cals back development

Eight single-family lots proposed for Seycove Marina

‘INDIAN ARM boat commuters and Deep Cove residents

on Panorama Drive favor a

redevelopment proposal for

Seycove Marina that would include eight single-family lots
carved out of the 17-acre (6.9-hectare) parks, recreation

and open space (PRO) site.

They packed Tuesday night's
North Vancouver District Council
meeting, lining up at the
microphone to register their sup-
port during the public question
period.

_ And while council rejected the
wording of a motion that some
councillors criticized for appearing
to pre-judge the issue, they agreed
- that a public information meeting
should be held by the developer.

Planning staff had asked coun-
cil to indicate its willingness to
proceed with rezoning and OCP
(Official Community Plan)
amendments based on a revised

’ proposal from marina owner K.J.
Kim. . -

The commuter dock at the
marina is the only access many
_full-. and part-time residents of
‘Indian Arm have to their proper-
ties.

It has been the subject. of much
lobbying ‘during the last three
years as residents have fought to
protect their moorage in Deep
“Cove. |

‘In that time, Kim has. ap-

- proached the district with various
versions of a development plan for
a portion of his property.

’“ Kim claims that the money from

the. development was needed to™

fund improvements to the marina,
‘including the building of a new .
commuter'dock. —

Last year he installed a new
steel’ breakwater-scow at a

“THIS” YEAR’ S municipal |
elections are still over two |
“months away but the polit- ;
\ ical Mmud-slinging — has al-
ready" started . in’ North
, Vancouver District. . i

; ‘By Surj Rattais
“ News Reporter. -:
District’, Mayor.
committee meeting on Tuesday
“night after Coun. Joan Gadsby
hinted that. the mayor might be in
‘ a potential conflict of interest.
‘But Dykeman accused Gadsby
_of playing politics,

Murray
“Dykeman walked out of a council .

NORTH VANCOUVER
DISTRICT COUNCIL
by Martin Millerchip

reported cost of $120,000, but he
also threatened that he would not
renew commuter moorage leases,
citing safety concerns with the di-
lapidated floats and unsafe
boating practices of some Indian
Arm boaters.

indian Arm Ratepayers
Association representatives
countered that they were being
used as pawns in Kim’s develop-
ment struggle with council.

But on Tuesday night several
boaters commended Kim for his
‘integrity’? and efforts in im-
proving the security at the marina.

Others reiterated the need to
ensure yéar-round access to In-
dian Arm.

“The survival of the marina is
vital to all of us,’’ said Sunshine
Falls resident Bill Morrison.

The commodore of the Deep
Cove Yacht Club (DCYC) also
spoke in favor of Kim’s rezoning
proposal, pointing out that marina
plans would provide for moorage
of larger boats than DCYC can
accommodate.

DCYC presently has a two- to
three-year waiting list for
moorage.

' But Coun. Janice Harris said
the anticipated Seycove Marina

Gadsby had asked the commit-

‘ tee to obtain a legal opinion on

whether it was proper to allow

several businesses to encourage the

public to exercise their right to

vote in the Saturday, Nov. 20,
municipal election.

Companies ‘such as Shoppers

Drug Mart. and Canada Safeway
have agreed to promote the up-
coming election in their advertis-
‘ing flyers, although neither com-
pany is endorsing any candidates.

But Gadsby suggested Dykeman
could be in.a conflict of interest
because he once owned a Shoppers
Drug Mart franchise.

“I said 1 want to avoid a con-
flict of interest. Murray had video
commercials (for..Shoppers Drug

upgrade cannot be directly linked
to Kim's rezoning application for
his property.

Harris said that council's deci-
sion on whether to proceed with a
rezoning and public hearing pro-
cess after the Sept. 15 public in-
formation meeting should be
based on the appropriate land-use
of what is at present recreationally
zoned property.

“What about ‘Stand by your
plan?’ ’’ Harris asked the News,
referring to the district OCP.

Margot Long, Kim’s site plan-
ner, confirmed in a July 26 letter
to district planning staff the
separation of residential and
marina developments while em-
phasizing the attractiveness of the
proposed marina improvements.

