Fridges, stoves, washers, dryers, mattresses left

Jolanda Waskito Contributing Writer

WATCH out, the “Dirty Dumper” may be lurking in an alfey sear you.

Barbara Ladd, of Cavendish Books on First Street in) North Vancouver, was first dumped on mre than a month ago ago by the unknown trasher.

So far the man — who drives a white vin’ — has unloaded two tridges, one stove, four washers and four dryers, about 40 cans of paint as well as old rugs and mattresses beside the bookstore’s private ree- tanguhir, steel bin.

“No one’s really seen him,” Ladd

New casino criteria laid out

THE gencral criteria for the selection of destination casi- nos, their Maximum size and their relationship to charity was announced rece ty by Peter Clark, chair of the Lotteries Advisury Committee.

“Destination casinos wilt have the look and tel of char- itv casinos,” satd Clark. “As with charity casinos, they will have a maximum of 30 gam- ing tables and up to 300 slot machines. This contrasts dra- matically with a Las Vegas or Windsor-style major casino in the Lower Mainland, firmly rejected by government, which would have had about 2,600 slot machines and 150 tables.

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said of the mysterious dumper.

“He drove by very quickly -—— he roars im and rears oat. This guy is JUN a strange person.”

Although an employee made 3 note of the van's licence plate num ber, the Privacy Act prevents the release of ownership informa ton,

Ladd talked oto North Vancouver City bylaw depart- ment staff who told her that “the city could do nothing tor us as the bins are on private property.”

“The nunicipal dumping by-law applies only to dump ing on public land,” con- firmed Francis Caouette, a city manager. “If something is going on on private property, then it's a civil issue.”

When Ladd calied Environment Canada, they told her they couldn't do anything either.

She was told thar the property

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owner is “responsible for the proper disposal of (anything) containing hazardous waste.”

Ladd was getting frustrated.

The dumper was scll leaving garbage behind on a daily basis. The freon in old fridges is a health haz

“ No one’s really seen him. He drove by very quickly -~ he roars in and roars

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“Anybody with huge bins is plagued with the same problem,” she said. “We're nor alone in. this plight.”

Ladd called in the police on 3 recent Friday.

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owner fed up with dastardly dumper

She wanted to know if they would come down and arrest: the dumper if one of her emplovees managed to block bis escape route.

“Twas told that probably they would come.” she said. “However the said) the situation was a matter for she city: bylaw depart- ament.”

Ladd thougkr she was going to get the run-around again, Gat the constable perked: up his cars after she told him the bin was located about three metres (100 tt.) above the B.C. Railway tracks.

“Hf someone were to push them (the discarded items) over they would land direetly onto the raiwway tracks,” Ladd said.

She said the constable took down the licence plate auimber and told her he would try to contact the van"s owner.

A couple of davs later the bro- kea-down appliances mysteriously

disappeared. Ladd said.

She guessed that the constable had a word or two with the owner of the white van.

Burts serious question remains: is there anvthing property owners can do if they wake up one morning with warbage, toxic or not, on their lov

“Ifyou have items that you don’t Want anyvinere just toss them over the fence into your neighbor's vard,” Ladd) sarcastically said. “It fooks like no one can stop you.”

North Vancouver Const. Tom Seaman said the dumper could be charged with littering, which carries with it a maximum fine of $2,000. Or he could be charged with mis- chief or “willful damage to lawful enjoyment and use of property by the owners,” and face a court trial.

Ladd meanwhile, wants a specific faw that deals with people dumping, garbage, especially hazardous waste, on private property.

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