DEVELOPERS SAY To ers REPRESENTATIVES OF the company developing the controversial twin tower project at 320 Taylor Way say it will improve the southeast corner of Marine Drive and Taylor Way. “T cannot help but feel that (what is) currently on the property has not been the kind of gateway entrance that West Vancouver citi- zens idealize,'’ said Newcorp Pro- perties Ltd. spokesman Godfrey Mead. ‘‘The proposed develop- ment for this property would sce 49 per cent of the total land area turned inio parkland and public access amenities.”’ Mead said West Vancouverites should have all the information about the twin towers project prior to the public hearing on the pro- posal scheduled for Sept. 19 at By MAUREEN CURTIS Contributing Writer West Vancouver Senior Secondary School starting at 7:45 p.m. “Do people realy know what it is they don’t want?’’ Mead said. Newcorp’s concept, he said, will maximize public accessibility and minimize view and skyline disrup- tion, (as opposed to a sprawling, low-level development). Designed by Howard/Yano Ar- chitects, the complex will feature a park-like entrance at the south side of Marine Drive and a low, treed berm offering views across a well- landscaped site. A plaza at the corner of Taylor Way and Marine Drive will include a waterfall and fountain with a man-made stream that cominues into Capilano River Park. Mead said that the architects have also provided private lawn areas, a berm-sheltered sitting area overlaoking a meadow, a quiet “Poet’s Corner’, a light fitness station and informal seating along the river walkway which the developer will maintain for public use. The 100-seat restaurant included in the development will have a large patio overlooking the river. Mead said the 196 south-facing indian Arm emergency response gets updated THE NORTH Vancouver Unit of Provincial Ambulance Service fim Jones, 3 - Friday, September 16, 1988 - North Shore News apartments will be spacious, cach with iwo bathrooms and a fireplace. He added that some of the resi- dents will likely be retired and therefore have little impact on rush hour traffic congestion. Under- ground parking has been provided in the development’s design. The towers have been criticized for being too bulky by West Van- couver’s Advisory Design Panel, the Taylor Way Task Force and the Capilano Public Lands Com- mittee. But if they were thinner, Mead said, the towers would have to be 275 feet tall to accommodate the same number of apartments. “The towers will be bold in ar- chitectural form, raised off the plaza base and frecing up the site for maximum openness and mini- mum view interruption,’’ said Mead. He pointed out that the peaked, copper colored metal tower roofs were similar in design to Hotel Vancouver's roof, and of a more residential character. West Vancouver District Council has maintained that developing the property for high density use would generate the revenue neces- sary to finance the purchase of waterfront land for park and seawalk use elsewhere in the municipality. A report on the municipality’s handling of the twin towers development was released earlier this week. the Provincial Ambulance Service has teamed up with the North Shore Lifeboat Society (NSLS) Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit-] to upgrade emergency response services provided to the Indian Arm area by North Vancouver-based emergency organizations. By MICHAE: BECKER News Reporter Indian Arm, long a favored marine recre- ation destination, is in a state of transition. New housing development in Deep Cove, Dollarton, Indian River and Sevmour is br- inging more people into the area, With heli- logging in the Indian River area, popular four-wheel drive roads, three fish farms, two marinas busy with pleasure craft traffic, kayakers, deep-sea freighters and tugboats at the south end of Indian Arm and an increas- ing number of ultra-lights buzzing the ford from above, the ability to provide quick med- ical response in often difficult area terrain has become a crucial issue. The cornerstones of the emergen- cy-response plan mapped out by the two organizations are the identification of 19 helicopter emergency landing sites, including the Deep Cove Yacht Club out-station, and the recent basing of a medical kit at the Deep Cove Yacht Club. The kit complements the NSLS lifeboat, which has been working from the yacht club marina since April. Said North Vancouver unit chief of the Auto.....-.... Doug Collins...... " WEATHER Classified Ads..........42 “In areas such as this, you cannot adequately respond unless you have the backing of dedicated volunteers like the Deep Cove Yacht Club to provide the space for the boat and the NSLS to provide the voluntary smergeney service on the water. Regular ser- vices can’t handle it alone. “We've responded and things have worked out. But the motivation is to increase the level of patient care. Because we have been limited to air and land access, we've joined forces with the NSLS Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit- i.” Jones and NSLS president Tully Waisman see the Deep Cove lifeboat, which transports ambulance crews and the medical kit, as a fast emergency service to be backed by the local Canadian Coast Guard cutter and by a medical evacuation helicopter. The medical kit, contains enough equip- ment and intravenous supplies to treat six burn victims and enough spinal immobiliza- tion gear to treat three patients. The kit com- plements a 20-casualty portable disaster kit in place at Lions Gate Hospital. Said Waisman, “it's been busy since we put the boat in, We've had 22 incidents since the end of April. This area is getting busier. For the future, we'd like to put in a bigger boat with enough room to carry two siret- chers and sustain a ground search crew over- night.” Local marine and air emergency response is dispatched by calling the Rescue Coordina- tion Centre in Victoria at 666-7888. In the case of a medical emergency call the Provin- cial Ambulance Service regional dispatch at 872-515}. NEWS photo Mike Waketieid NORTH SHORE Lifeboat Society (NSLS) president Tully Waisman, left, and North Vancouver unit chief of the Provincial Ambulance Service Tim Jones, load up the NSLS Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit-1 lifeboat based at the Deep Cove Yacht Club with some first aid medical equipment. The bout and equipment are part of the medical emergency response plan for Indian Arm. , WOODLANDS AREA ater study approved In an unusual move, A DELEGATION of Woodlands area residents won a commitment Monday night from North Vancouver District to spend up to $17,000 for an updated study into the long- term supply of safe drinking water for the area. the Woodlands and Sunshine wharf areas get their water from the creeks. Residents have been advised to boil all water taken from the creeks. Horton said she was especially council fearful for the safety of young Editorial Page..... Home & Garden.... Mailbox .............. Horth Shore Now... . TV Listings....... What's Going On... Friday and Saturday, mostly sunny. Highs near 17°C. Second Class Registration Number 3885 waived normal procedure in order to hear the delegation without delay. Subsequent discussion of a rec- ommendation by the district’s director of engineering services John Bremner to proceed with an updated survey of the area's water supply resulted in unanimous ap- proval to spend up to $17,000 on the study. Dayton and Knight Ltd., the consulting engineers who under- took the 1968 Woodlands area survey, will update their survey of the area and evaluate the options of either extending the district’s system or developing a proper sur- face supply with storage and By MARTIN MILLERCHIP Contributing Writer disinfection. The work will take an estimated three months. Cindy Horton, speaking on behalf of the Woodlands Sunshine District. Ratepayers’ Association, described the difficulties residents face in trying to attain uncon- taminated water for drinking, washing, bathing, brushing teeth and cleaning vegetables. An April 6 to Aug. 16 North Vancouver Health Department test program of water in four Woodlands area creeks found high coliform counts in all four. Approximately 82 households in children in the area, “You cannot be with these young children absolutely every minute of the day,” she said. A Woodlands area child con- tracted salmonella earlier this month, and while the poisoning could have resulted from ingesting contaminated water while bathing, no evidence has yet been produced to connect the two. Woodlands Sunshine Ratepayers’ Association president lan Macdonald thanked council for approving their presentation. “Y hope that this will be a first step to finding a solution to our water supply problem,’’ he said.