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Ged’s ‘tsunami’ explained to council

Catherine Barr
Contributing Writer

A North Vancouver City church is seeking to

more than quadruple its size.

“God is doing a very unique thing in North Vancouver, It's like a tsuna-
mi,” North Shore Alliance Church pastor Brian Rublec said at Monday
night’s North Vancouver City council meeting.

Buhler, along with church director Verne Glover and parish nurse Carol
Woodyard, told city council the group plans to expand its existing 19,324
sq. ft. (1,795 sq. m) church into 2 93,432 sq. ft. (8,680 sq. m) facility.

The church wants to have its 201 10 241 Ea rd Street land rezoned
from single family (RS-1) te ochool-institutional (CD-102), which would
require an amendment to the city’s Official Community Plan (OCP).

The church group was adamant that its expansion plans for the new
four-level facitiry were driven solely by the church’s guickly growing con-
gtegation and popular activities programs.

The church’s current congregation is approximately 1,250. Of that
number, approximately 40% are North Vancouver City, 50% are North
Vancouver District and 5% are West Vancouver residents. Another 5
from other areas.

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Bur area residents see it differently.

“The fallout from the North Shore Alliance Church tsunami is alfect-

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Elfis made a prepared statement to the media Monday on Hama’s behalf.

Hama, who has not been charged, sat in silence to the left of her lawyer in
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