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~ YOUR COMMUNITY |
SINCE 1969

NCOUVER’S. proposed Park
cl cleared two more hurdles Monday;

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and “Tifford

Hut-controversy. surrounding the plan is faccfrom_over.

7 couneil uis tow
away roo. approviny

ninunity. ‘plan a
‘group’of merchant !
fegal action over the proposal.’

“Eightysmerchants. hinted in alee.

“ter front the Lonsdale. by:the Quas
Merchants | Association.” thatsthes
would sue; the city to 1ccoup losses

from.the &ftbreach®. of

abandon: -

ng.the (cily) commiumity plan.’
“SS teuter author and: Lower. Lons-
dale merchant-Alfred -Mertin® said

“in an. interview: the, suggestion (of

arene Me

clegal
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Reporter:

“no vidle. threat. |
good chance Lawl 2
go “ahend “and! sue “them —- he

avenue is opensfordtS herold the:

News: : : oo Ae
: Suburban ‘shopping centre at
the Park and*Tilford site wil cun-
nibalize the. Lonsdale areag” the

cmerchanis’ charged im the dine. 24

jetter tothe councih
“Merchants, residents, city start:

. all’ s latest

and some aldermen have repeattd-
: the $28-milliony {5 &2-aere =
BCE: Development Corp. shopping
Is coatrary “to the’,
‘owmcentre concept approved: find

tated the
centre play run

supported by the city in past years:
Three) clauses.:contrary: toy ihe

proposed . shopping .centre were,

narrowly: changed in the communi-
ty plans cas they could opert the
door for future legal troubles./
City administrator Gerry Brewer
udmitted-the clauses:—- which jsaid
the city. would not consider. /facili-

ties similar. to, Capilano. Mall and -

Westview Shopping Centre -+ were

changed partly dite’ to the mer--
“chants” threatened legal achion,

S.Pwo aldermen: slammed” the

Punishment vote

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sudden community plan” changes,
saying the moveuwas. catering: to
the developer. T dan'r think we

“should be nishing, through this just
“to please a (develorinent) applica-
don, said Ald John Braithwaite,

JAld. Dana. Taylor had stronger
words. “'We have decided to gut
the: community: plan,’ -he said:

We sno: longer) ‘have
anybody can Jay any faidh ine:

oi But Ald. Allan Blair, a longtime |

supporter of the proposal, said the
“changes to. the community plan
‘supported a call to review the ‘city |
» planning document. B i

AI. Elko Kroon, ‘the deciding
vote on the proposal and w-propo-

“nent of having. a partion of the,

fa plan:

nadians everywhere
“be celebrating «our

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approval

1 30-acre ite forsindustrial use, suid
the shopping centre and a propos-.
td-adjacent Cannell Studios film

estudio have to go chand-in- band.

“Without the studio tan ine,

‘dustrial use}. there is. ng cammer-
cial commitment on my parc, Said
Kroon. : who “did not: rule: outa,
dast-minute change of mind.
~~ Cannell: Studios - president
.Michael-. Dubelko. has reneated|y
‘told council: that-a, studio, on part
cof the property hinges on approval

otthe shopping cenjres 7 *

_ Final approval ofoihe! necessary:

Scommtunits’ plan. change is now on

fedd-andl details of the project's: .