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V7M 2H4 est flap HE FLAP over an ecagie nesting site in North Vancouver District has reached new altitudes of environmental extremism. . In its Monday night meeting, North Vancouver District. Council froze continued development of a 146-unit Dollarton area housing project to see if the nest can be afforded further protection amidst the development without bringing the whole project to a grinding halt. Though council has already agreed to set aside a 40-metre no-development buffer zone around the nest, the nest protection lobby remains adamant that “Entire contents © 1988 North Shore Free Press Lid. Ali rights reserved. 58,804 (average. Wednesday Friday & Sungay) Be 60 BILLY... WOW DO YOU LIKE THE INTERACTIVE TV. LASER TO oe ate Your. BLY. nothing less than a 100-metre buffer zone will suffice. While the two sides ponder the correct distance from which man and his suburban environment can safely be separated from eagles and their wild environment, valuable district housing is put on hold. Battles for the preservation of our wild heritage are admirable and often taken on in the face of over- whelming financial and vested-interest odds, but the eagle’s nest in question, atop its 400-year-old Douglas fir perch, is not currently occupied and, considering the amount of development that has already taken place in the area, quite likely will remain unoccupied. To delay Roche Point development and possibly scare off further development and ifs accompanying tax revenue is to throw unnecessary bust into boom. Eegies are glorious symbols of our continually threatened wilderness, but a single occasionally used nest should not have the power to befuddle the good sense of any municipal council to maintain and develop the prosperity of the municipality it has been elected to serve. That basement hotplate may cost $2,000 a day! The second story reported district council's new draft bylaw, Noel Wright @ friday focus @ SUITE REASONING: Unsigned News storics, the first about a letters are a ‘‘no-no'' for publishing in the Mailbox section of the News. However, a recent one makes three sharp points about North Van District Coun- 2’s antics cn the so-called ‘‘illegal suites’’ issue that — for thinking citizens —~ deserve a wider distribution than the waste basket. The writer attaches two recent North Van couple found guilty in provincial court of ‘using single- family zoned property for a pur- pose not permitted under the zon- ing.”’ The precise nature of their heinous crime was not explained but ic brought them cach a fine of $5 — exactly half the penalty for a: parking ticket. The court obviously / chalked up a loss or that one! ically, as j hotplate) in single-family homes. : Are REAL criminals treated this not yet passed, that would impose a fine of up to $2,000 a day for “‘illegal’’ second kitchens (theoret- littl as a basement harshly? asks the writer. The answer is, hell they're not. On the contrary, our modern jails is Wellness?”’ There'll be two other 10:30 a.m. talk sessions this month, the se- cond featuring Joyce Resin of CBC's The Best Years, before the Newman, winner of the tourism industry's 1987 award as boss of ‘“Canada’s Attraction of the Year’ — the Vancouver Aquarium — mun by a totally self-supporting, ' provide them with a living stan- dard, including color TV, that's better than many welfare recipients enjoy. A $2,000-a-day fine is the kind of penalty normally reserved for Jabor unions that defy back- to-work legislation. To his credit, Ald. Murray Dykeman's was the only voice questioning council’s savage pro- posal. ‘‘There is still a very clear cut question within myself,” he said, ‘‘as to whether or not we are prepared to legislate what a person does within their single-family res- idence.”’ Finally, the letter writer —- who signs herself ‘‘A single Mother who would very much like to be left alone so that I can remain self-sufficient’? — quotes Plerre Trudeau's famous edict about government having no place in the bedrooms of the nation. ‘‘! feel the same way,"’ she adds, ‘‘about my kitchens!’’ Just thought you’d like to know what the local political bosses of our ‘‘compassionate society’’ get up to, once a bee settles in their bonnet! sen “KEEP WELL" — the innovative physical and mental wellbeing program for older aduits —- comes to West Van next. Tuesday . (Jan.12), three and a half months after its successful launch in North Van by popular wellness consul- tant Lynne Cove. Based on the holistic principle that a happy mind isa vital ingredient for a full weekly drop-in program begins Feb.4. From then on, every Thursday from 9 a.m. to around 3 p.m., seniors can participate in various physical and mental wellness techniques — including walking and other gentle exercises, hands-on activities, relaxation and a hot lunch, followed by a guest speaker (Feb.4 it’s humorist Don Hamill talking about ‘‘The Impor- tance of Laughter’’). Lynne Cove, 987-8131, will be glad to give you registration details and other info. WRAP-UP: Add to the 1987 Good Guys list West Van's Dr. Murray non-profit association, nearly a quarter of whose 45,000 members and one-third of its volunteer workers come from the North Shore ... And congrats to Lions Gste Rolery 2nd its presideat Walter Freybe, honored by the North Van Mounties for the club’s help in bringing in 1,000 vehicles to the RCMP Automark program which marks contents with the driver’s licence number. oes WRIGHT OR WRONG — that old Italian proverb: After the ship has sunk everyone knows how she might have been saved. NEWS photo Torry Petare healthy body,the West Van edition of Keep Well kicks off at 10:30 a.m. in the Seniors Centre with Dr. Merlene Hunter discussing ‘What i NAMED “ATTRACTION: OF . THE: YEAR” by the tourism in- dustry...the Vancouver Aquarium whose boss, Dr. Murray Newman (r), received the 1987 industry award’ from Ike Janacek of the Meridien Hotel. “THANKS FOR THE HELP!’’...Anspector E.1. Sakaines (x) presents certificate to Lions Gate Rotary president Walter Freybe in appreciation of the club’s support for the North Van RCMP Automark program.