i IT head shared with NVD From pane 4 the cemetery; Community Services includes social ser- Vices as well as recreation, arts, culture and tourism, and faciliry maintenance. _ Onc cf the new initiatives in the finance department is the sharing of an Information — Technology manager with North Vancouver District. The separate Planning and Permits departments have become = Planning, Lands and Perniits with the aim of offering a “one-stop shopping approach,” said Stuart. Changes in the fire department include more emphasis on emergency plan- ning 2ud a change in staffing. There are now fewer duty chiefs and they work day shifts instead of days and nights. Even the administration department is seeing change with the addition of an assis- tant to the mayor and man- ager. . -. Stuart said some of the - changes have already been ‘made, but the formal date for . the realignment to take place “. is next Monday, June 19. “". According to his report, “it’s. being achieved. within ‘existing budgets and with ‘existing staff and vacant posi- tions. -, ; _ The layout of the building hasn’t changed, but instead, “+ “We've moved key people ... we've focused. on processes, the way we do things.” ‘The. realignment’is the culmination of the upheaval _ created in 1998 by. the con- ‘troversial administrative review conducted by George Cuff: oo ss It was a different set of | ‘West. Vancouver councillors - nd mayor that commis-’ sioned the Cuff Report. When a heavily edited ver- ion;).of,. the’ -report “.was ‘released- to. the. public in. | September of that. year, it contained criticism of them ‘and of district staff members. - Start, hired by the coun- -- ‘cil elected | Jase. November,” said the realignment is not a irect. résponse. to all of © Cuffs comments, ony “I was. asked to come up ‘with a plan that would reflect the ‘new council's priorities.;; T think we built on the Cuff “Report'and made: it relevant “to the new council and staff.” <= He: said the municipality. believes that. residents ‘will "see results fairly soon. {Stuart also, emphasized thatthe municipality. will be ‘looking at ways to fine-tune ° the bureaucratic realignment as it progresses. © : We specialize in custom "designed jewelry. 2435 Marine Drive Halt nl Marcie Good Contributing Writer ALTERNATIVE prima- ry water treatments should be considered before construction begins on the $87-mil- lion Cleveland Dam ozonation plant, North Vancouver District council voted Monday night. Coun. Doug MacKay- Duna, council's representative to the Greater Vancouver Regional District's (GVRD) water committee, will present the motion requesting further information on other methods of treatment, such as ultravio- let rays, this week. Calling for a moratorium on construction of the plant, which is scheduled to begin in August 2000, is a “heavy thing to say,” said Coun. Janice Harris. But in light of new infor- mation, she said council wants to reinforce its position thar ozonation and filtration is the best means of primary treat- ment. : “We're just saying take 2 second look if there’s time,” she said, adding that because the project is now in the design and contract stages, the GVRD i OZ COUN. Deug MacKay- Dunn: UV treatment should be reviewed. board may respond that it's too Jate for another study. The issue was raised by Coun. Ernie Crist, who want- ed construction stopped until a drinking water management plan for the Lower Mainland is completed. That study, recent- ly announced by the GVRD, will outline the financial, cnvi- ronmental and social implica- tions of supplying clean drink- ing water to its member municipalities. It is expected at the end of 2001. “The GVRD has had for years numerous plans for improvements of water resources in the region — indi- Any sia tan \im 720 Marine Dr, North Van _ North Shore owner & onc: “Lovee pici-up.a drop-off anywhere dn: the North SI FACTORY FUTON Entrance ta rear lane |: . Mon.~ Set, -6pm Sunday 12-5 pm i ’-Call Marilyn or 4998 867 €. 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According to a report trom Bob West-Sells, the district’s director of engineering ser- vices, stopping seepage control work might) = mean that Capilano Lake would have to be removed from service and drawn down to a safe level. A moratorium on all pro- jects, the report continued, would delay water quality improvements at the lake and possibly result in increased construction costs, ..Or one dozen 50 cm Premium Roses Wednesday. June 14, 2000 —- North Shere News - 5 Police recover stolen cash From pane 3 his pursuers were able to corner him in che mechanics shop unul RCMP arrived. RCMP officers recovered the money after the incident. The suspect was scheduled to be charged vesterday with thett over $3,000 and breach of probation. North Vancouver RCMP Constable Heidi Hoffman said the suspect was nota Vancouver Wharves emplovee and was not vio- lent or aggressive when he was taken into custody. To press time. the . ame of the suspect had nor been released. 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