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By BILL BELL

West Vancouver
council is preparing to
dig into the municipal
coffers in order to
beautify the eastern
“gateway” to the
municipality by buying
out a car dealership on
an expensive prime
commercial lot.

The move came Monday
night as council decided to
start the process of cleaning
and developing the former
public works yard at 320
Taylor Way.

Considered one of the best
commercial sites in West
Van, the municipal property
is bounded to the east and
south by the Capilano River
and the Indian Reserve. and
to the north by Royal
Pontac Buick Ltd

Calling it “one of the most
important
before
time”

issues to come
council ino a Jong
Alderman Bob Hicks
sought and received
council's permission to start
negotiating the purchase of

the adjacent 069 acres of
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‘weather.

WEDNESDAY:
Periods of rain
Mid.

THURSDAY:

More Showers

November 19, 1980

Tel. 985-2131

Classified 986-6222

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EVEN BEFORE FIRST SODS had been turned to mark the planned
construction at Capilano College the project was in dire financial trouble
and already running $1 million over budget. Pictured in the mud at
Tuesday's sod tarning ceremony (left to right) are AUCE representative

Capilano College
does not have enough
money available to
build and move into a
new five storey
complex for which the

first sod was turned
Tuesday, college
principal Paul

Gallagher says.

But Gallagher is not
concerned about the
danger of the five storey
building standing cmptly.
despite the fact that the
project is more than one

milhon dollars overbudgel

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Bob McKee, architect Ron Howard, North Van City Mayor Jack Loucks,
college board chairman Lalit Srivastava, West Van Mayor Derrick
Humphreys, college principal Paul Gallagher and faculty association
representative Karl Kobylansky. (Terry Peters photo)

No money left to move in

even before work starts

The new facility for the
Lynnmour campus which
was announced in
February is scheduled for
completion by the 1982 83
school year and Gallagher
says “we hope to be able to
occupy at that time

When the mull purpose
facthty was announced by
provincial education
minister Bran Smith at
was budgeted to cost $7 25
milhon

Gallagher

says thal

figure has now risen to $4 3
and the college rs
negohaung to cover Unis
cost

He blamed the escalating

figure on inflabon and said

By PAT RICH

it was nol yet certain

‘whether of not there wall
be further adyustments in
the budget

He sand many of the

construction fenders have
not yet

been called but

those that have gone oul

have within the

fallen
expected range

Gallagher explained the
situabbon in these terms

“Youve got oa con
struction project then you
have to equip and furnish
the building and we want to
move ito Moon a certain
date

At this time we do not
have sufficient funds to be
able oto build equip
furnish and occupy at the
same time ~

“This is mot) an un-
common problem,” he
said

Gallagher explained that
Douglas college and East
Kootenay college are also
having problems financing
Constructon projects

Hie said oat) was) not
unusual for a portion of a
building that) has been
constructed to stand empty

until at can be furnished
and occupied
When asked whether

construction may have to
stop before the building ts
completed because of lack

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