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Al6é - Wednesday, November 2, 1983 - North Shore News

Narrow WV vote
okays self-serve

WEST VANCOUVER Council has narrowly voted
in favour of the preparation of a zoning bylaw
amendment that will see the full service Chevron
gas station at 16th and Marine Drive transformed
into a self serve gas bar and convenience store.

By JOANNE MacDONALD

Ald. David Finlay, Diana
Hutchinson and Donald
Griffiths were all in favor of
the move, while Ald. Alex
Brokenshire, Doreen
Blackburn and Mayor Der-
nck Humphreys were against
It.

Ald. Gordon Rowntree
abstained from the vote.

Council listened to
representatives of both com-
panies involved in the
changeover — Simon Evans
of Southland Canada Inc.

PET CORNER

(commonly known as 7-11
Stores), and Bob Farbridge
of Chevron Canada. Accor-
ding to Farbridge, Chevron
currently has four stations in
West Vancouver and is
*“*most anxious to have a self
serve ... due to land values, it
is most difficult to rebuild in-
to a full service station at
16th and Marine.”’

The proposed _ enterprise
would be open 24 hours a
day, a point questioned
negatively by Alderman
Blackburn. However, Evans
Tesponded studies have
shown that changing

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demographics and tastes of
consumers across Canada
have resulted tn the 24-hour
concept being more popular
than operating hours running
from 7 a.m. to 1! p.m.

Mayor Derrick Hum-
phreys, the most vocal critic
of the convenience store-gas
bar, stated the plan ‘‘is not
right and proper. It does not
fit in with the dream ... of the
Ambteside commercial
area.’’

Humphreys added the new
gas bar would ‘‘eradicate’’
the servicing of cars in the
area, and leave yet another
7-11 store. *‘In the last few
years, convenience stores
have proliferated to the point
where there’s almost one in
every block,’* said
Humphreys.

Councillors in favor of the
rezoning said Council did not
have the right to regulate the
marketplace. Ald. Finlay
pointed out West Vancouver
Council may decide to
change operating hours of
stores in the future but add-
ed, “‘You can’t deny conve-
nience stores are often handy
to consumers.’”’

Ald. Donald Griffiths
agreed saying, ‘‘We can’t dic-
tate to the marxetplace.”’

Under the agreement bet-
ween Chevron and Southland
Canada Inc., a portion of the
property at 16th and Marine
will be leased to 7-11 Stores.
Chevron will also appoint
7-11 as the gasoline dealer at
that location.

And, although Farbridge
could not confirm the
figures, he stated gasoline on
the average tends to be at
least half a cent a litre
cheaper at self serve stations
He added the present dealer
at the location in question
would be re-located to

another Chevron dealership

A public hearing 1s to be
held in connection with the
resoning issue, however, 4
date has not. yet
scheduled

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