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obaule. TO Service North

Vancouser aud) sur;

‘rounding titea-consurhers heated up wi ih the announcement,
cof aJanuary 1988 construction start Ona $28 million shop.’
ping ‘centre ond portions: of Squamish Indi Band PeSeEye

land:

InvYawest
developer, responsible for! the
» award-winning Lousdate Quay”!
* development, © has “phanned: <a

150,000-square-foot centre. 10. be,

built oncthe edge of the, Seymour
“Rivero EL aeres of: Sevinotir
‘Creek Indian Reserve Number 2 int
North Vancouver District. :
The Seymour Crossing shopping

“ eentre is expected to inghude a mas:

jor food ‘store: anchoride ‘appr
imately: $0. smaller retail
and (| will’ possibly incorporate! a
major drugstore and cinemas:
Intrawest! ° Properties “senior
‘vice-president John Evans said the’
actual. size .of the: food store, and

tenant occupancy: have vet tobe.

idetermined: He ‘expects the project’

to., be completed by. Labor Day :

next year.
“We've talked about the site for
“a number of years with the band,
ey bur. specific, negotiations began
: nine months ago,"" he,

“Evans: expeets | the centre’s

primary” market (draw: to’ include

“residents Hsing: east of. Seymour
River, North
dents‘living east’ of Grand, Boule-
ward and Lynn Valley residents.

* With the Cassiar Tunnel, there:
owill be: an. even. smoother ‘railway -
; through to the-centre. from sec-

: ondary’ markets ‘in East Vancotiver
and parts “of North Burnaby,”
Evans said. os: :
“He doesn’t see.'a
‘competing jwith a - potential
million, (15 %-acre: BCE : Develop-.

problem Sh’

Daueal Barron during. Wednesday's

“normally has
vorking at Versatile, ‘is currently
75 per cent {unemployed : :

MPL OYE L

the press conference,”

Fitzpatri¢ : said unempblovitient in
surance benefits for. most ofthe Ve

would run out: in: December:
at°are, they

Properties 1 ri shes

“North Vancouver City

outs.

Vancouver. City resis:

$25.

bout. 600 members .

: the company could win.

! Uy MICHAEL BECKERS |

Sess Rep

. ment Corp. Shopping centre prow:
Sing out:

ef the: Park “and
which could also: be-underway
han F988" Subject to final

approvals as: carly as, Sept. AN, by

Journ,

“Our sense. of the situation. is

that: the. strength: of the Seymour

Crossing location warrant

development | ofa ‘Shopping centre.:

acthar site? Evans said. :
© Squamish Band Chief: Philip Jo
d thé band has been considering

‘development. offers for‘the proper-"
ty, which “once housed a Superior:

Coneérete cement plant:and more:

recently a‘travel trailer. site during ©

Expo, for the past three years.
“Intrawest ha

Joe said.
He said the band. decided a ‘year

ago to begin seriously entertaining: |

offers to develop, with four or five:

companies: coming: forward swith: -

serious proposals:
‘Said | Joe:."*The, road alignment
that came along with | the« new:

“Seymour Parkway located at ‘the;
development £
speeded up:the process by making ;

: development ofa $25. million shopping centre: by: Intrawest Properties

north end. of ; the

it easier for access and visibility." :
The project is designed by Hot-

son Bakker Architects. : ic
* Neither Joc nor:Evans were will-
ing to revéal. specific details*of the =

leasing agreement negotiated.

ent David A op (centre) is flanked, by “Maring Worke

s press conference athe. North Vaneouve
vafter, five: months: of. financial restructuring, Versatile has been awarded the $317- million federal goverament.
° " Benes :

that?

oye

after.
‘welfare...
Though

pleted “in iene

‘The company recently simoune

oing to do:

Wilford §:

_& proven ‘track |
record, and they're a good,-young
‘and dynamic company,

satile’s. Jast current -
shipbuilding ‘contract. will. be‘com-,

Corp,
announcement Had.

Aupuse fa,

PORT -Nocth Shore’

“Squamish: Indian Band reserve site.§

ng will serve. North Vancouver communities cast of ‘the Sey mour River, an area

NEWS photo N ear

and Boiler="
ne.: vice-president

shipyard. “Als p announced that,

Over. the ‘next: 3 4

“Alsop” said: financial! restructur:
ing that had permitted: Hees. Inter-
*national Corp.to-assume $90 mil-
jion:in-secured ‘debt from the'shi

coupled . with: Wednesday's
given’ Versatile
v lease on life.! :

- nancial My So the “recent 1 :
sink the” shipyard were beyond its
control. ; ,

*said-, Wednesday

‘coliform

“said,

‘the Eagle Harbour; ¢

the: ‘beach “had
been “closed: Tuesday. after.’ results

“from an‘Aug.:6 water sample ‘had:
. indicated. fecal: coliform: counts in
Eagle Harbour were over 200 units a

per, 100. millilitres of water.

. Kwan, said ‘the test. showed: ‘the
“count in. the = -harbor. ;
water, which has been‘at about’ 50.

units: per 100 millilitres. of water

for. the: past“month}, had risen’ to."

Signs: advising | ‘bathers tha
waters . were”: below” the Greater:
Vancouver Regional : ‘District Stan-

of water were subsequently posted. -

The. health’ department, « Kwan
would’ test ‘additional ‘wate

samples’ from “the harbor: water

Thursday’and Friday. Fina! results :

* from tests take 72. hours 10 com
Kwai said: preliminary

-this'iveek “Were ‘encouragin
~ showed a decrease in coliform’.

: hile Harbour was’ closed: July

/1985° and again: June '26; 1986

“anes coliforin’ counts. exceeded’ the =.

GVRD standard. hh
“7 Kwan' said. the North

investigating the possi

Possible sources, ‘he said.
‘boats ‘or- the two creéks’ that. tun
‘into.the harbor:

: Water :samp

beaches are

Kwans'said ©

*Harbour’’ would be

requently. until the coliform: count
howed signs of decreasing.

‘results :
from ‘a-water ‘sample taken earlier...
and ©

Shore...
health department- was acurrently.

le'source of:
Iiform, but ©:

“Wwe te a

!

‘EAGLE. HARBOUR beach in West Varicouver: has’ been’ ~
closed: for the third ‘year running because, ‘of high fecal cok:
‘{form.counis..°,. : :

“The North Shore’s acting: senior
public: health inspector Rick Kwan

MOTHY RE NSHAW
News: Reporter

Friday and Saturday,
mostly: cloudy with”

_ showers. Highs near
ane.

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