WEDNESDAY
August 28, 1996

The competitive edge

j . BRENT Adams, of Langley’s Team Filter, dives for the flag during the 1996 B.C. skill, knowledge and fitnes
& Yukon Lifeguard Championships at Ambleside Beach itast weekend. The flag

WEATHER

Tinrstav: Sun & cloud
High 26°C, low 13°C.

i s of the men and women who patrol our beaches
and pools. Team Backwash from Langley claimed the overall title, foliowed by

‘compatition is one of ning events featured in the annual contest that tests the USC Reign and Team Guardzilla, both of Vancouver... :

Ls, a, "NEWS photo Terry Poters

)MARLENE Hocevar (left) and

son Beau must wait to find out
where he wili-go to school.

_vice principal at
‘Queensbury: Elementary,
will be on the hot.seat
for the next few weeks.
i) Humphries has béen temporarily
assiened as North Vancouver's new

placement officer, helping to deter-,

mine where students who can't
attend full neighborhood schools will
B:go to'school next year,

Savings paged

_ By Martin Miltorchip

Contributing Writer

SEYMOUR residents will be

. debating the merits of multi-

fainily development on the
Dollarton waterfront for the
third time in eight years at a
public hearing Sept. 24.
The meeting is the result ofa 4-3 split deci-
sion by North Vancouver District. Council

Monday.

United Properties Ltd. and its supporte

hailed the decision as a responsible move that, if

ess and pub-

adopted, will provide waterfront 4
ibed as a pol-

. lie park on what is presently des
luted industrial site.

Opponents castigated council for continuing
to allow the option for multi-storey development
to go forward in the face of previous opposition,
Some point to the fact thar the Burrard Indian
Band has already served notice it, will consider

Bollarton waterfront |
development meeting
scheduled for Sept. 24

3795-3919. Dollarton Highway currently used
for shipbuilding and repair purposes. ;

“It's a small step for United Properties but a
giant leap for council,” United vice-president

“Roger Moors said Monday.

“[ think council has finally seen the light but
there's a long way to go.”

United tried two previous apartment propos-
als for the site in 1994 and 1995, the initial pro-
posal being changed after criticism and input
from public meeti

The revised prog ‘allowed to proceed
toa public hearing which took three nights to
conclude before being rejected by council who
subsequently created a Waterfront Task Force.

The task force comprised over 20 members
and included representation from residents,
community groups, recreation groups, planning
staffand d

After a year’s-worth of meetings, research
and thtee public mectings ata cost of $29,000
the task force report rejected medium- and
high-density { development for the

is

et
RATA EW AURA GA

Cates site. D3
But council failed to ratify that section of the
report_and in-another split decision endorsed

“mixed-use redevelopment” that ‘included resi-

dential use.
The council of the day rejected a previous
proposal for apartments on the waterfront site in

1988 after another emotional public hearing and °
designated the site for future park use in the ,

Official Community Plan in 1989.

Dollarton Highway resident Anne Addié says,

the -present United proposal is similar to the
1988 Ramred proposal, but not as architectural-

ly interesting.

“It would appear the develop
a design which can meet public approval while
oaintaining their inflexible density require-
ments,” said Addie.”

In an amusingly ironic address to .couneil .

Addie suggested that the best compromis
between a density of 179 apartments and open
park space would be a 179-storey highrise.
“This proposal. would ‘also have the positive:
ect of sharing the henefis~ with more than the
immediate neighborhoog This pinnacle, of
development may even be vole from your back

“yard!” oe

he latest public hearing regarding the site
will take pla

7 pam., Sept. 24,

st North Vancouver District afl at

incapable of

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