BC Parks Cypress growth p Connection to WV sewer and water sought By Robert Galster News Reporter MORE than 200 rau- cous spectators squeezed into West Vancouver’s council chamber Monday to hear a BC Parks presen- tation outlining expan- sion plans for Cypress Provincial Park. ~ BC. Parks director . of provincial operations Bob Dalziel made the 25-minute _Dresentation before the packed house. Council sought additional information on the park’s development plans after receiving a BC arks application to connect Cypress Provincial Park to the district’s sewer and water sys- tem. No decision was made on the sewer and water applica- tion though. Council instead voted to have staff prepare a report covering all aspects of the application and later schedule a public meeting to give people a chance to speak on the issue. Dalziel outlined plans tor development of the ski hill to include new lifts, a parking area and a restaurant at the top of Mr. Strachan. To make ir all possible the proposal calls for the ..-tting of approximately 22 hectares of old-growth forest and parkland ecosystems. But the designed capacity of the ski hill area, including both the alpine and cross- country areas, is sect at just under 8,000 visitors daily. Delziel stressed that noth- ing in BC Parks’ plans strays from the recommendations of Bryan Williams, who was commissioned by the provin- cial government to study the area in. 1995, Williams’s report con- tained 77 recommendations which have already been accepted by the B.C. govern- ment. Victoria instructed BC Parks to update the Park Master Plan, work with Cypress Bowl Recreations Ltd. (CBRL) and introduce a new parks use permit. “Those were our marching orders and that’s what we've been working on for this fair period of tim:,” said Dalziel. The Cypress saga began in 1966 when the area was logged for the ski area. In 1971 the province decided to develop the facility itself and held on to it for more than a decade. In 1984, the province sold the Cypress Park ski opera- tions to CBRL and granted the company 2 50-year park use permit for a controlled recreation area. Although Monday's pre- sentation was aot a public meeting, Mayor Pat Boname allowed several speakers a chance to speak after the pre- sentation. Friends of Cypress Provincial Park Society spokesman Katharine Steig stated her opposition to the planned logging of the area to facilitate further expansion. She blasted council for not holding an official public meeting on the matter. “To have something like this that’s this important is Take the bite out of the bear. zu Sats Concerned about a slumping marketplace? 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Catherine : Galiiford, will be joined by North Vancouver RCMP consta- bles Llayd Norman, Greg Bishop and Marc Boland, among, - other police officers. The TV show was taped pnmarily in North Vancouver. frankly unfair to all those that care,” said Steig. But Mayor Par Boname assured Stcig a public meet- ing would be held at a future date. “This is the first step. We've been waiting a while for the report from BC Parks,” said Boname. “We know this was just the begin- | \V . — ning.” ae CE i te O97 She added that the results of several environmental impact studies of the planned expansion will not be known before council will be asked to make its decision on the water and sewer hook-up. CBRL president Wayne ; ror tg tin Ears TUT /MRPAPIDLUBE sported large yellow buttons 1 urging councillors to approve DRIVE-THRU O1L CHANGE PROFESSIONALS No appointment necessary . the hook-up application, stat- ed CBRL is an important part of the local economy and employs 600 workers, mostly young people. 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