“The marina development, al-
though it is not part of this
rezoning submission, will have a
total of 120 parking stalls, with
landscaping, new floats and piers,
as well as a small park/picnic area
for commuters. and pleasure
boaters.”’

Kim himself has stated in cor-
respondence that the ‘‘most crit-
ical problem. remains in the
marina’s deteriorated condition.

‘“We believe our moderate pro-
posal for low density single-family
lots is a reasonable means for
funding and achieving a long-term
solution.”*

Many of the Panorama Drive
sesidents who spoke in favor of
the development proposal feared
increased traffic from alternative
land use such as a park.

“Panorama Drive is no more:
than a lane. Park access would be
almost impossible," said Tom
Hudson,

Mart) going prior to the last elec-
tion.

“Murray got upset. My feeling
is if someone gets upset, then they
might have something to hide,”’
said Gadsby. .

But Dykeman said he resented
Gadsby’s accusation.

“It was an inappropriate com-
ment. Gadsby just continued’ her
tirade. I just said ‘enough of that’
and excused myself,’’ said
Dykeman. '

He added that he gave up. his
Shoppers Drug Mart
before he was elected mayor.

The council committee turned

' down Gadsby’s request to seek a

legal opinion on the issue from

"district lawyers.

Candidates ready for pressing the flesh

“AS PART of its federal election coverage, the North
Shore: News wili include a regular round- -up of small.

campaign’. stories and. observations

“Notebook.
“WELCOME HOME

TWO NORTH Vancouver polit-
ical hopefuls wasted little tirne in
pressing. the local electorate
flesh. |
2Scant* hours after Prime
Minister Kim Campbell dropped
. the election writ on the morning
of Wednesday, Sept.: 8, North
Vancouver” Liberal | candidate
Mobina: Jaffer and North Van-
couver Tory. hopeful Will
McMartin both turned up at the
North Vancouver SeaBus termi-
“nal:'at' 4 p.m... to. ‘‘welcome
.| home’’. North Shore voters after
along, hard day at work.

.. .LENDING A
HELPING HAND

in its Election

While the federal NDP has said
“thanks, but.no thanks’? to an
offer by the provincial NDP in
Ontario to help out with its
, campaign in the federal election,
things are different in North
Vancouver.

Even before the federal elec-
tion was called, North Van-
couver-Lonsdale NDP!) MLA
David Schreck, dressed in his
blue-collar denim outfit, drop-
ped by the office of : federal
North Vancouver NDP candidate
Graeme Bowbrick to help with
Jaying carpets, washing walls and
doing whatever else’ i is needed to

‘East

get a campaign office ship-
shape. . :

HEY NEWS!
HERE WE ARE

North Vancouver NDP can-
didates apparently think the
North Shore News has a hard
time finding them during election
campaigns.

North Vancouver federal NDP
candidate Graeme Bowbrick has
set up shop in the 100-block of
12th St. in North Van-
couver City, just across the street
from the News offices.

North Vancouver-Lonsdale
NDP MLA David Schreck quip-
ped that Bowbrick picked the
location so the News would be
able to locate him easier during
the federal election campaign.

During the 1992 provincial
election campaign, Schreck oc-
cupied an office two doors down
from the News.

franchise ©

Friday, September 10, 1993 — North Shore News ~- 3

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A PROFILE. of the North © Other: 3,996 (8.19%),

Shore’s two federal ridings:

CAPILANO-HOWE SOUND:

© Population in 1991: 83,407; in

1986: 74,243; in 1981: 72,773.
1988 federal election results:

@ Enumerated: 52,585.

@ Number who voted: 43,402.

@ Progressive Conservative:

20,219 (46.58%).

@ Liberal: 12,828 (29.55%).

@ NDP: 6,174 (14.22%).

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NORTH VANCOUVER: .- ;

C) Population in 1991: 93,938; in

1986: 85,093; in 1981: 80,755.
1988 federal election results:

@; Enumerated: 61,099. -

@ Number who voted: 49,348.

@ Progressive Conservative:

18,515 (37.51%). ;

@ Liberal: 13,382 (27.11%).

@ NDP: 11,735 (23.78%). ,

. @ Other: 5,554 (11.31%).

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