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- Redevelopment’ “Joint ©
Venture project .on
Gallant A enue in Deep
‘Cove.. Phase: IT .of :the ~.
-. project is in the
foreground, while Phase
I, on the comer of
Panorama Drive is

Legal action has
been narrowly. averted
for the second time in
recent months in
connection with
comments made about
a planned: development «
in Deep Cove.

A Deep. Cove. resident said
“Tuesday. hevhad’ “asked ‘his
lawyer to initiate legal action
against. Gordon ‘Gibson IJr.,
his company,’ and. the. ar-

le Monday. to.
ancouver District *

William‘ Blately said Raw had
tis time Not. to procede’ at

council:
meeting a presentation ‘was
made by architect” Tom
Thompson explaining a
development planned for:
Gallant Avenue in the Cove.
Gibson is a partner in the
Gallant Redevelopment
Joint Venture project.

Gibson had asked per-
mission .to explain the
‘project “because of
widespread opposition to the
plan.

The only portion of the
residential commercial
complex:that needed council
approval. (Phase I) got the
go-ahead early this year. The

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‘planner ‘for over
‘presented a: ,
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“adjacent Phase II did not

need to go to-council.

Since ‘that time, the Deep
Cove ‘Community
Association has urged

‘council to block. the project

because they feel it is too
‘ massive.and notin: keeping
with the ; Sheracter of “the ,

Last sionth” Blakely, a -

d

of the project.
‘Blakely was: upset. with the
comments and said the
presentation “is just the tip
of the iceberg,” with regards
to statements about him
contained in Gallant

Redevelopment correspon-.

dence.

Although not proceding
with a libel suit, Blakely still
said he is “outraged” by the
comments.

Earlier this year, the Deep
Cove community group
made a complete apology to
Gordon Gibson after they
had accused him of

In just 6 weeks,

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and he considered taking
legalaction. - |

During Monday’ Ss
presentation, Thompson
explained that -the con-
troversial project could have
:27 per cent -"more

residential ° “floor, “area® and

* been that much’ -more
. massive.” —

“We believe our buildings

— do far. ‘greater justice to the

Cove. ‘than «.anything _ yet

proposed,” Thompson: said.

“The: ‘care taken: in. the |

desi
these buildings has prodiiced

| charged with . raping -a
juvenile girl was released on
$10,000 bail Thursday.

William Cooper was
arrested June 4 after a 16-
year-old girl was raped while
visiting the. apartment of a
man she knew in the 200
block East Second Street.

She escaped and reported
the incident the next
morning.

Cooper is scheduled for
his first court appearance.
Monday.

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the life styles and the spirit
of Deep Cove. -

“Pm very proud of the
buildings,” Gibson said, in
response to questions by
council members.

Gibson said they have
‘already ~ ‘had a number’ of
inquiries. from. people in-
terested “in the residential
units and. the majority of
‘these inquiries | came from
people an the Cove...

Mayor ‘Don ‘Bell asked
Gibson if .he would be
prepared tO. discuss selling

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