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lion);

@ Indoor Tennis Centre ($1.5 million);

a Heritage Services/Archives Building ($1.3 million);

@ Karen. Magnussen Sports Court ($250,000);

| Ongoing Trail Development ($250,000).

Cost also pointed out under Section 331.6 of the Municipal Act “council may, with the Minister’s approval, by bylaw adopted by nwo thirds of the mem- bers and without the elec- tors’ assent, vary the works, the services and the alloca- tions of the funds.”

“PE see an inconsistency there between what [ see the Act says and what I see presented in the North Shore News,” said Cost.

Responded Hoskin: “It’s council's stated intent not to spend more money.”

Cost got a laugh from the meeting when he replied: “The public has become alitde skeptical about what governments say they will do.”

Back told the meeting that the loan authorization bylaw identifies the work for which the money is identified and that the section of the Municipal Act to which Kost referred deals with minor alterations responding to the realities of construction design.

Council candidate Trevor Carolan asked what guarantees could be specifi- cally given by council to the taxpayers and suggested “a citizen’s watchdog committee.”

“What within the B.C. Municipal Act or existing bylaws will protect taxpayers

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from the reterendum-related projects being side-swiped for other district needs?” asked Carolan,

Subject to reassurances, Carolan said he was an enthusiastic supporter of the referendum.

Members of North Vancouver's sport community applauded council’s decision to proceed with a loan authorization for the Inter River Playing Fields.

“In view of the fact that we are play- ing catch-up, $5.5 million is quite an acceptable cost to pay,” said Jan Cousins, chair of the Sports and Recreation Advisory Council (SRAC).

“We have the best wheels for the wagon of any sport community that [ know. We need the wagon, we've needed it for years,” continued Cousins.

She and other SRAC members point- ed out that a shortage of playing fields

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was identified m the L99T Park and Recreation Masterplan and since that date the demand has increased dramatically over the number of new pitches that have became available.

Youth Soccer Chairman Les Sinnott pointed out that with the Jack of available playing fields some teams are playing “home” pames in Vancouver.

Even if the referendum is approved it will take until 2001 for Phase } oof the Inter-River site to be completed.

It will provide four grass soccer fields and two ball dia- monds (overlaid on the same grass}.

Manager oof Parks and Recreation Cameron Cairncross explained that the project could not proceed any faster because of the amount of fill that needs to be placed on top of what was part of the old landfill site.

The southern portion of the. site, Phase H, is currently undergoing a year- long, environmental review and will be built later ata further cost of $6.4 mil- lion. ;

Lynn Valley Soccer Association presi- dent Andy Sloss asked whether the loan authorization would free money in the capital budget for other much-needed projects to proceed.

Cairncross explained that the amount to be spent on capital projects next year and their priority ranking had yet to be decided.

However, said Cairncross, if the loan authorization was not approved and council decided to fund some of the ref- crendum projects out of the capital bud- get next year, then others (field upgrades, clubhouse facilities) could automatically be put on the back burner.

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they were taken out ef the house.

Newton said the thieves must have taken a bed sheet and used it to haul out her property.

“Thank God, they left my cat,” said Newton.

Grouse Grind trail repaired

THE Grouse Grind trail will : be temporarily closed on' Saturday, Oct. 26 between 10° a.m. and 4 p.m. due to reme- dial work.

According to the Federation of Mountain Clubs of B.C., the work will pose extreme rockfall hazard in the upper steep sections of the trail.

CORRECTION NOTE:

THE Municipal Report Cards for North Vancouver District published in the News on Sunday, Oct. 20, contained two errors in the seetion on how council voted on five key issues.

For the record, on the issue of the district spending referendum) Coun. — Ernie Crist voted in favor of the ref- erendum.

On the issue of the district waterfront task force, the vote concerned “adapting” a Waterfront ‘Task Force rec- ommendation, not “adopt- ing” as originally published.

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The two male cockatiels have yellow heads and orange cheeks.

One bird is dark grey, four years old and is called Cleo.

The other bird is whitish yellow, eight years old and is called Tiki.

Newton has had her pet birds for two years.

“They are not chat valu- able, that’s why I don’t understand = this,” said Newton.

“I feel very violated. I am sick to my stomach,” she said.

She has been living in the

house since January.

Newton is offering a reward for the safe return of her birds.

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