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By Martin Millerchip
Contributing Writer
miller@nsnews.com

IT’S just possible that
North Vancouver hock-
ey enthusiasts may not
be commuting to
Burnaby for ice time
next season.

North Vancouver District
Couneil did the expected
Monday and unanimously
adopted the required zoning
for the Windridge ice rink.

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Morrison, past-president of

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North Vancouver Minor
Hockey Association
INVALELA} told the News.

The rink will be built on
approsiniately siv acres of
municipal land near the Ron
Andrews Reereation Centre
at the southeast corner of
Mount Sevimour Parkway
and Berkley Road.

The dand will be leased
by a developer/operator
who will build the rink and
lease ice time back to the
recreation commission for
organized and recreational
use,

Two to four sheets of ice
will be built in the

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public/private partnership
depending on the proposal
chosen by the commission.

Ownership of the facihty
will revert to the municipall-
teoatthe end of the lease,
typically a 30-vear term.

Speakers atthe recent
pubhe hearing dealing with
the ice rink proposal urged
staff not to cut corners on
the size of the rink and its
ancillary facilities.

Morrison said he under-
stands thar the commission
has “six good proposals” on
she table and hopes a choice
can be made within the next
couple of weeks.

approves new rink

Asked if NVMHA had
been approached to partici-
pate in the contract negotia-
tions with whichever devel-
oper ts chosen, Morrison
responded:

“The rec commission cer
tainly knows what we would
hike to see in terms of anew
arena, T think the develop
tr/ operators they are seri
ously looking at are experi-
enced people who know
their market, so we are con-
fident that we'll get the
right facility — as long as
the ree commission makes
the right decision on who to
go With.”

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Police seek car in
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VHE North Vancouver
RCMP is asking the public's
assistance in locating a grey
vehicle, hikely a car, thar hit
nwo parked vehicles on Oct.
5 in the
Mountain Highway.

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