Lost hiker NORTH VANCOUVER emergency crews were cailed to Grouse Mountain at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, to search for a lost hiker. Grouse Mountain staff called North Vancouver RCMP to report that a hiker had been loceted below the tram ridge, halfway up the mountain. North Shore Search and Rescue was then called to the scene and helped in taking the hiker, identified as 23- year-old Jamie Flanagan of Vancouver, to the parking fot of the mountain. A police spokesman said Fisnagan was hiking alone and had wandered off a marked (trail. He was not in- jured in the incident. Gems stolen NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP are asking for public assistance to solve a case involving the theft of several gems. According to a police spokesman, a 1993, green, four-deor Nissan Sentra with Quebec licence plates, parked in the 500-biock of West Keith Road, was broken into on Monday, July, 12, between 7 and 8 p.m. Entry was gained by smashing! the driver's side win-. dow. The thieves then made their way into the trunk of _the car where they stoie two blue bags and one black bag containisg an nodetermined number of gems. Anyone with information regarding the theft is asked to contzct Const. Andy MacLean at 985-1311. Drinking drivers RECENT CONVICTIONS ia North Shore courts kave resulied in fines and penalties, facluding a driving ’ suspension, for drinking and driving related offences: ‘ NORTH VANCOUVER: Larry Nelson Borden, 31, 905 West 16h Ave., Vaucouver (impaired, $500 fine, one- year driving suspension); Jesse Baker, 26, 301 West Sth St., North Varcouver (over .08, 3900 fine, one-year driving seapension); Markus Mathias Belim, 25, 2-58 Tonstall Bivd., Bowen Island (over .08, $500 fine, three-month dviving suspension); Jason Leonard Catter- mot, 23, 3322 Manuing Cres., North Vanconver (im- paired, $750 fine, one-year driving suspension). | Landscap e architect to work with staff on wall “> From page 3 ‘According to Braun, it was the desire-.to preserve the greenbelt, ‘including some arbutus trees, that . ‘prompted West. Vista developers “to raise the level of three .of the lots by adding fill and a Fetaining * wall, . But resident Ed Guy wondered * how anyone operating in’ the municipality, suchas the engineering firm that designed and ". supervised: the wall. construction Jast. March and April, could have -been ignorant:of local bylaws and CLUC rules restricting structures in greenbelt areas. “I find it unbelievable as well,” said Mayor Sager. Municipal staff said they were “unaware of the construction of the wall. But, according to Braun, staff knew about plans to use fill and where the “toe”? of the fill would be located. “We did net know putting rock in the toe wonid be deemed a structure,”’ said Braun. He said the wall had been pro- -perly engineered and built up from ’ bedrock. -: Meanwhile, a landscape ar- chitect will be working with parks staff to landscape the wall. _- Said CRA president Victor Durman, “We look forward, with the help of the mayor and council, to obtain ownership of the re- maining greenbelt by. the ‘municipality and the construction of an integrated trail system from lower Caulfeild to Eagle Harbour by way of the new school and recreation centre to be built in Caulfeild Plateau.’’ Greenbelts, as a creation of the CLUC, were part of 4 pian to de- velop the Caulfeild Plateau area of West Vancouver. ; Fourteen years later, West Vancouver District Council and municipal staff are still scratching their heads over some of the pro- visions and possible interpretations of the contract. Criticism has been directed at the way the steep rocky plateau has been developed in some areas. One aim of the land-use con- tract was to minimize tree removal, blasting and geophysical ' disturbance during development. But parts of the Caulfeild Plateau appear denuded and some of the greenbelts, are far from green. have rocky Occasionally, greenbelts been located on steep, areas. They have been built upon, contrary to the CLUC, and then relocated. Determining their exact location has been difficult, West Van- couver parks and recreation director Kevin Pike explains, in part because the original map outlining the greenbelt layout was small and poorly detailed. Although the municipality has copies, the original copy of the greenbelt portion of the CLUC has disappeared from the Land Titles Office. “I advise developers to bring a Jandscape architect into a project early on so that the future devel- opment can start to look like West Vancouver instead of a moonscape,’’ Pike said. A POLICY to manage household hazardous waste in the region has been endorsed by the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) board of directors. Under the three-part program the GVRD would set up a regional system for the household hazardous waste from residents and some retail outlets. CORRECTION Due to a printing error in our f July 25-31 Flyer, the following 1 item should have read: Haagen-dazs | Ice Cream 5389 7 assorted flavours, 500 ml We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. / Extra Foods & 17th & Lonsdale, N.Van. The citizens of the District of North Vancouver are « Course will be a municipally owned public golf cours collection of Sunday, July 25, 1993 - North Shore News - 3 GVRD endorses hazardous waste policy The materials could be dropped off at depots, such as existing solid waste facilities, throughout the region. The Provincial Ministry of En- vironment, Lands and Parks would pick up the material from the regional depots and be responsible for its proper treat- ment and disposal. BROKEN Tv. | | ORVER? | WE CAN MAKE THEM BETTER WITHOUT BREAKING YOU! VER BTV crescccsvessssvees asseveserseree GOD Camcorder A. (OPPOSITE RE SHOP) OPEN MON. - FRI. 10-8 Using the polluter-pay princi- ple, the province would initiate a program to levy product charges on materials regarded as house- hold hazardous waste, with a view to generating sufficient revenue to cover the collection and disposal costs. The product charge would also serve as a deterrent on the purchase of the wastes. ONCE IN LIFETIME | | OPPORTUNITY, To Witness Live THE WORLD CUP. OF SOCCER -. For the First Time Ever in - @ ; North America if }LOS ANGELES] a California li CDN $9900 Sedicorapeny Jay: 12 to 18, 1994 7 nights at Holiday Inn, Huntington Sach ] E Full American breakfast daily @ Airport and Event ‘Coach Transfers M Tickets to 3 World Cup Matches (ROH) Hf Semi final game | 3rd place game’ | TiAl NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT RESIDENTS for the maximum enjoyment of its citizens. The total 295 acre development includes housing, 5 playing fields, 2 future school sites, a park and trail system, a 135 acre golf course plus a driving range and club house. : This concept is now threatened by a recent council decision suggested by a senior staff member to invite the private sector to subrnit proposals for a privately designed, built and operated golf course. lf this is pursued and adopted, it will not only delay the project and potential income, it will also put at tisk the concept and philosophy of a truly public golf course. The profits from the golf course operation, instead of accruing to the citizens to whom this land belongs, will have to be shared with the private operators. Furthermore, experience has clearly shown - that privately operated golf courses in practice end up as private golf courses. Private operators not only have a tendency to press for above average fees to maximize their profits but they also constantly press to make the golf course available to special groups at the expense of the municipal golfing public. The purpose of this council policy in my opinion {s 1. To discredit the Northlands golf course concept in the eyes of the public. 2. To delay the project until after the next municipal election to be held in November in the hope of defeating it. ‘titled to expect that the proposed Northlands Golf designed, built.and operated by the municipality | 3. To revert back to the original plan for a massive housing development on the Northlands site and to use the proceeds from land sales for road patching, a morally bankrupt policy not pursued in any municipality other than in the District of North Vancouver. As your elected representative | am taking this unusual step to make you aware of the potential danger, irrespective of whether you are a golfer or not. Don't let this happen - make your voice heard. At stake is not only the use of your land, the liveability of your community, but also your money. Ernie Crist, Councillor District of North Vancouver : ; Donations to help pay for. this advertisement may be sent to THE PUBLIC GOLF COURSE DEFENSE FUND c/o 2589 Fromme Rd., North Van. V7J 3K5