: > : . . ’ . ! ' ‘ fete ' a ' ° : . t i , . : 4 . we a, Los : } . . re. . ‘ . ‘. "pr nerregeehtnpuntramamrtelpec tnt te rae retary oer ype ore rr ape rsa ararer ude serd ee ~gperetthenee eeprercoremeee neg tin) y-ray erento Saati te akan atittteaatlhtbeeen entedan Aan: iatltialenti ahah nd ‘ 1 ‘ a , . ‘ ‘ ‘a + ‘ ' . a a, ; , ‘ wo , ' . het ae? ‘ ° moa ‘ ‘ re ' (a ‘ . ~ . V ‘ , . ‘ ’ sy . ‘ a ‘ i iss, Ws eB Ue ge SEN FE SER aD CAS RA MN ANN A The Champ 715 Garden tour 178 Radio host eves Thundreds gather for lucrative U.S. market Annnal private tours AUGUST 6, 1997 os Brlght Ughts seo Ii) vy Classitieds oon Galiins ove] et Crosswortl oun 0 bx i ty : North Shore lori see 14 avi 7 i a | na Cove cones : seni “e " in Panorama Park { 6 HOPPING eos i Ne a At " t Talking Porsonals ee» 3B ks ua ; y mp say Community 1 AO REE ee me see: { ; ; Gti ; X , anadian Fublcatates Mad Sales brane Aroma ber COB SSM. 4 q " ma, ae PN ¢ Prete celebration ne? t ae aK refed bas i soy SARS on ry Bal roe Wi : ; : 4 : The Voice of North and West Vancouver since 1965 $1.00 oa NTA PECREAL- rea OO eeennininmntere Ei Atert name narnncinete Aan betiererwet Herre tienes ca er ate et a fe nn be nate eee —_ Sm Dundarave oe acter ernie etn incl nt Gata me seni nae inp nite ti mt irre ne a bee whet eater ‘ ” 4 1 ‘ ‘ Wrangle erupts over building plans {By Catharine Barr Contributing Writer TS West Vancouver's beloved Dundarave being spruced-up or pulled-apart? 2. jMaybe both. But one business owner is not giving up without a fight, 8 Diane Thomas, owner of Gifts to Di Kor, 2430 Marine Di., is the Last remaining tenant still occupying a Dundarave building adjacent ta Capers p food store set to undergo extensive renovations, Thomas is currently engaged Bg inh a legal battle to save her store: a front business. She elaims to have two years felt in her lease despite an order to vacate the by July 31, andiord has advised us that he is terminating our lease. MWe have obtained legal advice B that he is not entitled to do se nd that our lease continues te be The building in question is B located between 2428 and 2448 Marine Deo in Dundarave. ‘The owner, Joachin Goce) Waibel of Bona Vista Management, plans to upgrade the facade of the commercial office building while bringing the building Sup to code,” NEWS photo Orad Ledwidge The plans require that the OEFIANT Oundarave retailer building be vacant during con. Diane Thomas is fighting struction, removal from her W. Van store. . Vaibel did not wish to com- Boment on the current legal situation involving Thomas but said that his building is in desperate need of the planned upgrades and requires exten: sive work. “What we are doing here is demolishing the building to the core. B There will be nothing left but only a bare-bones skeleton, Nothing left — no windows, no roof, no ait conditioners, no water pipes, no wire — : nothing,” said Waibel. " " NEWS photo Cindy Goodmun Waibel said he is spending $1.2 million dollars on the project. Upon completion, he said the rent will still be “surprisingly afford: able.” Waibel said: “The one thing for sure that] ean say is that more than A grass dancer entertains at the ninth annual Squamish Nation Pow Wow Sunday. Grass dancers are called out at the start of a Pow Wow to stomp down the grass. The three-day event at Capiiana See Appointments page 3 Reserve Park drew dance competitors from across the United States and Canada. eau Canada ond By Water Filters eg y Tee pa beds ;