Council Meeting Agenda Summary

Tuesday September 7, 1999, 7 p.m. [Saturday. 9 a.m., Rogers Cable 4}

| Presentation

‘® Ms Maureen Curtis, Chaiz, NVRC -

. New Recreation Pleycard

"Delegations

* Mr: Glen Leicester, Translink - North

” Shore Cross Town Koute

eMs Margaret Fraser & Ms Trish
Gounelete, North Shore Community. ..
‘Support Network: ‘Adults at High Risk Risk
immittee sind Oak Tree Project

“Facts 'n Figures

"(An ongeing Dialogue series fea-
turing different services provid-
ed to residents by the District)

Fire Services’

The District of North Vancouver
Places a high priority on the level
- of Fire ond Reseue services ‘pro-
: “vided to the residents of North”
* Maneouver, In or der to serve our
¥ : cominunity, which has approxi-
“mately 85,000 residents and cav-
‘ ers 17, 000 hectares, Districe

Fire Services hes: oe
95 fire halis and | training

maintenance centre

10. Rezoning Bylaw - Accessory uses in

PRO Zones

11. Waste Removal Amending Bylaw -
Commercial Container Fees

12. Debris Flow Hazards Investigation

13. Baycrest Drive 800 and 900 Blocks: ~

“Request for Resident Parking Only

Zone

14, Policy on Disposal of Found and Police
» Recovered Goods.

“15; ‘Vacancies on the Northlands Golf

Course Advisory | Coinmiteee .
16. New Vision for Urban Transportation
17. Public Notification Policy
“18. Capilano Water Treatment

19. Support for Chang: in Legislation a .

“20. City. of { Norch Vaicouver s “pratt of

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Deputies, 2

*6 pumper ‘trucks, 1 aerial
platform vehicle, I rescue
van, I hazmat van, I com-
mand vehicle, staff.vehicles

© 6 miles of fire hose.

* Fire Services staff regularly

_ attend community functions
in order to educate the pub-
lic on fire safety.

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SERY

°143 scaff (including J Fire
Chief, 2
Assistants, 20 Coptains, &
Lieutenants, 92 Firefi; ighters,
18 Support Staff)

And, most importantly:

«In 1998 District Fire and
Rescue Services responded

co 3,135 emergency calls!

Ever wondered why fire halls
have towers? According to Fire
Chief Gary Calder: "Many peo-

. ple think fire hail towers are

used as a viewpoints | to locate

. fires i in the area."

"In fact, we use the towers to

hang up our fire hoses to dry," he
explains. "The hoses are long
and get guite wet after use.
Hanging them up allows them to
dry and not get mouldy."' =

together for

WHATS EW

Cur New Look

Dialogue hes anew look. 3's easier
to read, with features that include
photos and updates on District ser-
vices, people and news. It's also in
keeping with our Corporate
Business Plan goal to ‘create and
promote a Districe identity
through communications that rein-
force the uniqueriess and character
of our community and neighbour-
hoods'. We hope you enjoy the
Dialogue and that ic continues to be
your source for District news. a

Clean Up
Hampered

Efforts by the District to clean up 4
load of contaminated, illegally
deposited soil were hampered when
persons unknown removed it before
proper disposal could cake place.
Approximately six cubic metres of
contaminated soil were dumped in
the Indian River Drive area in May.
The soil was contaminated with
arsenic, lead, zinc and gasoline. The
site has since been cleaned and the
scil was packaged for removal. But,
before the soil could be safely trans-
ported, it was removed from the site.

The dirt is unsuitable for any use
around the home, such as gardening
or landscaping. "If anyone hes

removed it for this purpose, we sak.

that they contact the District so

chat we can arrange for proper dis-

posal," - said Distzice
Environmental Protection Officer

Richard Bosse. The soil is pack-
aged in white one-metre ‘square _

bags, - marked HAZCG. ‘Anyone
with infornistion is asked to con-
tact Richerd Boase at 990-2365.0

a better

See How Her
Garden Grows

It started in 1995 when one of che
residents crafted a wooden sign

and posted it on a patch of

District property, marking the

entrance to Pemberton Heights.

As gardening enthusiast Marjorie
Ashdown puts it, "! choughe che
sign looked a bit lonely so 1 plant-
ed some flowers around it. The

gardens just grew irom there."

And it has grown. Marjorie hes

now created and tends to three _

gardens in Pemberton Heights.

The crowning glory is the large ©

garden park at the entrance to
Zig Zag Trail, zt the’ comer ‘of.
Keith and Pemberton. The

Marjorie Ashdown in Zig Zag Park

District helped with’ the eree sr)

ation of the park by rovgh-clear- .

ing the ‘site ‘and installing , a
water connection to make = gare

den care, easier.

Ic's a treasure, Look dewa and

you'll see wooden: stepping

stones, crafted by .Merjoi
husband, Frank, Or discover the

‘hundreds of plane, ‘varieties
; donated by local residents There

community