ByV VIC HODSON _

” Should limited -

‘ fecreational . boat- mooring .

be allowed in Deep Cove?
Should North Vancouver
District. council add its
weight, to the petition of a
Deep-Cove group to put a
reasonable, well-safeguard-
.~ ed ‘plan for such mooring
': before National Harbours
, Board? -

“Those were the questions
. posed at council’s policy and
planning committee last
Monday. when a delegation _
répresenting.a group known

as Deep Cove Marine. Trust.

presented a brief to the
mayor and aldermen. -

“Deep Cove’ “Marine Trust

is an: ‘informal group. of -

boaters, formerly” known as
the .

’- are interested: in‘ preserving
the’ aestlietic. ‘qualities of the.
picturesque ‘bay, but who

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without. disturbing. the “ac- .

tivities: of. those who enjoy -
the - “beaches. and” other
amenities. of the area, would -

like to.see the restoration of

controlled moorings off-

shore. |:

Their action stems from
the 1978 decision of -the
National Harbours Board to
eject all: moored boats from
the waters of Deep Cove.
This decision was designed
primarily to rid Deep Cove
of live-aboards, tugs and

_ other: vessels which were
contributing to the pollution

of the waters and were an -

~ Page 8, February 18, 1979-Sunday News

“Deep ‘Cove. Marine, ~
Recreation: Association, who |

and__.visitors.. alike. The

problem: was that ‘the NHB. __
‘action: — by evicting locally ~
owned pleasure craft as well

— resulted in the baby being

thrown out with the: bath-

water. — wette

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It is the. desire: of 1 Dedp

‘Cove Marine Trust to return
the “baby” to the Cove —
but this.time, so to speak,
well diapered.

Neil Hunter of 1720 Deep .

Cove Road, the spokesman
for the Trust, informed the

councils’ policy and planning .

“offensive. sight to residents

committee “that” his. group »;

“was seeking authorization
for a maximum of 30
*. moorings which would be so

_ Sited as to allow free access .
to all existing facilities in

Deep Cove, provide minimal

Cove's panoramic view, and

- a high: level of safety for -

vessels. navigating the area.

‘He also explained the

-Trust's definition of...a

-- recreational vessel as one |

which does. not generate
income for the owner and
which is not used in Deep
Cove . as accommodation.
However, three of the

proposed moorings would be -

: placed and maintained by
‘the Trust solely for the use of
visiting recreational vessels
which, in the course of a
cruise, might conveivably
provide habitation for their
owners fora night or two.

‘The ‘Trust's proposals. for
Secure _ moorings, a

visual interference with the -

“well _ be

* evietion of all moored craft fromthe bay - - Jnciuding locally owned pleasure | boats.

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spaced from each other and
about 150 yards off-shore,
appeared to be well thought
out.

Their administrative
arrangements, dealt with at
length in Hunter's brief,
indicated that the Trust is a
non-profit organization

which will be self-supporting .

financially and self-policing
=, not only as regards its

own members, but also as __
‘regards interlopers (who can ~
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for action).

The Trust further
stipulates that it will ensure
payment of appropriate fees
to the jurisdictional body for
water usage, and will handle
the annual. cost of main-
taining moorings in a safe
condition.

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Neil Hunter concluded his
presentation by noting that.

“If this proposal is found
accep.able to the majority of
the parties concerned, it
would help justify the time
and money spent by council
and others in their efforts to

protect Deep Cove from
overcrowding and misuse”.

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referred the brief
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