expansion

approved :

ZONING TO. allow- Collingwood School to ekparid its
‘Glenmore location’ in, the Brtitish: Properites was given

‘reluctant -approval” Monday’
Council.

a

we'd: rather’ not. be. here. :

"Sometimes.:,we're férced to-make

. ‘decisions we wish we. didn’t -have
_ to make,"” “commented. Ald. Rod

s Day, member of council’s Plann-/
ing Comniittce that recommended

“approval. °°

. The’ ‘decision followed months of

angry debate between supporters®:

. of the :successful private “school
and Glenmore area residents con-
cerned with traffic..and' parking
| congestion and other problems that:
‘ began when Collingwood School
» eased = the * vacant® Glenmore

. Elementary -School building a few.
years ago. .

2 ¢Thel:success: “of. ‘the” school
“prompted plans to expand to better.”
: accommodate 600 grades one to 12.

“ students’ i in what was originally an.
“elementary school:
Essential to council” 5 ‘decision | to

approve’ expansion. was ~ the. fact:!*

that: Collingwood: has” a “lease: to
purchase arrangement. for the site,

“ and ‘cannot be closed down by the
municipality: q

‘ an ptimum site,’
“quate one.. The net result is.an im-

~by West Vancouver District

By MAUREEN C
Contributing Writer

' “We: do intend to ‘be ‘good
neighbors,” he said, “and this will,
have to be shown’ “by actions. \, +
“Now we'll be able to reach our
‘ potential, and: be a real credit to
West Vancouver,’’ he added,
-Baldwin™ said the school — will
‘have no problems: complying with: ;
nthe “controls recommended | by/
council, which include more park-’
- ing spaces, ‘a hired traffic. con-'
“troller and extra buses, a ceiling of .
600 students and consideration for -
cthe rights ,.of - residents - to. the
siunicipal park and ‘tennis courts.
» Collingwood : will also” have to"
deal .with.. limited. play space’ for *:
clementary students =" “and «the
necessity for transporting students
to off-site sports facilities. 2. ou,
“ Council's decision’. is , great ;
disappointment: 10 area , residents
who conducted : ‘door-to- doo

¢ that the school ‘is: a

igthey. ‘haven't : don
themselves any good by setting. up
in that site,”" said David Blair. who

‘the fact ‘that. Collingwood i is being .
permitted to buy.a piece of proper-. |
a ty. he estimates at being. worth $2. |
|

. ‘Rob Inman said ‘that many. of. thei

concerns have been addressed
We congratulate ther

members”, of : the’
wrote, columns

Rot Canadian Navy in’ "Atlantic: minesweepers. ‘
Was discharged as a lieutenant; RCNVR. Po".

After receiving his‘ law degree, Mr. Bewley became:
a criminal lawyer and was’ the appointed a Crown

: Bewley’s body: has/ been cremated and ‘in. a
“cordance with, his wishes there wi | no. funeral
ste

3 - Wednesday, June 1, 1948 - North Shore News

THE: 76th ‘annual “Lynn
Valley” Day, ‘celebration .
kicked off May. 28 with a
host. of -:festivities.:, A.
" parade, maypole. dan ing; °
games and more made up

ches ‘along. Grand Boule- °
vard. :Brownies, | ‘left; ‘also ®