mcos Bright Lights i Classifieds . Crossword ’ Lawtens ; Mercer ; Reat Estaie 3 Talking Personals Auto Bright lights « Cap College film centre hosts official opening The Voice of North and West Vancouver since 1969 proposed Katharine Hamer Contributing Writer COULD it be third time lucky for the long-awaited West Vancouver Arts Centre? West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce president: and Ambleside Residents’ Association representative John Clark appeared betore council Tuesday to suggest an alternative to the arts. centre sites already discussed. So far, neither proposed site — vither adjacent to the West Vancouver recreation centre at Jist and Marine Drive, or at the southeast corner of 13th Street, and Marine Drive — have mee with much enthus: asitt. Clark said that placing an arts centre at 2st and Marine “would benetit no one, “It’s too small and congest- Sev Site pane S Jem Tari Contributing Writer THE project manager for the Lions Gate Bridge upgrade came under heavy fire Wednesday night at a meeting of con- cerned North Shore residents held at West Vancouver’s Ridgeview elementary school. Geoff Freer, of the BC ‘Transportation Financing Authority, attended the meeting to explain the plans for proposed Lions Gate closures while the project’s major bridge engineering work is being carried out. According to previous estimates, the bridge would be closed from 8 pan. to 6 am. Sunday through Thursday and from 10 an Be oevie: 2 Test drive New Hyundai has accent On sportiness Women In Wine recognized at Playhouse festival This Weel 014 FREE wt NEWS phote Paul McGrath Thieves pepper-spray victims West Van residents hammer project manager over logistics of upgrading First Narrows span p.m. to @ am. Friday and Saturday for anywhere from nine months to a year. There will also be some all-weekend closures. Wednesday’s meeting was organized by the North and West Vancouver divisions of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver. As reported in the April 4 News, the meeting's aim was to “educate, ask questions and discuss the potential impact of the Lions Gate Bridge closures.” Also at the meeting were municipal councillors and represen- DME FINISHING BS ounwax WOODFINISH. = Aiea Penetzes, sans ate faa seals be menor Mm ncod suttaces: Seu. 18/2272 reg. $1499 $45 ml. Sale 40° ts North Vancouver (behind Capilano Mall) iN 985-3000 MINWAX POLYSHADES | Stan & pohuretnane AONE Dect Suu, 1873253. teg. $29.99 946 ee Sale 447 Pe A durable later pant, ideal {7 woud furniture & intenor surtaces. Sky. 1626160. reg. $28.99 SHG ma. Sale 44 a ONE of two burglary victims pepper-sprayed by burglars on Wednesday is hefped near an apartment in the 100-block of West 5th Street in North Vancouver. The other pepper-spray victim, a woman, broke her hand fighting with the burglars, who escaped. tatives from the focal business and engineering communities. Freer said the proposed upgrade would completely resurface the bridge — making it wider, stronger and more carthquake- resistant. Other improvements include updating the bridge’s Jane con- trof system and improving its surface drainage. Resurfacing work is currently scheduled to take place at night by removing, 32- or 64-foot sections of the bridge deck and low- ering them 200 teet to a waiting barge. A new bridge section will then be hoisted and bolted into place in time for the morning rush hour. Apart trom closing the bridge from 8 p.m. most weekday evenings, traffic will have to be re-routed to the Second Narrows on at least four weekends. Freer faced @ largely hostile series of questions from the floor See Rustuesses pane 4 SESS SEE OUR DEMOS Hin? SATURDAY 10am-3pm ea SAVE SY MINWAX-FAST DRYING wen POLYURETHANE, Cleat professional finah adds tong fasting beauty and protect.on to wood tloors & furustirgs, Seu, 1877561. reg. $44.97 Sale ‘S487 MINWAX ACCENTS Decarative semrtransoarent stan for furntuse, comets, floors ann 1 200, Sra. 1873440. reg. $18.99 926i. SR SOT : Sale &* é 3.7 Ite ‘ej CRON T- MISS OUR MINWAXCDEMOS THIS SAT. WOOD FINISHING & STAIN TECHNIQUES 10-12. HOME DECOR & FAUX PAINTING 1-3: BRING YOUR PROJECTS & QUESTIONS.