4 - Sunday. March 27, 1994 - North Shore News Daycare debate defused GLENEAGLES DAYCARE will continue to enjoy the use of its business licence. despite the complaints of nearby Horseshoe Bay neighbor Jean Borlasse. WEST VANCOUVER DISTRIGT COUNCIL By Maureen Curtis A resident at her Wellington Avenue home since 1967, Borlasse claimed that her enjoyment of her garden and patio have been dis- turbed by the children using the playground built for the daycare on the grounds of St. Monica's Church. “She finds she is bombarded with the noise of screaming chil- dren from the daycare playground during the morning and afternoon play periods.” said Borlasse’s lawyer, Glen Paruk, in a letter ti: council. In her own letter to council, Borlasse called the children’s noisy use of the playground abutting her NEWS photo Neil Lucente JOHN FISHER, chair of the National Community Tree Foundation, signs a $75,000 cheque to beautify NVD. Tree-planting project blooms in NV District A NGRTH Vancouver District tree: -planting project blos- omed Wednescuy when John Fisher, the chairman of the National Community Tree Foundation, presented Acting - Mayor Janice Harris with * $75,000. The. Green Streets Canada award was one of three to be made in British Columbia in the country- wide federal government program, which intends to boost municipal tree-planting efforts by a minimum of $6 million over the next five years. “There’s a tremendous amount of work being done in communities across Canada to improve our .urban landscapes,” said Fisher. “Green Streets Canada allows us to ‘offer some well-deserved recogni- tion to those communities that show an outstanding commitment to reinvest in their environment.” He presented the award as part. of a volunteer tree-planting project in the Larkhall and Orkney area of the Seymour community. The $75,000 will be matched by Socal funds to kick off a new community- based major tree-planting initiative in the district, and will allow it to plant up to 3,500 more trees than its budget would otherwise allow, “With the assistance of our citi- zen Street Tree Advisory Committee, who have volunteered to act as community fundraisers, the district has the real opportunity to multiply the economic and envi- ronmental impacts of this federal award and the matching municipal contribution.” said Harris. The federal government hopes to plant 325 million trees over the next five years in an effort to pro- tect the environment. (Delivery Service 987-6424 local or Free Catalogue 1-800-665-4287 property “an appalling nuisance.” Borlasse submitted that the play- ground be removed and the daycare make use of the playgéound at Tantalus Park, 300 feet (91 m) away. The daycare uses the playground from 10:30 a.m. to 11:40 am. and from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., when the numbers of children vary froma maximum of 16 to fewer than eight. “When we are outside the chil- dren are not constantly screaming,” said one of the daycare’s owners. Karen deGroot-Carter. Tantalus Park is neither conve- nient nor safe for daycare use. deGroot-Carter said. She submitted that her daycare, currently serving 24 families, is an essential facility in the fast-growing Horseshoe Bay community. Coun. Rod Day agreed and thanked deGroot-Carter for provid- ing the service. Gleneagles Daycare. has, how- ever, withdrawn its application to increase the capacity of its facility from 16 to the 20 maximum allowed under existing bylaws. Borlasse collected four names. including her own, on a petition objecting to both the increase in capacity or “any daycare facility at that location.” They cited the increased traffic and the presence of a commercial enterprise in a residential area as their prime objections. JOIN US FOR EASTER SUNDAY BRUNCH or DINNER Enjoy All Your Easter Favorites 926-8922 445-13th West Vancouver " THE CORPORATION OF THE. DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER For Sale RESIDENTIAL LOTS BRAEMAR NEIGHBOURHOOD © CITADEL COURT 6 LARGE LOTS » ALL MORE THAN 1/3 ACRE Minimum Acceptable Price: $270,000 - $282,000 Applications accepted Eommencing 10:00 a.m. Manday, March 28, 1994 Information packages are available tor pick-up at the District of North Vancouver ANNEX, 253 East 14th Street, North Vancouver, B.C. or phone the Land Department at 987-7131. THE HIGHEST OR’ ANY OFFER WILL NOT plcteinieddllll BE ACCEPTED. Why do so many people listen to us each morning? Because they expect more. More insight, more information, more thought. And they find it on The Early Edition. CBC 4 Radio 690 GO PUBLIC.