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$600,000 FIRST PHASE

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WATERERONT Pas orama Park
and Deep Cove Park have recently
been joined in the first phase ot
Deep Cove's  revitalivanon and
beautificanion plan.

The bottom of dead end Gallant
street was shortened so the parks
could be joined alone the water-
front and provide a larger walking
area and more seating space.

Lighting was installed making
the area safe for evening strolls,
and the children’s playground was
renewed. The old washroom was
removed and a new one installed
elsewhere so that the view is no
longer blocked.

Dirk Oostindie, of the District
of North Vancouver's Parks
Department, said the area definite-
ly needed improvement. ‘People
are surprised when they see the
changes and everybody is very pos-
itive,’ he said.

Phase one cost $600,000 and
phase two, if approved, will cost at
least another $300,000, Oostindie
said.

Phase two would include more
improvements at Panorama Park,

A THIRSTY TEEN carrying a
quantity of hot pop was recently
nabbed by North Vancouver
RCMP during a routine patro} in
Deep Cove.

Police officers observed the
young man placing large, silver
soft drink cannisters taken from
the Raven Inn pub into a vehicle.

The vehicle was checked and
four males were arrested.

One of the four, a 16-year-old
teen, is being charged with theft
under $1,000.

a continuation of the walkway
dhany the water, renewal of the
canoe renal area and compienon
of the parking fot. Qostindie siad
the parks depactinent intends to
finish othe project perore nest
summer.

Krysha Derbyshire of North Van
District planning department sitid
more upgrading is planned such as
repaving Gallant Street,  under-
ground wiring and landscaping,
but no time has been scheduled
yet.

She said many people visit the
waterfront park. **Deep Cove and
Cates Parks are the only water-
front parks in the District of North
Van and attract a lot of people.”

Local pizzeria) owner Gus
Roumeliopis, who has been located
in Deep Cove for 15 years, says
more locals have visited the park
since the improvements and_ his
daytime sales have increased.

Roumeliopis says the improve-
ments are changing the character
of Deep Cove. ‘‘What a lot of
people liked is that it is not city-
like here, the new change brings in
the city a bit,"’ he said.

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TWO LOCAL residents look out over the panoramic view of Deep Cove from the
the area’s new revitalization program,

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