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NORTH VANCOUVER District Council recently com-
mitted $400,000 to a planned gyi and recreational com-
plex at Capilano College. The $3.8 million facility will
include a yym darge enough for 2,000 spectators, Four

in which local groups are participating. Se far, the City
of North Vancouver has committed $200, 000 to the pro-
jeck, West Vancouver Council has not yet reached a desi-
sion on funding of the facility. This week, Inquiring
Reporter wants to know if people feel we have enough
recreation Sacilities on the North Shore.

racquet courts and an exercise room, College officials say
the facility is sorely needed with the present centres not
Jarve enough to fandie many of the sports tournaments

there enough local rec space?

inquiring
reporter

Sherri Sutherland

Stephen Barrington °* —

North Vancouver

LE think there's lots
places for recreation fa-
cilities. There are lots.

Seott Jones

North Vancouver

There’s enough. There's
the rec centre, Ron An-
drews and William Grif-
fin — that’s three right

Alan Jerry

Lyan Valley

I don’: think se. f think
there could be more —
there are two large cen-
tres but there could be
more.

Rob Westerman

Lynn Valley

There could be more.
You've got the rec centre
and William Griffin but
that’s about all. I think
there should be more.

Don Atkinson

West Vancouver

If don’t know, 1 really
don’t know. ['m from
West Vancouver so I just
don’t really utilize the fa-
cilities,

there. There are enough.

LOUCKS MAKES MID-TERM ADDRESS

Improvements p

THE CITY of North Vancouver can look forward to some
major improvements in many areas of service, Mayor Jack
. Loucks said in his mid-term address Monday.

Improvements to the sewer
system and city parks, upgrading
the present water distribution
system, and changes to ease truck
traffic along Marine Drive were
just some of the things Loucks said
the city could expect in the coming
year.

Loucks pointed to the construc-
tion of the grade separation of
Lonsdale and the Upper Levels
Highway. Although some prelimi-
nary work has been done ‘‘the ma-

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Work to the city’s aging water
system is continuing and all of the
remaining sections of wood stave
pipes have been removed. ‘‘It was
a race we didn’t always win with
the staves giving out,’’ Loucks
joked.

And in 1987, he said, two left
turn Janes will be installed at the
Marine Drive and Fell intersection
to facilitate truck traffic through
the area.

City parks services will continue
to receive a high priority, he said.
This year saw the opening of two
parks -— Waterfront Park and
Lynn Wilderness Park.

jor construction on this long-
awaited project remains to be done
in 1987,

“A second issue will be the
longer-range plans (to improve) the
interchange at Westview Drive and
the alternate widening of the
highway between Capilano and
Lynn Valley Roads,’’ said Loucks.

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A new fieldhouse was completed
in Haywood Park and another is
under construction at Loutet Park
to serve the three soccer fields and
the softball field.

“We took particular pride in
this because the Wilderness Park is
located basically in the former
North Vancouver City watershed,”’
Loucks said.

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During his address, Loucks
praised the city’s fire and police
departments,

In addition to their regular
duties, firefighters raised over
$12,000 for various charitable
causes and the RCMP Auxiliary
worked to reduce bike thefts.

“Its development was initiated
by our staff and council. Over the
years it should prove to be one of
the most popular parks in the
Lower Mainland.”

As well, Loucks pointed to sev-
eral improvements made to other
parks in 1986.

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