NEWS photo Paul McGrath

STUDENTS at North Shore schcois, like this crew
_ from Lynn Valiey elemeniary, will be decorating trees
this week for the Winter Family Ball.

Residents say project will ruin view

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no compelling
jo. this

“There’s
reason for them to

now,” said Harvey Pudwell,-

speaking: on behalf of the
Ambleside-Hollyburn
Residents Association, Let's
do the OCP first.”

But David Chard, of Chard
Retail Development, sees the

: situation differently. His com- ‘

pany is serving as development
manager for Truscan Property
Corporation, the owners of
the site.

: | £*This is not something we
- just decided to do spur of the
moment, we've been working

“on it for over two years,” said

- Chard. “We brought this pro-

“ject forward before we knew

the. OCP was. going to be
amended.”

- -t The; existing -.Hollyburn

: Medical: Centre: is “about’ 50

years. old; :its_ mechanical ‘sys- ©

tems are failing, i it doesn’t meet

- “seismic code standards, and it’s
not, convenient for people with

. : disabilities, said Chard. From
; the beginning, it was Truscan’s
‘intention to maintain the med-
ical’ centre, he said, but that

switch locations. But se that
medical services are not dis-
rupted, the new medical centre
must be built first, the doctors
moved and then the ‘existing
building can be demolished.
“That's an important aspect

that keeps getting lost in all of

this,” said Chard.

“That’s just spin," said
Pudwell, of that argument.
“Doctors will stay in communi-
ties where they have clients.”

Neighbours. panned the
original plan submitted by
Truscan in March. Complaints
included the overall height and
‘corporate’ appearance and the
impact on views. Many felt the
medical centre didn’t fit in with
Ambleside’s village character.
The developers went back to
the drawing board with archi-
tect Paul Merrick and dropped
the height by five to six feet,
changed the setbacks on the
medical building to allow bet-

Deana Lancaster

News Reporter
dlancaster@nusnews.com

DECORATIONS in
the children’s room at
this year’s Winter
Family Ball are coming
from a unique source:
the children themselves.

Next Sunday's ball will be
the l5th — it's an annual
fundraiser for Family Services
of the North Shore (FSNS).
Every vear during the cocktail
hour, children are entertained
by clowns, jugglers and other
entertainment: ins the chil-
dren’s room, while their par-
ents sip and mingte.

“We were thinking it
would be nice to decorate our
children’s room this vear, but
we don’t really have enough
time in the hotel,” said Cindy
Alexander, one of the ball
organizers.

_ Instead, they came up with
a unique idea. Thirty-five liv-
ing Christmas trees, donated
by James Dovle Landscapers
and other anonymous donors,
will be delivered to elementary
schools across the North
Shore tomorrow. The children
will have four days to decorate
the trees in a theme of their
choice.On Friday, the trees
will be collected and taken to
the Westin Bayshore Hotel,
where the ball is to take place.

The trees will adorn che

sign stating the name of the
school and the theme of the
tree.

“It’s going to look beauti-
ful,” said Alexander. “And the
neat thing is that the kids can
walk around and stw.w their
friends the trees they decorat-
ed.”

At the end of the ball, the
trees will be judged. and the
winning school will receive a
trophy it can keep until nest
year, Even better, when the
ball is all finished, the decorat-
ed trees will be taken by FSNS
and given to families in need,
who ‘might not otherwise get a
Christmas tree. Alexander said
if the program is a success in
its first vear, organizers plan to
include secondary schools
NEXT Year.

FSNS is a non-profit orga-
nization dedicated to. enrich-
ing and strengthening family
lite tor the benefit of the com-
munity. Programs include
counselling, education, finan-
cial assistance and care. The
ball takes place Sunday, Dec.
3. ‘Tickets are $150 for adults
and $75 tor children 14 and
under. Cail Fiona Kilburn at
988-5281, ext. 218 for tickets.

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children’s room, each with a.

ter view corridors, and changed
the exterior design.
“We have done everything
we can to create a so-called ‘vil-
- lage’ appearance,’ ” said Chard.
Neighbours in) Hollyburn
Manor wrote a letter in support
of the project. The niunicipali-
ty’s advisory design panel also
commended the project for its
quality and the de evelopers. for

“> consulting with the communi-

ty.

But according to Pudwell,
they didn’t go far enough.

“In the original plan what I
was looking at was plain and
ugly. This is a little better, out
it’s not much more than a big
box dressed up with a few

plants.”

The public mecting is
scheduled for 7:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, Nov. 28 at West
Vancouver municipal hall. A

peaker’s list will be compiled

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of;the 14 “doctors ‘currently

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them: “seniors, do not have to

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$6 million recreation
centre site takes shape

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trom Patkau Architects, and
after some heated debate in
council chambers.

Speakers from the
Gleneagles Area Ratepavers
Association (GARPA) accused
council of putting the cart
betore the horse by deciding to
move the road before complet-
ing plans tor the centre.

Councillors pointed out
that unl the site was defined,
architects would not know
where to put the building.
Several pointed out that profes-
sional advice indicated it was
the most efficient: use of the

site.

“Every architect we've asked
.. every: planning consultant
we've asked has said ‘move the
road,” "said Coun. Vietor
Durman.

The $6 million centre made
it high on West Vancouver's list
of priorities since a January
1999 study indicated that most
young, families live in the wes
erm area of the municipalin.
Also on Monday night, council
received — the Gleneagles
Corndor Environmental Study,
which will also. be taken into
account during planning of the
ree centre. The full report is now
available for public viewing.

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