MALL MAY BE B 3 Brathay, Sepleneber bE (ax? UILT BEFORE FILM STUDIO NORTH VANCOUVER City: Council eased its require- ments for a development permit of the proposed shopping centre-film studio project. on the Park and ‘Tilford lands Tuesday night after nearly two hours of fierce in-camera debate. In a majority decision, council voted to rescind a motion ot Aug. 10 that tied the movie studio and shopping centre desclopment together through the sequential is- suance of building permits. Mayor Jack Loucks said) the decision to rescind was imade because “Intrawest: Properties, is building a shopping mall a few Bs KAREN GRAM Cantribuing Writer blocks away.” Loucks said council was even- tually convinced that the ‘sequen- tial issuance of permits’? condition would delay the opening of the project leaving it unable to com- pete with the Intrawest shopping vente. Council had ongunadls aaisisted Development Corp. shopnoime: cen tre pMannmed tor the sare did aes Mavor Jack Loucks said council wus eventually convinced that the “‘sequential issuance of permits”? condition would delay the opening of the project leaving it unable to compete with the Intrawest shopping centre. the two projects be linked to en- sure the commercial BCE WIFE, FAMILY STILL HOPEFUL Seymour hiker search widened SEARCHERS RESUMED their efforts carly Thursday to find) 61-vear-old — hiker Carlo iCharlie) Musso, missing in North Van- couver’s Mount) Sevmour area since Monday. Hy STEPHEN BARRINGION Nees Reporter But hope is avindling that the Burnaby man ois still alive after searchers have spent more than four days in the dense bush where he is believed to have gone hiking. Searchers went back for a se- cond look at some areas Thursday and started to again comb the area surrounding the main parking lot “just in case something wus missed before,’’ said RCMP searcher Cst. Frank Campbell. “The terrain is such that it's very easy to miss somebody,” he said. No trace has been found of Musso, who was listed as missing Monday afternoon when calls for help were twice reported in the Gopher Lake hiking area. Musso’s wife, Maria, told the North Shore News Thursday that she has not given up hope, and the family vowed to keep looking for her husband. “The hope that he will still be found is still strong.’’ she said. “We will still look for him (if of- ficials call off the search).” About 25 searchers from all over the Lower Mainland took to the woods at 6 a.m. Thursday after Wednesday’s intensive search with bloodhounds and helicopters failed Police review shot fired in After a chase along the Upper proceed ahead of the planned in- dustrial land use Cannell Studios NEWS photo Mike Wakefield A HELICOPTER unloads searchers Wednesday near the top of Mount Seymour during the search for missing Burnaby insurance salesman Carlo (Charlie) Musso. Musso went missing Monday after cries for help were reported near Gopher Lake. fo turn up any sign of the missing hiker. Warm, dry weather has put conditions on Musso’s side, but the possibility he may still be alive lessens as time goes on. “People can last a long time without food,’ said North and West Vancouver Emergency Pro- gram coordinator Jeff Jefferd, a veteran of numerous searches, WEST VANCOUVER Police officials completed a_pro- cedure review Wednesday into a police officer firing a shot during a lengthy chase through the municipality last week. West Vancouver Police Cpl. Dave Bingham said Thursday the review determined the incident was handled in accordance with department policy after an officer fired a shot during a chase Thurs- day night where Gary Frederick Tere 9G) was Pp rehended BARRINGT ws Reporter after the man fied a home in the Westport area. LeClare appeared tn West couser prosingal court Van- Vaesdas “(But) it just seems doubtful that he would be walking for that amount of time.”’ The calls for help and Musso'’s car left in the parking lot Monday evening prompted authorities to mount a full search for the missing hiker. But Campbell would not comment on the possibility the Burnaby man pulled a disappear- ing act. charged with one count of rob- bery. The West Vancouver man was remanded in custody. LeClare was taken into custody Jate Thursday night after a driving, running and swimminy chase, when the man was discovered by a couple returning to their home, The man forced the homeowner to Hg on the feor before teeing with household goods valued at ingre than $1,600, “We're concerned that he’s up the mountain. Anything's possible, let’s put it that way," said Camp- bell. The RCMP and search officials were slated to meet Thursday night to decide if the search should be called off or continued. ‘‘It's a day-by-day situation as to how long we go on,'’ Campbell said. Levels Highway, the officer fired when LeClare jumped from his car in the Ambleside area. “Anytime a police officer uses his revolver tt is a subject of a departmental review,’ said Bingham. Because the police investization sas an internal ong, the name of the officer involved in the shooting “sas not released. but Binsham saic: Nerth Shore Sews film facdits. ensurine both Ieets proceed in tandem, The new conditions tor permits haminered out Tuesday state: © Cannell Studios must purchase and register ude for ther I4-acre portion of the land within 30 days of adoption. e Cannell Studios or BCED must post $250,000 security before applying for a construction permit. BCED proposes to use 13 acres for a Save-On-Foods grocery store and Cineplex Odeon movie theatre. BCED has promised to restore and maintain the L8-aere Park and Tilford gardens located on the site. pro- Weather: Friday and Saturday, mostly sunny. Highs 20-25°C. INDEX Classified Ads Doug Collins.... Editorial Page..... Entertainment Home & Garden...... Horoscopes Bob Hunter Lifestyles. Mailbox TV Listings..........24 What's Going On.....12 iV chase the man was an experienced police officer. LeClare was eventually caught in the water 200 yards off Ambleside Beach. and is slated to further ap- pear in West Vancouver provincial court Sept. 21. Police later charged the man with added counts of theft over $1,000, breaking, entering and theft, duneerous driving and mossession of stolen property.