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Shirtsleeve sessions set for public
Martin Millerchip

News Reporter
miller@usnews.com

A six-year process to determine the future
density of bare land presently buffering a
Seymour chlorine plant will get still more
public debate.

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North Vancouver District Council adioured 2 rwo night pubbs
hearing Wednesday of Canadian Oxcidental Petroleum) [td's
(CanQOnsy) application to redevelop part of its industrial land.

Council directed staffto hold wt series of pubke meetings on
ssucs relating to the proposed rezoning bylaw and will reconvene
the public hearing on Mav 21.

Conn, Lisa Muri told the News on Uhursday thacifansy mater
zoning amendments come out of the process, Ehe present bylaw wall
have to be abandoned and anew public hearing process starts

Tf chat scenario is correct, it would be the third atrempe at
upzoning portions oF land CanOxy owns berwcen the Dolarron

Yand its watertront plant at 100 Antherst Ave.

Miri said she ts pleased that there will “finally be an atten pt re
bring everyong to the table to discuss points of contlict outside of”
the zoning process.

“Pm dising is didn’t happen betore. Se far, we have just
pitted commu p lons against cach other and subverted the
Official Community Pian. [ts been a disaster.”

» Emie Crist vored againse the adiournment, bur only
he wanted to deteat the present anpheation outnght.

“Tits whole thing was neither convaunity nor couneil driven.”
said Crist,

“Pin not bhiming CanOvy but there's been a feadership vacuum
and the whole Seymeur planning process has been stopped to
acconmmodaie them.”

More than 30 speakers signed up to speak Tuesday night tron a
huge crowd that overtlowed North Vancouver District's council
chamber into asccond meeung room.

Ac 1@:45 pain when Mavor Don Bell called a halt te the pre
ceedings. only 24 speakers had been heard, events sphir tor ard
against the proposal.

The hearme continued Wednesday might with arother tour hour
meeting.

Those in fiver ef the upzor nian woul, talize thy
Maplewood neathborhood and the Dotlacton Elisha

with CanOw foonog some of the bill.
Opponents argucd dit the hind: us St! WS PECTAGIEG unk ruc stop

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undermined the communis proces styecaran am,
try Carabetta talks to West Vancouver Police Const. Pat Wright and vehicle inspector

update of the Sevarour Offeal Comin Man BC Hydro driver

Gordon Bell Wednesday at the Taylor Way exit by the Upper Levels Highway. West Van's new safety

«pane3 restrictions on truck travel kicked in April 1. See story page 5.

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