City flip flops on video bylaw

A LIFTLE opposition from
the convenience store lobby
was all that was needed to
convince North Vancouver
City council to reverse its
original decision to remove
hot food and video games

from the shops.

Unul last week's meeting,
the three council members
concerned about “health and
hangouts” had Little informa-
on or opposition to counter
their wishes to legislate hot
food convenience stores out
of existence.

Alderman Gary Payne in
particular continually voiced
his concerns about hot food
and video games, combined
with the late hours of many
convenience stores, pro-
viding a “hangout” for local
youths. “Its a contentious
issuc. at least on council,” he

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said at an earlier meeting.

With the support of
Alderman Stella Jo Dean
and Frank Marcino at earlier
meetings, Payne succeeded
in pushing through amend-
ments to the City’s Shop
Closing bylaw which would
have:

*redefined retail space to
include shelves and self-
serve coolers and freezers;

*forbidden the sale of hot
foods;

*forbidden the installation
of video games.

But as the convenience
stores became aware of
council's plans, delegations
convinced the majority of
aldermen to back down on
the hot food issue, until at
last week's mecting almost
all council opposition disap

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peared and less stringent
amendments approved in
principal.

The City is now consider-
ing increasing the size of
convenience stores to 1,600
square fect, retaining hot
food services, including a
new definition of retail space
and retaining video games,
although with some restric-
tions in hours of use, par-
for

ticularly school age
children.

Throughout the’ two
month debate, Alderman

Bill Sorenson was squarely
on the side of the con-
venience stores. “There's
been no community outcry
to stop hot food sales and
video games,” he charged.
“It's just a few members of
council who think it’s un-
healthy to buy hot sand-

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FOLKFEST got off to a clouded start last week when
picketers appeared outside North Van Recreation
Centre, where the week of festivities is being held.
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
members are protesting volunteers doing the jobs of
usher, concessionaire and door person, which they
considered to be CUPE jobs. Folkfest organizers
maintain that with a total budget of $1,000 for the
week, even a special concession permitting the theatre
to be rented for $170 a night, there is absolutely no
money left in the kitty for payment of functions which
have always been carried out by Folkfest volunteers.
(Eric Eggertson photo)

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