Vendor carts
Said to smell

From page V1

One store, London Drugs
on Lonsdale Avenue at 2ist
Street, requested their locale be
chosen for a cart, citing the
Presence of a hot dog stand as
Positive for their business.

Of the negative respon-
dents, Caouctte said the major

concerns were, “An unfair
advantage to carts (street ven-
dors) with low operating costs,
an increased amount of litter,
and reduced travel on the side-
walks, as well as the general
cleanliness of the carts.”
Caouette’s presentation did
include provisions for the
granting of vending licences in
the city that could alleviate the
unfair advantage argument —
by allowing established busi-
nesses first crack at the vending
licences before all others.
Other requirements to

secure a vendor's permit would
include a $50 application tec,
approval from the North Shore
Health Department and the
city’s engineering department,
a $600 annual licence fee, a
minimum $2 million liability
insurance policy, and a require-
ment thar all operators must
successfully pass the nationally
recognized Food Safe course
that applies to all restaurants.
But Kranenberg argued:
“North Vancouver does not
have that many people that
come to our businesses, half of

the stores are empty. Good or
bad, we don’t have the envi-
ronment here (to support both
street vendors and established
business).”

Coun. Stella Jo Dean does-
n’t want to see street vendors in
North Vancouver. Dean sym-
pathized with Kranenberg’s
concerns and said food selling
street vendors will make the
city smell bad. “The wafting of
onions smells, and it’s greasy as
well,” she told the committee.

“If London Drugs wants it
that’s fine, maybe I won't shop

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there anymore.”

Coun. John Braithwaite dis-
agreed with Dean. Braithwaite
figures North Vancouver is
ready for street vendors, but
recommended against allowing
carts to operate in the Lower
Lonsdale area.

“Like fried onions myself,”
he said with a smile. “Td like to
see something implemented in
North Vancouver — maybe
down in) Lower Lonsdale
there’s not enough traffic to
support these —_ vendors.”
Braithwaite sided with the city

staffs recommendation that
street vending be implemented
but that licensing priority be
given to existing food establish-
ments currently operating
within a 200-foot radius of
cach proposed location.

Ultimately, the committee
voted 5-1 in favour of referring
the entire matter back to city
staff for further study before
council votes on the issue.
Dean registered the sole oppo-
sition vote. Council will make
its decision at its neat scheduled
meeting on April 12.

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