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Doug Collins arives in Sunday
with a look at the Indians. | game

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Pedal power is the name of the
. Also hockey, football and

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And wins permit case

THE SUPREME Court of B.C. has upheld the
municipality of West Vancouver’s right not to issue
a building permit to a Horseshoe Bay man.

Bob Williams’ application
to have the Supreme Court
order the permit issue was set
aside after a hearing this
week.

Williams, whose proposal
for an over-height house in
Horseshoe Bay was approved
by the Board of Variance,
had sought to have a
previously- refused building
permit issued.

The case revolves around
the attempts of Bob Williams
to construct a house on pro-
perty he owns in Horseshoe
Bay.

Eartier this year he applied
to the Board of Variance for
permission to exceed con-
struction limits in West Van-
couver’s zoning bylaw.

By MARK HAMILTON

The Board of Variance ap-
proved the design for the
house, which was 14 feet
higher and 12 feet closer to
the road than the bylaw
allowed.

Board chairman Sam Mer-

rifield, speaking at the time
the variations were allowed,
said Williams was in a
**Catch-22”" situation.
- Merrifield said that if
Williams built in compliance
with the zoning bylaw, he
would have blocked morc
of the neighbors’ view than
did the approved plan.

The board of variance rule
was strongly protested by

WV POLICE CHIEF
Hornell more than ready
for April 30 retirement

JOE HORNELL can’t wait for the end of April.
That’s because on April 30, he'll leave behind a

decade of policing in West Vancouver when he

steps down from his position as chief constable.

“When | arrived here 10
years ago, | told the police
board that | would do my
best to develop the best
municipal police fore in
BC °°" Hornell said this
week “TO @ great extent,
I've accomplished that

(Hornell made the com
ment during an inteview with

By MARK HAMILTON

the North Shore News that
will be published in full in a
future edition.)

‘I’ve been able to
reorganize the department
and now, with alt) duc
respect, o's) probably = the

neighbors in the area, who
charged that once the house
was built, the view they have
had for years will be
destroyed.

Armed with the board of
variance ruling, Williams ap-
plied for a building permit to
allow him to procede with
construction and was
refused.

According to Brian Hig-
gins, Williams’ lawyer, the
municipality of West Van-
couver refused the permit on
the grounds that the board of
variance had exceeded its
authority in approving the
plans.

That refusal led to this
week’s appearance before the
Supreme Court with
Williams, through his lawyer,
attempting to have the
municipality of West Van-
couver compelled to issue the
building permit permit

finest department in the pro
vince,” he added ‘‘Morale ts
high, we have new cquipmen
and a acw building It scemed
like this was a good ume to
retire **

Horncll, who has been a
pohceman for 35 years with
the BC. Provincial Police,
the RCMP, the Vancouver
Police and the West Van
couver department, has picn
ty planned for his rcturement

Hornell will be replaced by
deputy chicf constable
Robert Brotly

An emotional view from those
that have been through it.

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NEWS photo Erle Eggerteon

Talking to teachers

UNDER AN appropriate backdrop, West Vancouver Sccondary School phys ed teacher
Pauline Royce discussed progress of ber students with parents during parent-teacher tn-
terviews held Thursday at the school.