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Business ........... 38
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Entertainment.......29
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LGH battles disease with
nuclear medicine.

Thursday, cloudy with sunny
pariods, Highs near 15°C.

NORTH VANCOUVER District council has torn
up thoughts of extending Montroyal Boulevard.

Ald. Joan Gadsby’s mo-
tion, that the Montroyal
extention not be built, was
carried: in a split decision
Monday night. i

Gadsby. followed ‘the mo-
tion " by © saying < she would
return to council next week
with a further. motion “that
would eliminate any.hope of
a future extention of Mon-
troyal’’ by removing the ex-
isting road allowance.

The, 4-3 decision followed

a public meeting ‘held last -
week to discuss the proposed :
North Lonsdale Comunity

- By ROSS MEEK

. Plan where many residents -
expressed concern about the

road’s future.

Residents fear that exten-
ding the road: would increase
through traffic on a dangerous

_windy mountain road that

serves Upper Delbrook and
Canyon Heights. ~

While the community plan
doesn’t include any: exten-
sion of Montroyal, the plan
and counci!] leaves open the
possibility for . possible
future development.

In making the motion,
Gadsby said there was no
established need for the
road; increased traffic would
be dangerous, especially at
the five-way intersection
created where Rockland and
Prospect meet; and the
$600,000 price tag was inhib-
itive.

Ald. Ernie Crist supported
the issue saying: ‘‘! believe
the neighborhood has a right
to preserve its lifestyle.

“There has been no deci-
sion in the past because it’s
been a politically hot issue. I
believe the majority don’t
want the road to be extend-

Attacking the motion,

What's Going Qn.....37

Montroyal extension quashed

Ald. Steve McMinn said
Crist’s argument, if followed
through, would mean 80 per
cent of the district’ roads
would be gravel cul de sacs.

“The disadvantage is not
to existing homes,” said
McMinn, ‘‘but to the homes
that haven't been built yet.’’
Existing home owners knew
Moatroyal was slated for
extention when they pur-
chased their property.

While Mayor Marilyn
Baker said she didn’t want
Montroyal extended and
wouldn’t consider it while
she remained in office, she
could support removal of the
tight-of-way.

NEWS photo Stuart Davis

RANGERETTES were all smiles and chuckies Sa‘urday as they performed for shoppers at Lynn Valley Centre. The young
performers are part of a long-established North Vancouver group that has perfomed all over the Lower Mainland.

Crow population rising |.

THE. DIRECTOR of the movie The Birds, Alfred
Hitchcock, would have loved it.

‘Not only is West Van-
couver’s crow population
“taking over some of the park
areas,”’ but strollers in the
Ambleside area have to watch
their step because of Canada
geese droppings.

West Vancouver council
dealt with the crow problem
and the Canada geese drop-
pings at its Monday night

meeting.

Council authorized the use
of a scare gun to frighten
Canada geese away from
Ambleside Park. -

Ald. Diana Hutchinson
called the geese a ‘‘serious pro-

| By BILL BELL |

blem, saying council had to
take ‘‘stronger steps’’ in deal-
ing with the problem.

Director of Parks and
Recreation Frank Kurucz told
council that he had received a
large number of complaints,
“particularly insofar as the
playing fields and the pitch
and putt golf course was con-
cerned.”’

“We have investigated all
avenues to find a means of
discouraging the birds,’
Kurucz said.

Council ignored one sug-

gestion from West Van resi-
dent Ted McLaughlin who
said the Canada geese could be
put to good use.

“They should be trapped
and suitably prepared for the
food bank, where they could
be of some use for the needy,”’
McLaughlin said.

While council was able to
deal with the Canada geese
question with the scare gun, it

did not have a solution to the *

crow problem.

Assistant municipal clerk G.
Bett had written to the
Ministry of the Environment
asking for help regarding ‘‘the
population growth of crows
that are not only taking over
some park areas, but also
other residential areas and

chasing away or killing song-

birds in our community.”’
Bett said that in the past,

the police department atiemp-

ted to solved the problem by :

shooting the birds.

“However, this is no longer
a viable option,’’ Bett said.

Earlier council had been
told by Eurucz that the police
believe ‘‘there is definite
danger in using firearms in
residential areas.””

The Ministry of the
Environment told council that
it “‘sympathizes with you in
your plight,’’ but ‘‘we cannot
provide you with any
assistance in reducing the crow
population.”’

Council referred the matter
back to staff.

3 - Wednesday, October 2, 1985 - North Shore News

; C2UV SHORE

a Vancouver woman »:was:.-

killed crossing the: Upper:
‘Levels; : Highway - ‘Friday H

2 afi rnoon,

| . Road ‘died in ‘Lions Gate
_ Hospital. several’
J. after being struck at'4:

hours ~

“The. of refighters.. were. +
called: to the east. end of”.
_, Parkside lane:;at -2:.a.m.:
“Sunday: But ‘instead “>

|. brush: fire they: ‘found

° been deliberately set.:. :
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