Friday, October 19, 1990 - North Shore News - 5 Businesses grapple with youth problems From page 3 problem,"’ she © said. “They don’t need to be referred to as scum of the earth.”’ Swanston suggested better communication between adults in constructive recreation without and youths as the short-term solu. constant adult: supervision would tion. be a long-term benefit ta ihe But, she said, a place where community and society as a youth could gather and participate — whole. Man injured in BC Rail incident A 19-YEAR-old West Vancouver man and a 17-year-old North Vancouver youth face charges after a BC Rail train was stopped and the (rain operator was wounded in an altercation involving a knife. A West Vancouver Police spokesman said the incident occurred Oct. 8 just before midnight at 16th Street and Argyle Avenue. The approaching train driver saw the two suspects on the tracks ahead of him. One of males dropped his pants and *‘mooned"’ the oncoming train. The train was travelling at about 18 mph when the emergency brakes were engaged to stop the train. In a subsequent confrontation the youth allegedly threatened the BC Rail employee. The train driver suffered a minor slash to the stomach and three-quarter-inch cut to the right palm of his hand. Police say that had the train been travelling a bit faster, the wheels of the train would have locked, causing thousands of dollars in damage. The 19-year-old West Vancouver man faces a mischief charge. The 17-year-old North Vancouver youth faces a charge of possession of an offensive weapon, assault causing bodily harm and assault while armed with a weepon. Fireworks spree sparks charges AN 18-YEAR-old West Vancouver man and a 20-year-old North Vancouver man face several trespassing, mischief and arson charges following a recent fireworks firing spree in West Van- couver. Police dog Razz and Const. Barry Nickerson were called to a home in the 1400-block of Kings Avenue just before 11 p.m. on Oct. 13. A fireworks rocket had been fired through a mail slot, igniting a carpet inside. Razz tracked two suspects to the 1200-block of Jefferson Avenue, where one male suspect was apprehended. The second An Open Letter to Council and Citizens of West Vancouver: West Vancouver can preserve all 69 acres of the old growth forest stand on Cypress Ridge and have a great golf course there - plus $1 million up front to lessen your taxes. Tht opportunity is provided in the Grand Adex offer to West Vancouver Council for the right to develop a golf course on Cypress Ridge. Now that Council has decided to ask residents to express their desires through a referendum, Grand Adex believes residents should know more about this option - and that they should be given the chance to vote on it in the referendum. That’s the reason for this letter. Grand Adex applauds West Vancouver Council's October 9th decision to hold a referendum. The public debate leading to the decision showed a strong desire on the one hand for a golf course and, on the other, for the preservation of the site’s old growth forest that is part of West Vancouver's heritage. Both of those desires can be met - and Grand Adex has had consultants come up with a course design which does just that. suspect was arrested nearby. According to the police, two other homes, a second in the 1400-block Kings and one in the 1300-block of Jefferson were also hit with fireworks. John Laird Christopher, 18, faces two charges of trespassing at night, twvo charges of mischief and two charges of arson. Peter Lawrence Nielson, 20, faces three charges of trespassing at night, two charges of mischief, two charges of arson and one charge of possession of an incendiary material. Squamish Nation Jays claim to local lands not property ALTHOUGH THE Squamish Nation claims to own almost all the land on the North Shore, the Indian group wants the public to know they are not after land taxes, homes or other personal property of non-Indians. “Clearly we are not going to displace anyone. What we want is our land base to govern and have jurisdiction over,” said Frank Rivers, band councillor for the Squamish Nation. Rivers and former Squamish band manager Bill Williams spoke Tuesday night to about 35 people during a public meeting sponsored by the Capilano Howe Sound Federal Liberal Association at the Delbrook Recreation Centre. The Squamish Nation leaders were slated to discuss native issues after the Oka crisis in Quebec, but spent most of the evening recoun- ting B.C. native history, describ- ing native traditions and explain- ing what they meant by a native- controlled third level of govern- ment in Canada. “tf | understand what you are saying, Indians are the landlords and (other) Canadians are ten- ants?” said audience member R.L. Whitman. Rivers replied that Indian na- tions and Canada would co->xist after land claims were negotiated By Anna Marie D’Angelo Contributing Writer with the federal government. “If you lived on the land we Tan, you would pay taxes to our nation,”’ he said. ‘‘If you lived in Canada, you would pay taxes to Canada.”’ The Squamish Nation is a 2,400-member band that has never surrendered land to white authori- ty and claims an area bordered roughly by Indian Arm, Black Tusk, Sechelt and Point Grey. Rivers said B.C. natives and Mohawks in Quebec have similar protlems over tand titles and na- tionhood rights that caused sym- pathy blockades in this province along with the Squamish Nation’s recent ‘“‘information picket’’ on the J.ions Gate Bridge. ‘‘The protest on the Lions Gate Bridge was to flex our muscles. There is still potential for an Oka happening here, but we don’t want the public to be against us,”’ said Rivers. Our design preserves ali 69 acres of the siie’s old growth forest. The cur- rent proponent's design preserves only 22 acres of it. Our design fits the site’s contours, rather than requiring one hole to rise the equivalent of an 18 storey building and another to drop a similiar amount. We have backed up our offer with a $1 million letter of credit and a scale model. P THE CHOICES BEFORE COUNCIL West Vancouver Council entered into a Process Agreement in July of this year with the current proponent. Neither Council nor the proponent is yet legally obligated to enter into a lease. The question that remains - even after the referendum - is whether Council should voluntarily limit itself to the best of the offers made in a response to a proposal call three years ago, even though various terms of that offer have changed. Or should Council, as required by the Municipal Act, post the lease and consider offers made in response to the posting. The latter will reflect current market value ina way that an offer made years ago cannot. Grand Adex has offered to enter into the same general lease agreement as Council is now proposing and to pay $1 million more and to develop a golf course that addresses your environmental concerns. > YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL OPTIONS If you want the opportunity to choose the best of both worlds when you vote in the Cypress Ridge referendum, let Council know that. Grand Adex is asking Council to draft the referendum question to give you that choice. If you would like further information or an opportunity to view our scale medel, please call 662-3838. Grand Adex Management Inc. a B.C. Company whose principals are Canadian citizens & B.C. Residents Did you know that each year there are more than 90,000 patient visits to, sak B.C’s Children Hospital? Children's Hospital Putting smiles back where they belong.