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BRITISH COLUMBIA The Vancouver Sun, Tuesday, April 11, 1995 Death on the rush-hour road PATROL: 'Thumbs up' Continued from B1 splashed her with mud. "You are doing the best job when you don't have any paperwork to hand in to the client," said deKort. "That means nothing happened." ICBC is paying SecuriGuard of Vancouver $15,000 to patrol the lots for one month. BC Transit, a co-sponsor of the project, will evaluate the results at the end of the month to determine if some type of permanent security is needed, Transit media relations director Trace Acres said. The patrols are already a hit with the public.

Motorists honk their horns appreciatively when a two-person team pedals past in distinctive lemon-yellow security jackets. Some roll down their windows to shout encouragement They give us the thumbs up and yell, 'Good job guys, I got my car broken into said deKort. "It's unbelievable. "Everybody knows someone who's had their car stolen or broken into down here." more fun than being stuck indoors. This is the first time that I've been proud of what I do," said Garinther, a Vancouver resident who has been a security guard for five years.

Patrols operate during the day when the parking lots, which cover a city block, are filled to near capacity with the vehicles of rush-hour commuters. There are 2,400 parking stalls to monitor. There have been some suspicious characters," says Garinther, "but nobody has tried anything." A security team member did find a cache of stolen purses in some bushes at the edge of one parking lot. Garinther and deKort thought there was trouble one day last week when they responded to a woman's screams on the other side of the parking lot. They raced over to find a car had driven through a puddle and Vancouver-Seattle rail service resumes in May Rail service between Seattle and Vancouver will be back on track next month after a 14-year absence.

The first train will leave Seattle at 7:15 a.m. May 26 and arrive in Vancouver at 11:50 a.m., then depart downtown Vancouver at 6 p.m. for a 10:35 p.m. Seattle arrival. Stops in between include Belling- ham, Mt.

VernonBurlington, Everett and Edmonds. Full fare for an adult round trip is $64 Canadian, with discounts for weekday travel, seniors and children. The service, operated by Amtrak West, was scheduled to resume last fall, but was put off until May so track improvements could be completed. ROB ANDEL TANGLED WRECKAGE of vehicle is examined by rescue crews after a man Vancouver The accident occurred at about 9:15 a.m. and tied up traffic for was killed Monday morning when his southbound car left the Trans-Canada about three hours, RCMP officers said.

The name of the driver, who died at the Highway and slammed head-on into the Mountain Highway overpass in North scene, is being withheld until next of kin are notified. PORT COQUITLAM VANCOUVER WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD ELECTRONICS GUIDE A VVUlUVllkU 1 hold key to Tobacco ban goes up in smoke 'The parks of this city should not be exploited by those trying to persuade us that tobacco is just another consumer product. 9 V-" This Information PETTI FONG Highway Puts Readers On The remand centre SCOTT SIMPSON Vancouver Sun Faced with growing public concern, the provincial government has decided to put the brakes on plans to build a 300-bed remand centre in Port Coquitlam. Road To You! Every Thursday TECHmart tar P' is on the must read list for Lower Mainland PC and Home Electronic Users or prospective buyers. Advertisers will appreciate the added value of editorial support -as do our over 857,000 readers.

For more information about special drawal if cigarette sponsorships stopped. "With volleyball, we get as much support from sponsors as from our members. They will not support us without signage. If you take these banners away, it's going to hurt our sport." Commissioner Malcolm Ashford said 100,000 people a night support the Symphony of Fire and that the community has accepted the fiscal reality of corporate input into these events. The motion originally included a ban on alcohol promotions, but was changed to douse only tobacco advertising.

He called the motion a political gesture, forwarded by Morgan and Louis, the only two members of the Coalition of Progressive Electors on the board. Banning tobacco sponsorship was censorship, he said. Dr. Frederic Bass urged the board members to vote non-partisan on the issue, saying Vancouver could be world leaders in tobacco promotions ban if they took that extra step. The people of Vancouver do not want their parks used by tobacco corporations, pretending to be good corporate citizens.

The parks of this city should not be exploited by those trying to persuade us that tobacco is just another consumer product" But there was little support in the 40-member audience for Bass's speech, with only four people applauding his warnings. Bass said he was disappointed with the board's decision to maintain the current guidelines, which does not permit city events to be sponsored by any tobacco companies, but allows third-parties to use them. Events organizers are as dependent on cigarette sponsors, as smokers are on nicotine, he said. Vancouver Sun Cigarette advertisers will continue to light up the night over Vancouver parks. In a 5-2 vote Monday night, the park board decided not to bar DuMaurier from Bard on the Beach nor Benson and Hedges from sponsoring Symphony of Fire.

