DESPITE DEBATING past midnight the issue of road access to a Burrard Indian Band development. North Vancouver District Council was unable to reach a decision Monday on how to settle what has become a complex prob- lem. CNT CPE a OD NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT. COUNCIL By Martin Millerchip Two separate motions proposing different road access were both defeated leaving coun- cil, for the second time in a month, on the point of embarking on another round of meetings with staff, natives and Roche Point residents. e L Roche Pt. access remains unresolved Meanwhile, some of the residents are call- ing for a public inquiry, Roche Point Drive resident David Sadler confirmed to the News thata group of SO resi- dents are drofting a lever to Minister of Municipal Affairs Darlene Mazari “to see what is required to get a public inquiry going.” Coun, Emic Crist agrees with the initiative. “This whole issue has been bungled from day one.” charged Crist. “Nat only were the residents not informed, council was not informed in a timely fashion, Now there is an aura of suspicion all around us. The natives acted in good faith because they were led to believe certain things would happen,” Crist told the News. Only three weeks ago council killed a pro- posal to build road access off of Roche Point Drive to service approximately 520 condo- Minium units to be built on the eastern side of the Burrard Band's Seymour reserve. Strong lobbying frem local residents per- suaded the majority of council to reject the southward extension of Roche Point Drive as requested by the band’s developer, Takaya Developments I. Residents argued that a connector road from Dollarton Highway would be more logi- cal in terms of traffic distribution and safety. Bat the Burrard Band has argued that it has spent “considerable sums of money” designing plans for servicing the new development from the Roche Point Drive extension based on “the districts guidance.” Chief Leonard George told ‘council Monday he believed his band had an aprec- Pot juck = ment with former mayor (Marilyn Baker) and council for Roche Point access as part and par- cel of the band granting land easements for the developmeni of Apex Avenue. A May 3 letter from mayor's office admin- istrator Fred Sigurjonsson to Takaya project manager Harry Wong states that the proposed extension of Roche Point Drive “is acceptable to the district.” Monday's debate centered on Coun. Jim Cuthbert’s proposal to grant Tukaya Developments If access to Roche Point Drive upon completion of a Dollarton access road. But Coun. Don Bell suggested that if the band’s development were to be accessed from both Dollarton Highway and Roche Point Drive there could be grounds for the district to cost share the Dollarton connector instead of linking the two halves of Roche Point Drive as currently proposed in the Seymour Official Community Plan. ry hits NEWS photo Paul McGrath A POT “smoke-in” was held on Monday night in front of a Lower Lonsdale store that was raided by the North Vancouver RCMP last week. Protest organizers David Malrno-Levine (second from left) and Ryan Mawhinney (second from right) objected to the seizure of hemp-related products from The Joint (BBK Cool Shop) at 165 East 1st St. Mawhinney, 28, who owns the store, was arrested and charged with pos- sessing marijuana after the raid on Thursday. The store has been epened for about three weeks. Maimo- Levine said similar stores in Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster have had no problems with the police. A North Vancouver RCMP spokesman said bike squad police smelled marijuana coming from within the shop before the raid. Police seized pipes, magazines, scales and seeds. Reporter cited for excellence NORTH SHORE News reporter Anna Marie D’ Angelo has received an honorable mention in the Law Society of B.C/s 1994) Award — for Excellence in Legal Journal- ism. “D'Angelo was recognized on Saturday for a three-part series on the Young Offenders Act. The -News published the stories in June 1994. The winner of the legal jour- nalism award went. to Victoria Times Colonist reporter, Kim Westad for a five-part: series on semencing. “ ‘The Law Society offers an From paxe t Said Cameron, “He (Owens) suggested that we introduce all the children to him so they know who he is and therefore that would solve the problem.” Another Prospect: Avenue par- ent. Karen Glasstford, said a then- unknown Owens spoke directly to her young children without an adult present about six weeks ago, “According to what ny son said when four kids were together, he brought over a (traffic safety) cone and said he didn’t need it anyniore and gave it) to them.” said Glassford. Cameron said he talked to Owens about the cone incident. “He said that he saw they (the boys) Were playing on the street and he was concerned about that and he NEWS REPORTER Anna Marie D’Angelo honored. ROBERT OWENS .... target of community concern. ” said Cameron, ; Owens said: that Ware watched him contact die boys to make ‘sure CUES OWE, Marine crash investigated A BOWEN lsland resident had harsh words for BC Femmes employees after a ferry sheared a dock and dam- aged 12 bouts at Snug Cove early Tuesday moming. By fan Noble News Reporter A shaken Martyn Stubbs said BC Ferries employees on the Mayne Queen did not tell panicked passengers anything or tum fights on the deck when the ferry ground to a hate 6:30‘a.m. . After running over a number of small boats and sinking at least one ata marina to the left of the ferry terminal. the ferry backed up and left. without ferry workers checking to see if there was dam- age to the ship or if anyone on any boat had been hurt. Stubbs said people sometimes sleep in boats moored at the docks. Stubbs, whose car was at the front of the: Mayne Queen, said water sprayed over the front deck opening during the incident, But no one checked to see if the boat was punctured before heading to Horseshoe Bay, said Stubbs. “H that boat had been damaged, what would have happened to us out there?" he said. ‘The natural inclination of BC Ferfies employees should have been to assess damage, and help snd reassure people. he said. “Where were they?" he asked. “We were just left in the dark on the deck.” “Fram the maiment (the ferry) began to head Law ards the niui- Na, it was one mistake after anather, ['m still ... shocked that they didn’t have a plan.” Capt. ‘Tom Whelan, BC Ferries regional vice-president. said a malfunctioning propulsion unit, which steers and drives the ferry, is t0 bhume for-the accident. Departing Snag Cove. the vessel abruptly tured to port. nin- hing into a marina on the port side, Whelad said. The ferry took out three to six metres 110 to 20 feed of float md danaged an esti- mated 12 small bouts, The Mase Queen was out of service from Sam. to about noon. An internal investigation will occur, and really didn’t want to have any comact. with children, why didn't Doreen take it (the cone) over?” said Cameron, “He didn’t have an answer to thaw” Cameron said Owens should be living in amore adult-oriented neigh- borhood, Cameron said that he is aware that other pedophiles must be living tn North Varcouver. “There is a difference between street-prooling aad fiving in fear” said Cameron. Glassford said she supports changing legislation to have manda- tory supervision — of — convicted pedophiles. “He is free as a bird right now and that ts not right.” said Glassford. Cameron said Owens has changed his hairstyle and doesn’t look like the + annual $1,500 prize for the best law-related story in’ clectronic (broadcast) media and a $1500 prize for print media, The judges this year did not award a prize for an electronic media submission. had this cone so he took it over to then and told them te use ito make there were no problems, “My question to him was uhat if you were exercising good judgment i photographs that have been pub- Vished. rrr eee cere