RE Ga Pae nea es Cok NEWS phote Terry Peters ‘The Final Curtain WEST T VANCOUVER councit has given a developer the go-ahead to replace the Odeon Theatre : with a three-storey building combining residential, office and retail space. - ‘THE. FORMER. Odeon "Theatre building ‘in’ West Vancouver will be “replaced by a three-storey, mixed-use ee ved Toe DISTRICT COUNCIL + By Maureen Curtis © The” developer's s:. decision “to. remove what’ many considered a par-.. al fourth storey. from the proposal -for 1563 Marine Dr., helped win West ‘Mancouver. District Council approval ‘for a development permit at its July 10 meeting. 3: . “This - project has been: before’ ” ouncil for many months,” said Coun. Allan -Williams.. “The construction should do: much to regularize the: appearance of the streetscape.” - , Council had been looking at pro posals for the site for years... Local. business interests were con-. ‘cemed about an earlier proposal that they argued would turn. too much commercially zoned space over to “ residential use. . - Council - “eventually approved a “commercial building. that was never built, apparently: because it was not economically viable. This latest ver- sion, by.” architect « Christopher Bozyck, combining residential, office and retail space, concemed neighbors because of the impact, its height - would have had on area views. “Although the area is zoned - for * two-storey buildings, three storeys are permitted if. public’ space” is included in the building’s footprint, . and when council deems a proposal *. has architectural merit. In the case of the Odcon Theatre - ! proposal, a pedestrian arcade through the building will link Marine Drive at the front: with Clyde “Avenue -and Rotary Lane at the rear. But the idea of a partial fourth" orey brought protests from ratepay-* er. groups and local residents. - The developer has since agreed to | reduce the project’ s scale, resulting in less of a visual impact ‘on the lane and” views from the. rear of the building. . Sunday, July 16, 1995 — North Shore News — 27 Contest draws interest A GRADE 9 student from ‘North Van is one of 17 runners-up in a province-wide writing contest held in conjunction with” the Empires Beyond the Great Wall exhibit at the Royal British Columbia Museum (RBCM) jin Victoria. . Colin Knight ‘of Windsor Secondary won an honorable men- tion for: his.short story about Genghis Khan and ‘an 800-year- old vase on exhibit at the museum, The short-story contest was one of four school contests coor- dinated by the RBCM to enhance learning opportunities connected to the prestigious exhibit. Entries came from 19,000 elementary and secondary school students in B.C. Empires Beyond the Great “Wall is on display at the RBCM uatil Sept. 10, : ffective immediately: the City is providing to the public a variety of methods to access the City’s electronic documents 7 days a week, .24:-hours a day from the convenience of their own homes ¢ or offices using a | 7 computer with a modem or a fax machine and telephone. Information brochures detailing ihe phone numbers _and how to use these services are available at both City Hall and the ae, Library or call the Fax: ‘On- Demand “all available electronically as ‘well as other City and North Shore information, These: services will provide mor opportunities for communicating with the public but will not replace any current means 5 of accessi ng. information. The Fax-On-Demand gystem. allows « anyone \ with a touch-tone phone to call the City (983-0617), respond, to the system's voice prompts by using the telephone keypad, and have the requested document(s) sent to the caller's fax machine: i The Bulletin Board System (BBS) allows anyone with a computer and a modem to view or download the ts information made available by the City (983- 0782). Mayor John E. Loucks: Mayor@City.North—Van. BC, CA. or communicating with the Mayor, Council or City Departments. Anyone with Internet Mail: has. the ability.t to. request documents from the City’s MailServ: system . by sending an electronic: mail request'.with. the: appropriate command to the Internet address. established for this purpose. ; The City’s BBS also provides a Public Forum to discuss : local issues (you can leave a message that others who‘ also read the messages can respond, to). yk . Anyone in North Vancouver (or for that matter, anyone in the world!) with a’ ‘computer complete with a ‘modem and access to the Internet can contact the Mayor, Council, or City Hall using | Internet mail. . Mayor & Council: Council@City North—Van, BC. CA City Departments — — Information & Questions: Info@City. North—Van. BC. CA’ Information brochures available at: City] Hall (141 w. 14th st), City Library, (131 W. 14th si) or call Fax“On-Demand, 983-0617.