Fashion p15 Travel p35 E.A. Lee closing its doors Mediterranean magic on at the end of the summer the Century cruise ship JUNE 27, 1999 Bright Ughts Celebrations Classifieds Cressword Home & Garten E 7 Pets is . FE Official souvenir Seniers al ne sas i peers: ; program with Yalking Persenzis ee 48 : a } oe today’s paper sponte ene ee heels Wey Caradon Puthcabora ia Se Prost Nerve Mo E238 ote es Ma ns. SESE ; . BC Games 56 Pages The Voice of North and West Vancouver since 1969 ae FREE Outcry stalls Horseshoe Bay plans Catherine Barr Coneributing Writer BC Ferries will delay its planned terminal mainte- nance facility in Horseshoe Bay until all reasonable options have been thoroughly reviewed, Gordon Wilson, minister responsible for the corporation, announced Friday. “It is important that the corporation maintain positive working relation ships with the communities it scrves and in which it operates,” Wilson said ina prepared statement. “Et’s clear some residents are concerned about the proposed site.” Meanwhile, a group calling itself Citizens Against Ferry Terminal Expansion (CAFTE) will be holding an information meeting tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Gleneagles Golf - BC Ferries had originally planned to build: Ba three-storcy or higher parkade on Keith Road; ®anew maintenance facility; Ba new terminal and administration building. West Vancouver council and area resid: share concerns regarding the corporation’s plans. “Horseshoe Bay is becoming a major traffic intersec- i said Coun. Liz Byrd on Monday. Byrd, who attended a neighbourhood meeting on the topic earlier this month, spoke in support of CAFTE. Last October, council ordered an independent traffic study for the Horseshoe Bay area. In conjunction with the then-established Horseshoe Bay planning committec, independent consultant Brian Wallace af ND Lea Engineering was retained to carry out the study. The format resulus of the study have yet to be released, but Byrd called the traffic study “unsatisfactory.” On Monday Byrd and Mayor Pat Boname suggested that Argyle Avenue be closed to traffic starting July } to give area residents some immediate traffic relief. But some councillors still believe that such action would do little to alleviate the overall problem and even less to address the proposed BC Ferries terminal expansion. Horseshoe Bay businessman Dan Sewell called the potential closure of Argyle Avenue a “band-aid” solution and asked for a more complete answer to the overall problems. “Until we get serious on this matter, we're going to lose Horseshoe Bay,” said Coun. Allan Williams. He said BC Ferries was giving the plan- ning committee a “snow job” and that very litde had been solved. Williams ew century and other councillors said it’s time to get tough with the province. “If that means that we have to isolate BC Ferries from Horseshoe Bay, NORTH Vancouver residents James and Susan Burton share a happy moment. James turned then so be it,” he said. 101 today. On Monday he will be henoured by the French and Canadian governments for his Said Coun. Victor Durmar, “Nothing you hear fom these people (BC military service during the First World War. in October, James and Susan celebrate thelr 74th Ferries) can be relied upon until it is put in a legal agreement.” wedding an .