6 — Sunday, September 14, 1997 — North Shore News north shore news VIEWPOINT Art and enterprise N intriguing line of thinking is that this category of activity is van- . surfaced Tuesday during the ishing to make way for a fatter bottom West Vancouver Chamber of line. Commerce debate over expansion of __In its defence, Park Royal trots out Park Royal South. its record of community-event spon- The concept: the mall owes the sorships and allocation of mall space community something more than a for arts culture promotion. just a nice place to buy things. ‘At the very core of this discussion . West. Vancouver Coun. Victor however is the assump:ion that.a mall Durman led the charge in questioning is more than a retail centre. There’s no Larco Investments Ltd. representatives doubt that in North America, mails - on this front. If Park Royal owners are are primary places of social interac- to be true to their stated goal of being tion. We see our friends and neighbors ‘geod ‘neighbors, then there is an there. We consume together and pay expectation that they provide some our respects to Mammon there. fsim_ of community arts and recre- But does a mall owe us arts and ational opportunity at the mall. - recreational facilities? No way. This The impending ‘demolition of the responsibility falls within the domain ‘bowling alley, cinema and golf driving of local government. We shouldn’t cat- 7 ige is bemoaned noi so much for the egorically rule our private-public parte K ‘ a a Joss ofthe specific recreational uses nerships, but profit-motivation is best reves = "they represent. ‘What’s upsetting some kept at arm’s length in this arena. LE SIDE TRIP i men) = THE CASE of that disabled all) those bylaws include a blanket ban on permit them, not a3.2 general right;’b i ; Burnaby man forbidden by his pets, meaning anything from 4 Rottweiler on a licence-to- tha it be sh : oh ; tat? . toa gol . Enforcement is normally by _ -. . That means any would- rth Shore News Free Speech Defence condominium's Strata council to way of fincs imposed on the offending = permitted anirnal would hay a itinues to grow.” 0" ol: keep a guide dog has rightly out owner — up to $100 for each month of strata council that he/s| 0 press time-Friday, donations from over 1,800 News taged many people | non-compliance in my _ the pet from being a nm } readers. and free speech supporters to the fund stood at unfamiliar with own condo. Defiant to the neighbors,. Failure to ensure,t 30,44( Leegl fees expended thus far by the News have condo living. offenders whose unpaid. could mean cancellation ¢ : ¢ ady exceeded $200,000. The final bill will be much Voor ¥ a) ” fines mount up can "inhabit after a council hearing of the er. All funds received will help defray the legal costs. | Among them, happily, i eventually be «aed in plainant(s).9 vec se ath faced by the News in its battle with the Human — Attorney General Ujjal : smail debts court. _,» Condo living is steadily. replacinig:the Rights Tribunal over a complaint laid against the Dosanjh, who indicates : And let's face it: pet . traditional single-family’ h : newspaper and its columnist Doug Collins by the he may comc to the res- : ‘ bylaws aren’t all oad — __ ly for. younger and elderly sii zanadian Jewish Congress. The hearing into the cue of Don Jeandron, a oe . given the check-by-jowl people often most in neec matter, which began’on May 12, concluded on ~ stroke victim-with bal- us : nature of condo living. —_ coriapanionship. In the’east, June, 27. with -final arguments at the Century Plaza Hotel, 1015 Burrard St. The decision from Nitya lyer, the tribunal of one hearing the com- Paint is expected some time later this year. : lore excerpts from the hundreds of respondents to ae - _ ooo. A ; reciate the conrage.of your columnists. ese Tess ‘one does not "find many of these rare - writers who have. the guts to tell about the truth. Of course, we regres that Mr. Collins is ritiring : from your paper, however, we understand his deci- sion and wish his the best for the future .? . — Mrs. Frank Moser of North Vancouver “os . O00 “2 “Please accept my further cheque towards the battle to jose the perilous climate of political correctness which is, and bas been for some time, eroding the democratic process es of our great country.” ance and movement problems, and his trained ide dog Elmo. But cause ever More peo- ple are now choosing — or considering — the condo lifestyle, the apparent hearth _.- ness of Burnaby’s Park Avenue Towers custodians calls for a little perspective. Condos, where a large number of peo- ple live in very close proximity, are in many ways like sny municipalities. There have to be rules to prevent individual resi- dents from harming, disturbing or other- wise annoying their neighbors. The legak framework for such rules is the Condominium Act. .. Since condos are collectively owned by the individual suite owners, the Condominium Act establishes the latter as a strata corporation, which in rum elects a -lover though Iam, _ pet rules tend to be much more-relaxed J admit that most dogs, strata corporations alread th especially full-size ones, message : don’t cut it as‘condo : pets: they bark and growl; they have to be ~ exercised; and shutting, them up alone all day in a small suite is outright cruelty, Warbling or talking birds can also be a nuisance to thin-wall neighbors. Rabbits, hamsters and white mice can too easily escape from suites, multiply and infest the entire complex. * Another pet probiem for straia coun- ~ cils is precedent. Make just one exceptic a for, say, the most perfect, tiny barkless’ Scortic, the mute canary or the hamster kept permanently on a Seash and a dozen” other pet-lovers will be prompuy on your neck, demanding the same leniency. : As a strata council member and chair- man for several years, I see only one fair, — L. Janda of North Vancouver _ strata council of up to seven members. oe NE - The council implements policies and humane soludon to the condo pets prob- » Donations to the fund ’can be sent to: 1139 Lonsdale — bylaws which the corporation (i.c., the lem: (1) define a restricted number of per- - -Ave.,; North Vancouver, V7M 2H4. Cheques should be collective owners) votes for at annual or missible animals — ¢.g., guide dogs for made out to the North Shore News Free Speech Defence _ extraordinary general meetings. 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