3 ~ Wednesday, February 22, 1989 - North Shore News And they're off! STARTING WITH a Lemans start, skiers raced for 24 continuous hours to raise money for disabled children last weekend. The efforts of close te 400 peo- ple helped to raise $58,821 this year for the B.C. Lions Society for Crippled Children and the Disabled Skiers Association of B.C. Individuals and teams skied from noon February 18 to noon February 19 ia the 24-hour Grouse Mountain Ski Marathon sponsored by Business ......... Classified Ads..... Sevg Collins........ Editeriol Page.......... 6 Beb Henter............ 4 Lifestyles..............01 | Gerth Siero How.......21 Sports... . 2. ceca WG TW lletings............28 ae Wedacsday and Thursday, rain. Highs aver 10°C. Secoad Class Registration Number 3885 West Van Counc! NEWS photo Neil Lucente Coca-Cola. approves Collingwood School expansion TWO OF THE faces around the West Vancouver District Council table have changed, but the outcome of the Mon- day night vote on the second Collingwood School expansion bylaw was the same as last year. Last May, council reluctantly, yet unanimously, approved the bylaw amendments enabling Coll- ingwood to expand its elemen- tary/secondary private school in the Glenmore area. This time, approval was given to a second, reduced application (fol- lowing the B.C. Supreme Court quashing of the initial bylaw last fall), but with divided support from members of council. Area residents fighting the ex- pansion proposal managed to win & negative vote from Carol Ann Reynolds, one of the two aldermen newiy elected in November. “I save been very disturbed by the flouting of the bylaw by ex- ceeding the allowed enrolment,”’ said Reynolds. She did not, however, want the school closed and hoped that another location could be found for the school. The other new alderman, Andy Danyliu, voted for the expansion bylaw because he said the school was needed in the commiun::y and had nowhere else to go. He was also convinced by district planner Steve Nicholl’s assurances that the proposal was not in contravention of the Official Community Plan. By MAUREEN CURTIS Contributing Writer Danyliu was highly critical of the private school, however, for operating outsice of the law ‘‘with some degree of arrogance,’’ and paving a parking lot without a permit. “I want to let people know that if they do anything ever again without a permit — they will hear from me,” said Danyliu. Ald. Rod Day voted for the first expansion bylaw in May, but changed his opinion and went against the second bylaw. He felt it was in contravention of the Of- ficial Community Plan, which had been revised and “more tightly written,” than the 198 OCP under which council was operating last year. He was also concerned that the municipality could end up with two bylaws before the courts, should some of the residents decide to also challenge the second bylaw. “*For all the value of the school to the community, it’s not right to impose it on a neighborhood that just doesn’t want it,”’ said Day. _ Ald. Pat Boname, a former school board trustee, defended the board and council's decision in the past to close Glenmore Elementary School as a public school, and later iease it to Collingwood. ‘*Some of us have managed to forget what restraint was like...when five schools were clos- ed down, including Glenmore,’’ said Boname. WEST Varcouver Aid. Carol Ann Reynoids ...“I have been very disturbed by the flouting of the bylaw by exceeding the allowed enrolment.’ Glenmore had only 65 students when it closed down and it was considered a triumph, later, when a long-term lease was negotiated with Collingwood which brought some relief funds into the public school system, Boname pointed out, before voting in favor of the private school’s expansion. Ald. Alex Brokenshire and Mayor Don Lanskail also remain- ed consistent in their approval of the expansion. The mayor said that he was satisfied that an exhaustive search had been made for an alternative Jocation for the private school, and thought it best that Collingwood now be brought “under orderly centro!.”” “On one point we all agree, Col- lingwood School is a worthwhile institution and introduces a healthy element of competition,’ added Lanskail. It also introduced one of the mos? controversia! issues in recent West Vancouver history, resulting in several public hearings and a large volume of !etters and peti- tions to council. In answer to a request made the previous week, municipal clerk Doug Allan offered calculations showing 135 pieces of cor- respondence in favor of the expan- sion, and 356 pieces of cor- respondence against the proposal. Ald. Mark Sager did not vote Monday night and was absent dur- ing the proceedings due to possible conflict of interest stemming from his future employment by the legal firm employed by Collingwood School. CAPILAWOG CHRONICLE, WEST VANCOUVER VILLAGER, LYNN VALLEY ECHO New columnists added to neighborhood papers READERS OF the three neighborhood newspapers published by the North Shore News can look forward to seeing some new columnists on a regular basis. Popular North Shore News garden writer Geoff Tobiasson br- ings his expertise to the Capilano Chronicle and West Vancouver Villager with a question and answer cohimn called The Root of the Matter. Readers are invited to send their houseplant and garden questions for Tobiasson to discuss in his column. Also appearing in both the Capilano Chronicle and West Vancouver Villager is On the Seniors’ Scene, written by staff at the North Shore Information and Volunteer Centre. In upcoming issues of the papers, seniors will be updated on their benefits, inform- ed about programs and workshops and given advice on financial and Jegal matters. Villager readers will be able to take a light-hearted look at West Vancouver’s social scene with well-known local columnist Joy Metcalfe. Metcalfe’s monthly col- umn, Talk of the Town, will keep readers abreast of the latest news involving some of West Van's more prominent personalities. Younger ceaders of the Lynn Valley Echo can look forward to a monthly Kids’ Corner which in- cludes puzzles, jokes, trivia ques- tions and projects. The neighborhood papers will continue to feature local news and personalities and inform their readers about upcoming events in their community. People with news items for any of the three neighborhood papers are asked to send submissions to their neighborhood paper, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, V7M 2H4, or call 985-2131. To insert a classified advertise- ment, call 986-6222. For informa- tion on placing a display adver- tisement, call 980-0511.