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THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

Newsstand Price 2S5¢ December 14, 1980 Tel. 985-2131 Classified 986-6222

By SUSAN CARDINAL

As a result of the meeting
the North Van Recreation
Commission will, sometime
in January, reconsider their
decision to install the
lounge.

, “I don't think anyone in
BALL... “public public life. knowing the
overreaction” problems of alcohol ...
owe should even consider putting

“NOT GIVEN FAIR HEARING’

Charges of encouraging
abetting vandalism fired debate Wednesday at a

public meeting over a licensed liquor lounge
proposed for the North Vancouver Recreation
Centre

teenage alcoholism and

a facility of this sort in a
public recreational facility,”
said local resident Warren
Mayo.

At the outset of the
meeting requested by local
residents, Jim Ball, who was
chairman of the rec com-

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_ Toastmasters cry
‘foul’ over eviction

/ By PATRICH

The North Shore Toastmasters Club charges it
is being thrown out of a community centre
dedicated to public education activities because
West Vancouver council caved in under pressure
and exercised favoritism.

The Toastmasters have protesting council's decision

presented a written brief regarding the Klee Wyck
estate located at the end of

CREO Sah en meee «=6—Kcith Road, and the group

Weg ther will appear at council
a aa [2 Monday night to further
their appeal

The dispute centres on a
decision by council late last
month to allow the West
Vancouver Community Arts
Council (CAC) to have
exclusive use and control of
scheduling for the Klee
Wyck bualding

Up to that ame the facithty

SUNDAY: had been used by oa number
Mainly cloudy, of groups, including the arts
continuing mild. council and the Toast
masters, for varnous cultural

MONDAY: aod educabhonal pursuits
More of the same. In 1900) Kieo Wyck. a
formes residence
overlooking the Capilano

River, was donated to the
municipality by Dr. Ethel
Trapp on the condition that
wt be used for cultural
purposes.

in March 1977, council
reaffirmed this by stating
that “Klee Wyck shall be
used solely for the purposes
of public recreation and
education by those groups
and similar groups listed

The groups named itn
cluded the Toastmasters,
who say they have been
using the facility for their
mectings since it was
bequcathed to the com
munity

In May. the president of
the CAC. John Baker, ap
peared before council and
requested that the CAC be
given responsibility for the
building because of its need
for more performance and
cahibition space

According to comoacsl

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WHEN THE LEAKY ceiling caved In carly this week, this North Vancouver tenant
and his wile sald cnough fb cnongh and moved to another apartment. The couple said
they complained to the management of the Whitely Court apartment for a month and
half before the leak became a watertall, but with lithe success. Management blamed
the bad weather and said they bad offered the couple other accommodation. Sce
story on page A3. (lan Smith photo)

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