Cup on the big seven-foot TV screen recently installed there. In terms of image size it brought
the: viewers almost as close to the: action as the players themselves.

Slowdown seen for

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Shore population. growth

~ Population growth on the North Shore over the next 10. years will be cut 7:
_back by 50 per cent compared‘ with the present trend, if revised population .
‘growth targets submitted: last week to the Greater Vancouver, Regional
_ District planning committee are eventually accepted.

The. new figures ‘follow.

months of meetings between

’the municipalities and the’

GVRD at staff level.

In 10 of the 14 aauicipal-
ities represented. inthe ©
GVRD, staff reached agree-
ment on population increases
over the next decade: But in
West Vancouver. «and: in’
‘North Vancouver: ‘District -

_ (where the figures are ‘still -

"under review) a radical slow-
down in population growth i is
recommended.

“lfthe current growth trend

‘were allowed to continue, .
‘North Vancouver District’s

population would increase to. -
overt 88,000 by 1986 from the

_ Present figure of 69,500.

West Vancouver’ 8 popula- °
tion would. rise.. to ‘nearly |

49,000; from ‘the ‘present, .
"figure ‘of. 39,500. over the.

- same, 10-year period.

. ‘The latest “Hivable on
‘Yon’ , target figures presented

7

‘to thie GVRD ‘planning: com-;.
mitteé would restrict North -
Vancouver ‘District. ‘popula-:
. tion. growth to ‘80,000 by

1986, and. West. ‘Vancouver ,

_ Sroweh to 44, 000. °

| Virtually | no reduction. is.
_ recommended in the project-.
” ed:North Vancouver City.
‘population growth indicated.
“by the current trend: — an.
increase to approximately -
45,000 by 1986 ‘from the

- Present 36, 500.’
. ’ ‘The two other GVRD mun-. ”

‘icipalities in which a. slow-
down in population growth is .
‘ recommended’ ‘are | Delta.
. (primarily the Ladner-Tsaw- "
wassen area): /and. ‘South
. Surrey. rn

The next step will be meet-

‘ings with municipal councils :
on. the ‘proposed population
‘targets. These meetings. will-.
be held over the next ‘two .
months. a

: Population targets, are port

of the’, GvRD’s Ss:
‘region”® program,.which is _
aimed _at

.developing a
method ‘of managing future

. growth in the best interests
of the. entire area. The pro-. |
‘gram’ covers planning for |
growth sharing, transporta-
‘tion,’ creation of regional
_ town centers, creation of jobs |
“closer to where people live .
and. preservation of pen: .

space.

: Public. ‘participation. ‘has -
“played @ major role.in draft-

ing.the livable region propos-

als. Meetings with interested.
organizations and individuals .
and. presentation . of display
material are .a- continuing :

aspect of the program. _-
It. is estimated .that . the

GVRD. ‘population will inc-
-reaseé by 300,000, to a total of

‘1.5 million, by 1986. .Under

‘ growth ° sharing’ proposals,
Steps’ would be’ taken to

-encourage settlement of. the
300,000 in those areas where

they can. :best .. by, accom-
modated.- coo

: . photo by Ellsworth Dickson :
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