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Coun. Diana Hutchinson’s mo-

tion to send a larger proposed
1992 version of the festival to the
district’s parks and recreation
commission for comment fell flat
after fellow councillors expressed
concerns over the size of the pro-
posal.
“*T am totally opposed to this.
This is a family park,’’ said Coun.
Rod Day, who was not enthrafled
with the idea of 100,000 people
“traipsing’’? through Dundarave
Park from Nov. 22 to Jan. I to
see the 138 Christmas trees that
would be decorated by various
local businesses and organizations
on Peppi’s waterfront property.

Last year, the festival included
only 50 trees, but viewing them
was so popular that the grass
around the trees became trampled
and muddy.

This year’s proposal spread the
festival over a longer period of
time, but would locate the trees to
keep the public on the existing
pathways at the foot of 25th
Street.

Farticipants would pay a fee to
decorate the trees to help finance
the cost of electrical wiring
throughout Dundarave Park,
estimated at about $8,000.

“‘They are embarking on a vast
commercial enterprise,’’ protested
Lionel Lewis of the Ambleside
and Dundarave Ratepayers
Association.

Lewis estimated that approxi-
mately 3,000 people might come
to view the trees each day.

Association president Elaine
Fonseca was also concerned about
the size of the operation.

She suggested that a financial
plan be put together and that a
larger damage deposit be secured.

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Wednesday, October 21, 1992 — North Shore News ~ 44

Councillors take dim view of
bigger Festival of Lights show

Size of 1992 Xmas event at WV restaurant criticized

A REPEAT of the successful Festival of Lights Christmas
celebration put on in 1591 by Peppi’s Restaurant in West
Vancouver appeared highly unlikely for a few moments at
Monday night’s West Vancouver District Council meeting.

By Maureen Curtis
Contributing Writer

Last year, Peppi’s put money
towards the damaged grass, but
Coun. Day said that the time it
took to regrow the turf was an in-
convenience for West Van-
couverites.

Mayor Mark Sager was disap-
pointed when WHutchinson’s mo-
tion to refer the proposal to the
parks and recreation commission
failed to gain support.

“Having been a Dundarave
merchant, { cemember the excite-
ment of putting up the lights and
decorating the trees at Christmas.
It adds light and character and
enjoyment to the area,’’ said
Sager.

Coun.
distressed.

**We do like to have a few little
festivities in this community,"’ she
said.

The rest of council still sup-
ported the Festival of Lighss, but
not on a larger scale.

“*Small is beautiful,’’ said Day.

Klaus Fuerniss of Peppi’s said
that the restaurant had the best of

Hutchinson was also

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intentions in wanting to expand
the festival, which the restaurant
subsidized by about $5,000 in
1991,

“A smaller event will take less
time and less money. What we
surely want to do is offer some-
thing to the community,’’ he add-
ed.

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