Al0-Wednesday, November 5, 1980 - North Shore News
inquiring
reporter

by
Ellsworth
Dickson

Television commercials aimed at children
have been a centre of controversy for some
time. Some people feel that because we live
in a consumer society the kids might as well
get used to the idea. Others feel that children
are easily manipulated by slick and exciting
messages.

Today’s question is:

‘What do you think of TV
commercials for children?’

Cathy Rae
North Vancouver

I think it is OK to have
TV commercials aimed at
children. It is just a way
of selling a product.

Bruce Henderson
North Vancouver

TV commercials aimed
at children can be very
persuasive because
children are so gullible. |
really feel that some TV
commercials are inac-
curate and musicading.

Mike Gardner
North Vancouver

1 think some children’s
commercials
misleading Kids
casily fooled
commercials do support
the programs 1 think
there should be stncter
guidelines governing TV
commercials aimed at
children

are
are

But

Mn. M@ligan
North Vancouver

I don't think children's
' commercials should be
allowed [ft ts too easy to
mislead a « hald

Sharon Scilmann
North Vancouver

Children are moch
More tapressonable Chan
adults and thercetore
casy large ts Actually
Im not very impressed by

what's on TV in the first

plac c

Record bid on

A record bid of $1,560,000
for a 7.3 acre site at St_James
Road and Duchess Avenue
has been received by North
Vancouver District council.

The tender by Canlan
Investment Corporation was
described by Mayor Don
Bell Monday as “a staggering
bid.”

Eight developers
responded to the District
call for development of the
site for 24 cluster type single
family detached homes on
strata lots.

Land Agent Geoff
Williams pointed out to
council in his report that
four of the bids exceeded the
recommended reserve price
of $1,260,000 or $52,500 per
unit. The Canlan bid was
$65,000 per unit.

District will receive
$1,544,000 for the land after
costs for a seismic survey
and

landscape —s recon-
maissance have been
deducted.

Trees not
dangerous

If a tree falls in the middle
of a forest is it dangerous?

Or alternately, if a tree
falls in the City of North
Vancouver but doesn't hit a
member of the public, is it
dangerous?

In the opinion of City
council the answer ts no.

Council last week con-
sidered a request by a City
resident to remove three tall
poplars from a_ neighbor's

property, under the
Dangerous Tree Removal
bylaw.

But, the City enginecr in a
report to council said that
while poplar trees can be
dangerous, the trees in
question do not endanger “a
public street, lame or park.”

Council voted to express
sympathy with the resident's
problem, but admsed him to
deal with the trees in a
private acon in the courts,
if he wishes

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District land

Mayor Don Bell said that
cluster housing has been
chosen to preserve the
natural state of the site.
Local residents will be given
a chance to comment on the
proposal at a public hearing.

Alderman Gordon rose
warned council that
residents on nearby Kings
Road will be upset by the
development because “they
will find these new houses
only five feet away from
their back fence.”

Acceptance of Canlan’s
bid by council has been
made conditional upon the
adoption of a siting bylaw
and compliance by the
developer to the District's
zoning procedures and

landscape policy
requirements.

Alderman Mary Segal
explained that these con-
ditions have been set
because of the unique
heavily wooded terrain.

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