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First Lions
Gate Bridge
a $3.5m deal

TUESDAY marked the provincial government's deadline to receive
requests for expression of interest from the private sector to wark with
Victoria to design, dutid and maintain a new four -lane Lions Gate
crossing. The bridge we cross today was once a vision of the future too.
Retired West Vancouver geologist Jim Roddick, who participated in
the initial modern geological mapping of Stanley Park in 19-49, looks
at the construction of the Lions Gate Bridge.

By Jim Roddick
Contributing Writer

“ONE of the largest and
most interesting highway
structures in Canada is now
nearing completion in
Vancouver, B.C.”

So began an article by P.L. Prately in the
October 1938 issue of the staid Canadian
Engineer in reference to the graceful bridge
spanning the entrance to Vancouver harbor.

Now in its 59th vear, the bridge has long outlived the Canadian
Engincer (last issue 1939), and nearly all of the men who built it.

Like its proposed replacement, the original bridge didn't come
quickly. It did come a lot cheaper. Tt cost about $3.5 million for the

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WEST Vancouver geologist Jim Roddick looks
at the history of the construction of the Lions
Gate Bridge in today’s issue of the News.

By Jolanda Waskito
Contributing Writer

AFTER more than a year of public and
professional input, the Versatile Shipyard
Land Use Study has been completed with
barely a compliment and a few complaints

from North Vancouver City council.

Council concerns ranged from blocked views and control
of design guidelines, to a provision for public parking and the
proposed realignment of Esplanade.

The firms hired to do the
Consulting and Hotson Bakker Architects, took 20 minutes
to present council with their findings on Monday night.

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NV City debates final report
on residential, commercial
plans for waterfront property

land-use study, Coriolis

The presentation is part of Phase + of the plan to redevel-

op approximately 12.2 acres of the toral 16.8-hecrare (42.2.
acre) Waterfront property into a marketable residential and

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VANCOUVER
police have recom-
mended charges in a
Lions Gate Bridge
incident last week
that sent a cyclist to
hospital.

Const. Len Gibbons said he
recommended — charges of

assault causing bodily harm and
criminal negligence causing
bodily harm be laid against 9
bridge worker. His recommen-
dations have been sebmitted to
Crown counsel.

Cyclist Larry Zimich was on
the front page of the Friday,
Oct. 17, News. He claims a
Lions Gate Bridge construction
worker's elbow clipped him on

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commercial venture. Council will receive the completed
study in written form in a week’s time.

‘The city co-commissioned the study with the property’s
owners, the Vancouver Port Corporation and Coopers &
Lybrand Lrd., who had representatives attend the meeting.

Jay We iHlenberg of Coriolis told council the plan “will not
keep 100% of the people 100% happy,” but they “tried to
achieve” as many community objectives as possible, including
waterfront access.

What is envisioned for the Versatile Shipyard?

“We are confident we can create an attractive urban

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