&, 1988 y Antiques veo kT Classifieds ese 4] Caristmas Calendar «+ 53 4 Crossword woe 54 Fashion soo 9 Sports oon G2 Talking Personals «ee 52 Travel md - Said Ey aaa a is Be TE RORY ESC SS, sa m BF PASE i EIS NT VS TE ESE nT evi pi Federal Bill C-49 would affect local Squamish The Voice of North and West Vancouver since 1949 JIM Pattison plays trumpet in rehearsal with members of the West Vancouver Youth Band. The businessman is the special guest at the band's Spirituals Concert Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. at West Vancouver United Church, 2062 Esquimalt Ave. Admission is by donation. Catherine Barr Contributing Writer A fight has flared over control of West _Vancouver’s school lands. “he district council has decided, for reasons that we don’t really understand, (that) they (will) puta bylaw tor ward to down-zone all of aur school properties.” said West Vancouver School District chairman Clive Bird. Or Monday, West Vancouver council will hold a public hearing to address a bylaw that proposes to change the zon ing of all schools and places of worship front single and twe family residential to public assembly. The zoning shift would mean that ifa school or church is ° Big brass WV school district chairman cries foul over council plan to ‘down-zone’ properties demolished, the owners must go to council for permission to develop the land for anything other than a church or school. This, according to Bird, cotild ultimately cost the school board a loss of more chan S}60 million ta land value. He alse said that, if approved, the bylaw would dash the school districts plans to enter into any of the public-private partnerships (P38) proposed im the school district's Facilities tor the New Millennium report. Festive faces 2:5 Add glitz te makeup this holiday season Letters lend vigour to paper's worth News readers Ra write on 2 am disdait spilled Katharine Hamer Contributing Write> REGIONAL bureau- crats tried to set a conciliatory mood Thursday as they host- ed a second mecting for Grouse Woods res- ident. upset over plans to upgrade Cleveland Dain. Pho sheertul ostrams ot toambbean music could be heard trom oa specu uitalled: sound ssatem as resents filed mite the Delbrook ree centre an Neth Vancouver te continue discus sees A sinedar ineenne held bv the Greater Vancouver Rovronal Detri GGOVRD on Oct S tated te resolve cosidents) cameerin About the consi tion project, In order to control seepage problems at Cleveland Dain and amplement anew water treatment process, tlie GVRD iuends to NEWS photo Brag L?-dwidge See Projert futite 2] “We received al grant (830.000; trom the Ministry of Education for exploring. the teasibilien of Pas.” Bird: sand. “We need to find sources of long-range operating funding and capital funding.” The rezoning issue is nor new, Ever since the demolition of Hillside school approximate: Iv two and a halfvears awe, lind use and school property zon- ings have been a hot topic. Some say thar the construction of Collingwoud’s private school, and the resultant neighbour: hood traffic problems, may lave again brought the topic to the surface. Depending on Monday night’s outcome, the power strug: gle could be along and bitter one. See WV paar 4 he only works Cone once & Fer “4125-949 aw. ae CAy—~ FPLoeos FREE WORLD FAMOUS T-SHIRT SEPARATE FACLITIES £00 WOMEN OMY AMOR CO-ED f (J 4 . ces,