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WY residents urged to attend
meeting on home businesses

Dear Editor:

On Monday, March 23 there
will be a public hearing in the
municipal hall, West Vancouver,
to consider changes to the bylaws
with respect to home businesses.

There are about 450 home ac-
cupation licences in the
municipality controlled i present
by ihe existing bylaw #2200. Many
residents of West Vancouver may
not be aware of how that bylaw
protects the quality of their home
environment.

Originally, the regulations were
designed to permit the existence of
small family businesses in residen-
tial areas. Now, due io infractions

Consumers
very well
protected

Dear Editor:
Re: ICBC’s Largesse, Doug
Collins’ column (March 4).

As the owner of a large
mechanical and collision repair
shop, I would like to point out
that the public and consumers,
of which I am one, are well
protected when it comes to ma-
terial damage claims.

The industry does not tell
{CBC what to pay and they
pay a rate of 10% to 35% less
than the mechanical industry.

Their guide to costs is from
national studies. They get
lower parts prices and use

| economy or used parts to keep
costs down.

They are fair, but certainly
do not give anything away,
which is evident from the fact
that many shops have closed
their doors.

Material
smatler part of claims, but
fraud and litigation put it out
of control.

Dorald C. Taylor, president
Taylormotive Service Ltd.
North Vancouver

damage _ is the |

by some of the licence holders, the
spirit and intent of bylaw #2200
has been drawn into question.

Although throughout the histo-
ry of the bylaw there have been
almost no complaints, the cor-
poration apreervs to be proposing
some amendients which will rad-
ically affect vur neighborhoods by
turning them into semi-commer-
cial areas, purely to accommodate
the infractions.

This will downgrade the quality
of life in hundreds of properties
that are close to home businesses.

Changes which permit several
occupations, more and _ larger
vehicles, frequent visits, non-resi-
dent and non-family employees

and unlimited hours, would be
very deleterious. In addition, little
consideration has been directed to
the loss of business property tax
revenue so that an even more
disproportionate share will fall on
businesses in normal commercial
areas.

I urge all concerned residents of
West Vancouver to obtain copies
of the existing bylaw and the pro-
posed changes from the municipal
hall and to attend the public
meeting with a view to protecting
the quality of life in our residen-
tial areas.

Isin Forsyth
West Vancouver

Cleveland Dam work
iS an inconvenience

Dear Editor:

I think the public should be
aware that there is construction
and upgrading going on at the
Cleveland dam and that the top of
the dam is closed off to visitors,
joggers, bikers, hikers, local resi-
dents and everyone until May or
later,

This is because of the ‘‘neces-
sary’’ earthquake-proofing and
other improvements going on.

Walking the westside trails has
always been a good source of ex-
ercise for me from the dam down
to Park Royal, and on a recent
junket | had to go via the salmon
hatchery and must have warned at

‘least 10 different people ! passed

about the top of the dam and
none of them knew about it!

It is clear the municipalities and
GVRD have provided insufficient
notice in various newspaper and
media about this ‘current
upgrading, and countless visitors
to the dam each day encounter

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the water left at the bottom of the
dam, not because of heavy rain-
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this year you can bet we will all
face heavy water usage restric-
tions, this summer especiaily.

So joggers, walkers, hikers, res-
idents, tourists and others beware
— you cannot get across the top
of the dam, and all the better
anyway because, despite the
necessity of the upgrading, the
level of water in the dam is alarm-
ing and depressing.

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Vancouver

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