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SHIGE OKADA (right) gets ready to cast his line into the salmon-rich waters off Ambleside Beach. Anglers along the beach will be a more common
sight now that the annual salmon run up the Capilanc River has begun. .

NEW NVD FACILITY TO COST $2 MILLION MORE

Wave pool extra cost causes
a tidal wave of controversy

THE WAVE pool tenders are in and the financial surf is so proposal that included a wave- June and some paring of the ex- $5,772,000 for construction.

3 . action pool, tots’ pool, swirl pools, pansion plans, construction was With the budget for furnishings
rough thet the planned exp ‘ansion or the Karen Magnussen fitness and weight training rooms anticipated to commence inbeing doubled from $100,000 to
Arena is once again looking for 8 life preserver. and renovated kitchen and social August. 4 $200,000, the total projected
onfidential report irom facil- ” areas, The project went to tender July shortfall in the budget is now peg-
ity engineering manager David Cost estimates provided by pro- {4 with a working budget Of 34.5 ged at $1,977,000. .
Naysmith to the North Vancouver - ject architect Terry Barkley to the million, of which $3.9 miilion was Director of recreation Gary
Recreation Commission concludes . _ technical committee in January allocated to construction. Only Young described himself as “‘blan-
the construction of an additional funding of $2 million. this year were approximately 32.5 three tenders were received, despite che-faced and shocked’’ on hear-
aquatic facility at the Karen In 1987 North Vancouver million over that budget, but with an extended deadline, and the bid ing the figures.
Magnussen Recreation Centre, as District Council first committed the assistance of a $! million GO described by Naysmith as “‘the See Cutting
designed, will require additional $2.94 million over five years to a BC award from the province in most comprehensive’? came in at Page 2