af QCTOBER 17, tases Bright Lights Celebrations Classifieds Fashion 1999 ooo 14 eee 27 eoe 39 1139 Lonsdale & Canaman Puoncayens Mal Sales Pn auct W Van boss balts Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter dangelo@nsnews.com WEST Vancouver municipal hall is reeling again in yet another manage- ment controversy. The new municipal man- ager Jim Godfrey hired in August made a surprise announcement on Thursday stating he would not be com- ing to West Vancouver to work, Godfrey was scheduled to take up his position on Oct. 25. He had been making reg- ular visits to West Vancouver in the last six weeks. He was involved in budget meetin and mecting and hiring staf The News contacted Godfrey on Friday at Whistler where he fas been employed as municipal manager for the See WY page $ Marcie Good Contributing Writer NORTH Vancouver District council dis- banded its eight-member Community Diversity Advisory Committee on Tuesday. Cailing it in turns a “grenade,” “our worst nightmare come to fruition,” “a conundrum,” and ar example of Orwellian *doublespeak,” councillors condemned a dratt diversity policy written by a committee established in 1996, ‘ was intended to address issues of access and inc sion. While the committee’s work plan was submitted to council for direction on the process for review and adoption of the poli- cy, councillors instead pounced on its contents and voted to dis- ad che committee. “We are talking about banning, eftectively prohibiting, lan- Fashion p17 Four “must haves” for your fall wardrobe Bee SESS Body found NVD council rejects proposed policy on discrimination, hate id Coun, Trevor Carolan, who referred to the docu- ment as a “grenade” that would not be fair to pass along to the th. guage,” next council and must be dealt with immediately, “The language (of the policy) means well, and f don’t deny that. It’s just that the implications of i a mile wide.” One of the ol :s recommended by the committee would have the district “promote zero tolerance of discrimina- tion throughout the North Vancouver District community.” One ef the actions it recommended was that district facilities “will not be made available or accessible to individuals or groups for the purpose of espousing hatred or promoting discnmina- gon. Peis 134 The merits of watchamahoo mutts WV: Balancing conservation and development Election 1859 p3 FOUR teenagers taking a short cut through Mahon Park discovered the body of an “older” man on Friday in a ravine in North Vancouver. The teens speak to North Vancouver Mountie investigators in the above photo. North Vancouver RCMP Const. Heidi Hoffman said the body was clothed and had been there several days. There were no obvious signs of death. To press time, the coroner had not yet arrived. Police had not determined if the death was suspicious to press time. The body was located out of view from trail users in a ravine located near the armories and North Shore Horseshoe Club (former locale of the Mahon Park outdoor pool). The prospect of a “zero tolerance” policy, said Coun, Glenys ering- Robb, struck her with “fear and bewilderment.” “It's coming back to mandating, who gets employed, and wha whar. That isn't who we are in this district.” he policy defines diversity “broadly, to include but not be Jimited to, culture, ethnicity, race, colour, gender, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, family status and income.” Another objective, gingerly set forth in the policy, was inter- preted by councillors to promote hiring of minorities over other ndidates ler to “identify and reduce barriers to providing et tive service to all District of North Vancouver residents,” the pol- icy recommended: “Consider the needs of the diverse community when recruit- ing for municipal job positions. See 4-3 page § v Arrival of New Revolutionary Strive Target Loading Equipment, Exclusively at Gold's * * New Boxer Fit Classes / Childcare availabie