Commissioners Donna Morgan and Tim Louis tried to convince board members that cigarette sponsorship was bad for their image and that it had no place on park property. But their motion failed to sway commissioners and event sponsors who argued that tobacco money was much-needed money in current tough economic times. Tom Caverly, the executive director of Volleyball B.C., said his members would suffer from financial with- advertising rates please call Leslie at 732-2676 or Jamie at 732-2574. e'ncouitrSun Province nri rn RICHMOND Cf 1 I IV I IT r- I r-' Centre scores $3 million to develop playing fields In a joint announcement at Monday night's council meeting. Mayor Len Traboulay and Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth said it is inappropriate to continue making plans for the facility without public input.

Traboulay said the city has cancelled a public hearing on the remand centre, scheduled for April 24, and will strike a residents' Committee to review the whole process. Many residents were complaining that in spite of the province's willingness to provide information about the remand centre, theyTiad no opportunity to make constructive suggestions about the government's plans. Farnworth said the attorney-general's ministry agreed that the public deserves input and will have the opportunity to decide if the proposed location in an industrial parkis acceptable, or if the facility should be located elsewhere in Port Coquitlam or rejected entirely. "At this time it would be inappropriate to proceed with the public hearing," Farnworth said, adding that the committee can take as much time as it wishes to come to a decision. Traboulay said the city originally thought the $56-million remand centre was a benefit to the city, noting that it would create jobs during construction, plus 170 permanent jobs upon completion, as well as bring in $430,000 annually in provincial grants in lieu of taxes.

He said the provincial grant amounted to a two-per-cent tax cut for residents. But with a growing number of citizens expressing concerns about public safety, degraded property values and the choice of sites, Traboulay said, council decided it was appropriate to give residents an active role. "As the mayor of this city, now 14 years in a row, I will not impose any proposal process that raises anxiety and fear and which divides us as a community," Traboulay said. One of the leading opponents, Sandi Leroux, said outside council chambers that she is delighted by the decision. This is exactly what I hoped for, a slowdown in the process so that we can uncover every stone," said Leroux, who lives just two blocks from the proposed location.

"What we're looking for is the least amount of impact on the community. These facilities just don't work unless you have a good relationship between the community and the centre." Espfefade -u3F Mr; mm inns nun iitfVpMi J-Jlepantly Appointed Suites Including: uj? II Healilalor Gas Fireplaces 7 Appliances lttiMirnrSyTO? 50 Year Tile Roof Gourmet Kitchens Jt Myfr Secured Underground Parking Social Room 1 P. AONI5Vi5l5Wl3 rices mil stand the test of comparison with any other jfflT' i fjHftjUK tew residences: 1 Bedrooms from $103,900 Mjf ntew mk jP 2 Bedrooms front $125,900 ft I Pentsfrom, $143,900 1 ft fl Jk, All prices include GST for residents. CMHC Approved 5 I tmmUM, 1 GERRY BELLETT Vancouver Sun Richmond has received $2 million from the provincial and federal governments to develop playing fields on 17.4 hectares adjacent to the new Henry J. Cambie secondary school.

Richmond Liberal MP Raymond Chan and Employment and Investment Minister Glen Clark announced Monday the money would come from the Canada-British Columbia Infrastructure Works Program. Mayor Greg Halsey-Brandt said the municipality will contribute another $1 million towards developing facilities for soccer, baseball, tennis and basketball. He said it might cost $6 million to complete the complex between the new school and the East Richmond Community Centre in the 12300-block Cambie Rd. The playing fields will provide much needed recreational facilities for East Richmond residents, said Chan. This new park will provide area residents with the same recreational facilities already enjoyed by most people in the Lower Mainland," he said.

Halsey-Brandt took advantage of Clark's presence to push for a light rapid transit link to Richmond from Vancouver. Clark later said Premier Mike Harcourt would be making an announcement on the proposed trans portation corridors for the Lower Mainland later this year. "Each of the three routes could cost $1 billion so it's difficult to see more than one being done," said Clark. The routes being considered are from New Westminster to Coquitlam, from Boundary Road along Lougheed Highway to Coquitlam, and the Cambie corridor from Vancouver to Richmond. Clark also accused Richmond's three Liberal MLAs of "hypocrisy" for not supporting the NDP government's commitment to build schools.

"We're the only party in B.C. that's committed to building new schools and the opposition is fighting against this," said Clark. "All we hear from them is 'cut, cut, I don't know what Richmond's members are telling their constituents when they come over here but if they are saying they are in favor of more new schools it's hypocrisy." MLA Doug Symons (liberal-Richmond Centre) said Clark was attempting to "divide and conquer." "He wants to get people in Richmond fighting amongst themselves. They are trying to blame the Liberal opposition for their decisions on where to spend money," said Symons. Earlier this year parents protested to Education Minister Art Charbon-neau that 25 per cent of Richmond's students are being educated in portable classrooms three times the provincial average.

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