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Dear Editor:

Residents of the North Shore are
justly proud of the Baden-Powell
Centennial Trail which, from its
opening in 1971, has snaked its
way from Horseshoe Bay on Howe
Sound to Deep Cove on Indian
Arm.

it may, therefore, come as a
shock for them to learn that sec-
tions of it are in trouble, partiy
from disrepair, paztly from = en-
croachment by the inexorable nor-
thward march of housing.

To illustrate: Parking at the
Horseshoe Bay end is virtually
non-existent, the one-time parking
lot having been taken over by a
highways maintenance yard. The
Hollyburn Ridge section south
from Cypress Bowl, though still
open, carries the dissuasive sign
indicating that the trail is in poor
condition and that hikers use it at
their own risk.

In North Vancouver, the bridges
along the Grouse Mountain stretch

‘in troubl

are in poor repair and the crossing
of Abeland Canyon has vanished
altogether.

[It is, however, on the next
stretch from Mountain Highway
eastward that the greatest threats
exist. Between that point and
Pipeline Road in’ Lynn Creek
valley, houses are already visible
while the walk along the road
south to Dempsey is a nightmare.
Not only is it narrow and twisting,
it carries all the traffic for the new
Lynn Headwaters Park.

Leaving aside the Lynn Canyon
park section with its deteriorating
boardwalk, the stretch east of the
Seymour River is in the process of
being pre-empted by houses even
now.

A great part of the trouble
comes from divided authority. The
Scouts, the trail’s original builders,
have given up responsibility for its
upkeep and that duty lies in the
hands of the local authorities
through which the trail passes: the

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Second Chance

The Adult Basic Education Program is an alternative route
for adults who did not finish grade 12, who want to upgrade
their education before entering college or university, or who
want to improve their job prospects.

Students generally work at their own pace and fit classes
into their work schedules. Capilano offers day and evening
courses in English, Math, Social Studies, Biology, Chemistry,

Physics, and Computers.

Interviews are now being held for classes that start in
January. Call 984-4971 for information or an appointment.

@ae cAPILANO COLLEGE
ae 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver

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Municipality of West Vancouver,
the Provincial Parks Branch and
the District of North Vancouver.
Such a division means that there
is no overall body to see to upkeep
and possible re-routing in areas
where creeping suburbia is en-
croaching.
David Macarce
West Vancouver

7 - Wednesday, December 28, 1988 ~ North Shore News

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