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West Vancouver has‘
become “an aging.

suburban community” -.
- but is happy with the
way
should. concentrate on
preventing any radical
changes in its social
make-up.

The percentage of children
in the community today is
about right, and - housing
‘assistance for, additional
low-income young family
couples in their carly twen-
ties may not be justifiable if
West Van lifestyles are to be
preserved, 4 .

These, in summary, are
three of the key conclusions
in a’ forward-looking report

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of West Vancouver” prep-'
ared by the Housing Com-
mittee of the Community

Services Advisory Com- |.

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mission and presented: to,
West, Van council ' shortly‘
before Christmas. "

For some time past it has
been suggested in various
quarters that the West
Vancouver of the future may

_ become a community popul-

ated almost entirely by the
wealthy middle-aged, to the
exclusion ‘of the young and

‘the very old. Le

The Community Services
Advisory Commission ' was
asked to
situation; to define what the
““desirable’’ social compos-
ition of the community
shouldbe; and to determine

how that ‘‘desirable’’ social.

composition can be achieved,

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report notes that.the present
7.9% hild
more/than’ balanced by. the
. of residents over 60.
61 children under 14
made .up 30% of the
population, while persons
over 60 accounted for only
13%. ,

The report forecasts a
continuing decline of young |
and school-age children in.
percentage terms, compared
with other age groups -- if

not in actual numerical |.
terms. And the committee

points out that the steady
aging of the population also
reflects the reluctance of
most West Van residents to
move elsewhere as they grow
older. . J

In desctibing West Van as .:
n aging suburban |.
the committee’s '

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holiday. Tuesday due to a
“raptured water main.

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Vancouver municipal
_yards worked on: the
break through Tuesday tn,
an effort tf have. the line
repaired by Wednesday.
The break may have been
caused . by  °carth
movement, a municipal
. spokesman sald.

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