Sunday. Aprit 16. 2000 - North Shove News - 9 oard increase pliced on the agenda of a future public meenng. Rich Robinson susiness snubbed by Northlands Dear Editor: tate thac the public be aware of r Editor: agenda of the public mecing the issue betore the fact. not The directors of our associ at which they were approved. T was surprised co read that the Northlands golf’ coune as strugyling to pay back its SELS million debt to the North Vancouver District (Conterenve Centre Pushed -- Apnil 9 News) as my impres sion is that they are indepen- dently wealthy. Whe” Beeause | have personally tried to support) Northlands drive for financial success -- even though To have never swung aclub in my lite! —- and both times [ was told by the manager and assistant manager that, frankly, they did not want may moner How have © cried to help Northlands financial cause? By frequenting the Northlands Bar and Gall. E assume that revenue gen- erated by food and beveraur customers, regardless cf whether they have just faished 18 holes or have just wandered in off Anne Macdonald Wav, would be added to the much- needed coffers. Over the past two vears [ have found myself volunteered to organize Qinily get-togeth- ers chat required [ search tor an appropriate venue. Having visited the pub and restaurant on a few eceasions, | considered Northlands pertect —~ beautifill West Coast style architecture overlooking the swsvell-kept greens with reason- abiv pnced food and beverage and located close-by on the North Shore which is home to most of our family and friends. In contacting the Northlands Par and Grill man- agement to discuss boo reservation for between 25 snd 30 adults, f have been told for that their “tarvet customers are ters and that their policy ts le net accept reservations. for anv seats in the restaurant or bar for nen golfing cus tomers.” This bit of poly came atier repeated promises by manage: ment that they would get back tome on my inquiry The service promise of a return phone call never hap- pened, leading me te another observation — thy how customer-driven is Northlands? It took Northlands Bar and Grill over one week to decide if my family and I] qualiiied under thes “aon-golfer rules” to boe« a simp! er LeSerVva nen. Having owned a restaura and pub myself for many sears, Todo not recall ever turning away business and certainly noi heeause | wanted to keep some Seats Open just in case a More preferred customer came along. 1am ne math whiz, but | figure that had my reservations been accepted, mv family and { would have generated approsi- mately $1,500 in bar and food sales. Not a ton of money but money nonetheless. Besides, who knows how many repeat restaurant visits and/or green fees would have come as a result of my guests being intzo- duced to the amenities offered by Northlands? We will never know J. 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