Supreme Court to hear complaints over | RESIDE YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1969 LIFTING WEIGHTS to benefit Rick Hansen's Man in Motion tour Saturday will be none other than North Shore News columnists Doug Collins, Bob Hunter and Barbara McCreadie. You too can support the tour by coming to Canada Place tomor- row for the Lift for Life fund-raising event. The event bepins at 10 a.m: the News team will be lifting at J p.m, Come down and make your pledge. ‘ + . Lt A ke KA no. Ee ees GETTING THE most out of a summer's end are these sport fishermen at Ambleside Beach. The area has been a popular destination in recent weeks because of salmon spawning season. Visitors have come to watch the salmon jumping up from the waters. Although it’s generally believed fishing is dif- ficult this time of year, some fisherman have reported they are catching a few. "NEWS photo Terry Peters z — Caulfeild mall TS TAKE W. VAN TO COURT A GROUP of Caulfeild homeowners and businesses is tak- ing its fight against West Vancouver municipality to B.C. Supreme Court. An application to stop the con- struction of a $10 miition shopping centre on Caulfeild Plateau will be heard next month in Supreme Court, said a spokesman from the group. Russel Precious, a member of the Merchants of Dundarave Association, said the group is upset that West Vancouver Coun- cil voted to increase the commer- cial Caulfeild land from 3.15 acres to 5.3 acres last June. He said this allows Bell Canada Enterprises Development Corpora- tion (formerly known as Daon Development Corporation) to build a regional shopping centre on the site. “Our point is they're proceeding as advocates for the developers over the wishes of the people they represent,’ said Precious. “In the face of opposition from all quarters — numerous residen- tial and commercial groups — they've blindly gone ahead and backed the developers. Why puz- zles everyone.”’ Ald. Don Griffiths said because the matter is before the court it would be inappropriate for any council member to comment, Precious said the group. wiil argue in court that council was wrong to rezone the land through a minor amendment. “If if was a major (bylaw) amendment it would have had to go through a longer process — back to a formal public hearing,”’ he said. Last June council] was presented with a petition signed by approx- imately 175 Caulfeiid residents asking that Bell Canada) Enter- prises’ shopping centre proposal be rejected. At that time council heard resi- dents complain that they were originally told the commercial zon- ing in their neighborhood was meant for a small mall of local use, Precious said evidence to sup- port the group’s legal action is the 1978 land use contract, which he said specifies Caulfeild’s commer- cial area is zoned for small com- mercial use. He said West Vancouver's Community Plan also backs the group's claim, because it states commercial development should be limited to the present areas of Park Royal, Ambleside and Dundarave. “We feel the centres here already are enough,’’ said Precious. “If the shopping centre proceeds I think you'll see a lot of vacancies along Marine Drive and Ambleside.”’ Precious said the group has already raised enough money to cover the first stage of its legal battle, estimated to be between $3,006 and $5,000. He said representatives from the Caulfeild residential and business communities will be soliciting more donations if needed.