an ete a ere sett, re ge TE et ag Sate SERRE Te ES ney CALIDA TITRE PEE MG ADT oe Sears (as the: company is - _. How generally. known), open- : edits first B.C. department. store in Burnaby in 1954. Since then further stores have. been opened in Nanai- mo, Richmond, | Victoria, Kamloops, Kelowna, Surrey, ‘North Vancouver and Prince George. : Today’ s Harbour ‘Centre 5 " opening brings the number of Sears stores in B.C. to 11,. sho and the total for Canada to. Pe ht — “a2 Condominium Suites SB pe “Wetresarmntes nt this Give them’ a treat., See - ARTIST’S IMPRESSION ae aon ; of Sears’ new downtown Vancouver department store at Harbour Centre. Your genial: “akipper . ‘host 7 Fred: .Lasby invites you _ aboard his 55’ Juxury yacht ' for evening cruises or day cruises to enchanting Inlets, « fishing, or Just relaxing for - ‘the day. - Invite. : ‘the office.” “After 22 “years one of - Canada’s Ss: largest retail merchandisers. has arrived in. downtown. Van-. .couver—with the opening, Wednesday, August 4 of: Simpsons-Sears new. multi-million’ doltar: department store at Harbour Centre.. ot furnishings; improvements. In ‘addition | - there’ S$ a ae catalogue ‘Sales department, 7 restaurant, . home decorator: _ Setvice, gift wrap service,” | __ hair bazaar, bakery, coin and: .[]) stamp’ shop, travel. service, .. optical department. ‘and. key ~ month’s Canadian inter-pro-: vincial team. championships. mines et ae Renate mete aero ‘housewares, ; appliances ..and hardware; : sporting. goods; » plumbing . ji]. -and heating items, and home . | per + month Phy a ele ar yh Mo et ga ay ON! tle potes awe : ‘ oe . te : " . ot ‘ soe , ; ‘ han) rd : : ' page 7 - August 4, 1976 - North Shore News The ‘moment of truth moved closer last week for the 450 residents of Bowen Island, whose prolongedbickeringover a community ; _, development plan has become a thorn in the ”. flesh of the Greater Vancouver . -Regional District board... At its July 28 meeting the GVRD. endorsed a recomm- endation. by Mayor Tom . Goode of Delta asking the provincial government. to investigate the possibility of incorporating. Bowen Island_ ‘into a municipality, with its © own ‘mayor and ¢ coun os ‘Bowen Island is one of f the . three unincorporated “elec: - - toral areas’’’ that are miemm- ° bers of the GVRD—the other. two being the University - Endowment: Lands and Toco- Burtzen.. Tes These areas do- fot have _ elected local councils; as do_ municipalities, and property owners in them. pay their taxes’ to the provincial . government. —_ ‘In effect, the GVRD- . presently acts as ‘‘council’’. for Bowen island, which in. - population is the smallest of the GVRD’s 17 members. In recent. months, how-- ever, tiny Bowen Island has. ‘taken up a disproportionate © ‘amount of the GVRD board’s time, much of it in regard to the controversial community plan for the island. ~ _ The Delta mayor had- lashed*out at this situation at : ‘the | GVRD’ s Previous. -Meet-. “wlth Gov't. , Great : "‘roh A Anon. ing at the end of Jw une, when he presented the motion that — the regional. district board. has now ‘endorsed. a “He pointed. out: chat what- ever the- Bowen. represen- tative on the GVRD. does, it is opposed by.. one’“or.. other faction on the island, and the opponents then _bring the issue to 9 the. GVRD.. = “ett? 'S about time. they had ee their own government,”’ said rena - These would have to be Mayor Goode. ‘“‘If there’s ‘going to be an “insurrection, let them have it on Bowen Island and not here.”’ Fee: 220.00 construction “View: ‘Suites © fo Downtown ITS HISTORY....ITS CULTURE Lectures and field trips . 9:00 a.m. to 3:00pm, = 7 - August 9, 11, 16, 18, 19. 7 Community Education Division 906-1911 | 2 Local 321 | i -*CMHG approved and Inspected “Dishwashers *92: “Sunny” South oe . *Large lounge *Hobby/work Shop "One: block from - Forry. “Terminal... | 250 West’ Ist Streot Oe North Vancouver” ‘If the provincial govern- ment accepts the GVRD’s . recommendation and decides - to incorporate Bowen Island, such matters as the comm- unity plan will be shifted to ‘the lap of the elected Iocal . councii. Foi the GVRD it would be a case of ‘‘good riddance.”’ That’s the meaning of the - _ regional board’s formal en- _dorsation last week of Mayor Goode’ s motion. . An- elected Bowen ‘Island _ council ‘would continue to be a member of the GVRD. But "it would no longer be able to take up the board’s time with nd ‘resolved by the islanders themselves in their council chamber at Snug Cove. “Limited enroliment : internal-island squabbles.-* - : “Located ' | Display sulte © Weekdays 4-8 pm | P DEREK HOLTON | | | ve the Sever}, holidays: 26. pm oO oh ‘| 987-2256 “926-0036 | Qo Phone | 980-0614 os | |SEVEN SEAS CHART | 984-9381 sesamin esate ~ top o4 : ata reemean coe aes me . , : . Looe ‘ . ot waver ee ‘ roa cue . eo a) ; Cin | a ' oO . " ‘ ee ee ee ee ee dl : ‘ : ‘ ’ ’