HE following is the second installment of the Sort! Shore News Year In Review feature, a look back at some of the interesting storics that shaped 1996. JULY @ NDP freeze major N.» ih Shore pre’ Millio: dollars in North Shore .. :ial expenditures have bee: put on hold as part of a province-wide freeze on capital spending. Planning for a new Lions Gate crossing, two North Vancouver-assem- bled fast ierries and ovo school Projects in West Vancouver and one in North Vancouver have been temporarily iced. @ District manager muddle revealed The News learned that for- mer municipal manager Mct Palmer's comract docs not expire untii Jan. 31, 1997 and he'll be collecting a full month- ly salary of $11,900 undil then. The information didn’t come out on May 1 when Palmer stepped down and Gord Howie joined the corporation as top administrator. Wi Cypress Bow! area closed for summer BC Parks made the unprecedented move because of the potential for park visi- tors to be hurt during encoun- ters with any of the half-dozen bears that were then feeding in the lush Cypress Bowl area. "the year in review A fatal crash in West Vancouver raised the issue of unsafe trucks on city streets. A Louisiana-based compa- ny has offered $15 million to buy North Van's most hi-tech home-grown business, @ One dead in West Van dump truck crash A runaway truck collides with Toyota 4-Runner at 22nd NEWS photo Paul " BURRARD Band negotiations reached a new phase. @ It’s over! Bridge update complete Nine million dollars of Second Narrows Bridge repairs are basically complete. Contractor Peter Kiewit and Sons received $250,000 cash for completing the job ahead of schedule. i GVRD loses to loggers BC Court of Appeal sup- ports $1 million-plus payment for uncut timber allotment to C&R Logging Ltd. WS Treaty talk advances North Vancouver's Tsleil Waututh Nation (Burrard Band) is the first native group in the Lower Mainland to ini- tial a framework agreement for treaty talks. The agreement was signed by the band in addition to the B.C. and ted- eral governments. SEPTEMBER. m North Vancouver District mayor bows out Mayor Murray Dykeman announces he will not seek a third term. He quoted family matters as his reason for bow- ing, out. His wife of 43 years, Lorna, passed = away in December. @ North Vancouver's Hard Suits Inc. a takeover target and Marine Drive, four people rushed to hospital, one pro- nounced dead at Lions Gate Hospital. 58-year-old West Van resident Bjorn Bjornson, a retired paramedic, died shortly after being hit by the truck. OCTOBER f Call for truck dan rejected Last year West Vancouver municipal staff called for a temporary ban on truck traffic on three steep streets, includ- ing the one involved in a recent deadly truck accident. Council did not act on the rec- ommendation. The May 1995 report recommended that trucks over 20,000 kilograms (22 tons), such as the runaway dump truck that killed a pedestrian at 22nd = and Marine, should be banned from travelling downhill on NEWS photo Terry Peters PHIL Nuytten’s high tech company, Hard Suits Inc, was the target of a successful hostile takeover. NORTH Vancouver District mayor Murray Dykeman steps down. 1Sth, 21st and 22nd between the Upper Levels and Fulton ~ Avenue for a six-month test period. @ Trucker identified The News learned that Rajeep Khosa was the driver of a dump truck that carcered down 22nd Street in West Vancouver and was involved in a fatal crash on Sept. 27. Khosa has not been charged with a crime. @ North Vancouver District referendum cost spelled out Ie will cost the average North Vancouver District voter just under $2,000 if a $26 million loan is approved by referendum at the Nov. 16 municipal election. It took questions from Edgemont res- ident Corrie Kost to elicit the information clearly at a public forum. Th loan was approved by voters. NOVEMBER H 18 seniors lose home to blaze Eighty: four-year-old Bob awtord was making a pump- kin pie when a devastating fire began in his seniors’ building. ‘Two days later, the retired con- structon worker was allo to return to his home to pick up a few items. “The dough sitting in my fridge is going to id. ‘The Kiwanis Seni sing building in the 300-block of East ist Street was hit hard by the fire. Wednesday. January 1, 1997 ~ North Shore News — 3 NORTH Van's Ada Craig (right), a survivor of the Titanic sinking in 1912, turned 102 on Oct. 10. @ West Vancouver Court to close The verdict is in on the future of the West Vancouver provincial courthouse. The Ministry of the Attorney General announced the court- house will close im August. Although the provincial gov- ernment says the closure is an efficient way of centralizing resources, West Vancouver officials say the move could cost West Vancouver taxpayers an extra $500,000 a year. @ Council election results In North Vancouver District Don Beli is acclaimed the new mayor. The new councillors are Ernie Crist, Ne NEWS photo Paul McGrath Greystone Properties Ltd. is the purchaser for the 65- acre Fullerton Fill site on the watertront near the foot of Fell Avenue in) North Vancouver City. The deal to buy one of the last: major chunks of North Vancouver waterfront property was sched- uled to close Dec. 18. The site is nearly four times the size of the Versatile Shipyard lands. @ North Vancouver District faces fight over TV violence Attempting to limit film location shooting as a response to televised violence won't solve the problem and will likely move millions of dollars out of the North 4 WEWS photo Terry Peters THIS tranquilized bear proved to be a heavy load. Janice Harris, Lisa Muri, Pat Munroe, Trevor Carolan and Glenys Decring-Robb. In North Vancouver City Mayor Jack Loucks was returned, The council: John Braithwaite, Stella Jo Dean, Darrell Mussatto, Barbara Perrault, Barbara Sharp and Bob Fearnley. In West Vancouver Pat Boname was elected mayor. The council: Allan Williams, Ron Wood, Liz Byrd, Bill Soprovich, Victor Durman and Russ Fraser. DECEMBER @ North Vancouver City’s Fullerton Fill site said Vancouver economy. That's the message a dozen top represen- tatives of the local film industry gave five members of. North Vancouver District council. The motion to curtail film industry access to public facili- ties was subsequently defeated. 50% pay hike passed “You get what you pay for.” Coun. Trevor Carolan’s comment summed up the majority opinion at council as North Vancouver District’s new corporate directors voted themselves a huge pay raise. The adjustment will see coun- cillor indemnities rise from $19,810 to $29,715 effective Dec. 1, 1996. NEWS photo Cindy Goodman WINDS damaged a Lynnwood Marina boathouse.