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gal ens dung © summer
months ‘in North Vancouver

District parks, council
Monday . . considered
-proposals ' which ~ would

“impose tougher regulations
on groups applying for open-
air: liquor licenses.

In _ a letter to council,

ane

nna Jones, District. social

planner, _ explained existing
municipal policy governing °

outdoor drinking in parks

WHILE NORTH VAN CITY RECEIVES

TWO MORE ap-
plications: for neigh-

«borhood -pubs have

eceived by North
: Vancouver City staff,
ane: staff

warned

and inconsistent.

“Council has considered.
each request’ for municipal
approval of been gardens.
individually,” said Jones.
“Since these requests often
come in shortly before the
planned event...it has been
difficult to get an overall
view of the situation.”

She added that to date
there have been minimal
problems associated with the
issuing of beer garden

will have a report on the
matter by the middle of
November.

He said staff had received
another request for City
approval of a neighborhood
pub on the day of the council

“meeting, and that council

members didn’t know about
this one yet.
And there may be more on

athe way, he warned.

There are already several
applications for neigh-"
borhood pubs in North Van
. City. Before council can act
on. the applications, - they

. need pre-clearance ‘from the

provincial Liquor Control
-and- Licensing. Branch.-The : contain stores-and:offices:as- :<

.lower, less dense
“development. ie: ars
‘The building would

Among her recom-
mendations to council she
suggested ‘the granting
procedure for the “gardens”
be ‘issued from the parks
superintendent instead of
through council chambers.

It was also suggested a

‘charge of $75 a day be

levelled on those seeking to
hold beer gardens but this
recommendation failed to
rally council's support and
was-rejected.

clearance to two of the
applications, in the 100
Block East Ist Street and the
200 Block West Ist Street,
and rejected one for the 700
Block West 14th Street.
Council gave second and
third reading Monday to a
bylaw that would help ease
the -way for the pub in the

~200 Block West 1tst Street.

The bylaw, if adopted, will
amend the community plan
to allow ai four storey
building on the property,
which is currently zoned for

ic cilhe branch: has given ‘that’:  pre- - well as the’ neighborhood

or -STRICTER. guidelings’ for |

the 1982 Khahtsahlano road
“race. ‘scheduled:
November 14 were imposed
” by West Vancouver Council,
Monday. 4

‘And if race director David
“Wong fails to comply by
November 5 the race cannot
run, said Alderman Robert
Hicks.

Council took its tough
stand after it discovered that

Firehall to cost $57 4,000

WEST Vancouver Council
has accepted an $574,000
tender to build its number
three firehall in Caulfield.

It Chose Arts and G.
Contracting Ltd, the lowest
bidder, out of 19 tenders
which ranged up to
$730,408.

Sy

for:

the British ti Colemabia, ‘Tack :
and Field Association. did.
not sponsor the race and that "

*-Organizers. ' Should ~ Co-

‘.ordinate.. with police and

the association had concerns |

about the way it was run.
The new conditions are:

-The race director must |
prove that he has $3 million -

worth of insurance cover for
the race.

-The event must be sanc-
tioned by the BC Track and
Field Association.

‘municipal officials.

-A ‘medical assistance team
must be standing by.

-A limit should be set on the
umber of entries.

'-A review should be made of .

finishing line procedures.
-Provision.should be made
for adequate sanitary
facilities at the start of the
race.

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“Alderman. John Lakes
insisted additional clauses be
included in the proposed
regulations which would in
effect only allow
residents: and organizations
to use District’s parks for
drinking activities.

And -he also recom-
mended that instead of
laying a charge or deposit
fee on users, which would be
applied towards. clean-up
costs, those individuals who
leave a mess would be
“blacklisted from future use”

pub, which still needs the
approval of residents in the
area.

The proposed pub at 83
Chesterfield would replace
an existing restaurant.

Alderman Gary Payne |
said the community would
be able to Support the pub if...

same block. Within a year
there .will) be .1,800° new

permanent workers

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Lonsdale Quay, and they

of municipal parks for been

gardens. a

Alderman Jim Ball
remarked that such drastic
regulations may be
premature since “we haven’t
been sued for anyone
stumbling over a beer
bottle.”

“I don’t think we have to
be overly restrictive,” said
Ball. “Most of them (beer

gardens) have been well - |

controlled.”
Council, however,
deferred the matter to a

lications

got to lay down
guidelines.”

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in-
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report for council's con-

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