SUNE 9, 1999 Bright Lights Business Classifieds Crossward Food Knight Nerth Shore Alert ee 10 Velce Perseaals cee 48 ‘North Shore Free Press Lid, Pubksher Fete: Speck 1139 Lonsdale Avenun, Nosth Vancouver BC V7M 2H6 Canadian Putiicatons Mat Sales Produc Agemant Wo 0087238 58 Paes ritannia land eco 29 coe 15 oo0 5 coe 5] ooo 34 eco] Brady Fotheringham Contributing Writer THRE commercial viability of a pro- posed landfill site and waste treat- ment plant at Britannia Beach is coming under fire from critics who view the plan as ill- conceived. Copper Beach Estates Lrd., eich lans to build a contaminated metal landfill site, projects in its business plan that it will handle 150,000 tonnes of soil yearly from the Lower Mainland. The soil will be trucked from construction sites in Greater Vancouver along, tic Sea-to- Sky Highway to the landfill at the top of Britannia Mine. Sco Furry Creek page © Martin Millerchip News Reporter martin@nsnews.com DERECT democracy refuses to die in North Vancouver District. A small group of district residents has com- mitted to continuing a local fight for an interna- tional movement. And they hope the results of their lobbying will influence who gets elected to district council in November. The concept of allowing district voters to ini- tiate referenda on municipal matters was nar- rowly defeated in a 4-3 council vote March 8. At issue then was the report of a council-cre- S ‘Now Enrolling" ‘Summer Shape-Up: grams.” te Childs’ play p25 A celebration of summer kids’ staff ease ote . 2 ang : Sell ail The Voice of North and West Vanceuver since 1969 Slip slidin’ away District election focus of new direct democracy group ated task force that had met for seven months to debate the principles of direct democracy. [t con: cluded that council should draft a direct democ- racy bylaw that would give residents an opportu- nity to initiate referenda on any district issue. As envisaged, such reterenda would give vot- ers an opportunity to amend or repeal any bylaw or vote passed by council. Such referenda could only be commenced with a petition by 5% of efi- gibic voters supporting the initiative. When a majority of council failed to endorse the recommendations, supporters of direct democracy left the council meeting vowing AY ALi, 10 LOCATIONS WERE CELEBRATING THE ALL NEW DOWNTOWN & KINGSWAY CLUBS! —_ | $29 Initiation Fee « Per Month © Guaranteed for 24 Months repercussions in the ballot box. Three members of the district’s task force — Dallas Collis, Corrie Kost and Reimar Kroccher —~ met with the News on Tuesday to announce the formation of District Residents for Direct Democracy (DRDD) and the start of a campaign to elect cotincillors who support the concept of citizen-initiated referenda. “We want to get people elected to council “who are amenable to direct democracy and will- ing to promote it in the way the task force envis- aged,” said Kost. They said the three councillors who voted for Seeing Stars p43 Super League rugby comes to West Van North Van’s China Sea impresses Seafaring fare p31 AM Sane ~ FIVE-year-old Jake McGregor made a splash on the waterslide at West Van Rec Centre last Saturday during the municipality’s “wet and wild" community day celebration. See page 42 for more on the West Vancouver District celebration. the initiative in March — Ernie Crist, Pat Munroe and Lisa Muri — will have their sup- rt. Asked if they were running for council them- selves, Kost said he and Kroecher were not, while Collis responded, “No definite decision has been made at this time.” But, said Collis, it would take just one more elected councillor who believes in direct democ- racy to put the issue back in front of the voters, “As direct democracy believers we know that we must take it to the people and ask them if they want this, We believe from the polls done that the support is definitely there.” See Polls page $ Coxe CALL TODAY - NORTH SHORE - 1989 MARINE DRIVE - 986-3437