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North Shore News, February 10, 1993
Time traveller
North Shore News, February 10, 1993.

Lions Gate Bridge toll proposed:

B.C.’s Transportation and Highways department and the GVRD outlined three proposals for bringing the Lions Gate Bridge “into the 21st century” at costs of $86 million (upgrade of existing structure), $118 million (widening the existing bridge to four lanes, adding cycling/walking paths outside the cables), or $121 million (a new five-lane span built beside existing bridge before dismantling the original structure). It was also proposed a toll could be in place for 20 to 25 years to cover costs of the upgrade.

Canucks Oldtimers stop WV police:

News reporter Surj Rattan watched a “fight” break out at West Vancouver Ice Arena between actor Jackson Davies and West Vancouver police Const. Jamie Gibson during a Canucks Place charity hockey game. Davies was led off the ice in handcuffs saying he thought Gibson “took offense that I outrank him” as he had been promoted to sergeant on The Beachcombers. The Canucks team included Darcy Rota, Chris Oddleifson and Jiri Bubla. West Van mayor Mark Sager dropped the puck.

Pat Quinn turns 50:

Vancouver Canucks’ coach Pat Quinn (on his way to taking the team to the Stanley Cup Finals) stayed away from his British Properties’ home on Jan. 29 suspecting his wife Sandra was planning something big for his 50th birthday. A security company tracked him down and told him there’d been a break-in at his house . . .

Two thumbs up for superstar:

In his Heavens Above Horoscopes column Robert Aiken remembered meeting Robert Redford at a party at Natalie Wood’s house in the late ’60s. They were both 32 years old, Leos, born in the same month of the same year. One was on his way up, the other was on his way out of Hollywood to “loftier callings.” Redford was one of the most down-to-earth people Aiken said he met during his days in L.A. and gave his latest movie, A River Runs Through It, two thumbs up.

Wildcat strike strands commuters:

B.C. Transit operators walked off the job in a wildcat strike on the afternoon of Feb. 8 to protest the firing of a driver whose bus rolled away from him at Kootenay Loop and out into traffic. The rush-hour job action shut down all buses, SeaBus and SkyTrain systems.