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_ council: narrowly.
to postpone policy dec-
isions on future deével-
opment above | the
Upper’Levels Highway motion.
despite a strong plea by.
‘Mayor Peter Jones for
‘council to make up

mountainside ridge. |

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At its final meeting of

1977 West’ Vancouver

voted

} its

mind right away. | |
‘The vote was ona motion

by Alderman Don Lanskail to -

have the mayor and senior.
- municipal
forthwith a
.recommendations,:.on the
. possible. directions | West
‘Vancouver can go with

‘staff prepare

report

development. . along its

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‘*Council should open its
-eyes and consciously make a
decision, and the decision
will be hard to make because
it will. be seen to be

-.. December.

allegedly worth a

. The ‘case: involving former.
CP. Air pilot’. Edmund
- field“: Walker, os :
:: address was. given. as 2229 ..A a
“Kings Avenue, W.V., met a Emerson’s relatives, told the

28,1977

‘Gar-

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“snag. in North Vancouver

~* On the first day
which previously had been’

- August.

‘threatening to certain peo- -

ple,’’ - said, Mayor Jones,

speaking in support of the —

_. Alderman Tom: Marshall
didn't see it that way at all. ‘]

would like to take the gloves.

- off,’’ he said. ‘*‘This motion

is. the shecrest form of
‘window-dressing and it, acc-
omplishes absolutely noth-

in and advances ‘the

zy
‘

“the ‘trial of.

. However,

Shore last |
. of the trial,

slated for two days and now *
is expected to. last several ~
weeks, _the bulk’ of the. time’

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‘Right. now.this council. is

in a state of.drift with regard *
to that Upper Levels situa- :
tion,’’ he declared. ‘‘I would.
remind. council that, by not —

making avdecision, we are in
effect making a decision to—
allow traditional subdivisions _
which’ cannot be legally
prevented, and making a
decision to allow ecological .
disaster. to’ occur above the |
Upper Levels.”’ mee

Alderman Doreen Black-”

burn backed: up ‘Marshall, °

insisting that council. should

‘not ‘make a decision until it

thinking of this council not © had seen the’ North’. Shore ~
. traffic study’ currently being
| prepared, the economic im--

‘, oe

* Alderman Lanskail
back with a suggestion that

worse things might happen if |

“speedy action was not taken.

hit pact study and an updated

community

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whose’ —

_cross-examination’’

was. ‘spent
conditions...

resolving - the’.
“under |< which.

Emerson would testify.” °°

.A- lawyer, retained’ by

court. that; before Emerson

- pravincial court. Dec. 20 takes the stand he should be
when’ key testimony from advised by a lawyer. of the
stepbrother.. John. Emerson
-had to be adjourned. |

risks involved in providing
what is believed to be crucial

| evidence. 0
: Walker on’ two. counts..of . Lawyer Peter Hart. added.
‘possession of cocaine for the |
‘purposes of trafficking pro-

; ceeded with.other evidence

- from NV. RCMP ‘drug squad Walker's |

that: Emerson. would. . be.
subjected to‘‘a very. lengthy

by
: counsel, David

f members who seized 10° Morgan.) -
: grams and an additional 11

pounds of cocaine in separate —
areas on the North

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