Sunshine Coast News
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alternative: [Coast News]
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2014-02-14
issued: 1992-01-27
description: Serving the Sunshine Coast since 1945
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xcoastnews/items/1.0176125/source.json
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note: IK.ISI.AIIVKIIBRARV Parliament Buildings Vieloria, B.C. V8V IJ 1X4 50 cents per copy on news stands SERVING THE SUNSHINE COAST SINCE 1945 January 27, 1992 Volume 46 Issue 04 ii , *" 'v. ��� X ���i. ."* at ' 'KamJaax j��tJK."-.' 4m �� V"^^ BP HUr _.JtD f��� ^Bsn ���Mi*>"irM>"iJt��ii ���*&���'. j I ���-��������- ��� -^p. aawf "���' 'ww "5"*;t_t' -*���������."' ' Royal Sealink's high-speed catamarans are prowling Howe Sound. For more on the West Coast enterprise, see page 3. Joel Johnstone photo Call for Nanoose base conversion Federal MP and peace group say military test base out of touch with the times ���f <mim svyn The military test base at Nanoose Bay near Parksville is out of step with recent changes in world political climate, say members of the Sunshine Coast Peace Committee, and could be put to better uses. In particular, the group would like to see the base become a station for monitoring the health of Georgia Strait and spearheading campaigns for environmental cleanup of coastal waters. To back up their point, Denise Lagasse and Teoni Spathelfer, two members of the peace group, last week presented local MP Ray Skelly wtih a petition signed by more than 500 people urging the federal government to convert the Nanoose base to a centre for environmental security. The centre could be used to train people, including military per- Ray Skelley, MP sonnel, to deal with oil spills, cleanup of toxic waste and the aftermath of natural disasters such as earthquake rescue, says The local peace group decided to concentrate efforts on the Nanoose "conversion campaign" because too much federal money is still going to outdated military programs, says Lagasse, while the quality of life on the Coast is in far greater danger from the effects of toxic waste and pollution in our waters. For every dollar spent on environmental programs, $12.30 is spent on the military, says Lagasse. "It's a question of defining what security is," she says, "and changing the definition of what shoul…
note: Titled "The Coast News" from 1945-07-11 to 1957-03-28 and 1992-03-19 to 1995-01-09 "Coast News" from 1957-04-04 to 1970-10-28; and "Sunshine Coast News" from 1970-11-04 to 1992-03-02. Published by Coast News Limited (1945-1952), Sechelt Peninsula News Limited (1953-1976), and Glassford Press Limited (1977-1995).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Gibsons (B.C.); Sechelt (B.C.); Halfmoon Bay (B.C.); Davis Bay (B.C.); Madeira Park (B.C); Pender Harbour (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0176125
language: English
lat: 49.4002778
long: -123.508889
provider: Vancouver: University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Gibsons, B.C. : Glassford Press Limited
rights: Copyright remains with the publishers. This material is made available for research and private study only. For other uses please contact Glassford Press Ltd. P.O. Box 989, Golden, BC, V0A 1H0
source: Original Format: Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives
type: Text