Newsstand Price 25¢ September 3, 1980

: By NOEL WRIGHT

legal suite — and- ‘council is Preparing | to, get.
sough about the problem.

"New West Van property

: purposes in order to ease the
owners, in particular, are

burden of huge monthly

demonstrations, nature toum, musical entertainment

Tel. 985-2131

“detect

sometimes tempted to adapt mortgage payments.
‘a. portion of the expensive This often requires only
-hoie they've just bought for internal _ Structural

, Fevenue — producing modifications to the dwelling _

MOGTHWATERING HIGHLIGHT of West Van's first Coho Festival
Sunday in Ambleside Park was the day-long salmon barbecue, beseiged
(inset) by a never-ending lincup of hungry customers.

Clas ‘ied 986-6222

Moniciplity to get tough with owners

which are not visible from
outside. Those who decide
to go ahead, naturally don't
apply for a building permit.

As a result, new illegal
suites are often difficult to
immediately. But
municipal officials say a
growing number are coming
to their attention by various
means.

West Vancouver's

-longstanding policy has been

to oppose such suites in
residential zones. In an

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interview last week with
THE NEWS Mayor Derrick
Humphreys made it clear
that he and the present
council vigorously support
that policy.

“SECURE INVESTMENT”

The mayor stress

le live in West Van- ,

couver because they value

the peace and tranquillity of

its residential areas.
“People

sunshine, followed by » an » evening “tolkctest”,
end-ol-summer party for the thousands who enjoyed thls pioneer event
sponsored by the West Van Chamber of Commerce.

should not

ee

conclude that, because
housing here is.more costly,
this justifies an illegal suite,”
he said. “Rather, they should
understand that investment
in a home in West Van-
couver is secure because of
the commitment to. preserve
its residéntial character.”
Qécasionally,. the
horities: will. stumble
across an ‘illegal ‘suite more
or less by accident. In a
recent case. a municipal
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combined to make a grand

(Noel Wright photo)

+ So

22% never
had it so good

lorth
Shore alnost halt’ the
householders: with’. an
opinion on the matter
say their standard of
living has been unaffec-
ted by inflation — or
has actually risen —
according to a recent
survey.

The survey by the Public
Opimion Research Division
of the North Shore News was
conducted last week, using a
geographically balanced
sample of 388 North Shore
households from Deep Cove
to Horseshoe Bay.

Respondents were asked:
“What effect has Inflation
over recent months had on
your standard of living?”

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WEDNESDAY:
Sunny with a few
cloudy pertods.

THURSDAY:
Pertods of rain.

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