Marijuana seized A NORTH Vancouver man faces charges following the seizure by police of approximately $90,000 worth of marijuana. According to a North Vancouver RCMP spokesman, the police, assisted by B.C. Hydro investigators, executed a search warrant on a Hyannis Drive home in North Vancouver. Upon searching the premises, the police located 90 marijuana plants and a complete plant growing operation worth about $£,000. The police confiscated the plants and equipment. Charged with cultivation of marijuana and iheft of elec- tricity is 31-year-old Jack Daigle Jr. NV City sign bylaw meeting rescheduled NORTH VANCOUVER City Council’s scheduled April 6 sign bylaw policy meeting has been postponed to allow further study and discussion of the bylaw. A report to the mayor and city council from director of develop- ment services Fred Smith sug- gested the formation of a working committee to review the proposed bylaw and the postponment of Monday’s policy committee meeting. The report's recommendations were passed by council on March 23. Smith said the committee could be in place as early as next week depending on the availability of potential committee members. The report also suggested the working committee provide a report to council on or before the second meeting in May. According to the report to council, ‘‘The Chamber and Sign Association spokespersons felt that a series of meetings occurring in April and May should result in a complete review (and a bylaw which 1s supported by all concern- ed) by mid-May at the latest."* Smith said the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce (NVCC) made the original suggestion to resurrect the old steering commit- tee to study the bylaw in an effort to produce a bylaw that would satisfy all sectors invoived. The proposed working commit- tee would include at ieast one rep- resentative of the NVCC, the 3.C. Electrical Sign Association (BCESA), city staff and “the community at large."’ Sign Bylaw Task Force (SBTF) chairman Patricia Dye said she was happy with the idea. “it is a vast improvement hav- ing community input,’’ she said. The SBTF was created by the By Kevin Gillies Contributing Writer chamber to ‘‘create an awareness’”’ of the signage issue in the business community. In its first draft, the sign bylaw addressed council’s concern re- garding signs that were not esthetically pleasing or up to city standard. It also dealt with over- signage concerns by prohibiting a business from displaying more than two sign types at one time. The bylaw draft drew strong opposition from the bdusiness community because it would have potentially prohibited: @ revolving signs; @ Mashing signs; .@ balloons; @ temporary free-standing signs (including sandwich boards); @ roof signs; @ banners; @ pennants; ®@ posters, *‘We oppose a great deal of the prohibitions,’"’ Dye said in a March 25 News story. ‘‘We are hoping for substantial changes (to the first drait).”” Names for the ‘‘community at large’’ representative will be sub- mitted to council for approval during the regular Monday council meeting. “Council will be asked to advise staff as to whether they wish to choose the individual or whether staff may select the representati- ve,’’ the report said. ‘‘In addition, council will be asked to confirm the overall makeup of the work- ing committee....”’ Contracts for services in place From page 3 In a February letter to council. the developer argued that the age restriction goes ‘‘against the membership profile of the club.”’ The developer identified three categories of prospective buyers: @ older North Vancouver resi- dents who own homes and want to buy and remain in the municipality; @ existing club members, many of whom are under 50 and want to live in the district and continue. being club members; @ and young, athletically inclined first-time buyers. But in February, council re- jected the appeal to remove the age-restricting covenant. Said North Shore Wiater Club manager Bernie Asbell of the orig- inally contemplated care compo- nent for older tower residents, ee aaa “That was part of the absolutely original concept. That was not part of the plan that was approv- ed by council. ‘At that time it was very simi- lar to Hollyburn House in West Vancouver, and it was never actu- ally fully implemented on that type of concept where it was an intermediate care facility as well. It was mere of rental complex for active seniors.’” Asbe'! said the club has con- tracts with the tower owner to provide. food, membership and landscaping services to residents. Said Ald. Rick Buchols, ‘tin retrospect I’m not particularly happy with the way it’s all turned out. It was a bit pie in the sky, but then the project was under- taken and the costs started to come in.”’ A Millennium Development Corp. spokesman .was not avail- able for comment to press time. College students selected as UN delegates TEN CAPILANO College stu- dents have been selected as dele- gates for this year’s Model United Nations (UN) Conference, which is scheduled to be held in New York City in April. The students have been resear- ching topics of importance to Cambodia and wil! devise resolu- tions to put before the Model UN. They must gather support for their resolutions among other de!- egates as if Cambodia were their own country. The purpose of the exercise is for students to recognize the range of viewpoints found in the UN and the difficulty in reaching con- sensus in such an environment. “You couldn't have communist China and the United States get- ting together and making deals,” said Cam Sylvester, a member of the college’s political studies faculty who will accompany the students on the trip. Cambodia sits on five UN committees, and two Capilano College students will participate in each committee. Qn the first day. of the con- ference the students will actually sit in Cambodia’s seat in the UN's general assembly before moving to the Grand Hyatt hotel to continue their commitice work. After five days the students will return to the UN where they will vote on resolutions, using the UN's mechanized voting board. The students were selected on the basis of in-depth reports they had written on 50 Cambodian issues. 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