chief appointed

THE North Shore
Health Region (NSHR)
board has appointed Dr.
John Maynacd as its
new regional chief of
staff.

Maynard, a North Vancou-
ver resident and an active
member of the North Shore
medical staff for over 10 years,
took on the job on July 1, fora
three-vear term. He replaces
Dr, Don Warren, whose term
as regional chief of stal¥ expired
on Jrne 30.

As regional chief of staff for
the North Shore Health
Region, Maynard is responsible
for ensuring the region’s phys
cians and surgeons continue to
maintain quality medical care.
He said he is looking forward
to the challenges of the new
role.

“The medical staff of the
North Shore have a strong his-
tory of providing high quality
medical care,” he said. “There
is a positive environment in the
community toward our health
system on the North Shore
nght now, and I look forward
to working with my colleagues,
the board of the North Shore
Health Region, and its staff to
find ways to improve the level
of care in our region.”

A graduate of Simon Fraser
University and the University
of Calgary, Maynard was ar
ident and emergency physician
in Victoria for a decade betore
returning «tothe | Lower
Mainland as an) emergency
physician at Vancouver General
Hospital for two years. During
this time, he was also a medical
director tor Expo 86.

In 1987, ke established a
solo practice in Deep Cove.

He was chief of general
practice at Lions Gate Fiospital
and is current president of the
North Shore Medical Society.

In confirming the appoint-
ment, NSHR board chairman
Len Kelsey said Maynard’s
knowledge and experience of
the North Shore will be crucial
as the region and its medical
staff work together to build a
stronger and more integrated
health svstem.

He also acknowledged the
contribution of the outgoing
regional chief of staff.

“We look forward to Dr.
Maynard's perspective,” Kelsey
said.

“it is equally important to
recognize the outstanding
work Dr. Warren did in leading
the quality of professional care,
and building links benveen the
board and the medical staff
during his term.”

Street vendors OK’d
for upper Lonsdale |

Kevin Gillies -

News Reporter’

THE smeil of fried
onions could soon be
wafting down northern-
Lonsdale, but it won’t
be coming from
McDonald’s.

North Vancouver City
council decided last week to
allow four “street vendor” sites
to set up shop on Lonsdale-
area’ . sidewalk —_ locations

tween 14th and 21st streets.

A report to council from
property use inspector David
Owens ‘states that the four
vending sitcs were chosen
because there is-enough foor
traffic and minimal impacts on
established area businesses.

The four areas are: |
Wi the plaza on the west side of
Lonsdale at 14tin Street;

Mi the southeast corner of
Lonsdale and 17th Street;

@ the northwest corner of
Lonsdale and 19th Street; and

B® the southeast corner of
Lonsdale and 21st Street, near
Londor Drugs.

“Ic gives a different kind of
ambience in the city,” said
Coun. Barbara Sharp of street
vendors. “Part of what you
want to do is sit down on a
bench with a smokey.”

Coun. Barbara Perrault said
two benefits of street vendozs
are choice and increased strect
activity.

“I think the more activity
you sec on the streets, the safer
they are,” she said, adding
council should nor interfere in
the market place.

But Mayor Jack Loucks,
didn’t support the idea.

“We've got more food ser-
vices and more restaurants; J
think these people will be more
of a nuisance’ than anything,”
Loucks said. “I certainly don’t

feel it's appropriate in the city .

as I see it.”
But Coun. Darrell Mussatto

noted that when the concept
was originally drawn up there
were a lot more sites being con-

. sidered,

“We had a list of a whole
bunch and now we’re down to
four,” he said.

Coun. Stella Jo Dean —
who, ‘with “Loucks, voted
against the vending sites —~
noted, “We had someone from
Lower Lonsdale speaking for
90 businesses that were against
street vending.” .

Three Lower Lonsdale
vending locations were
scrapped after the opposition
expressed = concern ~— with
increased competition:

The cost of a vending cart
business licence for any of the
locations will be $600.

The April city report said

London Drugs requested the
2st Street site while Mr.
Tubesteak, Yummy Hot Dogs
and Maggie’s Deli expressed
interest in che 14th Street site.

But McDonald’s Rest-
aurant owner Jim Pike lobbied
in writing against the sites near
his business.

Ina May 2 letter to council,
Pike said vendors selling similar

products would have an unfair

advantage over him and bene-
fit from his advertising.

“Cart operators would be
recipient to licence benefits
with only minor expense and
capital outlay,” Pike’s letter
said. “The existing businesses,
such as mine, kave had to
shoulder expenses such as
health licences, —_ business
licences property taxes, sewer
and water.”

Fike is an owner-operator
of a McDonald’s franchise and
not a representative of the fast
food chain. His letter states
that he pays $185,000 annual-
ly tor water, sewer, reat and
maintenance.

Pike said he is forced, by
law, to filter onion and cooking

oi! fumes to eliminate smcl

and pollution. °

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