‘prefabricated, | blue, small rink proposal receives icy response from municipal stafi Council to debate plan for A PINT-SIZED ice rink for pint-sized skaters has failed to win the blessing of North Vancouver « District planning staff. Terry. Grimwood and Olympic Skater Karen Magnussen | believe uthey have a partial solution to the lack of available ice time at North Shore rinks. . They propose to use a privately built, half-size ice surface to teach - basic skating skills to children age “four to 12. Grimwood told council’s Plan- “ning and Development Standing Committee Monday, ‘‘We can build this. rink, for $600,000. You're talking about $5 to $6 mil- _lion. for a rink twice that size that - won't ‘accommodate any more “children,” 7 But Grimwood says he is disap- “pointed in. the: reaction and com- ments of district staff. “We received no encouragement _ when we made. the initial 1 applica OLYMPIC SKATER: Karen. Magnussen proposing | new ice facility tor childzen. : ‘tion “and were: given no help as to. where we ‘might look for this pro- | ject,”’ he said.” .. They -. finally ‘settled on a site owned by Quadra Equities Ltd: at _1385°-:Crown® Street; in a light- : industrial area located northeast of © Main Street and Mountain Highway. ‘The proposal would see a building approximately 10,765 square feet (1,000 sq. m) and 24 i Catherine Atyeo #8 Comics Crossword Home & Garden &@ Trevor Lautens metal-clad.’ Lower Lynn skating facility NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL by Martin Millerchip feet (7.3 m) high, built to house a half-size hockey rink. But staff say the proposal does not conform with the Lower Lynn Official Community Plan. The plan supports industrial uses only in this area. The social planning department opposes the ice rink ‘‘because of the un- friendly pedestrian nature of this industrial area.”’ But Grimwood emphasized that the owner wants to retain the in- dustrial. zoning on the property while creating a comprehensive : development zone. that would allow for the commercial use of the ice rink. It is expected that the rink would be in place for approxi- mately 8 years, at which time ‘there should be other rink space . available. The land could revert to indus- . trial use within the same building. Grimwood also told. the ‘com- "mittee that if the rink were to be built in a residential neighborhood there would be concerns . about increased traffic. He pointed out that the ‘district’s Advisory Design Panel and Advisory Planning Commis- sion gave the proposal unanimous support and encouragement. ‘Your committees unanimously support this project, yet your staff turn it down.. Jt doesn’t make sense to me,”? said Grimwood. “He also complained that despite being the applicant he. was’ not given a copy of the staff report. ‘He was told that he could find a copy of the report at a local library. I In. a split vote, the standing committee failed to endorse: the staff recommendation to reject the rezoning application. Council will debate the proposal Aug. 23. Grimwood appears to have won the support of one councillor al- ready.’ “It’s not a major facility yet it will do a great deal for our children. I must balance that with asking ‘Will it do a great deal of harm: to our industrial zone?’ The answer is no,’’ said Coun. Ernie Crist. #3 What’s Going On & Your Call ' Weather ‘Saturday, cloudy with sunny periods. High 21°C, low 13°C. Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Agreement Number 0087238 . Prednisone, over a five-month period in 1990. NEWS photo Neil Lucente CAPILANO COLLEGE Is expecting to turn students away this fall, | Only the brightest are allowed first crack at courses during the early registration period which started last week. Crunch ti roachis for Cap College students CAPILANO COLLEGE will once again be forced’ to turn away students this. year. By Surj Rattan News Reporter And while early registration has begun for the fall term, only the brightest of students will be allowed a first chance to secure courses. The rest will be forced to scramble for courses when the registration crunch comes at the end of the month. _ Capilano College spokesperson Marlene Morris said there are still plenty of courses to choose’ from at the North Vancouver- based college, but not all ‘pro- spective students can sign up for courses during early registration, which started last week. “There’s still alot. of selec- tion. Our crunch will come in the last week of registration,” said Morris. The last week. of registration is from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. As of last Thursday, Morris said a total of 2,030 students had registered for classes at Capilano. College. The college will accept an estimated 6,000 students this fall, including 4,180 full-time equivalent (FTE) students. The FTE number is deter- 4é It has Tothing to do with: learning or having fun. It has no bearing. IF ~Student unter chaliman Metania OrNelt mined by the yearly funding provided to colleges each year by the ministry of advanced. educa-'- tion, training and technology. ' . ,Capilano College’s total budget ‘for the 1993-94 school. : year is $25.5 million. L But while there are plenty of spaces ‘left, Morris admitted. Capilano College will again turn _students away because ofa lack of space. | She added that it is not yet known how many students will! be turned away. The college turned away 3, 024 students last fall. Morris. ‘said only those stu- dents. with high «grade. point. averages ‘will be allowed to reg- ister for courses early. ; “Students are given a permit as to when to’ register. That system is student sensitive. By doing so we ensure that students are not spending a lot of time in line ups and that is not necessar- ily the case at all colleges. “For academic students, the time to register is according to your grade point average (GPA). The higher your GPA, the earlier you can register,’’ said Morris. She added the college. con- . siders its permit. system: of regis: tering. to be “the fairest way’ of “ registering for: students. and: said: that Capilano:.College: has. been | using the’ permit system since the’ ‘ fall of 1989. : “We like to.. ‘encourage - dents ‘to’ do the very best. they -. can. Our. GPA _System reflects that.) .): ] Morris. said that ‘Douglas’ Col a lege also ‘determines its' registra-.’ tion by GPA standings. 0%". But the’ college’s system’. of, allowing _students with oa ‘high . GPA . to’ register; before” others ” » has! been: criticized © “by: the: : Capilano - College ‘Students’, Union. ’ It?s not a very comprehensive _ way to do it. The only thing that matters is your grade. It’ has nothing: to do with learning. or having fun. It: has no bearing,’’ said . student union’ chairman -Melanie O'Neil. i She also blamed the provincial government for the college hav- ‘ing to turn away. students, saying the-problem lies with a lack- of sufficient funding from Victoria. : “The students’ union is. very disappointed : that. this has to’ happen again,’ said O'Neil. ' Over-medicated woman awarded damages — AN 81-YEAR-OLD West Vancouver woman who was over-medicated at In- glewood Lodge has been awarded $55,435. By Brent Mudry Contributing Writer Stella Woynton had been given 10 times the prescribed dosage of a powerful steroid, B.C.’ Supreme Court. Justice Robert Thomas Errico found the Inglewood Private , Hospital, Shopper’s Drug Mart and Dr. Yvonne Duncan, Woynton’s per- sonal doctor, to share the dam- ages, in a decision. released recently in Vancouver. The defendants jointly conceded negligence. in a private arrange- : ment prior to a three-day trial in February. : The excessive medication staried when Woynton and her husband moved into the !odge in March, 1990. Dr. Andrew Chaimers, an ar- _thritis specialist, had prescribed a daily dose of 7.5 milligrams of the drug, and noted that her arthritis ” was under reasonable control. Woyntcn was. administered 75 milligrams at the lodge, and her condition soon deteriorated. The specialist noted that Woynton de- veloped ‘thinning ‘skin,- bone: breakdown and extensive pain. .: : ‘*T conclude that the’ osteoporosis and compression fractures she suffered were caused “by the negligence of. the: defen- danis,’’ Justice Errico noted. The judge awarded $30,000 for pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, $20,250 for the: cost. of additional future care. at the lodge, and $5,185 for out- of-pocket expenses of Nancy Downey, Woynton’s daughter.