north shore

February 16, 1983 Fel. 985-2131 Classified 986-6222

SCOURING for personal possessions, Mr. H. Olsen rummages through the wreckage of his Lions Bay home

which was destroyed in last Friday's mudslide.

Visions of

the future through a revitalized, vibrant Lower

Streetcars

Payne unfolded that vision
al Monday's counctl mecting
and got) council to agree
unanimously lo mvestipate
establishing a land
development cCofpotation in
partnership with a private
developer to develop the
$50 SO malhhon worth of land
owned by tho Caty we Laower
Lonsdale

Though toaty Aad

moinistrator bal Raytrnened

Lonsdale if North Vancouver City Alderman Gary
Payne's vision becomes reality.

TERRY LAVEND

sand at will take staff) some
time even to decide how
moch time wt would take to
investigate the feasibility of
such a corporation, Payne
urged staff te do itas quickly
as possible so the City can
take advantage of the
cconomic oupturn that he
sad has already begun

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Photo submitted by Colln Savage

Payne ‘on threshold of a dream’

ANTIQUE STREETCARS will carry tourists of

In the preamble to his
motion,” Payne foresaw a
“Lower Lonsdale (Grand
Design that might’ include
substantial public | works,
park development. and a
water {cature, street closure
and/or reorganizahion,
streetscape developmeni
Such as special paving.
hehtng, furniture, hardware
or landscaping (and) a North
Vancouver hight streetcar
system that would run a loop
from the bottom of tonsdate
throughout the entire
character arca as a people
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W. Van
submits
budget

THE DISMAY of West
Vancouver’ teachers
over the prospect of a
zero salary increase this
year wasn’t shared by
two school trustees and
a number of parents at
Monday night's well
attended school board
meeting In West Van
Secondary School.

West Van _ trustees
followed North Vancouver's
lead by passing a restrained
budget within the ministry of
education's guidelines with
no provisions for the ar-
bitrated salary settlement
with teachers. And _ that
decision— has West Van
teachers up in arms.

The board passed a sum
which is three per cent less
than last year’s restrained
budget. The $18,290,047
budget does not include any

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WEDNESDAY

Intermitient showers

THURSDAY
Continuing wet