hich divided the community
a ents of development — is finally over:

“The [proposed bylaw to
downzone the 14 remaining
waterfront apartment _Sites
from high to low rise was
soundly defeated by council

partments in West /ancouver —a fight

into’ supporters, or

With a four to. ‘one ,vote
against, the controversial

amendment did not proceed.

past ‘first reading. Mayor
Derrick’ Humphreys said the

HARDLY THE GLORIOUS FINISH they had hoped for, West Van
Police Department's entry In the Nanaimo to Vancouver bathtub race is
pictured being towed in towards Kitsilano beach Sunday.
looking bathtub was just one of many to go down in waves created by
near gale-force winds, capsizing just 20 minutes out of Nanaimo. The

“long and~sensible” debate:

had “probably caused more
differences and conflict of
opinion in West Van than
any other issue in a iong
time.”

Since the. issue surfaced
last fall, the battle between
residents opposing and
_ supporting downzoning has
run hot and furious, with
several hundred letters and
petitions (predominantly
from supporters who want

The raccy

photo).

all further highrise
development  banned)~
flooding into municipal hall.

And the public indignation
and concern... has not
diminished over the months.

At a public hearing held

last week, council received.

32 submissions with about
one-third, primarily owners,
opposed to the proposed
bylaw.

The remainder favored

mishap caused the motor to seize and gave bathtub operator Constable
Bob Tait a severe dunking. The entry by West Van Fire Department met
a similar fate. The police bathtub is pictured tn tow behind a dingy with
constables Dave Marskell and Bob Fontaine

downzoning, citing concerns
about West Van.turning into
a “concrete jungle,” in-
creased traffic and parking
congestion, and the need to
maintain the openness of the
area and existing views.
Humphreys, who suffered

a personal defeat with the.

rejected amendment, was

the only council member to

speak on the byiaw.
CONTINUED ON PAGE A2

aboard (Jim Harrison

NY FIRE BYLAW
CHANGES ORDERED

Nowth: Vanes 0
almost’ certain he
g the law if they.

fail .to-report any in-
plant explosions s which
occur in future. L

A move. to tighten up a
North Vancouver District
fire bylaw was. made. by
aldermen. Monday, requiring
industries.-to- report’ to - the

fire department. incidents.

where there is even the
potential for an explosion or

. spill of hazardous material,

The bylaw change was
recommended by District
Fire Chief Bob MacDonald
as a result of an explosion
which occurred . at the
Hooker chlorine
manufacturing plant in

. Maplewood June 10.

Word of the explosion
only emerged after inquiries
by the North Shore News as
a result of anonymous in-
formation received: from a
Hooker employee who said
the company was trying to
hush up the incident.

CONTINUED ON PAGE A10

WEDNESDAY
Cloudy with
sunny intervals
in the afternoon
THURSDAY
Mainly cloudy and
slightly cooler