denace RN nine cm an ae ae AN By A ATEN gee Meee Spite Cyn tielin mg aneies kee Renae he septs Betbaent sy Poet, Sint nenyueNenamen es: natPigrnne: ? SEARS OE Ro mea ee gegen ow . 2315 Tide Table For Pt. Atkinson “Lonsdale Quay sculpture BEAUTY — OR THE BEAST? 15.3 “BEAUTY IS i in the eye of the beholder, but some - beholders find no beauty in a sculpture planned for Waterfront Park at Lonsdale Quay. : Future residents of Har- : bourView Park at the Quay appeared at a recent North Vancouver City Parks and ‘Recreation meeting to voice ‘their concerns that the pro- posed sculpture will block their view and be dangerous "to children. Aldermen were split on Whether the City should maintain its $75,000 com- mitment to the $150,000 “Arts Council sculpture, or’ concede to making an error in judgment. and put a hold. on the promised funding. But as a result of. the meeting, aldermen agreed 4-2 to maintain their support _and match the $50,000 fun- ding the Arts Council has raised to date, versus the original $75,000. The-chosen 75 feet by WS - feet sculpture by artist Doug : Senft will be made, up of 10 By BARRETT FISHER |. steel arches, which will allow pedestrians to walk through. ~~ Said Ald. Rod Clark: “There come’s a time.in an’ alderman’s life where - he must swallow hard and make - admissions of mistakes. The - Arts Council has done |a credible job, but perhaps in- . put from council was .not, specific enough. The: pro- posed sculpture is overbear- ing and inappropriate ‘for a ‘passive park. ‘There are no jungle gyms: or swing facilities'in the park’ and kids will: go. for the sculpture to ‘climb on or deface,” Clark continued. “Only $48,000 of the $75,000: was raised by ‘the Arts’ Council, which :.shows the public isn’t overwhelm- ingly in favor of the project. , laws in Manitoba Time HULFt. Friday, sunny with Friday 21 G250 11.4 cloudy periods. tate me Saturday cloudy — 2200 15.41 Highs 18-20€ Saturday22 0345 11.1 0735 12.3 1455 2.4 2235 15.2 Enteriainment.......51 Sunday 23 0430 10.6 COLLINS: 8 Mailbox.............7 0825 11.8 Frvi Tees. 57 rying French language tetenes 1840 3.4 Travel............. 55 “nt was a mistake of a previous council, not the Arts Council. | think it is somewhat of an eyesore, and I won't support the spending of public money,”’ Clark said. Commenting in support of the sculpture, Ald. John Braithwaite said,‘‘It’s dif- ’ ficult to fathom the discus- sion we're getting. into. A. “commitment was made by a ‘council previous to this one. I don’t see where we can start criticizing a work of art. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. We’re commit- ted to this project as far as I'm concerned.”” Mayor Jack Loucks said the sculpture may not have been what counci! had bargained for, but agreed that the City had made a commitment. “Council accepted the idea of a sculpture and turn- ed it over to the Arts Coun- cil,”” Loucks said, ‘‘with no strings attached. | don't anEWws photo Mike Wa aiield THE WINNING sculpture chosen by the Arts Council to be built in Waterfront Park at Lonsdale Quay. WEATHER: What's Going On, ....56 know that much about art, but we had a different im- pression — the sculpture was to fit the park, not the park fit the sculpture. I thought of a statue, but this is a sculpture — a pretty broad term. But this council did make a commitment. We should think very seriously about what commitments we did make and the dedication of those involved.’” Ald. Stella Jo Dean agreed that council had made a mistake, but added she did not think they should make a second mistake, Dean said council - was committed to pay $75,000 to the Arts Council! came up with the other $75,000, but they had not, so she said the City shouldn't have to live up to their end of the bargain. Said Ald. Ralph Hall: “There has been no mistake, no fault — these are subjec- tive. Let’s get a little life. The sculpture will be the talk of the Western world.”’ Ald. Dana Taylor also voted for the sculpture’s go-ahead. “The idea of a park was” never intended to be the front yard of residents,’’ Taylor said, adding ‘‘Next ta culture, ain’t art grand.”’ Future Lonsdale Quay res- ident Bill Baird told council, “the structure is offensive and it is lacking a theme. There is a potential danger to my grandchild. The ‘scale . is 14 feet high in spots. it will attract a younger ele- ment and graffiti. It will end up being rusty and it is an eyesore.”” Arts Council president Joseph Cantafio was upset by the negative responses of council members. “My personal regret — is that our council has mixed emotion. The Arts Council had no intention of creating problems. .A signifigam ef- fort has been put in for an amenity. for our city, our North Shore. But we'll not -be able to accommodate all of you.” Artist Senft, who also at- tended the meeting, had no comment. The recommendation for the sculpture from the Arts and Recreation meeting. will go before council this Mon- day for a final decision. if they . § ; Forbes fo ind develop». ment; x 3 - Friday, June 21, 1985 - North Shore News Néws off a. West Vancouver house. -:, West. Vancouver _ fire -~ Officials say.a fire at-1110 + Gilston - Road.: destroyed the: roof... The-...fire :- is .- suspected to: have. been. . Started: by a’workman us- =: : ings-a , small Propane. »toreh. There were. no injuries. zwhich::.will” allow. WILLIAM GRIFFIN Pool : roof.’ “The current roof i is on- ly 10“ years ‘old: and _re- roofing will cost North Vancouver -District Council $116,000. Langley Roofing and Supplies Ltd. was award- _ed the re-roofing contract - with a bid of $109,838. “~The deteriorating con- 1° dition of the poal’s shake ‘lights roof “(A FIRE BURNT the roof ‘damage 6 estimate has been:~ Firefighters. were: called., _ Of about 54 feet... April. 1976.) , Js, getting. a new, to the. residence Wednes -day at 1:43 p.m. Officials _ say, the fire. had crawled ©: up: the wall from ™ the basement and the: main~: fire was: in the. aitic..No |. imum, height. “OF; 15 ‘feet, " whereas the. rezoning \f would. allow.:for. a height : ‘The “community pla ‘has been-.in. effect : since™ “May; - 1980, but. :was ap- : proved . in: ‘principle : in: , Reconsideration:. and ‘final , adoption ; of °. the: :{ “rezoning: will come , cup..ate. - the next’ t council ‘meeting. s roof. is “blamed on the high . heat and . humidity “Nevels “in the’: pool,” the “concentration ‘of “chemi- ceals in: the’ air the ‘ex- cessive condensation through poor insulation. _ Council approved a further $16,000 for the project as architectural costs and the price of the contract. .exceeded — the $100,000 originally | budgeted.