Tf: NORTH Shore Credit Union employee Cathy Roddie donated the first. $10 toa Quebec flood relief fund and ‘gaid it felt good. e “Imagine losing every- - thing,” she said, referring to ‘residents of the Saguenay— Lac St. Jean region north of Quebec City who have recent- - ty seen floods wash away their homes and belongings. She noted that local resi- quake zone, could experience similaz hardship in the future. Those wanting to help out the fiood victims can donate to the Saguenay. Relief Fund A 24-yearvold Norih faGcouver man was recently ordered to pay:$400 restitu- tion to two parking lot com- 3 in connection with fe made to their coin . |: -ctal ¢ Paradis: Seed tiegoro on sees probation el “BY ‘ROBERT GALSTER 2 ‘TBHRAES MLA Daniel Jarvis may have won the Court action threatened over tree trim BY !AM NOBLE News Reporter AN irate West Vancouver homeowner threatened to take her municipality to court on Thursday after council rejected staff advice not to trim trees. Debbie Neelin also said she plans a protest on the district hall lawn if the West Vancouver tries to remove the trees. Neelin said the threatened trees provide. her property with privacy and atmosphere. “To not even have the courtesy to give us a chance to address this deci- sion in council is violating our right as taxpayers and members of this community,” she said in‘a letter to the municipality. “¥t's outrageous and very upset- ting for us,” she told the News. At a council meeting on Monday, councillors endorsed: the four-year- old application and approved tree pruning on municipal property adjacent to Neelin’s property. Her neighbors, Merle and Brian Cobbe, want the trees trimmed to restore the view they had when they purchased the property. Two other neighbors also support the tree trimming. Staff said municipa! policy calls for the agreement of residents before cut- ting on municipal property adjacent to residences. Given agreement, staff would remove the trees and replant the area. “That does not seem possible in this case untess council wishes to take the side of the Cobbes in this struggle. This is not recommended,” said staff. Before turing their attention to the Cobbes’ application, council members had approved a previous application to cut trees on municipal property against the wishes of adjacent neighbors. That decision also spurned staff’s advice. Councillors Andy Danyliu, Diana Hutchinson, Pat Boname, Allan Williams . and Ron Wood supported the tree trimming; Coun. Rod Day voted against it. Day said the municipality’ 's tree policy had held up well over the years, and it. would not be wise to “start hacking away.” He said the whcle idea of law is to protect minorities. Danytiu said it was reasonable and fair that homeowners are able to receive NEWS photo Cindy Goodman WEST Vancouver resident Debbie Neelin says more than 20 cottonwoods, poplars and cedars that ; border her property are threatened by council’s approval to trim them. the same view they had when they moved in. nat view, he told the News, is worth about $100,000 to the property's value. Danyliu said the trees in both cases are on municipal property and the oY municipality has the right to trim them. He added that the trees to be trimmed : — alder and poplar — are not heritage cedars. oe Williams, who was not present for the second vote, voted in‘ favor of the first motion’ because the recalcitrant neighbor allegedly planted the ‘trees. . However, he added that if a tree grows naturally then existing policy r must. be ; sustained. poe, Neelin said she has neighbors who share her outrage and have not been given the opportunity to address council. The decision, she said, should be, is reconsidered. She told the News she was prepared to take jegal action to Pre vent the pruning. ; Neelin said the trees are scheduled for pruning or chopping | sometime in September. She said a councillor told her the trees would be trimmed but staff said they would be taken down. |. ° ee a ‘ “Nobody can give me a straight answer,” "she said. : IDP appointment angers North Van-Seymour MLA “Kemper’ 's association with the NDP certainly paved the way to this. salary higher than if she had won the for finishing 7,000 votes behind.” position, which, ironically carries a° election,” said Jarvis. “Quite a reward . the post ‘and says it’s little more than a patronage appointment. a “If you work hard and are a well- : known advocute of” the party, they make room for you,” said ‘Jarvis. Kemper was also the NDP financial : 7 North Vancouver-Seymour “seat in last. May’s provin- ciai election, but it’s his defeated NDP opponent who’s getting the last : - faugh. Last week, Michelle Kemper, 24, was appointed special assistant to Transportation and. _ Highways Minister Lois Boone. The. appoint- ment carries a salary of $49,679. Jarvis makes $49,218 per year plus expenses. Kemper is halfway to earning her bachelor of arts degree, but has put off her | studies with the recent appointment. Her NDP appointments. to date include the Langara College Board and the Renewal Commission which sought to reform the party through un investigation of the NDP’s ties to the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society and other matters. However, MLA Jarvis doesn't see ‘these as adequate qualifications for agent during the last election. | She. is a longtime North Vancouver resident. Her position may ° consequently give the Noith Shore an informal voice within the: ruling gov- emmment —~ a-government that was effectively shut out with the election ' of Liberals in each of the four local ridings. Hailing from Lynn Valley, she. has personal experience with local issues such as the Lions Gate bridge and east-west transportation. But Jarvis. doubts Kemper, has much to offer. cyt or “peys more than lost “] juist feel ‘that she has nothing to" offer. She's’ a 24-year-old that has, spent her life'in the academic world.” 7 said Jarvis. Kemper ‘received ‘less than half of Jarvis’ 14,165 votes in the = 7 May 28 election that ‘returned the NDP to power. ot News Reporter ‘BAD fecal coliform results from the past 10 days have closed Panorama Beach in Deep Cove. Although Panorama was chronically closed in the Jate-t980s because of high fecal coliform counts, North Shore senior health officer Rick Kwan said the beach has only been closed in two of the last five years. ‘Before Friday's closure, warning $ igns last went up at the beach in 1994. In 1991, 1992; 1993 and’ 1995, the beach was open all summer. Howéver, several sets of high fecat coliform results have been obtained recently. And though results have improved in the past week, “I-wasn’t going to take any chances,” said Kwan. On Thursday, Panorama Beach's 30-day mean for fecal coliform jumped to a 221 reading. Anything over 200 contravenes Health Canada guidelines for swimming. Readings are taken at least twice a week and averaged over 30 days. Readings are taken daily after beaches are closed. Fecal coliforms are small microbes that can cause intestinal problems. They indicate there is human or animal contamination anda potential health risk in the water. Kwan said Panorama beach readings skyrock- eted on July 19 from a 30-day mean of 112 to readings from three sites of 1,300, 1,300 and 3,000. Kwan said the ‘only explanation he could think of for the exploding fecal coliform count was rain washing runolf from storm sewers and creeks into the area. . -ove beach closed agair BY IAN NOBLE. On Tuesday, samples showed readings of t10, * 300 and 1,100.. Kwan notified North Vancouver’ District of the high. readings on Thursday. He added that the district planned to close the beach Friday. ; The Greater Vancouver ‘Regional District did not notify Kwan of the high readings from Friday, July 19, and Tuesday, July 23, until Wednesday, July 24. Kwan said he doesn't know why the GYRD waited so long to notify him and will talk to the regional district about it. Obtaining accurate results for samples general- - ty takes 24 hours, he said. Samples were again taken on Wednesday. The results were 130, 130 and 230. Results from Friday's sampling will be known on Monday. ; Other © results from “Fhursday Ambleside, 30; Eagle Harbour, 136; Cates Park 91; and Dundarave, 27. include’: :