ale? tea. ORE? rete “i2'= Friday, April 21, 1989 - North Shore News NVD Council hopes fence will reduce industrial noise DIN DISTURBING RESIDENTS THE DISTRICT of North Vancouver is constructing a large wooden fence in an attempt to block some of the industrial noise that has been disturbing residents in the Pemberton- Norgate area. The cight-foot-high cedar fence in the alley between the 100 block Pemberton Avenue and Pinewood Crescent will be over 500 fect long and will ccst $43,000, according to the district engincer’s office. District engineer John Bremner said the noise from commercial traffic and light industry in the lane off Pemberton Avenuc has been disturbing residents on Pinewood Crescent for years. “*We had a study done by a con- sulting firm into the feasibility of a sound barrier four years ago,”’ Bremner said. The acoustical construction firm, Barron and Associates, recommended a {2-foot-high con- crete or solid wooden fence to im- prove noise levels. ‘“That would be like living in Stalag 17,’’ Bremner said. So the district opted to build an eight-foot cedar barrier instead. Felicity Leavoy, a Pinewood Crescent resident, is delighted with the fence construction. ‘*We're ex- tremely happy ine district is build- ing it,’ she said. ‘A couple of businesses back there are light in- dustrial,’’ and the district should not have allowed them to build so close to a residential area. North Vancouver Mayor Marilyn Baker said the fence would deal with the impression of noise more than the fact of it. She doubts if any fence could com- pletely block out the industrial sounds. Beker said the district is having the lane patrolled with a sound- measuring device (decibel metre) to enforce the anti-noise bylaw. She said people who five next to a freeway get used to the rushing sound of traffic, but the staccato sounds of industry are far more ir- ritating. By RAY TICKSON Contributing Writer The district met with local businesses, said Baker, and “strongly encouraged them’? {(o reduce their noise emissions. Baker explained that the district asks that industrial shops keep their doors closed and stop doing noisy work outside. ‘‘We've yet to run into a point blank no,’ she said. Leavoy said even though com- panies — such as Bondar-Clegg, a metallurgical analysis firm that crushes rock around the clock in the summer time — bent over backwards to reduce their noise levels, ‘‘It's still an extremely noisy lane."’ Al Basham, manager of Bon- dar-Clegg, said the company spent abouc $10,000 installing sound- proofing and moving cquipment. “Ie heiped a little bit, but che fence is still necded,'’ he said. “The neighbors are very under- standing and patient.” But Ald. Ernie Crist said the fence ‘‘will no more eliminate the noise ‘han a cow can jump over the mioon.”’ Crist said the fence just tets businesses off the hook. He said residents have complained to him that shop owners have ignored ap- peals to reduce noise levels. Enginecring design superintend- ent John McLean said the ferice is primarily to reduce traffic noise in the lane. ‘‘Some of the problem is emanating from rooftops — skylights, ventilator shafts, motors — even a 12-foot fence wouldn't catch sounds from those sources.’’ McLean said Hall’s A.C. Con- struction should have the fence completed in a month. DISPERSAL OF COLLECT IONS University Endowment Lands ANCIENT ROMANO/SYRIAN, extensive PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACTS from OSTA RICA, COLUMBIA AND RARE TERRACOTTA ARGENTINA POTTERY (Museu Exhibited) ANTIQUE SOUTHEAST ASIA AND ORIENTAL ART, ISLAMIC RASSWARE, EXOTIC PACIFIC SHELLS, CHINESE ROSEWOOD FURNITURE, SPANISH COLONIAL SANTOS, ANTIQUE TRADITIONAL PHILIPPINE FURNITURE from ANCESTRAL HOUSE, JAPANESE SIX-FOLD GOLD SCREENS, CHINESE SCROLL AND FAN PAINTINGS, ORIENTAL TRADE CERAMICS, PAINTINGS, CARV. INGS, AFRICAN MASKS and ETHNOGRAPHIC/PRIMITIVE ART, plus various ESTATE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS. Preview and Sale — One Day Only Sunday, April 23, 1989 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 1562 Western Crescent, Vancouver “IN CONCERT WITH SUMMER WE ARE OFFERING | A SELECTION OF EARLY DINNER ENTREES AT ‘5pm until 6:30pm & Daily ; OTHER DISCOUNT OFFERS INVALID. PALL S Renae reservations RESTA than call. 445-13th at Marine Dr., West Vancouver 926-8922 IN THE lane west of Pemberton, Pierre Blancard works on the construction of an eight-foot fence. The aim of the project, funded by the municipality of the District of North Vancouver, is to cut down industrial noise in the Pemberton-Norgate area. I BUTTERICIC MOCALS FARES FABR 16s 3 980-0551 . ; 0 W. ‘(ath St. NV. BUARTELLAT® saa EERSS2RFrersg *TKh 2 EPSesgeeay se . e a: