| $19. 4m- -complex expands

THE ADDITION : of emergency operations centre ‘to the planned new. RCMP “headquarters ‘in’, North Vancouver has led. to some design’. changes, © North * Vancouver City.” Council heard at M onday’s

“By Bob. Mackin’ _ Contributing Mriter”

The $19. 425- smillion complex

-~to be:built’ on the site of the

current police detachment at 147 ” East: 14th St. — is being rezoned | to ‘allow. for the “465' to 557 sq. metre. (5,000 to” 6,000 sq: ft.) ” " facility : that: will’ be’ integrated

*dinto” the : planned ° 5,574 ‘sq.m:

(60, G00 sq.‘ ft.) development. °

_- The: emergency” operations “centre ‘will be used'as the North «Shore's ‘command “ post in ‘the “event. “of ‘an. emergency. like: an

z “almost. “seven metres” ay feet)

“taller: than“ previously; planned. : something: Coun. Bill Bell called .

: “extraordinarily high.”

“However, city staff said much - of the height will be taken up by, ° “réoftop mechanical components .

. like: the “elevator ‘shaft, which

‘apparently weren't” ‘taken: ‘into

“account. “The: roof: was’: s planned for ay

12. metre (39 'ft.) ‘height: but: it:

~ will now be 18.95 metres (62 ft.).

A 55-metre (180 ft.) communica- « , "tions tower: will be exempt. from

zoning’ requirements “1: must * have ‘blinked,

" tholight!. we ..were.' building. a - ‘police’ building, and now I see“

“we're. going to have‘an RCMP ™ - detachment, with’ an” emergency’ “operation,”

“Barbara Perrault. me guess it Just

‘keeps: growing.”

‘Bell questioned how, the, sig: * nificant Increase: in. ‘Space™ was ‘determined. :

an.

-ineeting..

said interviews with North Shore emergency program coordinator Ross Peterson and- various RCMP officials found. that. as much as 557 sq. m (6,000 sq. ft.) was needed.

“There. was a provision made

‘for 1,000 sq. ft. (93 sq. m) ta be “used primarily by the RCMP

until ‘such time as there was an ‘emergency that .required Ross _(Peterson) to take over that extra 1,000. square. feet.”” MacFadyen said.. 5,000 square feet of space extra in'the building for his program. The majority of space. too is ‘comprised.of a large emergency

“response room of 2,500 square

‘feet (232 sq.-m) which will also -be available for shared use, until Ross needs it in the event of an emergency.”

| City. development services -director Fred. Smith. said’-the ‘amended plan ‘will, include

enlarged parking facilities. The. . “requirement for.a building this

size is 150 parking stalls and will be'exceeded by about 30 spaces.

. “If you look into the future. it ‘is very :likely that more. space

will be required when it gets near’

‘the year’ 2010. At that point, , they’ i be looking for more park- ing spaces off site.” Smith said. “Or,... perhaps. .the ©. trend ‘towards using vehicles will have changed at that point: to, where ‘the actual demand on site is’ dropping because . of . transit, -waiking or cycling.” «. While parking will be:of little

concern: for’-the’ ‘near: future,

_MacFadyen admitted”: that

,« Changes to‘ area: traffic pattems -will be: considered: once -con-

struction moves closer.

!.“That’s an item that has yet to

“be looked: at largely’ in detail.”

“she said. ‘One .of the things’:

"we're thinking of is changing, r4th. Street! ‘into. one- way: east

A definite change will be the ‘closure ofthe lane between the

' old and new detachment sites’ to -

‘Margaret MacFadyen, ‘North prevent traffic from : using / the”

= Vaneouver” “City’s” manager | of |

*tands and development . services :

exit, from the, ‘adjacent Safeway - parking lot.

al 53 ém- project

“In fact, Ross :is getting -

¥ ‘By: Anna Marie D ‘Angelo

A LOCAL merchant who says he-was falsely accused of.call- ing a tow truck to haul away a- vehicle.’ belonging to tourists near. the ferry terminal last week claims he’ has bent! over. ‘backwards to help tourists in tourist- friendly Horseshoe Bay.”

News Reporter : Jeffery: David said he “was "wrongly accused i ina July 21 News ‘1euer to the editor of phoning North

! -Shore Auto Towing. The tow-truck

company removed a van parked near his business, ‘ ““T have no idea who the person is (who wrote the let- ter), said David. | “The towing company does their own thing. Av’s not fair.to point the finger at anyone.” ie . en the letter to'the editor, Doug Dickson of Gibsons

“recounted the’ recent’ experience of ‘relatives from

Tumbler Ridge who had their van towed away from out- “side David's Bruce Street store. It cost $100 to get back the van, said Dickson.

