Business p15 = Table Hopping p31 Coastal Media Group Toh Hen Baku taps goes that extra mile tastes of Tokye JANUARY 26, 2000 Sright Lights 29012 Business Classifieds Crossword » Knigtit : Korth Shore Alert Mosicy Matters: Managing your financial health Feature 21 canadar Fb'csturs Masi Sai 48 Pages www.nsnews.com Michael! Becker News Editor inbecker@usnews.com PRIME real estate for civic recreational facilities in West Vancouver is under public scrutiny this week. The municipality held one open house on Puesday, Consultants and mem- bers of the civic site advisory group were on hand to discuss various propos- als for development berween 21st and 22nd Street cn the north side of Marine Drive. A second session is set for 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at the West Community Health Centre at 990 22nd $ The aging facilities in the area are sai West Vancouver craft to be at maximum operating capacity. Baker, McGarva, Hart has been retained by the nunicipality to produce a land-use planning study of the central recreation cenere site. The study will look at existing land use and the development potential and priorities of an area from Marine Drive to Inglewood Avenue and 22nd Street to 17th Street. The study is expected to be finished this spring Recommendations for the aquatic centre, the central community centre and the seniors’ centre will be considered within the context of the study. The 28,586 sq. ft. (2,655 sq. m) central community centre dates back to 1958. For over a decade now the facility has been identified as exceeding user capacity. Attendance has increase 24% over the last decade. The planning work for a larger replacement facility is under way. Plans envision the centre as being a hub for surrounding arts und fitness facilities Meanwhile work is progressing to determine program and space needs for the expansion of the 19,806 sq. ft. (1,840 sq. m) aquatic centre. According to West Vancouver staff, the facility receives about 245,000 visits annually. The 23,649 sq. ft. (2,197 sq. m) seniors centre, built in 1981, is now used by more than 4,000 members. Extra cafeteria and program space is planned. Construction is expected to begin in March on a $1.1] million expansion of the ice arena at the central site. About 110,000 visits are made to the arena annually. On Monday afternoon the central community centre was buzzing with ivity. In one gymnasium a class of women bounced away on large blue physio-balls. In the gym next door young women set up trampolines and tum- bling mats. The happy sounds of a room full of young children spilled out into the hallway. It's an old building, but the floors are shiny and it seems well-maintained. Outside there are picnic tables with rusty tins for ashtrays on them. There are no smokers to be seen on this sunny afternoon. People are busy inside. West Vancouver lawyer David Thomas chairs the community advisory committee for the West Vancouver Recreational Facilities Master Plan. i He believes that West Vancouver is long overdue for recreational facility expenditures. NEWS photo Mike Wakefield DAVID Thomas chairs the community advisory committee for the West Van Recreational Facilities i Master Plan. Twin daughters Stephanie and Sarah are among the future users of the new facilities. Ads 100% yeaa Ad tras 7 Toba Lamidiy Sane