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Shore cruise ship terminal? fayor blasted for watershed logging support Councillors berate Dykeman for going along with GVRD committee endorsement NORTH VANCOUVER Mayor. Murray Dykeman’s recent support of aerial logging in the Capilano wa- tershed generated harsh words from the majority of District Harris asked what assurance of future consultation with council Dykeman could offer. The mayor said he would pro- vide council with the minutes of last week's water committee meeting and the consultant report that selected the cutblock. NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL by Martin Millerchip Said Gadsby, ‘t lave a strong concern about the lack of infor- Which does not always allow him time to notify council notification position as a council,"’ Turner, said of items of possible interest. Turner reminded council that its formal vote opposing watershed logging was passed by a 5-! ma- jority (Coun. Rick Buchols op- posed the stance) and that all of Buchols was the only member of council to side with Dykeman against Turner’s motion. Buchols later told the News, ‘I - don’t know if they ali got together . on this, but if Crist, Gadsby and North Vancouver Council on Monday night. Council has twice voted to for- mally oppose all logging in the’ watershed areas administered by the. -Grealer Vancouver Regional District (GVRD). “You have violated your, man- date. The mayor should be responsible to this council,’’ charged Coun. Ernie Crist, describing the mayor’ *s actions as unilateral, Dykeman is the, district’ $ repre- sentative on the GVRD board and also sits on its water committee. The. water .committee’s unani- mous decision to endorse a test of aerial logging methods .in a 36- hectare (90 acre) catblock in the Capilano watershed was reported in. theJune 20 News together with some’ comments from Dykeman explaining his decision. “And that was news to most of _ district council. <., “IT couldn't believe he would do that. | phoned him Sunday after- noon to ask if the story was true,”’ Coun, Paul Turner told the News. ~ Turner proposed a motion that, if adopted by council next week, would inform the GVRD that the district considers the GVRD committee vote ‘‘negated.”” But Coun. Janice Harris led the charge against Dykeman on Mon- day night... : , "We have voted on no less than two occasions that we oppose log- ging in the watershed. “Now we are confronted ‘with this decision that we learned about in the North Shore News. It’s _ horrendous," said Harris. ~-- “4 don’t care whether it’s aerial or, subterranean — it’s logging, not watershed management,” she “continued. But in a later interview with the News, Dykeman said that over the _last ‘two years‘the GVRD board “has restricted logging operations | to‘what it describes as ‘‘watershed management”’ and has established ‘ guidelines that must be met before logging can go ahead. .“The reports the water commit- tee received ‘indicated that. this area met the criteria, The state of old trees, underbrush, disease — ' this was the one site that met the ; . ‘criteria totally,’? said Dykeman. -Dykeman confirmed that he had ° earlier voted for a logging moratorium as a GVRD_ board member, “I’ve been on the water com- mittee for five or six years, and my experience is something that | have'to use. “I don’t believe my responsibil- oxbe a-.tape recorder. for.. coun ily a ‘Dykeman’ ‘said. Turner are so. sure Murray has done such a rotten job let's sce them all run against him — for mayor in November. Then we'll: see how far they get.” council’s legal business is con- ducted by resolution. “) guess we can’t stop Murray from running off and saying what he wants, but we can reiterate our But Harris said, “That does not speak to the issue at hand.’’ Coun. Joan Gadsby also asked for more communication from Dykeman, mation provided by you.” Dykeman told Coun, Jim Cuthbert, that he receives the water committee agenda four or five days before the meeting, What’s Happening In Your District District Walk A plan to create an urban walkway which links and highlights the spe- :’ cial places of our community,: by connecting existing green belts, his- - torical features, recreational and- commercial amenities and places of natural beauty. Review the preferred route, design theme, cost estimates and implementation ‘strategies, sug- gested to build this walk over ‘the “next 10 to 15 years. Street Tree Master Plan A plan to enhance District streets and neighbourhoods with street trees, through community partnerships. The Plan does not identify specif- ic planting proposals for individual streets but rather identifies the potential roles of street trees, typical planting situations, appropriate tree species, and ways to involve the public in tree planting projects. Urban hikes, hot bikes, coal trees Improving neighbourhood livability, developing commu- nity pride and enhancing our environment is the focus of three new initiatives being considered by District Council. | Your involvement during the planning stage is important, so Open Houses are being held to provide you with an opportunity to review and comment on the draft plans for the District Walk, Street Tree Master Pian and the Prisaary Bicycle Route Plan. Delbrook Re¢Centre, Oak Room 600 West Queens Road Ron Andrews RecCentre, Windsor Room 931 Lytton Street June 28 June 29 Karen Magnussen RecCentre, Eagle Room» 937 Lynn Valley Road June 30 Bicycle Route Plan Primary commuter bicycle routes have been identified in the District and City of North Vancouver and planning continues on design guidelines and development of these routes, as well as, the support facili- ties and education programs, needed to initiate the plan. Plan on visiting displays for each of the plans anytime between 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. daily to discuss the draft plans with staff and pass on your comments and views on .these works in progress. Your comments will be consid- ered in the development of the final plans which Council expects to receive later in the summer.