By VIC HODSON

North Vancouver District
Council Monday took the
Ministry of Human
Resources apart on two
counts, and plans to put it in
writing.

They didn’t like the
‘secretive” way in which 953
Gladstone Avenue had been
acquired by the ministry nor
did they like its proposed use
as a group home in apparent
defiance of a municipal by-
law.

Council agreed that the
ministry will be informed
that to comply with a May,
1978 by-law which carefully
spelled out the rules for
group homes, it must either
apply for rezoning or be
much more specific in
describing the proposed
occupants and the nature of
their need for a group home
facility.

Human Resources worker
Calvin Lee who is charged
with running the proposed
group home, was asked if he
could assist council by
providing the information
sought.

He politely refused to
provide any information
about the proposed residents
in open council on the

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Council slams ‘secretive’ group home

grounds that it would invade
the privacy of the children
concerned.

§ The battle. lines were
drawn when Alderman Mike
Lakes led off the debate by
disagreeing with the report
on the subject prepared by
social planner Lenna Jones.

He felt that the District’s
by-law was being ignored
and proposed that the
Human Resources Ministry
should be requested to apply
for a rezoning amendment.

Alderman Mary Segal
agreed with the social
planner’s report which called
for a letter of explanation as
to the provisions affecting
group homes and the type of
group home planned for
Gladstone to be sent to all
those who write, or come
into, the Municipal Hall with
questions or comments.

But she also wanted to
know precisely what the
ministry meant when it
referred to the proposed
home as being for children
with “special needs.”

Alderman Peter Powell
commented (in reference to
the Sunday News story on
the subject) that council
approval was not a ‘fait
accompli’. He, too, thought
the proposal did not come

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within the scope of the 1978

by-law. He wanted a public
hearing.

“I want the ministry to put
all its cards on the table in
this matter,’ added
Alderman’ Ernie Crist.
“Public safety must be
considered.”

said: .“We are dealing with
the use. of land here and

nobody, including other
governments, is going to tell
us how to apply our own by-
law.

The by-law gives a most
liberal definition in the

matter of group homes _
and it must be respected.”
Council then agreed that
the Ministry of Human
Resources should be clearly
informed that it must comply

-with the terms of the 1978

by-law or make an ap

plication for rezoning.

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To the accompaniment of
boos from the large gallery,
Segal said that council “... is
not here to sit in judgement
over these children who
néed help.” She claimed that
Human Resources had met
council by-law criteria.

It was Lakes who pinned
the matter down when he

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