Friday, November 19, 1993 ~ North Shore News - 44

islands Trust refines preservation
mandate with policy amendments

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“TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD Kim enjoys working

out, weightlifting and step aerobics. She currentiy
.works In a:daycare and intends to go back to coi-

| lege.

Storm knocks out power
-ABOUT 4,500 B.C. Hydro customers fost power in North
and West. Vancouver on Monday following a wind storm.

"=" B.C.: Hydro. corporate com-
municatiens officer Verne Prior
said the power outages on the
‘North Shore occurred at 8:46 a.m.
-.; on Monday after one circuit from
"« the Norgate substation near Welch
“Street and Capilano Road was
-< Knocked. out after a tree branch
. fell on a power line.

“ \ The area that experienced the

power outages was bounded by
Capilano Road to the east, 11th
Street to the west, Southborough
Drive to the north and Welch
Street to the south.

Prior said power was restored to
most customers by 11:50 a.m. The
balance of power was restored by
3:20 p.m.

‘Truck ditched near Westmount

A. 40-YEAR-OLD West Van-
couver man escaped injury at
10:53. p.m. ‘on Saturday, Nov. 13,
when the 1976. International Scout
he was driving left an eastbound
-lane of the Upper Levels Highway

HAMSTER
STARTER
KIT Prono exes

Red Masked Conure
Lutino (White)

- Grey Cockatiels
Assorted Fancy Finches
Love Birds
Fancy/Regular Budgies
Canaries

near: Westmount Drive. The truck
came to a halt on its side in a
ditch. ;

The man was issued with a 24-
' hour roadside driving suspension.

Plus receive a
Teddy Bear
Hamster

‘NEWLY ARRIVED STOCK

Ferret (Neut./De-scented)
Teddy Bear Hamsters
Dwarf (Russian) Hamsters
Kings Snake

Boa Constrictors

Corn Snakes

Iguana

Pet Habitat
Lynn VaiteyComre 986-4812

THE ISLANDS Trust
Council voted Oct. 31° to
unanimously endorse an
amended version of the
draft trust policy statement
as the foundation for inter-
preting and achieving the
trust’s ‘“‘preserve and pro-
tect’? mandate.

The poticy statement, required
by provincially established tegisla-
tion, the Islands Trust Act,
cutlines general policies which will
influence the land use planning of
the trust area's local trust: come
mitices.

Council's endorement concludes
a two-year process of policy de-
velopment and public consulta-
tion,

The trust council considered ad-
ditional public input before con-
ducting further edits to the latest
draft, which reflected revisions
based on public feedback during
the summer.

In addition, the trust council
identified key topics requiring
further research and public input.

The draft policy statement will
be submitted to the Municipal
Affairs Minister for consideration
and approvat and will require final
appreval by the trust council.

At its quarterly meeting in
December, the trust council will
begin to develop a work program
to implement and refine an ap-
proved policy statement.

Key topics for consideration by
the wust council in implementing

the policy statement include:

® providing useful tools to assist
focal trust committees in con-

sidering the policy — statement

during community planning pro-

cesses

@ building with
and
the

partnerships

community organizations
other. agencies to achieve
policies of the policy statement;

@ identifying policy areas requir-

Lr rag

ing further information to effee-
lively itnplement them:

@ developing cooperative  pro-
grams with other agencies to cf.
fectively resolve conflicts;

@ refining the policy statement
through an ongoing process in
areas such as forestry, agriculture,
parks and recreation, pollution
control and protection of scenic
landscapes,

VOTE FOR
EXPERIENCE
AND COMMITMENT
RE-ELECT

BARBARA HOWARD}
SCHOOL TRUSTEE

WEST VANCOUVER

THAT'S HOW MANY
CANADIANS ARE
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS

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PERTICIPALTO!

During the ste years that 7 haue Ceen a member of
North Vancsuwer City Counc, Yack Loucks
has Geen a competent aud an ervcellent Wlagar.
Wis compassion toward all, his abdlity to nediate