A8-Sunday News, May 18, 1980 ce Higher Upper Levels ensity proposed The possibility of higher density housing on West Vancouver's mountainside slopes above the Upper Levels Highway was aired at Monday night's council meeting. Changes to the proposed Zoning Amendment bylaw 2842, dealing with develop- ment above the Upper Levels Highway, were recommended to counci by the Advisory Commission. The redrafted bylaw will be the subject of a pubbe heanng Monday, June 23, at 8 pm. in West Van municipal hall The Planning Commission contends that the density of 2.5 units per net acre is too low and that the lot area should be reduced from 12.000 sq.ft. to 10,000 sq.ft. Lot widths would be Planning reduced from 80 ft. to 70 ft. lot depth from four times the frontage to three umes, the flanking lot from 88 ft. to 80 ft. and the site coverage from 40 to 30 per cent. The commissioners emphasized, however, that it is “premature to establish a density and that detailed terrain analysis and housing form information is required prior to taking such a posiuon.” . Shore council agendas Agenda highlights for Tuesday night meetings of North Shore councus in- clude the following items: NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT (8 P.M.) Drainage ditch in front of 1434 Mill Street Lynn Valley Cooperative Housing - garbage collection services First Memorial Services - request for delegation re: ground lease Gambier Island - election of directors NORTH VANCOUVER CITY (7:30 P.M.) Recommendations of Parks and Recreation Committee meeting re: Schedule ‘A’ to parks bylaw The Green (Ridgeway School) Lawn bowling club Convenience stores in CS- 2 zones Loutet Park - complaint of R. Sudlow WEST VANCOLVER building Agenda unavailable due to techmical difficulnes . sss present at a boost for conservation on the North Shore, a pilot recycling project was started in the British Properties last week by NuLife Recycling. Here, a NuLife employer picks up garbage at Chartwell and Burnside that has been properly divided to keep the paper products separate. (Ellsworth Dickson photo) mailbox Extended shopping hours kill small merchants Dear Editor: The proposed amend- ments to the holiday shopping act introduced into the legislature on April 10 by the provincial government, under which all municipalities would = set their own hours provided voters agree by referendum, is a “cop out”. Faced with a controversial question and aware that its own public image is in trouble, the government its passing the buck to the municipalities. I agree with what the government proposes. although for different reasons. I think this issue should remain under municipal furisdiction because municipal councus and local citizens should have a say over shopping hours. There's no doubt in| my mind that the procedure for extended shopping hours 15 coming from the big mer chants, the owners and operators of the shopping malls With the lhon’s share of retail business already in their hands, they sull aren't satisfied, they want more It's also clear that’ the people who will suffocate from an extension of shopping hours will be the smaller merchants Many of them depend on evening and holiday business Many have their back to the wall already, what with the difficulues (of trying to compete against the giants. high interest rates, and what Student Exchange Excellent BON oF opportunity for your spend 4 tis summer or next summer with a woll educated French Family in ex change for sccommodating their 15 year old son tor 4 weeks in Juty/B8O For more intormation please call Miss Berg 324 280? daughter to weeks in Pans not. They just can't afford the extra overhead and staff involved in longer shopping hours. Many would have to close down. The Edgemont Village Merchants Association, representing 64 small businesses in the area. placed it well in the petition it presented to North Vancouver Distnct Council. “Small business.”” the petition said, “cannot afford the increased staff and overhead cots that these extra hours would demand of them. It will not produce more doNars for business totally, as sales dollars are relatuvely constant for the entire area. It just means that small business cannot remain open and the larger enterprises take a bigger Internationally Outdoors writer * Trout of B.C. * Trout Feeding Fly Fishing In British Columbia A North Shore Evening with JOHN MASSEY renowned fly conservationist, television personality and bite. Give them this inch and the crack in the dam widens!” Small business people in our Distmet have a hard enough time now to keep going. They perform a useful community function. We shouldn't do anything to make it any harder for them. There are still other reasons why shopping hours should not be extended: e Big merchants are not hurting. They are doing very well with the late shopping hours we already have. They dont need nor do they deserve extra business at the expense of the small mer- chants © The demand for longer shopping hours doesa t come from the staff of the bip stores Theyre not anxious X fisherman. e Where to tind Them © Artificial Flies ® Rods, Reels, Tackle * Your Questions Answered Plaza Hotel. Dnve, North Vancouver Dates: Tuesday. May 20. or Wednesday May 2} or Thursday May 2? Time: xorPM Place: Internavonal 1999 Marine tee: $0 Pre-registration is required. Just call 669-0050 of 687.9298 A presentation of SPORT PISHEING, LE NEIMITE LD) to work more evenings and @ Every time we extend reasons, let's leave shopping Sundays. 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