12 - Sunday, fsssusary 07, inquiring reporter by ) Stephen Barrington Public meeting called for NV From page 10 While council deferred action on the Cragg proposal, it voted to proceed with a rezoning applica- tion that would allow for construc- tion of a 40 to 60-unit seniors housing project in .the same neighborhood at Bridgman and 16th Street. The seniors project is sponsored by the Capilano Lions Housing Society and calls for 55 units per acre, a higher density than that of the Cragg proposal: However, the district planning department has recommended lowering that density to 36 units per acre to match that of the Cragg proposal, 198K - North Share News NORTH VANCOUVER District Council deferred Mon- day consideration of a bylaw that would allow casines und bingo halls to operate nine hours a day, three days a week between the hours of 5 p.m. and 2 a.m. Presently, gambling regulations ure very restrictive. The district council was split over the regulation provisions, some aldermen claiming they were a step toward Las Vegas North. Inquiring Reporter regulating gambling operations. this week asks about Should casino hours be expanded? Joe Pezzente North Vancouver Honestly, | don’t have an I opinion on it — I'm not a gambler. 1 really don’t know if it should be allowed or not allowed. Crist and other members ol council supported the seniors pro- ject. Said Crist: ‘1 sincerely hope that the residents of Norgate will take a positive approach to this (rezoning)...There is a great social need for such a development. The population in the district, like in many other paris of this country, is aging." There will be a further public meeting on the seniors project Monday, Jan. 18 which will allow for public input into the details of the development. Baker commended the Capilano Lions: ‘‘As past chairman of the G.V.R.D. housing corporation, I'm very much aware of the need for social housing....We have the Learn Scottish history WEST VANCOUVER author and historian Ray Eagle will speak at an upcoming lecture presented by the B.C, Pipers Association. His illustrated talk, entitled Road to the {sles, will touch on the history of northwest Scotland and will’ discuss the effect of the Jacobite rebellion on the clans MacLeod, MacDonald and Cameron. The event takes place Wednes- day, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the - Scottish Cultural Centre, 73rd Avenue and Hudson Street. For information call 988-0479. On the Narth Shore since 195$.. PARTS & SERVICE PARTS & SERVICE FO MAJOR APPLIANCES Parts Dept. open 9:00 to 5:30 Mon. to Fri., Sat 9 to 5 Major appliance in-home service is as near as your phone. 1629 Garden Ave., North Vancouver 987-2251 vacuum Cleaner parts or f bring your cleaner in for servicing. H. We will replace any popular domestic mulfler with a qual Kevin Hamilton North Vancouver think place everything. want to gamble, then they should go to Reno or Las Vegas. and Kim Dellon that there's a [t time for available to {f people be monitored. Lions Clubs ...and they are doing a ‘bang-up’ job in the provision of social housing." Bruce Delaney, president of the Norgate Park Community Association, expressed cautious support for the seniors project, noting that at the Dec. 8 meeting “unfortunately the Lions Housing Society application was over- shadowed by the Cragg applica- tion."' Delaney called for council to consider a number of points in developing the seniors building. Among them: that a precedent not be established to be used in future rezonings in the Norgate area; that the site be retained in as natural a state as possible; sand that Bridgman Avenue not be opened Sachis th 1963 2 5. 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Dykeman called the seniors pro- ject ‘tan ideal buffer structure to interface with the residential community to the south of it and to deal with the commercial area to I don’t see what's wrong | with it, actually. I like the I've try them. My friend won big Dan Rashovich North Vancouver don't see anything . wrong with it. In Regina they have a casino for a week and a half. [ don’t know if it's for charity, though. housing the north of it.’* Said Crist: ‘‘From personal ex- perience, as I live beside a high-rise senior citizens complex, {[ can assure you that it is an island of peace. This is...one of these proposals that requires. speedy actinn on behalf of the council, otherwise the necessary funds which have been set aside by the province will not come through, there are in fact deadlines to be met." concoro is Back! CONCORD CX 10 STATE OF THE ART CAR STEREO "8499 Come on down and check out ! our stereos, radar detectors, car alarms and CD. players. 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