~ Sunset”
Marina ©
gets
its lease

~ Sunset ‘Marina will be
permitted by West Van-
couver council to lease 2.65

acres on Howe Sound’ for: 7

$8,700 a year.

‘Alderman Ann Arnott :
‘tried to refer the matter last |

week’ to the parks” and
recreation advisory com-

-, Mission, but- council did not
_ support her. -

Municipal Manager Terry

‘Lester said he believed these

_are “the best negotiations |
. we can arrive at.”

ty

Mayor Derrick Hum-
phreys. said the drawn-out
negotations, involving
solicitors on both sides, need
to come to an end soon so
the marina can begin work in
the warm weather. He added
that the lease amount is
substantially higher than it
was before.

Arnott was the only
alderman voting “nay” in the
three readings given to the
lease bylaw. She maintained
the adjacent beach is a good
fishing area and there is a
need to protect the public

’ interest.

- — s
Alderman Don _ Lanskail
commented that Alderman
Doreen Blackburn, who
assited in the negotiations,
was “extremely zealous is
making sure that business

and commercial’ interests
didn’t get away with
anything.”

‘

Sewer
charge

raised

North Vancouver District
council passed a motion last
week to increase the cost of
sewer maintenance
throughout the District to
$32 per single-family
residence, with propor-
tionate increases for
apartments and con-
dominiums.

This follows recently
reported increases in fees for
municipal permits; and in-
spections, required) in new
construction.

GARBAGE CONTAINER
RENTALS RAISED

Also approved by council
was a recommendation by
the municipal engineer that
garbage container rental
charges be raised to cover
increasing costs. New
charges will be $9 per month
for containers of I cu. yd.
capacity; $9.50 for 2 cu. yd.
and $10 for 3 cu. yd.

Dumping charges for extra
dumps will also be in-
creased, For pre-scheduled
extra dumps the charge rises
to $4 while for non-
scheduled dumps the new
charge will be $4.50.

Municipal Engineer John
Bremner points out that the
new fees represent a three-
year average increase whith

' should hold the new charges

constant for that period.

Check Qo our outdoor
garden shop for big
blossoming bargains!
We have special prices
on a great selection of
flowering shrubs,
evergreens and
rockery plants.

Shop early and

get growing!

+ if

1. Junipers.
Choose from Andororra, Emerald
and Sabina (spreading and semi-

_ Spreading varieties). Plant in open.

sunny place.
ny P 1 gal. Sale 1 .99
2. Ilex Crenta Convexa.
Compact, slow growing shrub with
glossy leaves. Good for low hedge

m shade or Sun, sate 1.99

3. Astiibe.

Assorted, hardy ‘perennials with
green to red foliage and showy
flowers from May to July.

1 gal. Sale 1 .99

4. Chamaecyparis Filifera
(false cypress). -

* Bright gold or yellow colour foliage.

Will not burn in sun.

1 gal. Sale 1 .99

5. Fatsia Japonica.
Lush growing shrubs with creamy

white flowers in October. They
grow. best in protected shady
areas.
1 gal. Sale 1 .99
5 gal. Sale 9.7 /
6. Aucuba.

Assorted varieties. All require
shade or semi-shade, and all are

smog resistant. gal. Sale 1 .99

7. Azalea Japonica.
Idea! for borders or rockeries in full
sun or partial shade. Athome in our

climate.
1 gal. Sale 2./ /
8. Fatshedera.

This hybrid plant provides good
ground cover tor both shady and
sunny areas.

1 gal Sale 2.47

9. Forsythia Suspensa.
Suited for covering steep slopes.
Features yellow flowers in late

March and A nil
P 1 gal. Sale 2. 1 7

10. Hosta.

Assorted perennials with attractive
foliage and long-lasting summer
flowers. Likes sun-or light shade.

1 gal. Sale 2 7

11. Assorted Pieris.
Ornamental shrub that forms
flowers in autumn and blossoms
uSually in April and May.

1 gal. sate 2 77
5 gal. Sale 9 lf

reddish brown bark. One _of the
world’s largest trees.
‘9 2 gal. Sale 5

13. Pinus Mugo.
Small, compact evergreen with
dark green needles. Successful in

most souls. 2 gal. Sale 577

14. Choisya Ternata.

Dense evergreen with sweetly
scented lowers from late spring to
early summer. Grows in sun or

shade. 2 gal. Sale 5.77

15. ilex Ferox Aurea.
Very interesting plant with golden,
deep gold or yellow-green colour

leaves. Male.
5 gal. Sale 9.7 (

16. Assorted Aucuba.
Broad-leaf evergreen that is smog
resistant. Requires shade or

semrshade 5 gal. Sale 9.77

Personal shopping only, please. Sorry, no deliveries. All items subject to nursery availability.
Prices in effect till Saturday, April 21.

[he Garden Shop, Park Royal

‘Beautiful

17. Juniperus.

Sabina, Torulosa, Broadmoor,
Pfitzer, Aurea and Buffalo var-
ieties. Spreading and semi-
spreading plants for open sunny

Places. 5 gal. Sale 9. 7

18. Corylus Contorta.

Shrub with very “twisted,
corkscrew-like branches... Attrac-
tive hanging catkins in winter.

2 gal. Sale 9.77

19. Arondinaria Japonica.

Evergreen shrub with large leaves.
Likes shade or semi-shade.

2 gal. Sale 9 Wa

20. ). Cupresso Cyparis Leyland.
Vigorous growing tree ideal for tall
hedges and seaside planting.

5 gal. Sale 11 ld?

21. Assorted Rhododendrons.
shrubs with clustered
flowers and leathery green foliage.
Most do well in partial shade.

5 gal. Sate 1 1 7

22. Cedrus Deodora.
Unusual plant with bluish-green

foliage and dense horizontal or

drooping branches.
5 gal. Sale 1 1 Ald

23. Assorted Prunus (cherry).

One of the most popular flowering
trees in southern B.C. Blossoms in
early spring.

5 gal. Sale 24.77

24. Cedrus Atlantica Glauca.
A picturesque tree with silvery-blue
coloured needte-like leaves.

7 gal. Sale 26.77

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