SRIEFS

Boats gutted in marina blaze

FIRE DESTROYED and sank two boats docked at Lynawood Marina Monday night.

A third boat and a portion of wharf at float L-18 sustained fire damage.

North Vancouver District Fire Department firefighters were calied to the scene just after 8 p.m. The fire was eventually con- tained through the combined effort of firefighters, Ports Canada Police, the Canadian Coast Guard and Lynnwood Marina residents.

While there were no injuries sustained by humars, two cats trapped aboard one of the fire-gutted boats died in the blaze.

The two gutted vessels were worth an estimated total of $110,000.

Arson has not been ruled out as a possible cause of the fire. The investigation continues.

North Van man jailed 12 months

A 23-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man was sentenced Dec. 28 to one year in jail for a series of charges ranging from possession of - stolen property to dangerous driving resulting in bodily harm.

Trent Terrence Sinclair pleaded guilty in North Vancouver pro- vincial court to the charges which included two counts of danger- ous driving in connection with a Jaly 11 accident in the Christina Lake area where two men were injured.

And Sinclair was further charged with fleeing the scene of the accident with intent to escape liability. His driver’s licence has been suspended for two years.

Appearing before Judge J.D. Layton, Sinclair was also convicted for possession of stolen licence plates in connection with a July 7 incident in Grand Forks.

Charges pending following crash

CHARGES ARE pending feHowing a two-car collision at the in- tersection of 29th Street and Lonsdale Avenue early Dec. 29.

According te North Vancouver RCMP, a vehicle travelling south on Lonsdale was struck by a vehicle travelling west on 29th at about 12:52 a.m. As a result, one of the cars hit a fire hydrant.

Rescuers worked for about an hour to free 39-year-old Faye Halls of North Vancouver, the driver of the car that was struck, from her vehicle. -North Vancouver City Fire Department firefighters cut through the passenger door of the flipped-over car and removed the passenger seat before extricat:ng Halls.

Twenty-year-old Joseph Bulaun of North Vancouver, the driver of the other vehicle, a passenger in Bulaun’s vehicie and Halls all escaped with minor injuries.

Cove development

plans presented

PLANS FOR a new Deep Cove housing and retail development were presented to the public for the second time at a recent infor- mation meeting called by Taurus Ventures Ltd.

According to the West Vancouver developer, John Haibeck, who is proposing the development for Gallant Avenue, 81 per cent of approximately 75 people attending the meeting supported the pro- ject.

But the development, a three-storey building that would include 17 condominium housing units and about 4,000 square feet of commercial floor space, has drawn some preliminary concerns from North Vancouver District Council regarding the building height.

But said Haibeck: ‘‘We've been to two public hearings. One was held by the Deep Cove Community Association. The percentages were the same in both.”

Council will be addressing the development permi( aoplication in January.

27-53 PER CENT INCREASES

NVD water rates hiked

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES in water rates for North Vancouver District were approved Dec. 18 by council,

By PAMELA LANG Contributing Writer

Individual households will pay

will be paying only $10 per month for their water. The comparison between the district of North Van- couver and the other two North Shore communities was unfair, she added, because of the difference in size and population density.

“Its stil a good deal,”” she said. “The Lower Mainland has cheaper

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water rates than any other major urban centre.”’

The deadline for early payment, with a 10 per cent discount, has been extended a month to the end of March, Baker said.

The motion to adopt the new rates was carried with Crist and Gadsby opposed.

27 per cent more in 1990, and metered users will pay 53 per cent more.

Ald. Ernie Crist said the hike for residents was too high, but he said a 100 per cent increase for metered users could be justified.

While he said he recognized the need for higher rates to pay for in- frastructure changes, he said the brunt of the increase should be shouldered by industries since they are able to write it off.

Ald. Joan Gadsby agreed that 27 per cent for individual homeown- ers was too much, with their rate increasing from $94.50 10 $120.50 annually.

“We are the second highest (rate) in the Lower Mainland,"’ she pointed out, saying that after the increase North Vancouver District will have rates second only to West Vancouver.

The utility fund needs replenishing and, since the water infrastructure in the district is quite spread out, the cost of im- provements is high, explained Ald. Murray Dykeman.

The water utility should be self- sustaining, agreed Mayor Marilyn Baker. And since it is not, it com- petes with other budget items — such as recreational facilities — for municipal dollars.

She also pointed out that with the 32 monthly increase, residents

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