* o 4 je ’ . +. . at by. ’ > a 6 : 5 _— AeA 12 ~- Wednesday. October 3, 1990 - North Shore News Elizabeth Collings 2 ae =) INQUIRING REPORTER AFTER 77 days, the standoff al Oka ended fast week. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney fauded the Canadian army for keeping a cool head and said the Mohawk warriors were wise to lay down their arms because they were harming the legitimate claims of natives across Canada. Mulroney's comments bring up many ques- Oka: Did it heip or hinder Rob Johnson North Vancouver It just causes more prob- lems because the sides don’t trust each other even more. They should've talked instead of using guns. I’m not too happy with cither party. M. Giampa North Vancouver [t's helped a bit because the government is going to have to do something about land claims. The them. Maybe government said they’d have to settle it after the Indians gave up. it. Teresa Peters Squamish people more a better way it. | think Oka just made land, but there should be nation’s newspapers? Maureen Corrigan North Vancouver Actually, P'm fed up with f think it’s helped them upset with helped them tions: Did the Mohawks in fact hurt the credibility of natives in their quest for land claims? Or, did the Oka confrontation and its accompanying publicity help natives by putting their cause on the front pages of the Indians’ cause? for the most part to get Indians’ cause. Basically more visibility and atien- it is their tion. It puts more pressure on the govern- of settling ment. | hope Oka has Marlene Lewis North Vancouver I think Oka has hurt the most of us are just fed up with it, tired of it. F think they could have done it a different way. NVD residents irked with WV park access NORTH VANCOUVER District residents living on the road to West Vancouver’s Klahanie Park and Evergreen Squash Club want to “detour” traffic and rowdy park users around their neighborhood. By Anna Marie D’ Angelo Contributing Writer “The majority of residents on Glenaire Drive have lived there a decade or more. During this time, particularly within the past five years, the West Vancouver establishments bordering and us- ing Glenaire Drive have undergone considerable expansions,’’ said Roy Nasvadi, Glenaire Drive resi- dents’ spokesman. ‘In addition to traffic flow problems and parking problems, Hquor licences and permits have been issued {by West Vancouver municipality) without any notification or consideration of area residents, further compoun- ding our problems...1 can per- sonally show on police record of a drunk driver hitting my car inten- tionally and repeatedly on Glenaire Drive in front of my house,’’ Nasvadi added. In his Sept. 24 address to North Vancouver District Council, Nasvadi expressed frustrations with West Vancouver Council which ‘tinformed us that West Van can’t afford to build its own park access.”” Nasvadi, who represents 18 Glenaire Drive households living on the 1800 to 1900 block, asked North Vancouver District Council to stop access to the Klahanie Park area by creating a cul-de-sac at Glenaire and Curling Road while re-opening Glenaire Drive at Fullerton Road for resident-use only. Nasvadi said West Vancouver municipality should find alter- ADULT BALLET For Fun & Fitness I Sat. classes 2:30 p.m. | GEORGE WALKER NEW CLASSES 985-4071 NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL native access to Klahanie Park and Evergreen Squash Club. He suggested the municipality rz WEST VANCOUVER VILLAGE RENTALS 0483 Clyde Avenue West Vancouver 926-5404 ow 122 3) build a road on vacant West Van- couver land formerly occupied by a motel or construct a road off the bus-only lane to Lions Gate Bridge. “Pm not a traffic engineer but I know that they’ haven't looked at any alternatives, even to say Generators Pumps Saws Scatfolding m Ladders Construction Lights Compaction that they wouldn't work,’’ said Nasvadi. “We want to re-establish resi- dential access and use of our neighborhood.”’ Mayor Marilyn Baker = said council would consider the resi- dents’ suggestions at the same LONSDALE RENTAL 105 FELL AVE., NW. | TOOLS & EQUIPMENT 985-9321 PARTY RENTALS time as a senior and residential housing development southwest of Klahanie Park was discussed. But Nasvadi said the housing project was not related to the res- idents’ present traffic and safety concerns. 986-5651 : Ait Compressors Party Canopies Lights Jack Hammers Patio Umbrellas Champagne Bobcats Patio Heaters Fountains Glasses Linen * Equipment Dishes Baby Car Seats Drills Silverware Chain Saws BBQ's Heaters Air Conditioners ist STREET LONSDALE RENTALS 105 Fell Avenue Nerth Vancouser Tools: 985-932! Party: 986-5651 * We do the washing J “THE NORTH SHORE’S MOST COMPLETE RENTAL STORE” LYNN VALLEY LYNN VALLEY RENTALS 7 W22 Mauntain Highway North Vaacouser 986-2338