1a -- Wednesday, June 5, 1996 — North Shore News comp Open house for options set for tomorrow night BY IAN NOBLE News Reporter NEW community centres are being considered to replace tem- porary and outdated facilities in ‘West Vancouver. Task forces are working on options to build a new facitity in Eagle Harbour and/or revamp the West Vancouver Community Centre at 21st Streei, said Kevin Pike, West Vancouver director of parks and recreation. _.. “We will do both. of them but the timing ; is uncertain,” Pike said.: : Where the first new facility will goisa . “political decision,” but Pike said there is a: by bigger ‘crunch in the west than i in the more _centra! 21st Street location. _ > “But clearly, the central site is needed as - well,” he'said:.Coyncil has told staff to plan ‘on building. the two. complexes in the next. Because the district wants the two build. | ings 10 complement each other, the district is. ing both.at the same time, said Pike. - Based on a:“very preliminary” cost esti-_ f $150 per. square fost, Pike said the cost in the erage of iex eyed sibilities. Pike said such partnerships could include health-care providers. Offices for physiotherapists, massage therapists, or physicians could be part of a new facility. Pike said recreation centres play a role in preventive health. It makes sense to team up with others in the health business. District desires call for the buildings to be flexible to meet user demands for up to 50 years, said Pike. “Council have to decide how ambitious it wants us to be,” he said. The need for new space is acute, he added. Other than the Seniors Centre, recre- ational buildings in West Vancouver have not been upgraded since the aquatic building was built 20 years ago, said Pike. The community centre on 21st was built in the 1950s and spaces aren't large enough and the design does not lend itself to modern programming, said Pike. It’s also not totally accessible for the disabled. ~ In 1992, the school board took back Eagle Harbour School, which was being used as a commuhity centre. Since then, recreation services’ ‘have operated in temporary facili- tiés. Pike expects the new centres to provide _ Seneral purpose community facilities that -include gymnasiums, weight areas and lots of open space. “One of the main functions of ‘a recreation service in the municipality -is that it brings people together and builds community,” he said. — * The. planning process for the recreation complex, will also be used to determine other priorities’ that include centres for the arts and . youth,.an ice-rink and a swimming pool. On Thursday, an open house will be host- ed by: district staff ai the Seniors Activity ‘Centre, 695 ‘21st St, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. ; Residents will be able to look over what's. being.done and provide input in the process. A:similar-open house will be held July 11 at + the.Gleneagles golf club from 5 p:m. to 9 Lawn sprinkling limited ALTHOUGH Greater Van- couver’s drinking water sup- ply is in good shape now, summer lawn — sprinkling restrictions are in effect as of June }, and remain in place until Sept. 30. Late spring rains have helped to top up the reservoirs in the region’s watersheds. Recent cool temperatures actually added fate snow to the mountain tops, bringing the snowpack to between 50% and 80% of historical averages for this time of year. Capilano Lake, which was lowered over 70 feet this spring to allow for repairs to the site of the October 1995 landslide, refilled to reach normal water levels in mid- May. Said John Morse, manager of the GVRD’s water supply, “The sprinkling restrictions will be kept in place this year because we don't know what kind of weather we'll be get- ting later this summer. It often heats up signiiicantly in July and August, and that stored water may have to last us until well into the fall.” Homes with even num- bered addresses are allowed to sprinkle their lawns on Wednesdays and Saturdays between 4 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Homes with odd num- bered addresses can sprinkle during the same hours on Thursdays and Sundays. ‘This regulation affects lawn sprin- kling only. A free information pam- phiet that answers questions © about the fawn sprinkling reg- ulations can be obtained by calling 432-6339. How do we do it? With them you pay $127 .. Simp le! YOu SAVE ‘542