mad OCTOBER 12, 1997 _ } Classitieds 200 50 Crossword ooe 58 } Faskion aes 19 | Hezith Trends oe §3 Worth Shore Alert +e 10 Tatking Personals ¢e¢ 52 Sports ooo 49 Travel a7 Canadian Pubiecatons Mal Ses Proauc: Agreement No 0067236 | 64 Pages NV store ordered to drop the ‘f By lan Noble News Reporter ian@nsnews.com THE B.C. Supreme Court deemed Wednesday that a local business can no longer use the letter f, as in farma- A cy. And that’s going to create expen- sive problems for Blair Thomson, the owner of what is now North Vancouver’s Quantum Life Energy Natural Farmacy and Clinic. Thomson says he likely won't fight the court’s decision or attack the legislation, which would be a very expensive and laborious process. Instead, he’ll change the name of his Marine Drive business, which 4 offers natural vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements and herbs. Thomson adds it will be expen- sive for his store to change every- thing with the word “farmacy” on it. Signs, advertisements, phone book listings and company cards wil! Sce Name page 3 By Michael Becker and lan Nobie News Staff § A park, a hotel and an auto mall are being contemplated for a prime 68-acre parce! of land on North Vancouver’s waterfront. Peter Martin, Grey: Properties manager of industrial and commercial properties, told the News his tirm has reached Ba conditional agreement with the Jim Pattison Group to build a 24-acre auto mail on the Fullerton Fill site. “This is conditional on a number of things,” said Marun. “It’s conditional on the city agreeing to zoning and subdivi- sion. It’s also conditional on Pattison being able to put te m cr the economics of the program and resale sites to other deal mm crs.” DOING TT RIGHT: BEFORE YOUR EYE: NAR. LUBE. pers Small Business 725 Powering growth, building success this year’s focus Fashion gala a12 Two-show fundraiser benefits Arts Umbrella WV centre offers support for women battling addictions Avalon a3 Lf. of North and West Vancouver since 1969 $1.00 NEWS photo Paul McGrath VITAMIN shop owner Blair Thomson said his rights are being eroded in his business’ battle to use the word farmacy. The costs to fight legisiation are prohibitive, so Thomson will take a less costly route and change his shop’s name. erion t, is trying to create a business park {and industrial u lopment on the site. 64.5-acre piece of the s with a variety of comme There are no plans for residential de The Fullerton lan : study outline B® An anticipated office component for Fullerton of about 360,000 square feet, representing approximately 15% of the existing office space inventory on the North Shore. Such office space would accommodate the equivaleat of 1,600 new full- ume jobs, A proposed 157,000 square feet of retail space, which repre- s than 3% of the curreat North Shore inventory. rial and “flex space” that could create as many as 900 new jobs, According to the srady, there would be significant demand to relocate te the site from traditional North Shore industrial companies because of the site’s access to BC Rail, other industrial activities and waterfront orientation. Massive retail, commercial development proposed for 68-acre N.Van waterfront site Hf the auto mall goes in, the developer would withdraw its application for big box retas operations on the waterfront site, said Martin. “If we get one, we don’t need to have both,” he said. tn addition, a Fullerton fand use study prepared by the developer and North Vancouver City calls for a 6.5-acre water- front park and a public focal point such as a plaza at the foot of the Fell Avenue alignment. A four lane overpass at Fell is part of the plan toc 305 vehicles during peak hours over BC Rail trac actin said his company, which has a majority interest in a yup te See Clean-up pane 4 4997 VEHICLES REGENCY CHRYSLER JEEP § 41177 Marine Drive, N.Van 980-8502 \- STOW HENOWATE