Newsstand Price 50c¢ November 30, 1983 Newsroom 985-2131 Classified 986-6222

SAIL SCHOOLS

WEDNESDAY Mainly sunny THURSDAY Mainly sunny

Point Atkinson

Wednesday

GET BREATHER

Can't expand facilities until Ambleside plan set

JOANNE MacDONALD

NEWS phote Terry Peters LAST WEEK tt was drenching rain, this week it's sunshine. And it appears the people of West Vancouver prefer the latter. Cool temperatures aside, the sunshine ts providing another chance to soak ap the rays and bask in the beauty of the many waterfront parks in the municipality such as John Lawson Park and its temporary Inhabitants above.

TWO PROJECTS that will be affected by the

Ambleside-By-The-Sea proposal were given interim aid by West Vancouver Council Monday night.

The Hollyburn§ Sailing Club was granted a two-year extension of its current lease on the waterfront. Vancouver Surf Sailing Ltd. was given Permission to occupy Lot | on the Ambleside waterfront for one year.

Council approved the drawing up of agreements in both instances on the recom. mendation of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Com. mission, with the provision that no expansion be under- taken by either party until the Ambleside By The Sea review 1s completed

The sarling club had pro- posed that it be allowed to ex pand the facilities west on the beach in) order to accom modate wind surfers who are affected by winds travelling moa westerly dire tion

An impromptu presenta hon by Hugh Johnston. a member of the sailing club, sevealed ‘the short term solubon'” would not deal properly with the question of water satcty

Johnston said some surf sailors are in danger of being hit by sailing dinghies witha few boats and sath alrcady

sulfering omianor damage oon the arca Phere is abso the possibth

Were concerned about poopie

fy of personal mjury

especially the inexperienced students saad Johnston

A second presentation Wayne Har trick Of Vancouver Surf Saal ing tid

the Company to change its

conducted by vutlined plans tor

peesent facility Crom the west end of the Hollybuarn Sailing Clubs property to the cast end of the clubs operation

The Company now rents

space from Ambleside Marina, with the beach area directly in front of the office

being rented from the municipality. Hartrick emphasized he

does not want to see a decline in the services offered by his company, since there ‘‘is a growing interest in the sport!’

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DOREEN BLACKBURN safety concerns

With surf sailing lessons to be offered along wath school programs and casual board rentals blartrak added he does not want to see the ser vie put off to the side as work on the Ambleside By The Sea proposal goes on

Ald Doreen Blackburn voned Comcerns that swimen ing and surf saihng in the same ogene]etal atca on the AmDleside Deach Could pose a peoblem of Jvnamiute proportions

Hlowever Ald Hutchinson

Dranne assured her oa debate investigating the sale ty aspests of the situation would be held following the drafting of the agreement with Vancouver Surf Saring Ltd