AW] NOVEMBER 9, 1997 = Classifieds | Crossword ru Fashion Spe Health Trends + North Shore Alert } Talking Personals Wright Xmas Calendar Canadian Pubicahons tas Sales Pmact Agreement No 0087238 48 Pages A-bomb recalls horror Martin Millerchip Contributing Writer miller@nsnews.com WE can barely see Miycko Matsubara above the podium. We strain to catch her soft words, twisted by accent and emotion. We have seen the video. now Wwe are fo Meet someone who was there and survived. Time seems to stand still. Surroundings drop away from Tie intensity of our focus. Outside this small instiutional room is the Dollarton campus of the Canadian International College, washed in the soft West Coast min. We left it bur 30 min- utes ago, yet it could be a world away, For the little Japanese woman's message is deafening and we are strugpling to comprehend her experience of an enduring, hell See War page 3 buried at the North Larco lzn Noble News Reporter tan@nsnews.com WEST Vancouver Council has responded to questions on the lease governing Park Royal’s activities —- and the answers are bad news for the anti-big box crowd. Neither West Vancouver nor the Squamish Nauon have any legal say over Larco’s current plans to expand Park Royal’s south mall and install three big box retailers. DOING IT RIGHT. |. BEFORE YOUR EYES. MR. LUBE, Open 7 Days a Week Thurs & Fri until Spm 1790 Marine Dc North Van 987-8006 ‘boukmark ” this page er minpee Recent works pi 2 Elizabeth Smily exhibits paintings at Ferry Building ee TT EMT NY OREN Sun Life’s a beach and then you come hun dial 375 Duo take gambling plans before council Waterfront casino 13 NEWS photo Mike Wakefield Time to remember Vancouver cemetery. WV reveals that district, band have no say over mall plans That is the opinion of Coun. Allan Williams, who is a lawyer and former B.C. attorney general. He researched the | response fo questions West Vancouver resident: Anthony asked aban Oct. 27 couned meeting, “bls questions implied there was power,” Willianiy told the News Frday “The answers were given to show thar we don't have any anthony “Heaven's sake, owe had the power we would have used it weekly on-line news from Vancouver's North Shore community NEXT FRID LEGION members Bob Strachan, Mae Thomson, Ken and Alice Bradbury place white crosses and poppies where veterans are ’S lease a jong before now, in view of the widespread concern there is about this development.” When asked if the Squamish Nation, which owns the land under Park Royal South, has the power to prevent Larco from expanding, Williams said: “1 don’t think they do. The terms of the lease are quite explicit as to the density of the use and the purpos- es tor which the find could be used and so far ic seems to me Larco is meeting all chose requirements. “Hence, 1 don't see anv way in which the Squamish Band Council can stop them. Whether they want to or not that is anoth er matter.” . See Original page 3 PLYMOUTH: : EAGLE. daaf. 1997 VEHICLES REGENCY CHRYSLER JEEP 1177 Marine Orive, N.Van 980-8501 (3) AISAMHD JEEP . CHRYSLER