4 — Sunday, February 14, 1999 — North Shore News Seas fighting i F Stay afloat Robert Galster News Reporter vobert@usnews.com THE ship that is the Seven Seas restaurant is receiving a much-need- ed upgrade. — A major component of the r2fit is a planned hull liner to help make the 28-year-old vessel more water tight. However, the reason for the liner and its installation is a contentious issue. While the city is under the impression the liner and any other improvements are being undertaken to make the vessel seaworthy enough to be towed away, the ship’s owner has a different view. “We're saying we're adding this liner to add longevity to the vessel,” said Joe Spears, who is acting as legal counsel to Seven Seas owner Diamond Almas. But on Feb. } North Vancouver City coun- cillors voted 6-1 to rescind the restaurant’s business licence and order the vessel moved. Coun. Stella Jo Dean held the sole dissenting vote. City staff are currently carrying out coun- cil’s directive. “They should be working on making arrangements to have that ship removed,” said the city’s) manager of lands Margot MacFadyen. Eaton’s She added that the Seven Seas’ lease expired Qakyerk Eaton's Park Royal Mali, Second Floor, 922-3325 Where to relax. Where to get a really good coffee. Where to have a nice bite. Where to (dare we say it?) Retreat. OUR OFFERINGS ALSO INCLUDE: ¢ Great selection of Baked Goods ¢ Gourmet Sandwiches made just for you! ¢ Decadent Desserts on Jan, 31. At the heart of the disagreement berween Almas and the city is a STRO,Q00. security deposit the city first requested in 1996. The deposit would serve as security for the city in the evert the vessel was abandoned or sank. But Almas said he can’t afford to pay the deposit. As the upgrade work proceeds, Almas’ lawyer is questioning the city’s figures. Although the deposit is an estimate of the cost of scrapping the vessel, Spears said it’s too high. He also questions a city-conimissioned marine surveyor’s opinion that the vessel “is nor sately afloat, and in fact, since she is regu- larly dependent on her bilge pumps to remain afloat, we consider her, at this time to be unscaworthy.” “The surveyor gives an opinion, that’s what it is,” said Spears. “The city’s concern is a perceived one rather than a real one.” Regardless of which interpretation sticks, the finer won't be in place for about three weeks, In the meantime the restaurant is still open. “We're not going to do anything about Diamond’s business licence, but technically he doesn’t have any right to do business in that location (as of Jan. 31),” said MacFadyen. “Bur we have to be reasonable.” Enjoy the famous Coffees of Second Cup 2t Eaton's Retreat Café Enjoy 15% off ¥ on any food purchas on your next visit to Park Royal Retreat Café i * Redeem coupon to cashier prior to transaction ¢ Valid only in Park Royal Retreat Caté * Cannot be combines with any other discount or offer om | I « Offer ter expires irs February 28, 1999 ae ee ee Pay www. dnv.org. Council Meeting Agenda February [5 - 7:00 p.m., Rogers Cable 4, Sat. 9:00 a.m. Recognitions ¢ Joint 1998 Community Advisory Heritage Commission and Advisory Design Panel Awards ¢ Ken Rutland and North Shore Rescue Team - Grouse Grind Avalanche Rescue - Council Matters 1, Development Permit - East 27th Street and Mountain Highway 2. Rezoning Bylaw - Mulgrave School 3. Environmental Protection & Preservation Amending Bylaw " can find background reports on agenda 4. Arts Funding Allocation 5. Major Road Network 6. Socio-Historical Research Project Review 7. Terms of Reference: Heritage Fund 8. North Vancouver Recreation Comnnission/School District 44/City of North Vancouver: Joint Use Agreement For more information call 990-2211 or refer to the District InfoWeb, where you items. front? that where public roads lead down to the beach they should be opened and be accessible and available to the public. The current draft waterfront plan recom- mends that where people have made unauthorised use of street ends for stor- age or for part of their private garden, these encroachments on public space should be removed. Mother and son arrested A mother and son burglary team was arrested on Tuesday unloading stolen property from a vehicle in front of their home in the 1000- block of Premier Street in the Seymour area. According to the North Van. ouver RCMP burglary section, the 44-year-old mother, her I4-vearold son and three other teenagers, aged 15, 17 and 18, were suspected of break- ing into a home in the 300-block of East 22nd Street in North Vancouver. Police say the 15- and JS8-vear-old gor away during the arrest. Police recovered a VCR, camera equipment LIONS GATE) & Ti 3). ee Education curriculum and jewelry, About two hours after the arrest, the East 22nd Street burglary was reported to police. The suspects were charged with break and enter and possessing stolen property. The accused teens under age LS cannot be identified because that would contravene the Young Offenders Act. The charged 44-vear-old woman cannot be named because her son would then be identified in contravention of the Young Offenders Act. Grizzly Gus Loo, 18, was wanted on an arrest warrant i connection with the incident. He has been charged with burglary and pes- sessing stolen property. — Auna Marie Angelo Christian Academy An Inter-denominational Christian School Kindergarten to Grade 7 (adding Grade 8 - Sept. 99) © is fully accredited with the B.C. Ministry of Education ¢ has B.C. certified Christian staff who provide a quality Christian education © maintains a low student-teacher ratio * teaches from a Bible-based Christian perspective using B.C. Ministry of REGISTRATION: We are now accepting applications for Kindergarten to Grade 8 for Sept. 1999. New students are also accepted at any time of the year. The STudENTS Invite You To A Come And Exberen( ‘E Gptts Pe Poyier In CREATION Tuesday, February 16th, 6:40pm At North Shore Alliance Church 201 East 23rd Street, North Vancouver Yel: 984-8226 ae tet' an) x . Valentine’ Ss ‘Day, February | 4, 1999 Weekly Waterfront Question Waterfront Task Force Update What is planned with respect to street ends leading to the water- The Phase 1 report of the Waterfront Task Force recommends working together for a better community Task Force Factoid: There are 26 street ends in the plan area and in recent years the parks department has budgeted to have unopened street ends opened, land- scaped and provided with identification signs. For more information call the Chair, Waterfront Task Force, at 985-7272.