Cardinal calls. for a 2- -storey brew pub in the 800-block of Marine Dr. NORTH VANCOUVER « City “council. receivedi” neighbor- : hood pub ‘application Monday, ‘NORTH VANCOUVER - CITY COUNCIL’ - By Robert Galster. “its proposal for the 850 Marine Dr. location to council in the form of an 8d-page information package. The group included in the report a copy of a Liquor Control and Licensing Branch pre-clearance to pursue the municipality's approvs Has wells ia. market feasibility study of the site, “T wish we had-other applica ctions that had as much work done as . “this.” said an impressed Mayor Jack Loucks. Cardinal has owned the triangu-; lar tot at the intersection of 13th Street and Marine Drive since 1966, The company: hus leased it. to vari- ‘ous automotive .service | facilities including an Esso gas station and a Minit-Tune service station. ~ Since late 1991 the site has been vacant. Cardinal has been unable to The proposal. was referred to var-"." find a new tenant: ious committees for comment. - Cardinal Management submitted ., The’ proposal calls for a: two- storey brew pub and restaurant with PES OBLE C.A. : CHARTERED, ACCOUNTING FIRM t “PERSONAL Tax. ‘ACCOUNTING * SMALL BUSINESS PLANNING - “"FINANCIAL PLANNING Compurer INSTALLATION: Smal! group environment for the best result; Use Pinyin ‘system | in instruction; r "Classes are forall ages and all levels; start on September 13, 1995 Accounting 1 (BFIN 142 81): Finance for ‘Managers (BFIN 241 81) ‘Marketing (BMKT, 161 81) : Marketing (BMKT. 161 82)" Salesmanship ( (BMKT- 263 8 1 Business Computing if (BCPT. 121 81)” Bus ness ‘Computing I (BCPT 121 82) » Business Computing Ul (BCPT 122 8) ‘Weekly: ‘Classes 6: 30 pm - 9; 30 PM September 5 © Mon, ; Wed.” . Mon. Tues. °° Tues. | Wed. | “Tues, ° Wed... _ Tues, * “Thurs.” : Thurs. Mon. *) ‘Tues. « °-Thur. ; Wede:: - December 4. Register wee “aly 15 ‘August 15." or ‘further information; call the Department of 2055 Purcell Way. North Vancouver. ; : British Columbia ‘Canada’ V7J SHS" pa eA eee eee Business Administration at 984-4960 : Helping you get where you want to be. aE rare OT As reser es Mek Leet oe oe a a seating capacity of 65 and room for. 20) more on balconies «facing Marine Drive. The market feasibili- ty study submitted by the applicant states the site “is considered a good location .for’ a neighborhood pub, particularly given the exposure it” would receive from its location. on Marine Drive, a primary travel cor- ridor on the North Shore. “The residential and commercial base ins the area would generate demand for the -proposed . pub. Vehicular access is considered good.” A ceily staff recommendation merely called for-the application to” be deferred to.city committees for comment, but several councillors expressed opinions on the jinplica- tions of allowing a pub within a block of the already-existing Avalon Hotel. The Avalon is within. the boundaries of the District of North Vancouver. Coun. Stella do Dean wasted little time in expressing her Opposition to the applica ition. “Tye voted against all pubs,” said Dean, adding that the recent appli- cation by Nick ‘Vavaris. was an ekception because of his contribu- like pubs,” ~at; tions to’the community ‘and an offer: to restore a Lower Lonsdale heritage: -buiiding to house his proposed 'pub. Coun: Barbara - Meanwhile Perrault cautioned’ against :jumping |. the. gun .on progress. “All we're doing here.is referring this.... we're not saying. ‘nay’ or. ‘yea’ said Perrault. “I want to know what the community -has .to say... /’'m not interested in protect- the application's _ ing the Avi lon, I'm in favor of free “enterprise. Coun. John Braithwaite: added that he looked forward to’ hearing from the public on the issue: “I'm of the mind to hear the public first... when we get into contentious issues suid Braithwaite. Since: 1983 we have been bringing children and books together é in our Kitsilano ulore: pone. Now kidubooks. bas come to the North Shore!”