NEWS BRIEFS resubted in smoke and area. Fire strikes in West Van WEST VANCOUVER Fire Department firefighters were called out April 15 to two fires, A fire started in the attic of a home located at 1864 Duchess Ave. at about 4:30 p.m. Firefighters had to pull down walls to get to the fire. Damage was limited. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Firefighters responded to 2 fire at a Park Royal North retail store just after 9:30 p.m. The vacant store had been undergoing renovations at the time. Investigators believe the fire was started when a paint brush and rags spontaneously combusted and ignited a nearby tool box. The store's sprinkler system doused the fire, which some water damage to the mall Court story clarified A NEWS Brief in the April 17 North Shore News cor- rectly reported that David Allan Friesan of North Van- couver had been sentenced for several crimes, including theft under $1,000, mischief and threatening a woman. The report also accurately stated that among the aliases used by Friesan was Donald Adam Diewold. And while the name was used by Friesan, the News would like to clarify that the real Donald Diewold of North Vancouver had no connection with any of the court proceedings against Friesan. NV District sets hearing date for youth centre THE SEYMOUR Youth Centre moved closer to reality on Mon- day night as North Vancouver District Council unanimously gave first reading to a bylaw that pro- poses to rezone munricipally-owned land and establish a site for the Project’s construction. By Martin Millerchip Contributing Writer Mayor Murray Dykeman com- mended the Seymour Lions and the Seymour Area Youth Services Society (SAYSS) for their work in spearheading the project while Ald. Ernie Crist suggested that the proposal would ultimately reduce the “‘cost of life in the district.”" The proposed site, which is cur- rently zoned single-family (RS3) and will have to be rezoned public assembly (PA) for the centre, is located west of recCentre Ron Andrews and is part of a largely undeveloped 48-acre parcel con- taining the recCentre, the Seymour Heights Dance School and Seymour Heights Parent Par- ticipation Preschool. The need for a permanent youth centre in the area was identified by SAYSS last year, Increasing problems of teen vio- lence and alienation in the Seymour area led to concerned Parents and young adults holding a series of community meetings in the spring of 1990 and the forma- tion of SAYSS. SAYSS will manage the centre, which will be staffed by youth workers and volunteers and ini- tially open for 20 hours per week. Activities will include: NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL © socializing, or ‘‘hanging out,’’ through unstructured activities in a safe, supervised environment; * structured activities such as sports, dances and coffee houses; * formal programs in cooperation with other organizations; * access to further services for teens and families; *and information on employ- ment, education, health, a com- munity message board and other relevant notices and information. The proposed two-storey, 2,700 sq. ft. facility will include a games room, a lounge, a multi-purpose room and a centrally located of- fice. Ten parking spaces will be pro- vided south of the facility, a shortfall of 45 spaces by the usual PA zoning requirements, but in the opinion of district planning staff the day-to-day operation of the youth centre will not generate a large parking demand. Ald. Jim Cuthbert noted the parking variance and said, ‘*Park- ing for the facility should be ex- panded if possible.’’ Bruce Featherstone, a resident of Glenview Crescent, asked if anything had been done to expand the facilities at recCentre William Griffin and was told by Dykeman that a report on expanded facili- ties at both William Griffin and Delbrook recreation centres should be ready within two to three weeks. The public hearing for the Seymour Youth Centre was set for May 14. Closest incinerator site in Kansas From page 1 fees. ‘*That’s enormous,’’ Musseau said. ‘Why should we be forced to take B.C. medical waste to Kansas?” In 1990, Lions Gate Hospital spent an estimated $130,000 to rid itself of biomedical waste; the hospital's cost of regular garbage disposal is around $35,000 annual- ly. BFI’s autoclave uses large pressure chambers and steam to disinfect wastes at temperatures of up to 162 C. The system also in- cludes a $110,000 shredding device that grinds up waste and renders it unrecognizable. Musszau said autoclaved waste ‘Sis cleaner than household waste,’’ and he said that fears that infectious waste and body parts will begin turning up in local landfills are unfounded. BFI liter- ature states that ‘‘we’ve never, in 17 years, had such a problem.” A system to process biomedical waste in B.C. must be in place by Jan. 1, 1993. BFI is one of four companies currently on the short-list for the lucrative contract to provide that system, The company will appear before the GVRD's waiter committee on Tuesday morning to argue its case for allowing autoclaved hospital waste to be dumped in area land- fills. Sunday, April 21, 1991 ~ North Shore News - 5 City may break parking rules A RECENTLY-implemented parking policy to alleviate conges- tion in Lower Lonsdale may be violated if North Vancouver City Council agrees to additional con- cessions for a proposed $i.4- million redevelopment of the old Bank of Hamilton at 92 Lonsdale Ave. By Pamela Lang Contributing Writer Parking problems in Lower Lonsdale coupled with limited on-site parking at area develop- ments such as the Bank of Hamilton resulted in a city policy requiring cash payments in lieu of parking. The policy, established in December, requires developers to pay the city $14,500 for each parking space not provided in a new development but required by zoning. The city will use the money to develop parking facili- ies in the area. Bank of Hamilton owner. Hesham Sirri. has received some city support for his commercial/ tesidential-use pian to renovate the bank, add a new building in the small lot to the east of the bank, and place a two-storey ad- dition on top of the two buildings. Concessions offered to Sirri have included developing without any on-site parking. Parking for the bank was waiv- ed because of the building's his- torical importance, but council asked for a cash-in-lieu payment for the 18 spaces that normally would have been required for the new building. Appearing before council Mon- day night, Sirri suggested that he could provide two spaces on-site by cutting down on the caretaker’s suite, but that the remaining $232,000 payment for 16 spaces would sink the financial viability of the project. Instead he asked that council allow him to pay half the amount over eight to 10 vears in con- sideration of the value of having the bank building restored. Sirri said that if the cash-in-lieu payment was made at the outset, he would be unable to service the construction loan from the bank. Suggesting that council accept the developer's request, Ald. Stella Jo Dean pointed out that they are trying to save a primary heritage building. But Ald. John Braithwaite said that before the city sacrifices eight parking spaces, staff .nould look at the proposal. “If the whole project lies on economic decision-making, an analysis should be done,”’ he add- ed, referring to an independent analysis of the project's viability recommended by city staff. Ald. Rod Clark said he would be willing to support the latest plan, “‘if this is the last of a long laundry list of concessions.”’ Counselling Centre is pleased to announce Susan Hogman, MSW. RSW. Individual, Relationship & Family Therapist Grief and Loss Specialist 302-2030 Marine Drive North Vancouver, BC. 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