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December 30, 1992

Swan’s supper

“WE HAVE paid thou-
sands into your coffers and
this ‘no road business’ has
partly spoiled our retire-
ment.”’

By Martin Mitlerchip
Contributing Writer

With these words Johr Hail,
Canadian veteran now in his late
70s, ted off a recent charge
against North Vancouver District
Council’s procrastination over a
decision to allow road us8 tO
the Cascade community on Indian
Arm.

The area lies about # 10-minute
boat ride beyond Deep Cove and

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comprises 38 low, of which 22
have structures of some type and
18 have full-time re

The Cascade ‘
Society (CLAS) has been lobbying
council fer three montlis to get a
policy dec nade revarding ity
proposal for ao extension to the
existing Sunshine Falls Firelane
No. 7.

The proposal has been to both
standing committee und full coun-
cil and was narrowly defeated. It
was reintroduced after some
counsillors requested more inter
mation.

Hall rola council at its last
meeting of the vear that he had as
much right to live at the east end
of the municipality as other peo-

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ple have to live at the west end.

Said Hall, ‘*We built our
houses, docks, septic and water
lines. We lease the water for our
dock, We pay moorave at the
marina (in Deep Cove) We pay
taxes on all property but receive
No services whatsoever. Our fire
insurance premiums are double.
Our 29 members of the Cascades
Soviety have offered to pay for
the road. set council has so far
not allowed it.

“You have your roads, hi
Wass, streets, with all the benefits
of fife. yet vou bar us from has-

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ing a single road to our back
door continued Hall. He
reminded council that phone and
hydro oss was common in wint

ves in the inlet have reached
eight feet in height, making the
water commiute tricky.

CLAS president: Edward Ram-
pone told council that every: resi-
dent had safety concerns with inlet
commuting,

d Rampone, “For those of
us who are parents, it is primarils
the safety of our children who
must commute by water to school,
to pkey with their friends and in-
deed for all their extra-curriculi
aclivities,

“hor those who are retired. ae-
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TWO-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDRA Dugstad feeds a swan some seed at the Ambleside duck pond.

concern. To all of us, the
aris that of losing our

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common
homes to fire

Rampone reminded council that
environmental and developmental
concerns were also debated prior
fo the approval of Fire Lane No.
7 to Sunshine Falls in 1989

Ans engineering staff report
prepared in September states, ‘As
with Woodlands and Sunshine
there is no basis for belleving chat
vehicle acess to Cascade will
promote future development or
even subdivision of privately held
land

Rampone emphasized that the
society was not louking for ‘uny

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