JULY 26, 2000 seen, a assis cee i J : Crossword oe 4} Mnight ooo] Table Hopping oot 25 Talking Personals ee 34 HON Padiraton Gaceany Futiestes Cotue Foxt Saree STM fd Cananan Pusan, “LTPP aArt Living < Room p15 Aging rancher ripe for major renovation The Voice of North and West Vancouver since 1969 Grass roots NVC Coun. Bob Fearniey has problems with the city’s ornamental meadows program. The municipality has replaced groomed grass with witdflowers and longer grasses in areas such as this one near Queen Mary Community School. See story on page five. Deana Lancaster News Reporter diancaster@nsnews.com WHEN doing business in a municipality, the provincial government should have to follow the rules, regulations and bylaws just like everyone else. At least, that’s whae West Vancouver District, Coun. Bill Soprovich thinks. At issue: BC Ferries’ $30 million expansion plans for Horseshoe Bay. “They should not be able, in this day and age, to walk in and dictate the terms of what they will do,” said Soprovich on West Van wants amendment of act that allows unfettered power ‘Tuesday morni But that’s exactly what they can do. Under Section 14 of the provincial Interpretation Act, “an enactment that would bind or affect the government in the use or development of land, or in the planning, construction, alteration, servicing, maintenance or use of improvements, as defined in the Assessment Act, does not bind or affect the government.” At Monday night's council meeting, Soprovich moved, in part, that council send a letter to Minister of Municipal Affairs Jom Us. Preparing the classic Italian veal dish osso bucco Food p20 FREE NOEL WRIGHT Veteran héewsinan Passes away Bob Mackin News Reporter Smackin@usnews.com THE North Shore has lost a great communica- tor. Writer, pho- tographer, car- toonist and lin- guist Nocl Alfred Wright died of cancer Monday morn- ing at Lions Gate Hospital. The 82- year-old was best known as the North Shore News’ longtime columnist and editor emeritus. “He was a dignified, intelligent man with a touch of iron,” News publisher Peter Speck said from Halifax. Noel Wright was born Nov. 17, Noel! Wright: 1917-2000 NEWS photo Terry Peters See Memorial page 3 Cathy McGregor, demanding that a measure be placed before the legislature at its next sittings amending the act to repeal! Section 14(2). “Section 14 of the Interpretation Act is exactly what's creat- ing our problem,” said Coun. Allan Williams. Despite the protests of West Vancouver residents and coun- cil, the corporation wants to add more lanes; underground park- ing; a proposed 25-foot (7.62 m) high maintenance building; a two-storey foot-passenger facility and a new toll plaza. Soprovich’s motion indirectly supports a private member's bill to delete the offending section introduced by West Vancouver Garibaldi MLA Ted Nebbeling in June. The house will consider it when it returns in the fall, Council voted unani- mously in support of Soprovich's motion. fes 1989 DR - 986-3487 BATS SE tds JE ene eae tle der: CeO) ort etter