FT Road traffic a become a nightmare for
the area’s residents since the opening of Collingwood
Schoo! saw the influx of hundreds of cars.

Collingwood
cars snarl
W. Van street

By Robert Galster

News Reporter
robert@nsnews.com
WEST Vancouver’s
Collingwood private
school expansion is
going through some
growing pains.

The school’s new addition,
located at the top of Chairlift
Road, has been the site of traf-
fic snaris driving the area’s resi-
dents crazy. The dead-end
street is chronically backed up
in the morning and afternoon
with traffic from parents drop-
ping off and picking, up their

West Vancouver District
engineering department’s Ken
Lee said the schoo! didn’t con-
sult the municipality to plan for

the school’s opening.

“They contacted us three or
four days after the school
opened,” said Lee, adding,
“this is something that normai-
ly poe tai when a new school

opens Up. If we knew about it
we would have come up with
some kind of traffic flow

Tand Use Alternatives

“Jaycee House, 1254 Lillooet Rd.
“2: 00 p.m. to 5:06 p.m. & 7:00 to 10:00 p.m

the Risk Assessment report of the CanOxy Chemicals site,
and peer review of the report

improvements to CanOxy plant operations

safety issues, isicluding rail cars

emergency response p lan

land use alternatives for CanOxy lands

_®. Dollarton Highway realignment

Diséuiss your questions or concerns with District and CanOxy staff and
consultants during a Question and Comment period.

‘For your information

ssues and concerns raised at the meeting will be documented and provided
to Council as they consider future land use alternatives in this area,

-- including either: .

, 1. Maintaining heavy industrial zoning or

2. ‘Rezoning to accommodate light industrial and commercial uses.

The existing chemical plant will continue to operate under both scenarios.

For more informaiion, please contact
Planning at 990-2317

Lee said several factors con-
tribute to the “major gridlock”
at the site. The majonty of the
kids — 80-90% of the kids -—
are dro ped off by their parents

school tuses are
omen”

He said encouraging the
parents to have their kids use
the school buses is his depart-
ment’s first suggestion to allevi-
ate the problem. If the idea
takes hold, Lee said the next
step would be to separate the
buses from the cars along the
narrow road. Should ail of the
municipality’s efforts fail flat,
there is a plan in the works to
extend Chairlift Road to join u
with Chippendale Road no
of the Upper Levels Highway.
However, said Lee, it won't
happen for another five years.

The last time problems in
the area arose, neighbors were
placated with $50 gift certifi-
cates to Earls Restaurant after
construction activity at the site
disrupted the neighborhood.

Collingwood headmaster

‘Graham Baldwin could not be
reached to press time Friday.

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SERVICES
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NORTH
SHORE

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ADORABLE
YEARS

The first three
years are crucial

ts official! Love and

attention during the

crucial first three
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how we will develop as
people.

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of how much their babies
are learning every second
of every single day.
Research shows that there
is huge value in singing
lullabies, playing peek- a-
boo and spending time
with your child.

These activities lay the
ground work for what
could someday be an
interest in music or danc-
ing or the ability to make
and hold friendships.

COLLINGWOOD ‘school backups stretch | on.to. West’

Vancouver's Skillft Place.

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