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hot water earlier this month.

Just before 7 p.m. on June 1, RCMP visited a North Vancouver. home where a parent reported her son and his friend were kid- ‘napped, robbed and assault- ed at abour 2:20 p.m. while on a break from school.

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Friday, June 26, 1998 — North Shore News — 1%

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Studio needs 250-car lot for two years

Jolanda Waskito Contributing Writer

LIONS Gate Studios wants tu turn a por- tion of Sunrise Park into a 250-car parking lot for two years.

Aad North Vancouver City council 1s accommodat- ing the company — home to The X-Files tor five years — by directing staff to look into the proposal.

Sunrise Park ruas along Heywood Street between Keith and the Low Level Road.

Peter Leitch,

Vice-presi-

dent and general manager of

Lions Gate Studios, told council at their Monday night meeting that his com- pany must build another sound stage to remain com- petitive since a rival company 1s building a new studio in the Grandview and Boundary Road area within the next 12 to 13 months. “In order for us to remain the premicr facili imperative that we build an additional large sound stage on our property to attract feature films,” Leitch said. He added, “If we build

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another sound stage, it would attrace another 200 jobs.”

The new Lions Gate sound stage would be built

on the southwest corner of

the property, space currently occupied by parki

“In order to accommo- date the vehicles that we will be displacing, we propose to build a parking structure on the northeast corner of the lot.” Leitch said.

“During the construction period we would require alternative ng. The area would be fenced with access

LOUCKS ... staff report on site options and costs is not a commit- ment

from our lor.”

Mayor Jack Loucks asked if any of the city’s trees would have to be cur down.

“Some alder trees, no evergreens,” Leitch replied. “We want to cut a pathway from he studio into those trees.”

Coun. Darrell Mussatro, an advocate of carpooling, cycling and public transit, asked if Lions Gate encour- ages its staff ro take alterna- tive forms of transportation ro work.

“I ride the bike to work sometimes,” Leitch — said,

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“Wer re making parking more tive to discourage peo- ple irom using their cars.”

Coun. Barbara Sharp, the only councillor apposed te: the motion, asked Leitch if he had any other parking

ites in mind should council the proposal.

“if it’s not approved — we'll see what happens,” Leitch said.

“We're not sure of our long term plans.”

Sharp wanted to defer the motion until all members of council are present — coun- cHlors John Braithwaite, Barbara Perrault and Stella Jo Dean were absent — bur did not ger support for her motion.

“It’s nor a commitment,” Loucks said.

The motion would only direct staff to explore a pos- sible site on Sunrise Park for a parking lot, he said, and to establish a value for monc- tary or other compensation in exchange for the use of the lot.

Leitch assured council that he would work with city staff to discuss building the parking lot in such a way that it could be turned into a park-related site, such as as soceer feld, after the nvo- year lease period.

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