a BRAEMAR-DEMPSE Y CONNECTOR Link welcomed by some — not all THE NEW Kilmer Creek subdivision and Braernar-Demp- sey connector may be under way, but it could be a while before some of the hard feelings between people on either side of the mountain die down. Braemar area residents are still smarting after a long-fought battle to stop the subdivision and road from going through. Whereas in Lynn Valley, resi- dents are, for the mosi part, par- ticularly anxious to'see the road. built. “People in Lynn Valley are liv- only worrying about ‘their side of the mountain,’’ and not thinking about the benefits to the entire community. ing with a very poor road system. It was planned with no anticipa- tion that there would be so many ° people living here,’". Derek An- Wendy Mehain, one _drews, president of abe Lynn of the Braemar-area munit tion, ° Mad cent ty Association. residents who fought Lynn Valley now has a large against the road commercial area, many churches and perhaps the highest concentra- link-up, feels that \ tion of multi-family residences in i the district. This generates a lot of proponents got . 1 >. traffic in and out of the area, An- support by preying Le drews pointed out. | : Without the Braemar-Dempsey on: the Se ears of 4 connection, the future residents of people in areas like i the 276-lot subdivision would only . . i be able to get to the services they Wellington in order \ need by travelling west to Lons- CO Ti yyy | dale, down Lonsdale and then east to “divide and ' ‘on 29th. conquer. \ Or they would have to take \.. Wellington, a narrow road with an - ‘\ elementary school on it that is cur- \ rently having difficulty handling a ee \ traffic flow, . “They should take a broader : x “The connector may not solve view. This is logical and in- -+,-the traffic problems on 29th and. evitable,”” Andrews added. . After the Braemar area residents Garden Club: members with more /) Wellington, but. it will prevent them from - getting worse,” Said Andrews.’ The connector has been planned , for some 20 years, Andrews said, and not completing it would be “totally iNogical,’’ in his mind. Andrews felt that the. residents who have been fighting the new "development and road linkage are collected about 1,000 names of people against the two Projects, parents: and residents in the Fromme School area got worried about increased traffic in their area and got.just as large a petition together in favor. “And they. did it in one weekend,’ says Andrews. ~~ Wendy Mehain, one of the Braemar area residents who fought against the road link-up, feels that proponents got support by preying on the fears of people in areas like Wellington in order to ‘divide and conquer.”* She is feeling discouraged by her group’s failure to stall the development and road connector. “*] gave it my best shot and now I'm trying to be realistic. My ma- jor concerns are now traffic noise and traffic safety,”’ said Mehain. She’s worried about her’ three children having to cross Braemar to get to school and predicts a lot of noise from cars and‘ buses struggling up the steep hill, especially in winter. . “‘During a recent snowfall Braemar and Upper Lonsdale looked like parking lots,’* Mehain recalled. Although she realizes that the connector had been planned for a while, she maintains that its in- evitability was not generally known. wy “Maybe they shouldn't put. development where the local roads can’t handle them,”’ said Mehain. | Her other concern is that con- - necting the two neighborhoods will increase crime levels. Mehain - noted — that the’ new development and road seems to have brought more real estate - agents into the area, seeking peo-— ple wanting to sell and move out. Another major player in the. campaign against the project is planning to sell her home. :: “*I feel we've been forced to sell... I'm fed up and I’m angry,” said Gayle Shaw. : “Pm not prepared to put “up with another four years’ of ag- gravation while the development ‘ ‘goes in,’” Shaw added. Shaw’-and her husband, - who ~ thought they had found a quiet neighborhood, are now looking for ~ Get ready for the garden LYNN VALLEY gardeners have a-. ctop of gardening workshops and activities ahead to keep them busy until such time as warmer weather will allow them out in their . backyards. One piece of good news. is the rebirth of a local garden: club, : originally one of the oldest such: clubs on the North Shore. :°.. - . The Lynn ‘Valley. Garden Club had its inaugural meeting Jan.* 19. Ruth Howard, a’ member of. the club, said 30 people, many of them young first-time. homeowners, at-_ - tended the meeting! ‘It seemed to) be very. well received,”” she. said. ‘There was great enthusiasm.” - The next meeting of the club will be held Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in. Lynn Valley United Church. The guest speaker will be Carol.. Bellinger, who holds a diploma in engineering technology in landscape horticulture, who will speak on Seeds Plus Soil Equals Success. . AS part of her talk, Bellinger |. will show how to mix a good soil, and i in what proportions. Howard says there will also be a _ Show of plants that members have _ managed to. keep. alive over: the winter.:.. The ‘“Over-Wintering Plant Show’? will see ribbons being. awarded to the finest specimens. °; People ’just..starting - with their garden © ‘have: another . helpful resource -in “the. Lynn Valley established gardens’ make available - am. to'1:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. shrubs from their own garden that they wish to curtail. ; *. For. more’: information «on the | club — which is open to non-Lynn Valley residents’ as: well “— call’ Ruth Howard at 987-5055... + Acs pumber ‘of gardening: : ; workshops are also being offered .- through the North Vancouver Rec- reation Commission in the Grouse Room of Karen Magnussea Arena. Ingeborg Pay will be teaching three, one-day . courses, | starting with Deck and Patio Planters, 330 Designs for construction of siaple planters : will be provided along «vith instruction in the cre- ation of colorful container plan- tings... Learn to grow and harvest Culi- nary Herbs, Mar. 4, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Students may take home seeds and cuttings to start their own gardens. For information on these courses call the arena at 987- PLAY. . . . Crossword Answers - ~ a : A Be $s ‘E another quiet neighborhood. Andrews says that the anger in the neighborhood will die down once the Braemar-Dempsey con- nector is built and the new development established. “It’s fear of the unknown. 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