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° Require all tankers carrying crude oil through Georgia Strait or Juan de Fuca Strait to be
escorted while they are in these confined waters by a fully equipped Emergency Response
Vessel of approximately 45 metres, of the type now in use in Prince William Sound, witha
minimum crew of 12 trained spill response specialists. :

To: Provincial Emergency Program
* Working with the Coast Guard and the petroleum industry, establish an effective spill
response auxiliary of local citizens in the coastal communities of Georgia Strait.

TRANSPORTATION

Our transportation systems contribute greatly to the pollution of our region. Oil from our
cars, trucks, buses, boats and homes is washed into storm drains and ends up in Georgia
Strait, along with used motor oil poured down drains or onto the soil. Pollutants from
motor vehicles return with the rain, falling on land and sea. The burning of fossil fuels
releases carbon dioxide (the major greenhouse gas), and the world’s oil supply will run
out within 40 to 60 years. Therefore, a shift to ecologicaily-sustainable methods of
transportation is urgently needed.

To: BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture

¢ Establish legislation requiring each municipality and Regional District in BC to prepare
a global warming response plan, following the precedent set by Vancouver's “Clouds of
Change” report.

To: BC Ministry of the Environment
¢ Establish legislation banning the outdoor disposal of oil and requiring the installation of
oil recycling facilities at all garages.

To: BC Ministry of Transportation and Highways

© Initiate a major transportation policy review to (a) reassess the priority given to motor-
ized vehicles in the light of global warming and other environmental considerations, and
(b) develop a new policy framework which emphasizes the ro. of walking, cycling.
railways, LRT and public transit.

© Establish a task force on the future of railways in BC, to investigate methods by which
rail traffic might be restored, encouraged and expanded, and to propose solutions to
problems that stand in the way of railway expansion. | |

* Reinstate the mandatory yearly motor vehicle test for roadworthiness, adding a manda-
tory test for vehicle emission standards.

° Establish a ten-year framework laying down increasingly effective fuel efficiency stand-
ards.

To: BC Government Purchasing Commission
° Establish purchasing guidelines requiring Ministries to make advance orders for natural
gas-powered vehicles, where vehicle replacement is anticipated.

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