pumber

two hall an

the firemen moved into a

Pictured at the opening ceremony holding the ribbon is
Fire Chief Bob McDonald, who was the first fireman to

serve at the old fireball. Mayor Don Bell swings the axe
in an appropriate way of cutting the ribbon to open the

new firehall.

N. Van City backs
connector study

BELEAGUERED citizens in
the

Hastings-Sunrise area
got a helping hand from
North Vancouver City
council recently ;

The area's. planning
committee request for
council to urge the
provincial government to

free up funds for a study on
alternatives to the current
Burnaby/Second Narrows
Freeway connector was
unanimously supported by
the mayor and aldermen

In a letter to council, the
committee said the = study
was originally supported by
the B.C. highways mimstry
and funding arranged to be
spht' between Wancouver
City and the government
But after terms of reference
were developed and a study

Senator’s

ets the nod

DINERS can now enjoy an
outside terrace at Senators
restaurant thanks North
Vancouver City count]
Aldermen approved a by
law change at a
mecting which
West Esplanade
to utilize the
onty

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recent
allows the
restaurant
terrace while
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adding packing
spaces
[he

commodate upto Ol people

tertace will nxt

Council also approved a

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from oa

change

street which

two family site toaoa

ore extended care

AN EXIRA

care beds are to be added at

LIN extended

Lions Crate Hospital under

Muinistry of

capital proyeets progran

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Henulth
Minaiater Niclscu
North MI As
Angus Ree and Jack Davis

Capansion

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Jian annie
Vancouver
the facality

Niclsen said

DOWN WITH THE OLD and into the new. North
Vancouver District firemen watched as their old

Mountain Highway
demolished Monday after 29 years’ service. Last week

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new firehall next door.

team selected, the ministry
decided to withhold its share
of the funding and_ thus
stopped .the study, the
committee said.

“The current connector ts
an tncomprehensible
solution to the problem,”
said Alderman Gary payne.

“No wonder people get so
cynical about the govern-
ment when they see that
situation exist, yet Taylor
Way gets ifs own overpass.”

Mayor Jack Loucks
tempered his support by
pointing out that the

provincial government
ongnally wanted to put in

an overpass when the
connector was built, but
Vancouver “dragged its
heels” and the current

connector was built instead

comprehensive decelop

ment
Mavandad: Solar

will

Group
construc tl four
townhouses on the = site,
with six) parking

Ihe three 3
bedroom and one | bedroom
suites wall

along
spaces

occupy two
buildings and cover 35 2 per
centof the site

Ihe complex’s density of
274 4K umts per acre iw well
below allowable
maximum of JO per acre

the

The units will be sold not

teoated

will bring the total com
plement of catlended care
beds at the hospital to 704

Phe total estimated cost of
the progect currently vet bos
comnphetion an date PeN tas
Se MOO) OOD

Noclsen said the approsal

by
the

followed a tcxicw
Board of all

mienmastfys capital

Treasury
health

proper ts