16 - Wednesday, July 28, 1993, YP “ NEWS photo THE CLEVELAND Dam holds back the Capilano Lake reservoir, w wi hich supplies over a third of the Lower Maintand’s drinking ater. -ing water ‘Lake junicipalities are partners | | North Shore has important role within the GVRD THE THREE North Shore municipalities are part of the partnership of 18 municipalities and three unincorporated areas which forms the Greater Van- couver Regional District (GVRD). By Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter The GVRD delivers services that go beyond most municipal boundaries in areas such as drink- ing water, sewage treatment, regional parks, transportation, air quality, recycling, and regional hospital planning. The North Shore’s physical location plays an integral role in the GVRD as the primary drink- source for GVRD member municipalities. - Capilano Lake reservoir pro- vides about: 39% and Seymour reservoir provides about 43% of Lower Mainland drinking water, The Coquitlam watershed Pro- vides the remaining 17%. The GVRD board of directors is currently chaired by Vancouver Mayor Gordon Campbell. North Vancouver District Mayor Murray Dykeman, North Vancouver City Mayor Jack Loucks, West Vancouver , Mayor Mark Sager and Lions Bay. Mayor “Canada ti is worth working for - You and I -— Together!” Come te visit or call, #11A-221 West Esplanade North Vancouver 988-8513 Itt iberal Authonzed by tra official agent fot Mobina Jatler. asis Car Wash Systems started with a bucket land a hose in 1950 at Royal Oak and Kingsway in Burnaby near Metrotown, and after 43 years, it is. still owned and operated by the original owner, Mr. Elgin Arnold. _ In 1962, we were invited by PD, Willowby, the founder of Park Royal Shopping Centre, British Properties, Lions Gate Bridge to design, build and operate a full service Oasis Cor Wash to serve the patrons of West Vancouver and the Park Royal Shopping Centre, opened in August of 1963 by West Vancouver Mayor Alex Forest. We have successfully satisfied West Vancouver car washing needs for close to 30 years until Christmas Eve, 1992, when we were informed by the Larco Group, the new owners of Park Royal, that we must vacate, leaving ‘all our car wash equipment in good operating condition no later than Jan. 31/1993. It was the intention of the Larco Group to own and operate this location’ for themselves. The owner of Oasis Car Wash felt it necessary to remove all of our equipment at great expense, (both legal Royal Oak. cles, etc. - Mr. E. Arnold Original Owner (43 yrs.} end moving costs). We would like to take this opportunity to thank our patrons of West Vancouver for now bringing their cars to our well-established Oasis Car Wash (1962) at 671 Marine Drive at Bewicke, North Vancouver (one-and-a-half miles from Taylor Way and Marine Drive, West Vancouver). We can also serve you at our original location at Kingsway & We offer complete automobile cleaning services, including: interior and exterior shampooing, polish ing, motor cleaning, truck washing, oversized vehi- the closest thing to a handwash with Steve Daniels General Manager (15 yrs.) CAR CARE CE “HUBCAP Cary rpet to Ashtray SERVICE” _ 671 Marine Dr, at Bewicke North Van." e791 12,'987-2045 5318 Kingsway, Bby., rear Bby near Metrotown (Hood Office} 433-7141) Gordon Prescott are GVRD board members. Board members number a total of 29 and vote on issues affecting the North Shore, including con- tentious topics such as watershed logging. The first GVRD board meeting was held on July 12, 1967. The organization was originally called the Regional District of Fraser- Burrard, Currently the GVRD is the um- brella organization for the Greater Vancouver Water District, Greater Vancouver Sewer and Drainage District, the Greater Vancouver Regional Hospital District and the Greater Vancouver Housing Cor- poration. The GVRD's 1992 budget was $290 million. During a May public forum called Critical Choices, the GVRD // solicited responses about ‘the organization’s long term plan to spend $2.8 billion over the next seven years. GVRD spokesman Bud Elsie said sewer systeme and hospitals are projected to take up half of the $2.8 billion expenditure. | The GVRD's main office .is located at 4330 Kingsway-in Bur- naby. Our water goes all over PEOPLE LIVING on the North Shore have felt a resident’s pride in living in the area.in Vancouver noted for having the beautiful and abundant water trails that pattern the shore. By Chery! Oslund | Contributing Writer In the Lower: Mainland, the North Shore iz regarded as one of the most desirable places to live. All of these natural water jewels draw visitors by the thousands to savor the wilderness escape so ciose to the hub of the busy city. . Yet residents. of the North Shore: may be surprised to find that the watershed areas, and the water rights themselves, are not owned by the North Shore,. but are owned and maintained by the Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD). Though the water catches in reservoirs on North Shore land, residents pay the GVWD > to teceive a supply of fresh water. This arrangement has been in place for over a hundred years. The GVWD bought the rights from the Vancouver Water Works Co. (VWWC). In April of 1886, the City of Vancouver and the VWWC were incorporated by the. legislature of British Columbia. .At that time Vancouver was the-only populated area, with the areas now known as the North Shore, Burnaby, Co- quitlam and Port Moody being primarily wilderness. As a community beginning to quickly expand, Vancouver recognized the need to supply its residents with fresh water. Sources of water were looked at and it was decided that the Capilano River was the best supply. In January 1888, the VWWC started construction of a dam on the Capilano River, and finished the project three months later. Us- ing a pipe submerged under the First’ Narrows, the VWWC pumped its first water from the North Shore to Vancouver in March 1889, In 1891, Vancouver bought the water system for almost half a million dollars. As the areas around Vancouver Started to develop and become ‘ populated the demand for water increased. Not being’ economically _ feasible for small! communities to undertake | the development ‘of their own individual water systems, districts counted on Van- couver to supply the water need- ° ed. be _ As districts grew, a means of. control was needed to ensure. the” supply of fresh water at a fair rate. In response to this need the GVWD was formed in. 1924, by provincial legislation, with -Van- couver and the municipalities of «+ South Vancouver: and Point: Grey as the founding members. |: Today the GVWD has ’;17 » members including. North - Van- couver City, North Vancouver District. and West Vancouver. | It. : supplies approximately 41 cubic.. metres of water a year (41, 000 - titres). ° In 1993 this water will cost each member about nine cents per 1,000 litres. In most recent figures water supplied to the. three North Shore members cost $2.25 million. : for one year. : Lower Mainlanders .are used to the sight of water. We are sur-. tounded by ocean views, lakes in * hiking and. walking. ‘distances, - rivers and. streams, running‘ through our back yards. We play on and. in the: water and have an annual sea festival. . Perhaps due to this. natural resource we use a large-amount of . - nature’s liquid. Consumption of water is high in the GVWD, and in 1992 the equivalent of about 650 litres per person per day was delivered. To maintain clean water the GYWD has a laboratory headed by a bacteriologist and a chemist. Drinking water must meet Stringent quality standards,‘ and about 13,000. water samples are tested every year from each of the watersheds, | | | RATCLIFFE & COMPANY BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS © Injury and Accident Claims ® Divorce and Family Law © Wills, Estates, and Trusts @ Real Estate and Mortgages - ® Business and Corporate Law 988-5201 103 - 133 WEST 15TH ST., NORTH VANCOUVER _