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TASS Nattast; NEWS photo Paul McGrath SEA-HORNET MARINE Industries CEO Ralph Richey (left) briefs Peter Ryan (middle) and Ross McCutcheon on the benefits of © his specially designed tugboat bridge at the company’s North Vancouver headquarters. rs’ Friday, December 16, 1994 — North Shore News - 3 Plant safety record good, CanOxy says From page 4 community the real truth about the potential of areal spill, “They can’ teontrol what a cloud af chloring will do. Tt depends on the weather” He wits the pkint moved to an isolated industrial area, North Vancouver District Coun. Ernie Crist agrees with Muirhead's all to move the plant. but said. “We're stuck with them.” Crist said the plant is much safer now than it was 15 years ago, when a critical report led to improvements in the plant's operations. However, ° he reniiins concerned. “it comes as a shock to me the accident rate appears to be increas- ing.” he said, citing the two recent incidents at the plant. But CanadianOxy's Litchfield said. the plant doesn’t need to be: moved. ; He points to 37 years of operi- Gon without a fatality, adding the Wednesday's accident, he said. was unfortunate, but did not cause any injuries or discomfort. “We are very proud of our safety record,” Litchfield said, He inviles anyone with concerns to discuss them with him. Peterson said he was part of a safety audit: conducted by the Canadian Chemical Producers’ Association that found the plant operated safely and had an appro- priate response system to notify the public, However, — chemical. — plants always. present a risk that can be managed bul never brought down to zero, he said, Peterson sitid the plants which has been at-its North Vancouver District, waterfroit location ‘since the late 1950s, hus’ seen develop- ment grow around it. If the CanadianOxy plant were a new plant wishing to locate. onthe North Shore, “it would probably not be an acceptable development.” he major concern. G two incidents this year are not a added, View loss, traffic congestion increase concerns raised at hearing AGE RESTRICTIONS, increased traffic congesticn and loss of views were the . main concerns expressed Tuesday night at a public hearing for a proposed seniors’ apartment complex in the North Lonsdale "area. NORTH VANCOUVER. DISTRICT COUNCIL | ’ By Martin Millerchip i But the vast majority of speakers favored the proposal that involves the redevelopment of 19 ‘single-family properties in the 100-block of West - {Queens Road and West 29th Street. If the plan is approved, three three-storey buildings will accommodate 110 apartments . BL) 'ranging in price from approximately $175,000 to over $400,000 for penthouse suites. ‘A packed gallery at North Vancouver District all: was told that under new provincial law a A housing agreement ‘registered against an apart- “-ment’s land title would be signed by all new own- L ers, ; : > “The ‘agreement, enforceable under Section 963.2 of the Municipal Act, would limit the age of the owner or occupant to 55 or older. _ But Umeeda Switlow, vice-president of the , North. Lonsdale. Ratepayers’ _ Association (NLRA), questioned whether such an agreement would withstand a court challenge. “How do you control age when federal laws / prohibit age discrimination?” asked Switlow. But she added that while the association had expressed some concern over the traffic that might be generated by the development she now | felt that the plans were “quite appropriate.” Access to all of the complex's underground parking will be from West 29th. “It looks like a project that the NLRA can sup- port,” Switlow said. Larry Crosby, a West Kings resident, said he supported the seniors development because it was the best of the sites proposed by the district in the North Lonsdale/Delbrook area. The . site, Crosby , pointed out, was: “within | walking distance of sh rops. transit and basic ser- vices. Somerset Green, a 137-unit seniors’ » residen- | tial development in: North Vancouver City, is immediately. south of the proposed site. Planning staff have been working over the last two years with the ratepayer associations in the’ area to develop an Official Community Plan (OCP) for the neighborhood. 'Facing pressure to provide housing for seniors and empty-nesters wishing to remain in the com- munity, district staff had proposed five sites for seniors housing. But area residents have expressed concern over increasing densities at James Rockford. : ’ North Vancouver open house meetings, ‘and last month ‘council _agreeéd to drop two of the proposed sites from the draft OCP. The West Queens Road site.is the first to come to a public hearing for rezoning: The height of the proposed apartment build- ings, coupled with how they will be positioned on the site, will block the views of many residents on. the north side of Queens and also the view from the Queens Cross Neighborhood Pub. Three years ago the pub completed an 850 sq. ft. (76.5 sq. m). upper floor extension with the long-term intention of creating a dining room that would take advantage of its city and harbor view. Queens Cross co-owner Ron Slinger told the hearing: “The problem, of course, is. that. the development i is placed on the property in sucha. way. that our view is completely gone and we are» left looking into someone's apartment.” Slinger said he supported the development but believed that it could be reconfigured on the site. .’° to provide views to the southwest. ~. West Queens resident Mark Bishop agreed. Bishop also lamented the potential loss of the older single-family homes on ‘the site and asked whether council was interested in maintaining the heritage feel of the neighborhood. - Kai Kreuchen, speaking for the developers, said the buildings had been planned to take best.” advantage of the site’s contours. : Council will consider second reading. of the’ ; rezoning proposal ata | future council meeting. : Alex Boutsakis : North Vancouver 1 feel the main roads have been done very. well but the side streets aren’t done’ as. well as in the past. It’s {reticherous to 0 leave my house. Dan Sinclair West Vancouver Our. number one ‘worry is getting home so snow removal in front of our home is number one.-1 don’t give it a rating. It's pretty good, I'm impressed. but! + hate it when they pile it up on the , corner rand block my driveway. : . Jim Gibsen Lions Bay oo It sure is excellent “here in, Lions Bay. Just be glud you're not from TO where you would have to shov- el all this rain 60 ee