1 . A 997 ohablinnd ey Business Calobrations Classifiods Crossword | Health Trends North Shore Alert Talking Personals Travel tnaommeesaee: ooo 18 one ij veo 2 ooe 27 ooo 29 ooo 000 2h ooo {i Conrdan Pubicatiya Mal Sales Product Ayounonl No. 0007734 32 Pages PERERA AERIS To SES OE Top of the world p14 San Francisco vistas from top of the Golden Gate ctf Vids ie The (aancesreaamesti tomy ar LEA cepted A/eAmmrRAnSehe bee AATrG EY GN McA Food ts 4 ’ Beem 14. ™ By Arina Marie D'Angelo News Reporter dangelo@nsnews.com A 26-year-old North Vancouver woman was horrified when a baby mouse dropped out of hue dress at Fiesta Mexicana restaurant on June She believes the rodent got in her clothing after it either fell fram the ceiling or was swept Into her dress when her long skirt brushed the floor, The woman was at. the Lonsdale restaurant with 30 peo- ple celebrating the OOth birthday of'a coworker, The restaurant manager said that management honesty did not kaow what had happened that night, He said the restaurant did not have a rodent: problem and suspected that major con: struction inthe lower floor of the building where the restau. rant is located might have been the source of the mouse prob: lem. The restaurant's owner, Baldo Urtusastegui Jr was emphatic on Friday that his restaurant is clean and does nat have a mouse problem, He said he is proud of his restaurant and that any problem it might have had is under con- trol. “Getting mice ina restaurant is inevitable,” Urtusastegui said, He added that staff repeated: ly apologized to the woman and her party and supplied them sith free drinks and gift certificates, Nevertheless, the wonan reported the incident to North Shore Health. According = to reports obtained from North Shore Health through the Freedom ob See Kitehens page 3 ~ Olympics fea One year laters North Shore re nté Olympians reflect Squamish Nation elects regal family Princess pageant 1111 t NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge FORMER West Vancouver mayor Oerrick Humphreys makes a point during a spirited discussion ala Thursday night meeting that breughi together opponents of the big-box expansion ot Park Royal. Home Depot says it wiil listen to resident concern over ‘done deal’ By lan Noble News Reporter fan@nsnews.cam A loose coalition of Ambleside and Dundarave merchants, enraged residents, and past and present politicians came together Thursday night to con- tinue the big-box battle. By the end of the night, the 45 who gathered resolved to call for a pub- lic hearing on Park Royal shopping centre’s south mall expansion at a West Vancouver council meeting on Aug. 11. They reiterated concerns about increased truck and vehicle traffic to an already overburdened area, and the effects big-box retailers will have on the community. They heard of the power of numbers and thar the 45 acthe West Acouver Lepion ball meeting weren't enough to do muelt about Toys “R” Us, Home Depot and PETSMART moving into Park Royal's south mall. Coun, Bill Soprovich urged the coalition to force the issue and not staid by idly — a message reinforeed by former West Vancouver mayor Derrick Humphreys. “You're not much tonight. You've pot to grow” he'said, Home Depot public relations manager Diana Spremo said from: the store’s ‘Toronto-based head office Friday that Home Depot does nat want to make people angry, “My understanding is that it’s a done deal,” she said of her store moving in. “LE would imagine that if there’s a large backlash rather than saying fine we won't come .. TE think it would be better to sit down with the residents and listen to their concerns, “Hf they say high traffic is their concern, we'll address the high traffic.” See Merchants page 3 DOING IT RIGHT: BEFORE. YOUR EYES.