HIGHLAND SCHOOL @ a LIGHT & EDGEMONT VILLAGE ERANON QUEENS GRIFFIN PARK COLWOOD ROADBLOCK TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY id [| Pd NEWS graphic Lorraine Wareham NEW EDGEMONT-area no-turning restrictions are in effect seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Residents miffed over no-turn signal decision A GROUP of Edgemont area homeowners say they have been ‘‘betrayed’’ by North Vancouver District Council over a decision to instail no-turn signs in their neighbor- hcod. Council decided recently to in- stall the ne-turn signs at the in- tersections of: ® Queens Avenue and Thorn- cliffe Avenue; @ Queens and Colwood Avenue; @ Queens and Woodbine Avenue; @ Edgemont Boulevard and Thorncliffe Avenue. The no-turning restrictions are in effect seven days a week from 7 am. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to § p.m. But area resident Cory Kost said the majority of the area homeowners told council they were opposed to the move and that only two homeowners favored the no-turning signs. “The community didn’t want this. The pawn that was used was safety of the children. The com- munity is really upset. We have spoken time and time again, but the council doesn’t want to listen to us,’’ said Kost. He added that ‘‘our democratic right is not being heard."’ Kost also questioned why coun- cil bothered to solicit the views from area residents if they were not willing to support the majority consensus on the issue. He also criticized Coun. Ernie Crist, one of four councillors who voted in favor of the no-turn signs. “They have now made the area less livable. Ernie Crist is ad- vocating reducing pollution, but this move now forces you to drive around the neighborhood, thus increasing poilution. “I would have felt less insulted if we were not consulted at all. It makes me feel like we have lost our voice,’’ said Kost. ‘I feel betrayed by council.’’ He added that Mayor Murray Dykeman told him, prior to leav- ing on vacation, that council would abide by the wishes of the majority. But Dykeman was not present when council, under acting mayor Crist, decided to implement the no-turn signage on a three-month trial basis. Dykeman said he will contact Kost to talk to him about what had taken place. “fosent out a letter in October saying certainly the majority By Surj Rattan News Reporter would be listened to,’’ said Dykeman. But Crist said what Dykeman told Kost was only Dykeman's opinion. He added that the issuc was not confined to the Edgemont neighborhood. “The traffic problem is getting worse. The pollution problem is getting worse. The neighborhood is becoming a concrete jungle. “The cars are destroying the neighborhoods. We are destroying the planet,” said Crist. “*We can’t prevent people from taking their cars, but they’re not going to do it at the expense of the neighborhoods. We have to make up our minds as to what is more important, cars o7 people. “If I have to make a choice then | will vote for the people,” said Crist. He added that Kost's grand- children, in 50 years, will thank council for the decision it took. Shelley Newman, one of the area residents who favors the no- turn signs, said the number of vehicles using Thorncliffe Avenue as a shortcut has decreased dramatically since the no-turn signs were instailed. She added that the reason she and her husband lobbied council for the no-turn signage was that there are over 40 children living in the neighborhood and Newman felt the vehicles that cut through Thorncliffe Avenue during rush hour periods posed a danger to the children. ““We understand our neighbors’ Opposition to it. We’ve tried to work with them and tried to come to some sort of compromise. **By making this decision, council is reflecting community value right across the district,’’ said Newman, A second area resident who supported the decision to install no-turn signs, Karen Hopkinson, said the majority of the residents who opposed the signs do not have school-age children. “They didn't want to be incon- vienenced. | think these people are being vindictive,’’ said Hopkinson. rer ra eS nh enn 30% Discount Off Regular Price Depot to Depot Service!! 15% Discount Off Regular Price Depot to Door Service! ; Outbound to All Service Points in Canada! Rates & Information: 665-4866 Toll Free: 1-800- 561-5353 10 SELL 66" NEW can BY THE 2 The Team Players at Northshore Nissan will meet or _beat any prices in the lower mainland. Ah A ew —a_ Es STARTING FROM , « . ‘93 SENTRA é 12,2 8 8 193 MAXIMA GXE® INC. DRIVER'S SIDE E AIRBAG 193 ALTIMA | 6, 495 INC. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ALL REMAINING ’92’s IN STOCK WILL AWARD OF MERIT WINNER B.YRS. IN A ROW BUILT 4 FOR THE HUMAN NISSAN, RACE yy” mente of The Nort hare | Kingszay 4 to Gresp