.

The program started in 1971 as a pilot project and became full-time the following year.

Brian White, who has been on the faculty since the pro- gram began, started teaching geology before taking over as

program coordinator.

“It’s been very much an ex- tended family kind of fecling in the department,’? White said. **We’ve always been very close.””

For more information on the reunion, contact the outdoor recreation department at 984- 4947, or by fax at 984-4993.

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