CT
inquiring
reporter

Barrett Fisher
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12 - Wednesday, March 5, 1986 ~ North Shore News

Helen Pettinato

North Vancouver

love trains. [| think
they're very romantic,
especially when they don’t think
travel through the moun- what they're doing.
tains. I don’t think the
train crashes would scare

WITH the recent train crashes happening across Canada,
including a major train disaster in Hinton, Alberta and a
derailment of a train in Langley, inquiring reporter asks

people on the street if they would avoid travelling by rail in
future, or if the accidents would not affect their decision to
travel by train.

Would you travel by train?

_

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NV District
approves
rezoning

LYNN VALLEY residents
lost their battle to ‘‘preserve
the integrity of their
neighborhood’’ Monday,
when district council ap-
proved a rezoning proposal
hotly opposed by the
homeowners.

Single-family residential lots in
the neighborhood — currently
zoned for 60 ft. by 120 ft. — can
now be subdivided into 50 ft. by
120 ft. lots.

“The people in that area resent
and reject changes to their
neighborhood and | don’t blame
them,”’ said Ald. Ernie Crist, who
opposed the ‘‘downzoning’’ along
with Mayor Marilyn Baker and
Ald. Joan Gadsby.

“People in an area have the
right to determine the character of
their neighborhood,” he said.

In past public hearings, residents
often filled council chambers to
capacity to voice oppusition to the
newly-approved rezuning, saying it
would ‘‘degrade'’’ the
neighborhood.

Residents cited fears that a zon-
ing change would allow future
developments and further subdivi-
sion of lots, which would disrupt
the ‘‘quiet, peaceful’’
neighborhood.

Residents presented a petition
signed by 24 people of the area’s
32 households, urging council to
reject the proposal submitted by
Gil Wardrop, owner of a home cn
1860 Burrill Street.

Wardrop wants to split that
property —— currently 100 ft. by
120 ft. — into two 50 ft. by 120 ft.
lots.

His proposal was the fourth at-
tempt at rezoning the
neighborhood. All three earlier at-
tempts were rejected by council.

Saying the rezoning would ‘‘only
introduce two new homes to the
area,’ Ald. Stephen McMinn urg-

ed council to approve the rezoning,
shortly before it was taken to a
vole.

“TY believe this is an appropriate
change. There will be little or no
impact due to the rezoning,’” said
McMinn.

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