2 - Sunday, October 30, 1988 - Lynn Valley Echo EWN AVENYE LIL KILMER CREEK NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Si tS) September 1988 NEIGHBORHOOD: PARK é, PRINCESS BY WELLINGTON ’ OTE [ ORIVE N BRAEMAR-DEMPSEY CONNECTOR | link stirs up controversy fi From page 1 neighborhood. i. Derek Andrews, president of the Lynn Valley Comraunity Associa- tion, is happy cosistruction is pro- ceeding, saying. :the desperately- needed road will provide greater access 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, cspecially for children,”” said Andrews. The bulk of east-west traffic now travels down Wellington and 29th streets. Residents living: on 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 the North Lonsdale Ratepayers’ Association, isn’t convinced the Braemar-Dempsey link will reduce traffic on Wellington, and fears it will create more traffic on Braemar and surrounding roads instead, in- cluding Regent, St. Andrews and west of St. George’s Avenue. “Our position has always been that the link is not needed,’’ said ' Mumick. “Instead, each of the areas (Lynn Valley and = North Lonsdale) should share the load of extra traffic created from - the » Kilmer Creek development,’’ he said, adding that council should have waited to see if enough traffic LYNN A Echo YOUR NEICHBORHOOD NEWSPAPER 1139 Lonsdale Avenue North Vancouver, 8.C. V7M 2H4 Display Advertising Classified Advertising Newsroom Distribution FAX Publisher Peter Speck Managing Editor Barrett Fisher Advertising Manager Bruce Methven The Lynn Valley Echo is delivered monthly to every door in the neighborhoods of Lynn Valley, Westlynn and Queensbury. The Lynn Valley Echo is a division of North Shore Free Press Lid, Citculation 9,545. Submissions are welcome but we can- not accept responsibility tor unsolicited material including manuscripts and pic- tures which should be accompanied by a Stamped, sell-addressed envelope. Entire contents © 1988 North Shore Free Press Ltd. All rights reserved. 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 have approached homeowners in anticipation of increased sales and. that some (homeowners) are ‘‘flee- ing the scene.”” Allan Edgeworth. who lives on DEMPSEY \ N AS NOY AN AN CAA NNN LN HIGHWAY MOUNTAIN Tm Amn Hr nn 7 Lin CTL CCE East Braemar Road, said he likes the neighborhood but has consid- ered selling his house. “] chose this area because it’s away from traffic. I’ve got my eyes Lynn VaLiey CenTRe Admin: 980-9354 1199 Lynn Valley Road Info: 980-1082