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BRAEMAR-DEMPSEY

Road

link

contract
awarded

DAYROSS DEVELOPMENTS Lid. has been awarded the
: Braemar-Dempsey road link contract.

North Vancouver District Coun-
cil granted Dayross the contract,
which will see the construction of a
1,200-metre road connecting East
Braemar with Dempsey Road.

The Vancouver company had
the lowest bid at $1.9 million. It is

~ estimated the project will cost a
total of $2.5 million.
: The municipality has cleared the
area and constriction is expected
to begin next month, according to
district planner Laura. Lee
Richard. She said the road should
be completed by next spring. °
The road link, which has come
under fire from residents and
community groups, is intended to

- ease traffic on local roads, such as

Wellington and 29th streets, and
provide a route for east-west traf-
fic.

The road is expected to accom-
modate future traffic as the district
makes way for more development,

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both streets have complained that
neither street can cope with what
seems to be increasing traffic in the

area, and have demanded another

road be built.

But Jai Mumick, president of
thet North Lonsdale Ratepayer’s
Association, isn’t convinced the
Braemar-Demescy link will reduce
traffic on Wellington, and fears it
will create more traffic on Bracmar
and surrounding roads instead, in-
cluding Regent, St. Andrew’s and
west of St. George's Avenuc.

“Our position has always been
that the link is not neceded,"’ said
Mumick. ‘‘Instead, cach of the
areas (Lynn Valley. and North
Lonsdale) should share the load of
traffic created from the
Kilmer Creek development,” he

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including some 276 homes planned
° the district's | Kilmer Creek
° neighborhood.
o> Derek Andrews, president of the
“Lynn Valley Community Assovia-
i” tion, is happy construction is pro-

“ceeding, saying the - desperately-

“needed road will: provide greater

'Jaecess to Lynn Valley -shopping

centres and businesses.

“‘The only way people can come
-to Lynn Valley to shop now is to
go down narrow Side streets. It’s a
‘dangerous: area, . especially for
‘children,"’ said Andrews.

The bulk of east-west traffic
now travels down Wellington and
29th streets: Residents fiving on

- writers.
: conference

said, adding that council should
have waited to sce if enough traffic
warranted a new road before going
through with construction.

The Braemar-Dempsey connec-
tor has been on the municipality's
planned future street system draw-
ing board for over 20 years.

But some residents say they were
unaware of the district’s inten-
tions, and are now considering
leaving the area as they fear in-
creased traffic levels and a related
drop in property values.

Mumick said real estate agents

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Working for youth

photo Cindy Bellamy

a on)

LINDA TIMOTHY-McGEE (left) and John Robert McGee were recently récignized for
their volunteer work with the Capilano Youth Project. The couple, who are‘feaving the
youth project to have a baby, were presented with certificates by youth worker Terry
Bulych (right). For stories on the youth project and the volunteers, see page 8.

CITY & DISTRICT BOUNDARY RESIDENTS
Ratepayers group formed

INPUT ON. community issues is invited by the recently-
formed North Vancouver City and. District Boundary
Ratepayers Association whose inaugural meeting took place

June 15.

The new association represents
people living in the area situated
between the Upper Levels to the
south, Windsor, Osborne and
Wellington to the north, Mountain
Highway to the east, and
Westview, Delbrook to the west.

At the first meeting, which the
association says was well “attended,
an executive was chosen' from the
North Vancouver City and District
communities. These members are
president James Glassford (985-
3550), vice president Gordon Lat-
ter (988-9931), treasurer Marg

Stevens (988-9767), secretary Lou
DeSpirt (980-1577) and directors
Frank Storey (985-7330), Ralph
Johnstone’ (987-6142), Ken Car-
niato (980-3701), Nancy Stein
(987-3552) .and John Stanley
(988-0182).

During the past few months, the
executive has been actively involv-
ed in a number of community
issues such as traffic and noise
concerns, safety. at school cross-
ings, input into community plann-
ing and attending council
meetings.

Five of the members had a
private meeting with District
Mayor Marilyn Baker, at which
many of these issues were discuss-
ed.

Those interested in joining the
organization to help better the
community are always welcome
and should contact any member of
the executive.

To help facilitate a better
understanding of community issues
in the upcoming civic election, the
Boundary Ratepayers ‘are - co-
hosting an all-candidates meeting
with the Lynn Valley Ratepayers
on Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

This meeting will be held at the
Lynn Valley Community Centre on
Mountain Highway. All members
of the public are welcome.

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