12 - Wednesday, December 25, 1985 - North Shore News inqurine |WIONS housing inquiring gets go-ahead (gait? AN AFFORDABLE housing project, sponsored by the Mount Seymour Lions Club, was recently approved for the Seymour area. reporter Rn by Barrett Fisher WITH THE arrival of Christmas, the very special Christian holiday celebraiing the birth of Jesus Christ, inquiring reporter asked peo- ple what Christmas means to them and how they celebrate the. festive holiday. Today’s question is: ‘How do you celebrate _on Christ’s birthday? Jehn Legge England l usually spend Christmas with my family. I've had a religious upbringing, so I- have strong feelings towards -it, but I feel it’s : become too commer- *~ cialized, The money spent on. Christmas is phenom- enal, Gary Whitson North Vancouver Christmas is usually spent -with family — being with friends and relatives — spending time renewing old acquaintances. For people who have someone to spend it with, it can be’ special, but for people alone in the world, | feel sorry for. Don Lattman North Vancouver ” ['guess:you could say ’'m kind ‘ofa scrooge. It’s a nice idea with the giving and the religious meaning if you understand ix, but the commercial aspect — I-don’t like to buy things for people because | have to..But once it comes and ‘we're singing Christmas carols, I enjoy it. Audrey Tucker North Vancouver I don’t think it’s quite Tike it used to be. It’s too commercial, there’s not enough family, too many divorced people, too “many single people who are lonely. But it’s special for me, because | have my sons to go and visit. Jessie Hastings North Vancouver [ love it, because the fam- ily is together, it’s a fun time and it’s good for the kids. We have 10 little ones — grandchildren ~ and they love it. We love it, too. 1 also have an 81l-year-old mother who loves it. NORTH Vancouver Lions Plaza, a 27-unit housing development plann- ed for Apex Road, was given financial approval by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation last Friday. The full capital cost of the development, about $1.9 million, is being met by a 35-year mortgage loan from the National Trust Com- . pany. The loan is guaranteed by the CMHC under the na- tional housing act. Federal assistance is pro- vided through an annual maximum subsidy of District Ald. Joan Gadsby called the Sey- mour plan a ‘bastard,’ but council adopted it anyways. With only the one de- scenting vote, North Van- couver District Council . voted approval for a pian which has been decades in the making. Mayor Marilyn Baker said the plan, which calls for mixed housing and relatively low density in North Van-- couver’s Seymour area, was liveable and appropriate, despite objections expressed by Ald. Gadsby. Baker said planning of the Seymour area has been . ‘near and dear to her heart since the late 60s or early’ 70s” and this plan could be supported. She likened the future community east of the Seymour River — with its projected population of 40,000 — to West Van- couver, However, Gadsby could think of no better word to describe the plan, than ‘bastard’. - She said the plan’s con- cept of mixed housing with a relatively low density did not coincide with the reality of what was developing there. While the plan calls for a mix of housing, Gadsby said only high density develop- ments are actually being built in the area, She also said council must control the housing types in’ the area and not be swayed by the real estate market in determining what type of development will be built. Ald. Mary Segat said the district wanted to accom- modate a range of people and this development was in keeping with Seymour's longterm goals. In supporting the plan, Ald. Murray Dykeman call- ed the plan an ‘‘80s kind of development.” $144,900 which will reduce the mortgage interest rate to as low as two per cent. The total federal contribution to the development, under the Present contract terms, could amount to over $5 million. The federal funds will be used to keep the maximum rent down to 25 per cent of a family’s income, said Lions project coordinator Gary Ham. The ideal resident would be a single mother with two children living off welfare and perhaps child support, Ham said. o1 Hour Quality 2%. © 24 hr. enlargement up to 16''x 20" © studio lighting quality passport picture 0) weddings photography G print from slides, up to 16''x 20°" 1 making slide from negative O making print from print C large selection of standard frame OG camera repairs & free estimates Jumbo Prints 4x6 12 exp. $5.21 24 exp. $8.98 36 exp. $13.36 Prints 31¢ Reprints 55¢ 7) ': Offer expires Jan. 31st/86°. OTO CITY Over 20 years experience 2027 Lonsdale, North Vancouver Tel: 988-3535 : (across from London Drugs) However, not all suites will be reserved for needy families, says Ham. There will be a mix with about 70 per cent of the residents be- ing subsidized. Lions Plaza is the second affordable housing project the Mount Seymour Lions Club has had approved this year. In August, Lions Court, a 67-unit development, was approved under the same federal program. Renting of those suites is expected to startin January. Construction of Lions Plaza is scheduled to be completed next August and renting should begin in June or July, Ham said. SALE! SALE! SALE! Ay \ val NOW! IN. PARK ROYAL SOUTH!