NEWS BRIEFS

Chieis meet

IT’S LEDERHOSEN time
again.

The North Shore Neighbour-
hood House (NSNH} is hosting an
Oktoberfest Keep Well and Birth-

Wednesday, October 14, 1992 -- North Shore News — 5

Oktoberfest Bavarian luncheon for seniors planned

Cct. 19, from 12 noon to 2 p.m.

Participants will enjoy an
authentic Bavarian luncheon that
will include Black Forest Cake.
Tickets for the event, which in-
cludes ethnic entertainment and
door prizes, will cost $4.50.

People interested in joining she
fun should pre-register at the
NSNH, which is located at 225
East 2nd St. in North Vancouver.

For more information cali 987-
8138.

day Bash for seniors on Monday,

We've Waited Long Enough!

GOLF COURSE |
SOCIETY | The North Shore Public Golf Course
Society invites everyone to ours,

3rd Annual General Meeting,
Thursday, October 15, 6:30p.m.,
Seymour Golf and Country Club Clubhouse.

The District’s second Public Information Meeting for the
Northlands Neighbourhood, which includes the Public Golf
Course, will follow at Windsor School.

Please come and help urge the North Vancouver District
Council to move forward with this important project §
immediaiely!

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THE ASSEMBLY of First N «tions (AFN) will hold 2
special Chiefs Assembly on the constitation from Oct. 14
to 16 at the Squamish Nation Recreation Complex, 100
Capifano Rd., North Vancouver.

Fhe meeting will give al! chiefs, provincial and ter-
ritorial organizations and tribal councils an opportunity
to discuss’the contents of the sections dealing with
aboriginal peoples contained in the proposed Charilot-
tetown constitutional accord.

Asaong those taking part in the three-day meeting will

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@ Squamish Chief Joe Mathias, the co-chairman of the
AFN’s constitutional working group;

Seeusaueam Nation Chief Wendy Grant, AFN vice-
chief;

@ TY azt'en Nation Chief Edward John;

@ Kamloops Band Chief Manny Jules;

© Council of the Haida Nation leader Miles Richardson;
®@ and Westbank Band Chief Robert Louie.

Mathias said he believes the First Nations will support
the Charlottetown constitutional accord during the Oct.
26 referendum.

“As we approach the referendum, naturally the debate
is &eating up. There are questions, concerns and areas
which wili be clarified.

‘But £ believe there is support out there and that in
the end, First Nations citizens in all communities will
come to urdersiand this is an important issue which af-
fects our long-term lives and to us it represents freedom
and decolorialization,’’ said Mathias,

The First Nations summit represents ai} major tribal
councils in B.C., and the summit provides a forum for
the First Nations in B.C. to discuss treaty negotiations,
including self-government.

Canoe stolen

A BORROWED canoe was stolen in broad daylight from
a North Shore family’s driveway at the end of a dead-
eud street last week.

Fhe 16-foot fibreglass canoe is dark green and has
“Chestnut” written on the side, along with a serial
number — 110919323 — marked on the inside.

Anyone who has any information about the theft has
been asked to call 987-0044. .

_A cash reward is being offered for tips leading to the
canoe’s whereabouts.

NOATH SHORE !

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Residents upset over
Marine Dr. overhaul

“NOT ON my side of
Marine Drive,’’ seems to be
the general response from
residents concerned with the
proposed improvements to
the major West Vancouver
traffic artery from Oxley
Street three biecks west to
*“‘Suicide Bend’? at the
south foot of McKechnie

Park.

By Maureen Curtis
Contributing Writer

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““l¢ would cost less and be less
invasive to site a sidewalk on the
south side only. as pedestrians al-
ready show a preference for that
side,’’ the Lumbs suggested.

They added that blasting to put
the sidewalk on the north side of
the street would be more expen-
sive than doing the work on the
south side — while not improving
safety for either pedestrians or
cyclists.

Paul Roer, a loca! resident and
professional engineer involved in
traffic management research, said

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At West Vancouver District
Council’s Oct. 5 meeting, Coun.

Pat Boname invited people to visit
the site to watch the traffic trying
to negotiate some of the
municipality’s more hair-raising
curves.

Although the item was not on
the Oct. 5 council agenda, several
letters and a petition of protest
were received by council from res-
idents living on the north side of
Marine Drive.

They expressed concern that the
municipaliiy proposed widening
the road by removing some of the
rock on their side of the street.

The Lumb family said that
blasting or rock removal below
their property could damage
house foundations and jeopardize
their patio and wall, creating a
safety hazard for their children.

Traffic noise, they argued,
might be more perceptible after
the rock is removed and would
likely increase once motorists
could increase their speed on that
stretch of road.

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widening that section of Marine
Drive was not justified by the ac-
cident record in the area.

He suggested that better areas
for widening Marine Drive would
be Park Royal, Dundarave to”
Ambleside and the hills east and
west of Fishermans Cove..

Roer also suggested that a foot
path would be better than a side-
walk, and that it should be
located on the south side of the
street.

Monica and Barry Shelton of
Marine Drive favored two wider
lanes with paved shoulders, but
they charged that the proposed
road widening would fall short of
solving the problem of blind sight
lines for driveways.

Five feet of rock removal on the
northern rock face above Marine
Drive, they said, would be insuf-
ficient in many parts of the road.

“The municipality owns more
than abundant road allowance in
this area,’’ the Sheltons argued.

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