NV ALDERMEN HAVE QUALMS Developers propose revamped A REVAMPED commercial development proposal for North Vancouver’s Park and Tilford property was unveiled at city council Monday. Bs STEPHEN BARRINGLON Nees Mepaerier But two aldermen say the new plan has failed to address concerns over the shortage of industrial liunds in the city. BCE Development Corporation (formerly Daon) general manager Wayne Knowles told council the new proposal would use only 20 acres of the 30-aere site, leaving 10 acres for industrial use. “This (rezoning) application is roughly 100,000 square feet less than the earlier one,"’ Knowles said, in reference to his company’s similar rezoning bid re- jected last October. BCED has since reworked the design, and on July 18 whe company re-applied for a zoning change. Although the £29-million development no longer includes ific hotty contested discount department store proposed fast year, the new proposal has a 81,000- square-foot Save-On-Foods store, a 40,000-square- foot cinema complex and ‘'25 to 30 other retail stores,’ Knowles said. At 81,000 square feet, the Park and Tilford Save- On-Foods store would be almost twice as large as the Marine Drive Save-On- Foods, which covers about 46,000 square feet. Knowies stressed that the famous crowd-drawing gardens would be preserved and integrated into the development. “The scheme is anchored on the gardens,” architect Clive Grout explained. ‘‘We’re attempting to make the gardens a flow-thre:.gh piece so they’re very much part of the development.’’ Admission to the gardens would remain free and Registry. NEWS photo Stuart Davis TWENTY-SIX years after giving her daughter up for adoption, Toronto resident Joan O'Donnell was reunited Saturday with Laurie Walford, now living in North Vancouver. Mother and daughter were separated in 1961 when Laurie was six months old, but were reunited after both women registered with the Ontario government Adoption Disclosure P&T mall the erounds would) be professionally maintained, Knowles promised. Addressing concerns over dack of industrial land in the city. Knowles noted that the site hits been up for sale for the past three vears but Snot ane industrial user has come to the mark ver” bsven breaking the site inte smailer parcels has fail- ed to attract potential buyers, he said. “The three-acre site adjacent (ta the Park and Tilford property) has just become vacant, which in- dicates there is no shortage of industrial space.” he wenton. But Ald. Dana Taylor Tater charged that the developer had “ignored the main thrust of everything we've told them” in sot attempting to market the property under its preseat industrial zoning. “Sucking a ‘For Sale’ sign on the lawn doesn't mean much,’” Taylor said. “In my opinion, no serious attempt has been made to market the property,’ he said. ‘And why should they if they can make a few dollars as a commercial development."' Ald. John Braithwaite agreed. *f don't really think they're goine out and pushing for industrial develop- ment,” he said. ‘1 have my qualms.’’ “twas never in favor of rezoning industrial proper- ty to make profits quickly,’ said Braithwaite. But Ald. Allan Blair called the development ‘‘a considerable improvement’’ over last year’s proposal and noted the city had the large Fullerton land bank that could be used to supply needed industrial proper- ty. “There’s no need to be concerned...when you've got hundreds of acres at Fullerton,’’ Blair said. Questioned as to how he would vote when the rezoning bid came before council, Blair said he would support the proposal and predicted the new plan would be given approval. “Assuming nothing comes out of the woodwork from staff or in a public hearing it will probably (pass) 4-3 or 5-2,°* he said. 3 - Wednesday, July 20, 1986 ~ North Shore News Weather: Mainly cloudy, Wednes- day. Thursday, mostly cloudy with a few Showers. Highs near 2°. INDEX Business... . Classified Ads Doug Collins........ Comics Editorial Page. . Bob Hunter Lifestyles . Mailbox....... Our Town. Sports. . . T.V. Listings........5% What's Going On... .52 W/V approves porn displays WEST VANCOUVER District Council approved a motion Monday authorizing the municipality’s director of permits and licences to approve certain pornographic video displays. The motion, passed in council’s policy and planning committee meeting, allows the director to ap- prove displays which do not meet the specific provisions of the Business Licence Bylaw, but which still succeed in keeping the material out of sight and reach of minors. Council requested that municipal staff investigate the matter following receipt of a letter in April. A staff report revealed three Separated for 26 years West Vancouver shops carry adult films. One shop keeps adult films behind the counter, while another keeps the film jackets in a sgom restricted to persons 19 years of age or older. A third store has a display cata- logue for adult films kept on the service counter. While the films are also displayed on a storage rack behind the counter, staff recom- mended only the catalogue be us- ed. MOM, DAUGHTER REUNITED AT ‘““THE FEELING was right’’ so eight years after she was eligible, Laurie Walford listed her name with the Ontario government's Adoption Disclusure Registry. The 26-year-old North Van- couver woman was reunited with her mother Saturday at the Van- couver International Airport. “It’s not too often people find each other,” said Walford. “T waited tl the feeling was right. The timing was right because she (Walford’s birth mother) had just registered a few months be- fore.”” Walford said her mother, Joan O'Donnell from Etobicoke, On- tario, had giver: her up for adop- uion at her grandparents urging. YOUNG MOTHER She said O'Donnell was 15 when she gave birth to her only daugh- ter. She later married Walford’s natural father, but was divorced 12 years later. The couple never had another child together, but O'Donnell remarried and has a 16-year-old son. FEDERAL Fisheries and Oceans officers hauled in two tons of what is suspected to be illegally caught salmon Friday plants. Fish seize and Saturday from three North Vancouver fish processing YF By TIMOTHY RENSHAW News Reporter Charges of selling and possessing fish caught without a commercial fishing licence are pending against 10 individuals involved in the seizure. Fisheries officer Scotty Roxburgh said Monday the chinook and sockeye salmon were suspected to have been taken from the Fraser River with gill nets. By KIM PEMBERTON. News Reporter “They tried to get me back, but were unsuccessful,” said Walford, who was raised in Toronto, with two brothers now living in West Vancouver. “Eve spoken to my natural dad and he saict he may be coming out in September. “I’ve got lots of relatives and hopefully TH meet the whole bunch.’ Walford herself has three boys, aged six, four aid three. “They're ber only grandchil- dren,"* said “alford, who chose to meet her mother on her own at the airport. EASY REUNION reunion. and “Its a comfortable She's really friendly understanding,”’ said Walford. LAST The two had spoken to each other first by telephone. “She was a bit shocked and there was a lot of crying. But it was good. We talked for two hours that evening,’ said Walford. “I had my first birthday card from her this year. “Every vear she told me when July 19 came around she wished mea happy birthday. “We have a lot in common. ['m just looking to see if we have the same mannerisms.”’ Walford said the first thing she asked her mother was her medical history, She learned that diabetes has affected all the wormen in her farmily, and they also have a record of heart disease. “Those things were never in the (adoption) report and they’re im- portant to know,"" she said. TIME TO TALK Walford and “er mother will visit, together for one week, but expect fu spend most of their time togeiner at home talking with one *#aother. He said that no commercial fishing had been allowed on the river this year to protect early salmon runs on the Stuart River. Native Indian food fishing had been opened July 24. Fish stocks in that Fraser River tributary, he said, had been well below expectations and strong measures were needed to protect the remaining tish. Roxburgh would not name the processing plants raided, pending com- pletion of the fisheries investigation. He said no North Shore residents were facing charges in connection with the seizure, which resulted from routine inspection of processing planis. Market value of the fish is estimated to be $10,000. If convicted under fisheries violations, the individuals involved face fines of $5,000 or jail terms of one vear. Roxburgh said he expects his investigation to be completed next week.