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North Shore News

Playing fields, greenspace are limited in city

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interchange, there would be green space and parks
built to border the concrete overpass. Only recently
have these areas been partially cleaned up. Council
wants the province to make good on its past promis-
es. Some progress has been made, but che entire issue
is still a long wav from being resolved.

Boulevard parks and greenspace remain one of the
hottest issues in all three city districts.

The city’s six pas and five all-weather fields are

In 199], the city needed seven more playing fields.
Today that number has risen to 13 and ts projected to
tise to 16 fields by the year 2000.

Tae Grand Boulevard currently area hosts 22 soc-
cer games a week on a field designed for no more
than six. In total, it’s estimated that there is about
one field, per 3,800 residents, compared with one
field per 3,100 residents in North Vancouver District.

A recent decision to develop the Cloverly area’s
Sunrise Park inte a soccer field was opposed by area
residents who were determined to preserve the tield

vast of Haywood Avenue, south of Lions Gate stu-
dios and adjacent to Park and Tiltord shopping cen-
tre. The site has been the topic of much controversy
as proposals for everything trom a parking lor and
storage facility to golf range have been considered
and rejected.

As city councillors struggle to find space for every-
thing from playing fields and parking to business
parks, churches and waterfront hotels, the city devel-
opment decisions they make in council's next term
sill define the livability of the city cor decades to

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waterfront, including creation of

“Attention:
“pho tographers! in

" Deadline for submissions for the

1999 -District Parks and.
. Recreation Photo Contest is fast
» appronching - ‘Friday, October

29,1999,

* Don’t miss the opportunity to

‘share your’ images of your

166 hours on average per season.

a 13. kilometre trail, riew and; ;
 Sepanded parks and: [viewpoint
* and restored beach acceasibil Ly. 5S

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This issue will ‘be put ¢ to voters

on "Municipal Election Day,

__ Saturday, November 20, 1999,
‘in’ the form: ‘of. ‘a referendum ‘

-quetion. The two- “Page feature |

contains a summary’ cof informa:
tion as well as answers to fre:

. quently asked questions.

as is. Sunrise Park is located along a greenbelt, just

- Waterfront Plan information dis-

Pl scan, also be viewed | at ‘all

come,

District’ ‘Libraries, Ree Centres

and at District Hall starting
Octoher 26, 1999.

“The, District iwants you to have:

“HS much informa ion as possible, ,

“enabling you to make an

informed choice on Election |
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Day. .

FUN FOR ALL.

favourite Districe park, natural

area,- Playground or’ ‘recreational

: activity. This year there are four’

categories: a

1) District park landscapes

2) Birds, animals, butterflies in
District parks and trails

3) The way we play outdoors in
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Entry forms are available at

 Districe Hall and at your neigh.

bourhood Ree Centre. Entries
can be dropped off at same.
Great prizes are available and
winning photos will be displayed
for all to enjoy. For more infor-
mation, contact Kitty Castle at
980-9464. =

We Need ou

“We serve

viding leadershipy and outstand- ‘
: ing “services that. maintain, and —
enhance the guality of We for rest.” ;

dents of | today and tomorrow."
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Every three years, the District of
. North Yanefuver surveys a ran-

dom: * Sampling ” of residents

. » thioughoin j tthe District to get : ‘

| your ‘thoughts on District services, :

issues ‘and goals.

Surveys will be mailed within the |

next few weeks. If you receive a

survey in che mail, please take o

| few ‘minutes to fill ic out; Your,

input is important.’ The informa-
tion provided by, you will help
create, nd /énhan
‘Districe serv ces fir years tocom

Thank you for taking: part. Bi

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