Lictascoart Proweor UPpare Open Road n31 Phere ore no biidire viens es scheduled dhs week end Phe newt Jesure wiht oon Monday evening Saturn restyles three-door bor updates on bridge construgton infenmagien seenety a . haten teh} 8 EM sporty coupe for 2001 ao, Bright Lights ooo 12 Xmas Calendar ee* 42 Classifieds eee 39 Lautens eae § ; Mercer ooo] Talking Personals e+ 20 Under the spell of children’s author J.K. Rowling This Week 13 The Voice of North aad Wes? Vancouver since 1969 Www.nsnews.com FREE n ! i | in ferry fray Horseshoe Bay expansion at issue Katharine Hamer News Reporter khamcr@nznews.com WEST Vancouver school board has declared its support for a Horseshoe Bay parent group opposed to BC Ferries terminal expansion plans. The board was asked at its Oct. 24 meeting te back an injunction against BC Ferries being sought by the Gleneagkes Concerned Parents Committee (GCPC). ‘The parenrs of children at Gleneagles elementary are worried about the potential safety and environmental impact of BC Ferries’ $30 million ter- minal expansion plans at Horseshoe Bay. The plans include a new admin- istrative building, maintenance facility, ticket booths and expanded parking capacity, The 300 members of the committee are concerned about the potential for increased traffic, noise levels and reduced air quality arising from the expansion plans. On Tuesday, the school board announced that it was asking BC Ferries to conduct an environmental impact study to determine the effect of the terminal expansion on Gleneagles elementary. ; ~The school board has offered staff and office assistance to the GCPC and asked staff to prepare an affidavit detailing all of its concerns about the expansion from an educational perspective. That information will also be shared with the North Shore Health Region, West Vancouver councillors and municipal staff. Said school beard chairman David Stevenson, “We'd like BC Ferries to carefully consider how the terminal expansion project will impact s elementary school — both during construction and in the nor- mal operation phase. Parents are very concerned about traffic, noise, and air quality and have a host of unanswered questions.” The school board has extended an invitation to BC Ferries to have a representative speak to the issue at its Nov. 14 meeting. The parent group had sent a letter to BC Ferries CEO Bob Lingwood outlining its intentions to file an injunction by the end of October. The injunction has yet to be filed. Committee spokesman Jeff Peterson said the need to file an injunction is not urgent at this time because the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is still conducting an environmental assessment of the plan. BC Ferries has not vet been granted a blasting per- mit. However he said if BC Ferries were about to begin construction work, parents were prepared to file immediately. Peterson said the parents are “heartened and gratified by the involve- ment of the school board.” ly fi F F : West Vancouver District. council recently filed a Freedom o 4 ‘ a ease ~ , > ; Information request to obtain access to all BC Ferries records pertaining to NEWS photo Mike Wakefield the construction plans. The action was taken after the Crown corporation only provided the municipalicy with selected reports. Municipal manager David Stuart said ‘Thursday that the records would NORTH Vancouver sculptor Graham Eagle shows one of his eclectic and whimsical architectural- See Rock page & based pieces to he exhibited at Circle Craft Gallery Nov. 3 to Dec. 5. Sin RER Weather Stripping Products 15 West ist St. M Van Storm door & window weather stripping sweeps, seals, 985-3066 tapes, thresholds. Save money on your heating expenses. It us ‘at www:.homebuilders.ca ANE: ae