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SING a song of protest ... Jessica Houghton (right) of Windsor secondary and
her choir classmates melodiously protested the school district's budget cuts
to arts electives June 2 during a rally by music students at Argyle secondary.

Court action possible

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than a formality, is scheduled

for this Monday's meeting.

Sierra Legal’s Jane Luke
outlined a variety of alleged
infractions by the city in its
handling of the development
proposal application.

’ These include allegations
that: .
B a notice of an impending
public hearing published in the
North Shore News was both
inaccurate and misicading;
the city did-not follow. spe-
cial requirements set out for

public hearings concerning the

development. of environmen-
. tally sensitive areas.
_“L.fully expect that if this
does pass (final adoption) ... it
will go to court,” said Luke.

North Vancouver
District Council: Monday,
June 10, 7:15 p.m. District
of N.V, Development Cost
Charges Reserve Fund
Sanitary Sewer Bylaw.

North Vancouver City
Council: istonday, June 10,
6 p.m, Waterfront
Community Helipad. Palm
trees donation. N.V.
Museum & Archives report.
__ West Vancouver
District Council: Monday,
June 10, 7:45 p.m. Cypress
Creek footbridge.
Development permit appli-
cation, Eagle Island.
Whytecliff food concession.

North Vancouver
School District 44:
Tuesday, June 11, 7:30 p.m.
Loss Prevention Projects:
Handsworth addition.
1996/97 preliminary operat-
ing budget; fee-paying off-
shore students; new career
programs; field trips.

West Vancouver
School District 45:
Tuesday, June 11.7 p.m.
Second-language policy.
Computer technology.

N.S. Board of Health:
‘Thursday, June 13, 7 pan.

But city clerk Bruce
Hawkshaw said the allegations
contained in the letter are
groundless.

“There’s absolutely no sub-
stance to it, the process the city
followed is faultiess,” said
Hawkshaw.

However, Coun. Darrell
Mussutto, one of five council-
lors voting in favor of the
development, said the allega-
tions against the city sound
like they “might have some
legal grounds.”

But he continued to defend
the development proposal say-
ing it’s an opportunity for the city
to work witht both environmen-
tal and commercial interests.

“{ think we have to stop
thinking in terms of ‘us’ and
‘them’ and start thinking in

terms of ‘we’ ." said Mussatto.

A May public hearing into
the proposal initially drew crit-
icism from environmental
groups because of the develop-
ment’s proximity to the creek.

Department of Fisheries
and Oceans guidelines state
that the minimum setback fora
commercial or industrial site
from a creek is 30 metres (100
feet).

The entire proposal site is
only 15 metres wide and as a
result a portion of adjacent Fell
Avenue itself fatis within the
sensitive area.

The developer behind the
martiai arts studio proposal,
Daniel Lo, has reserved com-
ment on the matter pending
council’s final decision on
Monday.

DATE: Saturday June 15th and Sunday June 16th

TIME: 10:09 am to 4:00 pm

PLACE: Granville Island Cock (behind the Public Market)

You are invited to climb aboard the Greenpeace ship MY
Moby Dick. Mest the crew and learn about the ship's
environmentat actions and campaigns around the world. Talk
to local Greenpeace staff about the ship's activities on B.C.’s
coast and the nature and importance of forest and fish issues

in Dsitish Columbia.

For more inforination cail Greenpeace at (604) 253-7761 or

1-800-323-7183.

@ GREENPEACE

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