NOVEMBER 22, 2000 tooge, Brloht Lights ooo 12 : Classifieds eee 66 Povnct Ayennave fe ts Aad The Voice of North and West Vancouver since 1969 y VIDLENCE Katharine Kamer News Reporter khaimer@usnews.com LAST weekend, Marie and Blair Whelan sat down with their children and devised a plan to stop the violence — at least for a day. See Family page Deana Lancaster News Reporter dlancaster@nsnews.com A Horseshoe Bay parent group taking on BC Ferries now has the added support of West Vancouver District. At Monday evening's council meeting, Mayor Ron Wood read a statement declaring that the municipality would intervene in the Gleneagles Parents Committee's legal action against BC Ferries’ proposed Horseshoe Bay Terminal Expansion. ; The parents of children at Gleneagles elementary are worried about the potential safety and environmental impact of BC Ferries’ $30-million terminal expansion plans at Horseshoe Bay, The plans include a new administrative building, maintenance fcilitn, ticket booths and expanded parking capacity. The 300 Car care p35 ‘. Mare Natuicdas E Special feature offers tips on winterizing Local players big part of ambitious Griffins’ team Sporis p64 FREE Gleneagles parents, school board, municipality join to fight members of the committee are concerned about the potential for increased traffic, noise levels and reduced air quality arising from the expansion plans. “there are significant concerns around the potential nega- tive environmental and health effects of the project in the com- munity, its residents, and the children at Gleneagles school,” said Wood. He pointed out that council is already taking all steps within its power to prevent the project as it has been conceived by the Crown corporation. It has requested the GVRD to conduct air quality studies and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to This Membership will... S- ay _ Change 2 for 1 (OF MALE OFF Thal INSTIATION FEE. PAY AS YOU GO! NEWS pheto Terry Peters MARIE Whelan joins her children to took at the choices on television. The family, including left to zight Colin, 11, Tom, 13, Jennifer, 12, Sean, 7, and David, 15, participated in a Together Against Violence initiative that challenged people to turn off the violence for a day. conduct a full environmental assessment. “In addition,” he said, “council is supporting the Gleneagles Concerned Parents group in seeking an injunction. The district is intervening in their action with a limit as to the municipality's exposure to legal fees and costs.” Said committee spokesman Jeff Peterson, “We're very pleased with that kind of support.” He added that the group has not yet filed for the injunction since the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is still conducting an environmental assessment of the lan. P “We're less under the gun than we thought because the DFO has not yet ruled,” he said. BC Ferries has not yet been granted a blasting permit to begin construction. The West Vancouver School Board announced earlier this month that it would be seeking intervenor status in the group's case. an AVEDA. concept spa a gift. an experience. a lifestyle. garden of pes EDEN in 983.8103