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THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

Newsstand Price 50¢ April 3, 1983 Newsroom 985-2131

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WITH THE EMPTY cross as. symbol of the Ressirection in the background, Father
Trevor Fisher, ‘associate priest at St. Simon's Anglican Church in Deep Cove,
prepares for Holy Communion, a particularly meaningfel act at Easter.

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__ANXIOUSLY-AWAITED proposals: for the

development of Ambleside ‘wateriront were put

As reported briefly in last

4 Wednesday's edition of The

News, West Vancouver
council released a 24-page
policy. discussion paper on
its ideas for developing the
waterfronf area between
13th and 18th streets,- south
of the railroad tracks.

Ideas for the waterfront's

. future include multi-family

and lowrise housing, market
squares and shops, a public
promenade, pier, tea house
and green spaces.

“This is a very important
report in the life of the.
municipality,’ said

on the table for public debate Monday.

WENDY HAYSO

Alderman David Finlay
introducing the _ staff-
prepared review titled

“Ambleside by the Sea.”
Emphasizing that this was
just the first step in the
process of preparing a
waterfront plan, he said:
belicve that the results of
this in years to come will
make the waterfront a
wonderful community, the
heart of West Vancouver.”
The report will now be
forwarded to the Advisory

Planning and the Parks and
Recreation Commissiotis,
and to the Advisory Design
Panel.

From there it will go to the
ratepayers’ groups and
business associations,
Alderman Finlay called on
everyone to share the
council crystal ball gazing.

“We want full public input
in this because it is one of
the most important pieces of
planning this council will
do,” he said. “It will get a
complete and full airing
before anything is decided.”

Waterfront owners in that
area have been on _ ten-
terhooks waiting to hear
council plans for the future

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Everyone’s happy

ith school closure

Integration for Prince Charles students

BILL BELL

PRINCE CHARLES
School, located near
the old Hamilton Junior
Secondary, will close
its doors In June.

The 45) “trainable”
mentally handicapped
students who use the
facility, will be integrated
into the regular school
system at Windsor
Secondary, starting = in

September.

And parents, students,

teachers and trustees are all
smiling at the dectston

Ihe students, many of
whom are affected by Downs
syndrome are bheing
welcomed with open arms by
the staff and teachers at
Windsor a feat in itself,
considering that yust 10 years
ago these students were
shunned and considered oa
burden in the mainstream of
cducattion

“Yos, there arc sul) some

acceptance problems,” says
Assistant Schools
Superintendent) Leo Mar.

shall,
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weather

SUNDAY
Cool and sunny

MONDAY
Cloudy with sunny periods