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-Cedardale to get
new $70,000 park

“TWO YEARS of lobbying for a neighborhood park paid

off for residents of West Vancouver’s Cedardale area
Monday when council approved $70,000 for the park’s

construction.

’. The sale of municipal land at the
corner of Third Street and the Up-
per Levels Highway will enable
counci!: to build the park, said
director of Parks and Recreation
Frank Kurucz.

The land to be soid consists of
two. single-family lots, and the
park —.-consisting of two tennis
courts and a children's playground
area, including swings, slides and
weeter-totters — will be built nexe
to them.

The park is a victory for Cedar-
dale residents who have been
pressing council to build a park for

“~ children in the area.

Local resident and. mother of
three. Margaret Humphries. has
been pushing for a park, and she

- says she is happy there will finally

be a place where children can play.
“*We felt we were a bit neglected
in: this area,” Humphries . said.

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Called the » West © Vancouver
Foundation, chairman Keith Dun-
can and members have sent flyers
to every home in West Vancouver
and placed ads in the North Shore
News to raise public awareness of
the foundation.

**It’s been great. We've had alot
of response,’’ says Duncan.

In an advertisement in the Sept.

. ~~ 2§ edition of the News, paid for by
-'" a donation from . Park Royal
~~ Shopping Centre, Duncan relates
‘the fairy tale story of Jack and the

FRANK: KURUCZ ... West Van-
couver's director of parks and rec-

reation.
Phan

“AC WEST Vancouver organization dedicated to improving
: the health of its citizens wants to get people more involved
= with their community.

Beanstalk.

“What I like best about Jack’s
story,”?. Duncan writes, ‘‘is his
eagerness to share his riches — not
only with his widowed mother, but
with his entire community.’’

The idea of the message is to en- .

courage West Vancouver residents
to share their wealth with their
community. -

- “We used to take our kids. to the

Cedardale Elementary | School
playground until it closed. There
isn’t anything right now.’'

She said a survey she conducted
for the Cedardale Property
Owners’ Association last
December indicated that more
children were moving into the
neighborhood, creating a need for
a park.

Kurucz agreed, saying many
children have difficulty crossing
major artcries to get to play areas.
The park will allow them to stay in
their neighborhood, he said.

Resident’ Shelley Gardner said
she is ‘extremely happy’’ with
council’s decision to build a park.
**f think the park will be used quite
a bit because there are quite a few
young children in the area.’

The park will be a small,
neighborhood park rather than a
community-user park, and con-
struction. will begin this fall. It
should take about two months to
complete and will be the first park
in the Cedardale area.

KEITH DUNCAN ... West Van-
couver Foundation chairman.

A BOW-TIED member of ‘the Hollyburn _ Ramblers ‘was

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celebrating Ambleside's grand opening on Sunday, Oct. 2. Phase one
of the revitalization scheine has been completed.

Formed in 1979 as an alternative
to the Vancouver Foundation, the
foundation is a non-profit, non-
political vehicle for residents to
contribute to the citizens and to

the physical improvement of West

Vancouver.

The foundation distributes
monetary contributions to. local
charities or other non-profit com-
munity organizations in need:
People can donate real estate or. att
collections, set uP. legacies or stait

_ family funds...“

The foundation’s track record
has. included a- contribution ; of
automatic doors to. West Van-
couver’s Seniors Activity Centre,

and funds t to help pay for lighting
Ambleside Park.

“One citizen has just started a.
fund that will be used to pay for a
group of students’ tuition fees,’’
Duncan said.

With: 12 board members, the
foundation . meets regularly. to
decide where funding will go..
Money has gone to youth activities
and to music scholarships and
Duncan hopes different areas will
be included as more people find
out about the foundation.

For more information contact
the West Vancouver Foundation at
West Vancouver Municipal Hall,
922-1211.

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