pt SURES ee AFTER 40-MONTH FIGHT WITH CITY HALL Hollow victory for WV homeowner? By NOEL WRIGHT A West Vancouver homeowner who fought a three-year battle with municipal bureaucracy and was” eventually awarded $6,000 damages ayainst the municipality mn a successful) acthhon in BC Supreme Court may, in the end, have won a hollow victory Meanwhile he fired has what appears to be a parting West Van counciband tts staff The figetit December LU '6 broadside against long began in when artist Prancis Harthropp and tas wife Elizabeth applied fora permatto build a dd ft by U1 ft bedroom cate nsbon te Marine ther home at asd [Drive The permit was refused oon the preouneds that the home was hocated oom twee oun consoldated lots Mounie ipal Officrals told Barthropp they were also comeerned about a potential flood havard: trom an adyountng oo reck Poot over two years Barthropp whe seems bes hase missed his von ation asia lnsyver contested the rulings ot Tun rpal staff wath more than oa» secme of letters hove ns of tours of tesearch repeated meetings and oa tie tty todd teoe distance loom eas aod prbetooperagebyy prbvertore cage beng of le pal dere ume ats Povivaliy he lascatoe Dread o fh a opines! the treater tpeahlty {oat fal hoe epee thee Cover Duintice Vee cstwe | Mostray awardess the Bar Mropps damages betaling pT waned orotic teedd the TT ue tits ipatity foor treating the vuupote moa Prag Museutet ras t weed ape ar) paket M, vows ves b ‘ no : ‘ { ' vada tive ut ft a state nie ad issued to all ratepayer Organizations The statement said the judge's comments “can perhaps be welcomed as providing the opportunity for everyone to reaffirm and = renew the obligation to provide. ina positive and cheertul manner all the Vancouver! At the howerves quality citizens oof serve bo West same time the statement that the judgement was based “solely maintained on a technical defect in the then creck Conservation bylaw Barthropp contends that this as not so and that councils statement that he were merely” After apparently inconclusive mechngs on (he tends to mn ply his wife and nitpre king’ several matter with the mayor and Council othe has how sent oa tebuttal statemenat of his own Lae alt meg anisalons rate payer Barthropp s statement claims the count beld the municipal bylaw to be tn vahad because of uncecrlainty and cites four different ways to which if was uncertain As well he says the bylaw was found toa have improperly vested a discreDonary powes ma munreipal offic ral None of these reasons he Geclares “was a mere RIVIERA SPA Swimming & Fitness Centre Men, Women — Swim 7 Days a Week 3 MONTHS FOR *60 Guaranteed Lowest Prices VANCOUVER @\et A Prone techmeal defect a failure of civic) leadership caused this unhappy and expensive case to run its full wasteful course 7 Derrick Hum phreys. who was first elected to Office two years after the Barthropp with the be gan has indiwated he is seeking a meeting with the couple inan effort finally to resolve the long smouldering argument Onty present councrl were SC rVINg during the first 24 months of the Mayor hassle municipality further two members of the dispute which the Barthropps say) continues to leave an that unfai impression they makers wete trouble instead of wronged clive ns Meanwhile morak vine cation omay be the only satistaction they finally coap from the drawn oul affan The crtra bedroom tas still not been built and Barthropp told Phe News that Changes ino his famualy situnbion over the half call for an Overall review of fis te past three and oa years may mow © plans Pitch-in ‘80 Keep Canada ~ Beautiful AN: + 10 Super-tend Lodies Baa cine cloesmes pe: day + Conditioning body butiding oreo Ramediat Mineralized Whort roo! 108 & + Meot 7H FF Setimming Pool Soune Moose FO 4 mnths tenet NORTH VAN VRO 9358 Wast of Lonedate .. Ath 327 9408 r l 1 Re ee ee ee VITAMIN. DISCOUNT. WAREHOUSE QUALITY VITAMINS DISCOUNT SAVINGS 1500 mg. VOO 2 E, Esplanade, North Vancouver, 988-3454 — for FREE CATALOGUES and vitamin charts you buy another vitamin visit VITAMIN DISCOUNT WAREHOUSE Everything We ee TEE EE A SE GEE TL SE ETD SES SS ON ee VITAMIN C WITH ! iNATURAL ROSE HIPS! ask about our bDonuS plan A3-Wednesday, May 28, 1980 - North Shore News Department of Fisheries employee Bob Ferris throws feed to some of the 500,000 Coho and 1.4 milion Chinook salmon soon to be released from the Capilano Hatcheries in North Vancouver. Smith photo) Ue FEEDING THE FISHIES, | Stylists on top PAGE C3 (lan Having fun on the beach PAGE C6 Your good health is your most important asset. protect it. * with a sensible diet, | “pRo. - bi a tien regular exercise and | pO ee first-quality vitamins We have 16 years An evening ax Pe t helping ' P Nealthy conscious remember PAGE C7 customers get the most for ther money Shop tn person and 10°. extra savings We have a delivery service. before sell is fully guaranteed The world of showbiz $975 owe PAGE B4 LL —-—~— — — C. Vib 1A4 7 a ao?