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AMBLESIDE VILLAGE merchants not happy
with the way West Van District is directing the
retail area’s revitalization are ‘‘squeaky wheels’,
Mayor Derrick Humphreys charged Monday.

He also said that ‘these
dozen or so persons... have
cost the municipality thou-
sands of dollars over the re-
cent years.’’

Humphreys speaking dur-
ing a municipal council!
meeting, pointed .to the
Ambleside Viilage Business
Association as the com-

plainers who cost West Van
taxpayers a lot of money by
demanding excessive time of
municipal staff.

“We have about a dozen
people who over the last, year
or so have complained,

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critized, interferzed and
obstructed the councif and
the work they do,’’ chided
Humphreys.

He said Ambleside
revitalization committee
chairman William howard is
one of those complainers
and has cost West Van a
handsome sum in a court
challenge over ‘‘presumed
problems with the excellent
foreshore lease (the
municipality has) with the
provincial government.”*

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Humphreys said Howard
withdrew the case before the
court has a chance to rule on
the matter.

Now, the Ambleside
Village business group wants
extensive information on
specific programs the
municipality intends to im-
plement for the retail cor-
tidor’s upgrading.

“He asks in his letter for
full details of everything,”
explained Humphreys.
“Details on parking, traffic

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routes and revitalization.

‘“The public know
through our (municipal
newsletter) and through
statements... what the intent
and of the present and
previous council is towards
revitalizing the Ambleside
area,"’ he said.

Humphreys charged that
the progress towards com-
plete upgrading of
Ambleside is tripped-up by
those who run around the
community spreading ‘fear

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A YOUNG | woman
perished in an early
morning house fire in
North Vancouver
Saturday which fire: of-
ficials -say. “may have

_been’. caused’ by: ciga-.

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| By JOANNE MacDONALD

Jacqueline Carol Murphy,
20, died in the blaze which
occurred at 7O8 East Sth at

i 4:45 a.m,

«Police said Murphy, who
was visiting the tenants of
the basement apartment,
resided. at 407) East) 2nd,
North Vancouver, She was
alone in the suite at the time
of the fire.

Fire officials said a
dog also died in the blaze.

Rick and Doris Cosano,

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and consternation.’

Howard and the
Ambleside business associa-
tion have recently been
complaining to council
about insufficient parking
stalls in the commercial area.

if there is not enough
parking spaces, argues
Howard, fewer customers
will come into the retail strip
to shop.

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the tenants living on the
main floor of the house,
managed to escape unharm-
ed when the woman woke up
and discovered smoke had
engulfed their bedroom.

Insp. Gavin Soanes of the
North Vancouver City Fire
department said Monday the
early stages of the investiga-
‘tion into the fire revealed it
had started in a room of the
basement suite other than
the bedroom in which the
victim’s body was found.

He said it appeared the
blaze was accidental, with
the fire gutting the entire
basement suite.

Soanes said there was no
fire damage to the upstairs
of the home, however, there
was extensive smoke damage
throughout the upper floor.

Soanes said there were no
smoke alarms installed
anywhere in the home.