10 ~ Sunday, October 10, 1993 - North Shore News INQUIRING REPORTER FROM VICTORIA to Halifax, Deep Cove to Horseshoe Bay, Canadians tomorrow will be counting their blessings as they celebrate Thanksgiving '93. Along with conjuring up offerings of gratitude, Thanksgiving Day also brings with it a host of traditions that are as diverse us those celebrating the holiday. It may be customary that the whole family get together for a turkey dinner, in: which grandma always carves the bird and dad bakes the best pumpkin pie in town. For others, it Traditional table settings and seating urrangements can also be an integral part of these family get - togethers, to spend part of Thanksgiving at the Union Gospel Mils- sion serving turkey dinner to homeless people — giving thanks by giving to others less fortunate. But whatever your customs or traditions, enjoy Thanksgiving! is customary the day. Happy Do you have any special traditions for Thanksgiving Day? | Kathy Dauyi West Vancouver I don’t have any tradi- tions, but I'll probably have dinner with my mom. Usually my friends have get-togethers and 1. Thomas Hill North Vancouver No, but [ll probably hang out with my friends and enjoy a good meal. We all! get together and have a feast. Roxana Eshghi . West Vancouvez We have turkey, but everyone has turkey so it’s not what 1 would call a ‘special’ tradition. We always have the dinner at my grandmother's house. Richard Sawan North Vancouver No, no traditions. Um not sure what I'm going to do. If a turkey dinner happens, | might go. Or I might go camping with friends. Marlene Urquhart North Vancouver ‘My Thanksgiving tradi- tion is turkey dinner with family. go visit them. SURVEY TEAM: The North Shore News survey team called 456 North and: West Vancouver residents to find out if you have any special traditions you plan to follow on Thanksgiv- ing Day..The following is a complete breakdown of survey results: “SUNDAY. CONSTITUTIONALS could prove a demanding “challenge if North Vancouver District residents wish to hike fog the proposed. District Walk in one go. ; “But ‘special projects plannér Phil Chapman says the walk attempts ‘to provide ‘‘a balanced view of life in the district’? and is not en-: - yisaged as a one-shot marathon. . The master plan for the 26-km 16-mile): walk from Capilano . Canyon to’ Cates. Park was _. adopted by council Monday night in a split vote. ; _: Costs are estimated at almost $5 “~ million without: factoring’ infla- ‘tion, grading and earth-moving costs and : ‘upgrades to existing paving, stairs, structures and points of interest. - But staff believe the actual cost to the district. ‘‘will be con- siderably less” if various funding options are pursued. Developers could receive density bonuses in return for public ame- nities, such as the ‘‘seating nodes’’ and ‘‘staging areas’’ proposed in the master plan. A development cost . charge bylaw proposed by council might allocate some of the walk’s uniquely designed street lighting as the recipient of charges levied on private developers. Staff believe that some design elements of the walk, such as the HOCKEY, RUGBY, SOCCER Players, sore, tight, tender try Therapeutic Sports Massage TRI MASSAGE. 924-1157 ‘ suitable projects NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL by Martin Millerchip banners and staging areas, are for - corporate sponsorship, while benches could be affordable donations from in- dividuals or families. “It’s not something we are. go- ing to see next week or next year, but it will bring together some of the neighborhoods in the District _ of North Vancouver,’’ said Mayor . Murray Dykeman. But not all of council supported the concept of a district-wide tour of as many land uses as possible. “It’s a municipal monoxide marathon.. Nobody particularly wants to walk on those streets,’’ said Coun. Janice Harris. Harris argued that too much of the proposed walk is routed alongside busy thoroughfares such Horseshoe Bay Dundarave/Ambleside British Properties Norgate/Pemberton Heights Capilano/Delbrook Highlands ~ Lower Lonsdale Central & Upper Lonsdale Lynn Valley Blueridge/Deep Cove TOTAL. as Capilano Road, Ridgewood Drive, West Queens Road, Lynn Valley Road and Mount Seymour ‘ Parkway. “This, to me, is not the expe- rience people want. Is this a tourist. gimmick?’’ asked Harris. Coun. Jim Cuthbert also op- posed the master plan. “Our priority should be neigh- borhood pedestrian pathway systems,’’ said Cuthbert. He suggested that such systems could be linked together as they . come to fruition. “} do think that the small number of community responses _indicate that there is very little community demand for this,” he added. Staff say ‘‘a great deal of sup- port for the District Walk pro- ject’? was indicated at three public open houses -held in June, but they list the results of only 16 comment sheets. Coun. Joan Gadsby described the walk as a “‘very, very exciting project.’” But she said she was disap-. pointed in the level of community Your Understanding Realtor SONIA ANDERSON It's your Move... Cail today. Bus: 926-6011 Res: 926-1086 ROVALL LEPAGE IT'S YOU THAT COUNTS THE MOST 68% 50% 79% 75% 72% -- 68.0% association participation. . All district ratepayer. groups were invited to comment on the draft plan but only the Lynnmour Community and Inter-River associations did so. The district’s Advisory Planning Commission (APC) has recom- mended endorsement of ‘‘the concept of the District Walk draft report but have major concerns regarding , capital and operating costs for such a project.” Minutes of the APC’s July 2t meeting show concerns expressed for: @ the cost maintenance; @ the impact on a parks depart- ment budget that could not afford median plantings this year; @ the timing of the project. - Council authorized staff to prepare an implementation strate- gy that will assess costs and of. hardware and . 120-W. 16th St., N. Van. (1/2 bIk. west of Lonsdale) 32% 25% 29% 41% 31% 47% 21% | 23% © 28% 29.2% 1.9% 'NYD COUN, Janice Haris... municipal monoxide marathon. funding and establish priorities: for design elements and route ‘sec- 988-2475