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News from Around the District of North Vancouver

elcome to this monthly L newsletter, designed to

“information on what's happening in the

" District of North Vancouver. You can also visit us onthe Internet at District InfoWeb * [fnbopuiwein.district.north-van.be.ca

here in the District could you expect to “find lamprey eels, cutthroat and rainbow “trout, coho; pink and chum salmon, ; ‘sculpins sind crayfish? : Not event the Crab Shack can - offer thet variety Ty medion Creek.

work in 1 Mackay Creek raised some concern about

the i impact on fish habitat, however, the creek appears:

to have ‘ene the: aie

strict vo atcers monitor ‘the creeks

| Direct lines to service

- wilding and Plumbing Inspections can now be requested directly through the District's el new 24-hour Inspection Request Line at 7 990-2444. Calls received before 4 p.m. Monday to Friday will be on the inspection list for the following working day. The direct line is accessible outside of regular office hours, which provides added conve- mience for homeowners and contractors. New direct-dial lines have also been installed to ‘improve customer access and response to service requests relating to garbage collection, pothole repairs, street sweeping or water leaks. Call Public

, Works at 990-3830. The direct line to Parks is 990-3800.

The Council

The White House Internet site may be one of the || ;

main “attractions” on the World Wide Web: (WWW), but if you're browsing don’t overtook sites closer to home that could be worth a visit. Sites such as htep://wiw.district.north-van.be.ca

— the District of North Vancouver's info¥Web.

The District is using the Internet as a way to

_ improve our accessibility, communication and ser-. " vice to our community, —

InfoWeb is growing .

2 only offered the Council you can also access °

- graphics, populatif “facts and stats in thy Profites featured ¢ ihe ® Panning page.

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‘If you're not yet on the ‘Internet, but have a computer ‘and a modem, you're halfway. . “there. The next step is to get an count with an Internet ‘Provider, (IP). Pick up a free

-copy of the Computer Paper at *

your local news stand and

select the IP. that's right for-you. . |

‘They'll, provide you with the

] necessary software and Internet . f;

instructions:

You can also access the Internet at your local branch of the District Library. On most terminals, | access to the WWW is provided through LYNX, a

text-based browser, which gives all the textual information, but no graphics. The main Lynn Valley branch now has three terminals with graphicat access to the WWW through Netscape.

Choose from a wide variety of pre-selected sites

- of general or local interest through the Library's

home page, or initiate searches through Yahoo or other search engines. Library patrons may also send and receive E-mail through their own accounts.

To access the Library home page. go to http://www.district.nvdp|.north-van.bc.ca/

population trends and estab shing general ralcy

os please call Planning’ at’ 1 990-2387 or 1 e-mail US at, : caplano@strict north-van be.ca

Bridge Biking Update

‘hen the West sidewalk i is re-opened on: * Second Narrows/lronworkers Memorial . Bridge, the Ministry of | Transportation and

Highways proposes designating 1 the sidewalks as one-. ‘way cycling only i in the direction of vehicle traffic.

The District supports this concept in ‘principle but would also like to see improvements to connections » between sidewalks on cither side, of the bridge: ice

990- BIKE or "bike@disitict. riorth-van, be. ca,

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