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book its last guest and s serve its last cocktail.
before. thé year. is out.

"The establishment has occ the couihwest comer of f Marine Dri
id Mackay Road sitice.1962; but changing deinographics and preferen ‘
pnspired to putjan end 10 its sucéesstut | run,
Although the hotel portion of Ute facility remains buavant, t its remain:
ng operator including the tavern and lounge, have warted to falter.

avway.”
Consequently Hunchinson, whe has owned
“the hatel since: 1985, has’ put. together a rede-
“velopment application’ that calls for a radical
change for the site. .
= His plans call for the construction of a four:
storey -building that will fila much-darger per:
centage of the property than the existing hotel.

VW introduces new look ~~ What to do when”
bug to Lower Mainland — _ there’s nothing to do.

oo The : building will “feature 85 condominium: :

style units’ on ‘the top three floors with’ the
sround:-floors dedi¢ated: ‘to commercial uses.
rhe plan: alse calls for 15 underground, par .
ing, stalls: a
This development’ thing is really imteresti

KEN Hutchinson {oe tonme,”. said Hutchinson, adding: thar hes as:
wants to repiace the. fearning the: ropes of: the development process :

‘Avalon with condos. cas he goes.
The proposal has vet to be approved by dis-
‘trier council, Hg it’s on its way through the-approval system
: Neat, Tuesday, March! [7,the. Avalon will host a public information
daring, Neatup for the proposal is the approval-or the district's advisory
sign 1 panel and eventually ar appearance before the eounetl,
if approved, Hutchiisan’s proposal will See the Avalon's csisting 584
liquor-licensed seats decrease to t0°30,, Hutchinson plans to open a smal
pub on. the property's cast side, but has no plans to incorporate a lounge
or cabaret on the site. The existing beer and wing store is slotted to take up
shop ina space next to the pub.
ny untorescen hold-ups the new ‘Structure should he apen jor
botisiness in he summer of 1999; :
i Hutchinson's only regret in the wanstormation of the property and iis
Own. position iy the fate of his scatf,
“There are 00 cinplovees here that ire woader sah anit Tani sad Mansi isn't
iio bea ailable ior them,” he said. ‘ :

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The charmed life of
“Windsor grad
Tania Hancheroff

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