10 - Wednesday, March 20, 1985 - North Shore News

Barrett Fisher SY

Still

SAFE, IS not safe enough for West Van District Cuancil especially when it comes to propaned gas storage next to an apartment building.

Council far second time, has withheld approval for a Petro Canada gas station to install a 9,000 litre propane refilling tank.

Although B.C, Gas and Safety Branch have approved the installation in principle and feel the propane

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ONE OF the results of the so-called Shamrock Summit between Ronald Rea of greater Canadian involvement in the Star Wars nuclear defence system tl

North Shore residents if they think Canada should prepare for nuclear war?

Carla Funk North Vancouver No, { don’t

like to talk about

because it makes me mad. I've got two kics — one

three, one two months.

think anyone's that stupid to push the button. I don’t

Hilary Randall

North Vancouver

ia. Ut thint, we should be Preparing to lay down our nuclear arms. I don't think anyone should prepare for nuclear war.

no go on

tank poses no danger to life or property, council 'main- tained otherwise.

Since propane gas is a highly explosive substance, council members felt caution was in order since the pro- pane tank would be only 25 feet from an apartment complex located across a lane.

West Van's fire chief Col- in Evans has expressed some concern about locating the

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explosive fuel so close to a residential area.

According to the provisi- cial gas branch, though, the station located at 2196 Marine Drive conforms to all provincial and federal building codes.

The chairman of the strata council for the apartment block across the alley (Surf- side Apartments) told coun- cil that if leakage occured

Kurt Baikenhol

North Vancouver

No. it’s a hard question because if you do prepare, there’s not going to be much left to live for if it happens.

Kevin Thompsen North Vancouver

No, I don't think we should, We should be like Switzerland. I think we should be neutral. I don’t see why we can’t all get along.

gan and Brian Mulroney has raised the possibility hat is under study. We went to the streets to ask

1. Cordocedo , North Vancouver __

No. There’s so~ much controversy, but I don’t like the idea of arms be- ing in Canada. We like to think we're secure in our country but nuclear arms are a horrible thing.

propane tank

building, he added.

and propane flowed across the laneway it could result in a catastrophic disaster for West Van.

Propane gas could be sucked into the air intake vent at the block of the apartment, claimed the man, and drain into the furnace room where the propane gas could be ignited by the pilot light in the furnace.

The resultant could easily

explosion level the

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Ald. Diana Hutchinson suggested council tread carefully and investigate the potential consequences of siting a propane dispenser so close to residences.

She urged council members to get additional input from the fire depart- ment and put the request on the backburner until some questions are answered.

Ald. David Finlay also

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argued restraint and further consideration before such a flammable and explosive fuel be allowed installation.

Mayor Derrick Hum- phreys proposed reconsid- eration of the request by gas station and once council get the fire department's report and further information from the gas safety branch, counci « ‘ll decide the best course 0, tion.

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