C RAIL’S $14- million, three-year . rail yard and termi- nal modernization is close »,to completion, with the jlast visible addition being “; Vancouver's first rail yard -; ontrol tower. Barrie Wall, BC Rail’s cor--” orate communications man- ~ ager, said the tower will pro- “vides a good view of what is: : happening i in the yard. The terminal rom the tower, The tower also contains: ffice space. The three-year improve: : ‘ment plan was spurred by traf. syfic_ growth and overcrowding °: seat the railway’s southern ter-: “minus, ci The plan includes track;: i work and drainage improve-:.; ‘ments. Trackside residents an mithose working near the yard: also benefit from lowered noise levels thanks to less jg Switching and reduced track securvature, said BC Rail. People should also spend. less time waiting for trains to”. iclear level crossings. n July 1994, Vancouver Corporation ‘officially opened the new ES tower #¢Harbourview Park, Highway in as Vancouver. VPC has just informed that the District o spear Vancouver's i a extension project at Lynnterm ; he tower was designed to ys provide enhanced public sgaccess to the vvaterfront. st The s : Awards were initiated in 1992 Bto encourage excellence in a design and to recognize pro- ects which significantly con- datribute to the “built” environ- ment of the district, & The award will go to a Gedesign team, which includes HaVPC, architect Frits de Vries g Architects Ltd., architect Reid Crowther and ° fyPartners and contractor S.C.1 ‘| Engineers and Consultants. The award will be present- sed Dec. 12. pe ; supervisor: “and his staff will direct trains. Design Excellence% landscape’ SHAYNE BJORK and Mitch Malchow place a large present for a Christmas display at Park and Tilford Gardens. Admission is free for the opening on Saturday, 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Push for hearing on A DEVELOPER denied a public hearing for a multi-family housing proposal on the Dollarion waterfront says Nwrth Vancouver District Council is not listening to its voters. NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL By Martin Millerchip And a member of a committee struck by dis- trict council to investigate and report on long- range planning issues affecting the Dollarton waterfront charged Monday: that the task force was “a waste of time and money.” “We are extremely disappointed. The support is evident, and we feel that council is doing a dis- service to its constituents,” said Roger Moors, vice-president of Land Development at. United Properties Ltd., after failing to convince council to move to a public hearing on the issue. United Properties had hoped to persuade council to consider the rezoning of 6.29 acres (2.5 ha) of industrial land presently occupied by McKenzie Barge and Noble Towing adjacent to Cates Park. “We'll be taking a run-down, privately owned industrial site and tuming it into a residential development which will provide public access to NEWS photo Brad Ledwidgo Friday, December 2, 1994 — North Shore News — 3 Coroner jurors advise more iliarity HA fami From page 4 tions include: @ physicians should be required to ceaduct more comprehensive evalu- ation of patients who display per- sonality disorders or mental illness: Bi physicians should be periodically re-educated about the Mental Health Act (MHA), The jurors sug- gested a refresher course every five years, The act outlines conditions where doctors may involuntary admit mental patients to hospital: @ when police recommend that weapons charges be laid, Crown should prosecute. If the Crown counsel decides not to prosecute, Crown counsel should advise of alternative charges: & Crown counsel should provide RCMP with policy procedures on how to appeal Crown decision; the commanding officer of an RCMP detachment should be the one to remove “danger to police” notations in police coraputers. He should confer beforchand with the officer who initiated the warning; & police training should include mental health courses. Police should periodically be re-educated to ensure their familiarity with the 66 Crown counsel should provide RCMP with policy procedures on how to appeal a Crown decision. #9 - Jury recommendation cation: ® a person applying for a Firearms Acquisition Certificate should be required to sign a confidentiatity waiver so that the applicant’s fitness to possess firearms could be dis- creetly checked. The screening might involve contact with medical and mental health professionals along with social service agencies; when a physician or health-care MHA; with if Crown counsel doesn’t proceed recommended charges, police should consider ini- tiating a firearms prohibition appli- worker knows a patient or client has a firearm and is demonstrating aber- rant behavior, the RCMP and the Chief Firearms Officer of B.C. should be notified. weapons Cates Landing project derailed by council the waterfront where nune currently exists,” Moors told council. oO United’s development plans include a 210- suite residential development called Cates Landing on approximately two-thirds of the site. Council deferred consideration of the rezon- ing proposal on April 26 and convened a commit- iee to report on the issues involved in waterfront development between Dollarton and Deep Cove... Moors reminded council that the task force, which United agreed to join, was originally scheduled to report back to council at the begin- ning of October. “However, seven months have now passed and the task force is still in its organization stage and will not report back to council officially until next November — 12 months from now,” said Moors. The composition of the committee has been the subject of several debates at council ever since a split vote passed Coun. Ernie Crist’s task- force proposal. Besides district staff advisors, it includes representatives from developers, envi- ronmental groups, ratepayer organizations, recre- ational groups, local residents and others. The News was told that total membership is now “about 30 but not everybody comes to all the meetings.” Virginia Lange, who represents the East Seymour Community Association on the task force, was one of several district residents who spoke individually in support of United's propos- al. SHOULD CONVICTED pedophiles who have completed their jail sen- tence have the freedom to hing around playgrounds, schools or other places kids frequent! A high percentage of pedophiles are known to re-offend, but pedophiles, like Ms, Harlington North Vancouver They should not have the same free- doms. | know what [d do with them. al! Canadians, have rights and freedorns, A. Portirl North Vancouyer City Yes, let them have their freedoms, but first castrate them. : questions;: contac! Editor. : Community “¢ Michael .. 980- i970 tot” leave "8: a News tip; respond to the ZAP. and Your Cail siJManagitig Editor Timothy’ Renshaw, News "Editor, a She told council that she believed a public hearing of the rezoning proposal would be cheap- er and quicker than the committee’s study. She told the News: “The task force has a bud- get of $70,000 of taxpayers money to study this issue for two years. It’s a waste of taxpayers’ money because it’s a stacked task force. The majority of the representation is for the residents of Deep Cove and their agenda is not to have any development.” But Crist said the task force had been given a specific mandate and deserved counci]’s support in meeting its objectives. “To proceed (with the rezoning) now would be contrary to everything we have stated,” said Crist, opposing a motion to begin the rezoning process. He said he could have predicted the accusa- tions that the committee! was too slow when its membership was expanded. “Some people were appointed who had the sole purpose to sabotage the committee’s efforts,” said Crist. But Lange denied Crist’s allegation. “I don't believe the task force is sabotaging council. Nothing will change his (Crist’s) idea. “Two years from now if the task force came ahead with development proposals Mr. Crist would not accept the recommendation. He’d want a task force to review the task force.” In the end, Cuthbert, Crist and Harris opposed the move to a public hearing and the motion failed in a 3-3 tie. Coun. Don Bell was absent. ~ MeCredie,." Feature - Editor. Pamela “Langs. Community Reporter. Layné:. Christensen, News . Reporter. Anna-Marie: D’ Angelo, News Reporter Jan’. - Noble; ;and -. Editorial. Assistant Ann Hamilton.