2 - Sunday, August 16, 1992 - North Shore News

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Water use
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G@

is up,
supply

is down

THE GREATER Van-
-couver Regiovial Distict
(GVRD) recorded its second

highest day of water con-
sumption. lasi week since in-

" stigating. the region-wide-

watcring ban in June.

By A.P. McCredie: —
News Reporter.

—Thé.’1.2 billion litres consumed
on Ww dnesday exceeded the
! ‘daily’ consumption target

SVRD- ‘spokesman Bud Elsie
that the recent stretch of hot,

“throughout the Lower”

Mainland; and he warned that the
ituati i nlikely to change

se lust. two ‘weeks’ of. August
h a weeks of

“jng)' bans ‘have been lifted in any
“Lower * Mainland © municipalities,
and I really think. that there is lit-
te chance of any bans being lifted
before September.” ..
The GVYRD_believes- the near-

cord-setting day: of consumption ..
"> Was due..to the hoz: weather -and~
. people cheating on the watering ©

ban.

measurements show that Capilano
_Lake“reservoir is down five feet,

from ‘normal: levels and Seymour’:
: ake reservoir As’ ‘down about 4.5..

The two. “reservoirs supply: 80%
Lower Mainland’s drinking

levels may- not ‘seem.that: dras-. .

ily ‘low, ”.the water. supply. has

»bolsteréd « by ‘as “seven-week

pear.into. the groan. me

ouver City. sid tat :

nplaints; but most. have- “turned - ; _

be homes that: ha

ly. 130: have been ssued in North ,

ancouver District.

time Friday; but a spokesman ‘said

the municipality was continuing to. -

issue warnings...”

No fines for watering have thus
far been’ handed out anywhere on
the North Shore.-

. “Basically the residents in the
istrict are quite responsible when

it“comes to following

guidelines of the ban,”’ said North

Vancouver District spokesman

Dave Miles. . -

*s Elsie added that when it: does
‘rain, - water--consumption
* decreases, so the best way.to make

cit, through ‘the-current dry period
‘is to follow the guidelines of the
"watering ban.

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1 Water isa valuable resource )

- (USE TT WISELY

“Aug. 132 -GVRD water

NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing will be held on MONDAY
AUGUST 24, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council
Chamber, City Hail, 141 West 14th Street, North
Vancouver, B.C. io receive representations in connec-
tion with the following proposed amendments to
“Zoning Bylaw, .1967, No. 3778. °

‘USE OF WEAPONS

BYLAW NO. 6315

To amend the test of “Zoning Bylaw, 1967” as it:

_pertains to weapons use. The amending bylaw would .

limit the commercial handling of firearms, ammuni-
tion and explosives in the City.

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT
At the same meeting representations will be received
in connection with the following proposed amend-

‘ments to “Zoning Bylaw, 1967 and Zoning Map of
_ the City of North Vancouver,” which is an integral ©
- part thereof:

BYLAW NO. 6318

To rezone Lot 5, Block 20, D.L. 265, Plan 4690,

_, located at 843 West Ist Street (as indicated in the

hatched pattern on the map below), from M-5 Zone
to CD-230 Comprehensive Development 230 Zone,
to permit retail service group 2 use up to a maximum
of 20% of the gross floor area of this site.

N near ecto
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APPLICANT: CITY OF NORTH 1 VANCOUVER

ALL PERSONS who believe that their interest in

property is affected by the above proposed bylaws |

“shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be
’ heard — in person, by attorney or by petition. The
“proposed. bylaws and pertinent staff reports may. be.
“inspected at the office of the City Clerk between 8:30 ©

am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, except Statutory |
Holidays, from AUGUST 10 — 24, 1992. Written
submissions will be accepted up to and including
August 24, 1992. However, submissions will be

accepted after the conclusion of the Public Hearing. .

NOTICE of this Public Hearing is pursuant to Section
957 of the Municipal Act of British Columbia.

Bruce A. Hawkshaw
City Clerk —

he Hea

"ST.GEORGE'S AVE.

LONSDALE MERCHANTS |
& PR ROPERTY OWNERS...

The City invites all merchants atid propert}
owners in Central and Lower Lonsdale to paitic
pate in the LONSDALE REVITALIZAT 0}
PROJECT. Come out and j joint merctia

: ~property owners, consultants, and City staff wh

will be involved in helping | revitaliz the Lo

(please park in the City Hall
north side of the 100, Block

BYLAW, 1992, NO: 6300

NOTICE is hereby given that 6 MONDAY
AUGUST 24; 1992 at 7:30.pm. In‘the
‘Chamber, City Hall, 141 West 14th St
Vancouver, it is the intention of City. Council ‘to
consider “HERITAGE DESIGNATIO

1992, NO. 6309” for adoption with: espe cL to
Lot 16, Block 88, D. L. 549, Plan 1822, located

EAST. TENTH STREET.

Bruce A. Hawkshaw '
City Clerk ,

The City of North Vancouve