Autos torched

NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP are investigating two velti-

cle blazes.

A 1987 Volkswagen Scirroco was stripped and a fi ire was
started in the back. The car’s seats were missing und the
_ Stereo and rear bumper were left on the street near the car
in the 1900-block of Sutherland Avenue on June 22.
Six days earlier, thieves tried to hotwire a 1992 Toyota
pickup on the 300-block of East 14th. A fire was started on
_the front seat which destroyed the car.

Councils break

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS will not appear.in today’s paper
because the three North Shore councils will not meet this
week. Look for council agendas in Municipal Affairs in next
Sunday's edition of the News. All councils will meet July 14.

.NVD plans to reduce variances

‘ Froni page 3

: whole new range of ¥ Variance permits
1 west of Lynn Creek.

After one year of dealing with res- -

idents who don't understand the new
_ bylaw, developers who don’t consult
-with their-neighbors and more public
-input than ever before, staff say pro-
* cessing time. for Variance permits has
increased from 15 10:20 weeks. * ’

According ‘to planning manager. -

Irwin -Torry,:.including | residential
neighborhoods ea east of Lynn Creek i in

the bylaw. will “undoubtedly increase

the volume of applications, extend
' processing times for development
“variance permits, and reduce cus-

tomer service in other areas.”
A motion from Coun. Emi2 Crist

to extend Bylaw 6645 east of, Lynn —

Creek was deferred by council so that
community associations could assess

-the impact and report to council.

Planning staff has received permis-
sion from council to develop amend-

‘ments to Bylaw 6645 that will reduce

the number of vi variance applications. °

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And they weren't good,

North’ Vancouver RCMP are
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The putice report that they
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The victims gave money to
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