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DAVID Raht and Ron Stinger, North Van pub owners, would like to open a charity
casino at the site of the Seven Seas Restaurant in the Lower Lonsdale area.

Casino denied again

Applicants make their
pitch to city council

Jolanda Waskito
Contributing Writer

TWO North Vancouver businessmen
who planned to open a charity casino
on board a ship docked at Lonsdale
Quay have run out of luck.

David Raht and Ronald Slinger, owners of
the Queens Cross and Black Bear pubs, want to
put a $2 million to $4 million gaming facility at
the Seven Seas Restaurant tocation. it would
include 25 to 30 gaming tables and 180 to 230
slot machines.

But first, they must get a resolution of
port from North Vancouver City council be
the provincial government's Nov. 28 deadline.

Raht and Slinger spoke before council as a

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delegation at last Monday’s council meeting
hoping to change its mind. Two weeks ago,
council passed a motion in-camera to reaffirm
its policy not to expand any the of gaming in
the city without even letting the pvo men, wha
were present at the closed-door meeting, speak.

Their plea on Monday again tell on deat

cars.

Raht and Stinger asked council to pass a
motion “in favor of considering a charitable
gaming, facility in the city,” but were turned
down.

“We are sure that the provincial government
will receive an application for a destination casi-
no on First Nations land on the North Shore,”

municipalities have no contro}

over this event. More importantly, North Shore

ties will receive no funding at all from this
type of for-profit casino.

“We think this is such an important issue for
the charities that they muse have an opportuni-

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THE following are some of
the issues that were before
North Vancouver City
Council on Nov. 10.

Attendance: 10

“) hour

un. Sharp
Issue: That council approve
the Cultural Diversity Policy
development approach
which: a) is outlined im the
report of the research assis-
tant dated Oct. 30, 1997, b)
reflects a theme of shared
community values and
“inclusis i

is based upon consultations
with both city organization
and community representa-
tives; and d) culminates in a
Cultural Diversity Policy by
April 1998.

Result: passed unanimously

adoption of

and

Rvlaw, 1991,

No. 6200, Amendment
Bylaw, No 6853.

Result: passed unanimously

Issue; Final
Machinery and Equipment

adoption of

and
Reserve
1997,

Depreciation

Obsolescence

Expenditure Bylaw,

No.6963.

Result: passed unanimously.
— Jolanda Waskito

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