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City shouldn't sell its parkland

Dear Editor

Houses or parkland? This
is the issue which is now con-
fronting the residents of Up-
per East Lonsdale. At the
meeting of the North Van-
couver City council, Sept. 4,
1984, council took the step
towards rezoning a piece of
existing parkland at 23rd
Street between Grand
Boulevard and Ridgeway
Avenue.

This block, known as
220A, is part of a large parcel
of land given to the City of
North Vancouver more than
70 years ago. In August 1912
the North Vancouver Sand
(sic) and Improvement Co.
gave the land to the City as
parkland available for use by

ali residents.

In June 1975 City council
exempted Block 220A by
passing By-Law 4807 without
benefit of a public hearing.

A few weeks ago, the City,
again without public hearing,
surveyed and staked this land
into seven residential ifots
which it intends to sell to
developers.

Park space in the City of
North Vancouver is one of
the lowest per head of
population in the Lower
Mainland. It has 11 acres per
1000 population compared to
West Van which has 20 acres
per 1000 and the District of
North Van which has 14 acres
per 1000 of municipal park-
land in addition to the large

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areas of other parklands
within its boundaries.

According to its own 1979
Master Plan for Parks and
Recreation Development, it
was recommended that the
City acquire open space in
the Upper East Lonsdale area
where Block 220A is located.
Instead it is now trying to sell
off existing parkland to
developers.

This area, because it is near
the North Van Rec Centre
and Mickey McDougall
Gym, is well used by walkers
and joggers. Block 220A is a
wonderful wooded play area
for children and for those
who enjoy natural
surroundings. ’

To develop housing here

Do well educated parents
produce refined children?

Dear Editor

! have been following with
interest letters to ‘‘Mailbox’”’
regarding badly behaved
children in department
stores. It should be noted
that the problem also exists in
restaurants, museums,
cinemas and, yes, even in
libraries! .

Now, although this is by
no means anew
phenomenon, it has definite-
ly become worse during the
past few years.

At first this observation
would seem to be at odds
with current statistics — the

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birth rate is down! However,
On examining the present
situation more closely 1t does
begin to make sense. Highly
intelhgent women are no
longer having babies. So,
although we are actually see-
ing fewer young children to-
day, than say ten years ago,
hey belong predominantly to
a lower income group.

Of cougse, ours is by no
means the only society suffer-
ing these effects.

The problem seems to be
more or less worldwide. In
Singapore, for instance, the
Governor has launched a

campaign to increase the
number of educated citizens
by genetic means — getting
intelligent mothers and
fathers to have more children
while providing financial in-
centives for poorer, less-
educated women to undergo
sterilization operations.

In conclusion“it is logical
to assume, that women wih a
university education, would
be more likely to have refin-
ed, nicely mannered children,
than their less fortunate,
poorly educated sisters!

J. Taylor
West Vancouver

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would severely alter the
neighbourhood and deprive
City residents of an_ir-
replaceable natural park
minutes from city congestion
and stress.

V. Daniels

North Vancouver

Fight sale
of parkland .

Dear Editor:

North Vancouver City
Council plans to sell a city
block of land that was given
to the City as park. The
block is bounded by East
22nd and 23rd Streets,
Ridgeway Avenue and
Grand Boulevard.

North Vancouver City is
short of park’ areas. It
should * be: acquiring ‘park
gpace, not selling off the fit-
tle it
“fie block is a vital part of
the treescape in that area.
People who -want to make
sure it’s not gotten rid of
should go to City Councf’s
public hearing this coming
Monday, September 24, at
7:30 p.m. See advertisement
in the North Shore News,
Sunday, September 16, page
Bil.

Even though the rezoning
has not occurred, the City
has already surveyed and
pegged the block into six
lots.

Alan Merridew
North Vancouver

A? - Friday, September 21, 1984 - North Shore News

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