MOTION ON NOTICE

At the Council meeting of September 17, 2002, Councillor Bass submitted the following Notice of Motion which was recognized by the Chair:

2 AirCare On Road Diesel Truck and Bus Testing Program (File 3752)

WHEREAS, The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) recently cut $450,000 in funding for the AirCare On Road program, which since 1996 has conducted roadside tests of diesel truck and bus emissions;

AND WHEREAS, AirCare On Road reduces one tonne of harmful diesel particulate pollution for every $312 spent;

AND WHEREAS, a 2001 South Fraser Health Region report identified diesel particulate as a serious health hazard in the Lower Mainland;

AND WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized diesel particulates as a probable human carcinogen for several years;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Vancouver City Council ask ICBC to maintain the AirCare On Road program.

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