They had a meal in the restaurant and before the hour was up: they came out to’ find their: van’ being towed up. the. hill, said Dickson:

A. North Shore Auto’ ‘Towing spokesman said cars

: parked .i in the lotiwith a’ pass from the adjacent busi-

nesses are allowed to stay there indefinitely. Ifa vehicle doesn’t have a pass. it's marked and then towed away after; one hour and 20 minutes, said. the

co

73 The first time 1 “came down here 1 “was towed... Boy — :

was I hot. 99

_— Wet Shop owner _

company spokesman: . ea . Meanwhile, Dickson said. he has” , had problems parking i in ‘Horseshoe Ls Bay. wks ~ “Twas not the. least bit surprised at what happened,” said: Dickson. ~ But David sind Horseshoe Bay . 7 merchants” are _fiendly :to. tourists.) He .saidy‘he fas helped sanded estrangers and | ‘Hits: gone as: far.” ~ helping. repair two. broken motore: cles belonging to tourists. as Hie-said, however, that’ parking is a. problem throughout Horseshoe

‘The first time I came down here Iwas towed «:, Boy was | hot,” said |. David. wlio’ has’ owned : the | Wet. Shop diying store for four yea “Please read the: Signage’ and not make Anyone scapegoat,” he’said. 2 i

David said he has receiyed 38 calls since the letter to” the editor Was - printed from people who * ‘wanted: to spew.” af “They figured ] was responsible for all of Horsesh

Bay,” he said. nex dh But ‘Dickson. said i Sunshine. Coast’ ‘people ‘steer clear’ of Horseshoe Bay, avoiding the’ parking problems _ and not buying anything in the community.

“Be assured that this is not the first problem we have!’ had in Horseshoe ;Bay. In. fact, it $ endemic.” said ‘Dickson of his relatives’, experience.

+ Both David and Dickson agreed that there would be, a lot fewer merchants in Horseshoe Bay if the root of the: parking problem: the, B.C, ferry terminal, was not there...

‘Dickson iadded, “If it weren't for tourists, there © ‘ woulda’ tbe a Horseshoe Bay.” a

Joftiery David

| | ROMP seek suspect. |

in North Van attack”

interim solution. » ae oes -oy North:-Vancouver City, deputy ‘city engineer Don

: Bridgman | said $3.6 miliion will be invested in the city’s :.; “portion of thé’ route. ‘which will begin ‘at First Street and . Fell Avenue then swing northeast over Mosquito Creek fo :

Second Street...

2 Traffic: will then travel to the Junction of Second and

Third streets. : Motorists will iravel aiding Ti Thifd t0 Fo own Forbes to Esplanade. :-,; -

< Although North Vancouyer. Chamber + of Commerce ; transporiation , committee chairman: Zoltan - Kuun wel-"

" comes news of the new link, he called the’ project'an inter im solution until a more direct link parallel to the BC Rail ; line connects First Street and Esplanade. *

- However, such a route ‘would haye to’ travel through

Squamish Nation iand.

:The route the city has settled on skins athe. northern edge of the native reserve. 2.0.5

- Under the planned route. ‘trucks must drive up to Third Street before travelling | back down t to Esplanade.’ wp i

7m “Ht would be idea. if trucks don’t have to 0 ‘back to

‘Third but can proceed directly,” Kuun said.

_”. Kuun is'a civil engineer who has been pushing for an |. “altemate route to heavily used Marine Drive since he.. “became transportation chairman 15 years ago. ° "5 . & Bridgman said designers are still wrestling with ‘mak- ing ‘the new route bike-friendly. He acknowledges that

crowded Marine Drive is no fun for cyclists, so designers

| will try to include bike paths in the design, especially on the Mosquito Creek overpass portion... | pee

A government press | release - stated that bridge ‘side- walks will-connect.to. an

Mosquito Creek Park to North Vaiicouver's existing trails.

Designers are now Grawing up detailed plans for the &

route, Bridgman said.’ Construction i is expected to be completed i in 1998.

~The city, province and federa! government will all have- a Shand i in funding the project. Bridgman said the ‘city’s -.

portion of the. $3.6-million‘ tab, will be approximately

$626,400, 17.4% of the total.” ‘ + Kuun said he would eventually like to see the four-lane 7

: Low Level route stretched to include West Vancouver. .*" - That” would require negotiations with the;Squamish °

. Nation, which ¢ owns land under the, Lions Gate Bridge.

proved trail system’ through: :”

“| vand grabbing he

East’ Indian. ‘descent,' years old,

THE NORTH Vancouver RCMP released a composite

/ drawing on Thursday of'a~ - man who is alleged: to have -

grabbed a..woman walking © home from a ‘grocery ‘store °

“on July’ 7 near,Main Suet

and Molin ain Highway.

‘The , 41- “yea arold woman: said

“the man’ approached her and: “¢ asked questions at 10 p.m. °°” . She said he walked, 4eside her,

attempting to; “make conversation before ma king an obscene remark”

The woman said she struggled tion of people hearby.

The man then ran off. ‘He .is'described as being of

30. to 35), A75/m'(5'9"), TOK

“and shouted, attracting the. atten-) (155 ths.) with a medium build,

He is*described as speaking with: a moderate East Indian accent.. The woman said the man may. have been driving ‘a ‘grey. Toyota sedan. Call 985-13 110s oo 2