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THE LONG OVERDUE FACELIFT for the North Shore’s drab, strictly functional ‘‘front door’’ moves one step closer

tomorrow, Sept. 26.

That’s the deadline for consul- tants’ bids on preparing concept plans for the Lions Gate North Enhancement Project. Its aim: —~ to beautify Marine Drive and the bridge ramp between Capilano Road and Taylor Way, while mak- ing the strip safer for both pedes- trians and traffic. Coordinating the project for North Van Corn- munity Arts Council since 1985 is a committee chaired by North Van architect Joe Cantafio, And if progress seems slow, there's a good reason. At every step they have to deal with no less than five governments — Victoria, West Van and two North Van couacils, and the Squamish Indian Band. So it’s quite a feat that, from these, they've already extracted some $24,000 for a demo video and, now, the all-important concept planning stage. The video — “Opportunity at our Door" — isa stimulating eye-opener to today’s problems and tomorrow’s goals —

JOE CANTAFIO

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improved pedestrian, cyclist and wheelchair facilities (including an underpass); better signage; trees and landscaping; and the transformation of the bleak, empty turning circle island into some dramatically attractive centrepiece.

With five bureaucracies in the act, it won’t happen overnight. But momentum is now picking up. And Joe Cantafio’s track record is one of staying power.

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ALL KINDS OF FOLK shape the character of a community in their own way — one being West Van's 82-year-old Kevin Wakefield. Back in 1973, at his own expense, he developed the much admired wild garden and shrubbery lining the public footpath from Bellevue to the Seawatk at 23rd and has lov- ingly tended it ever since. Last year Mayor Don Lanskaii and council installed a brass plaque there, thanking Kevin and a fellow gardener, Angus Morrison, on ochalf of West Van for their faithful volunteer work.

In mid-August, alas, Kevin fell from a ladder while doing tree work, smashed his heel and is im- mobilized for several months. Angus can no longer help, so four weeks ago Kevin wrote a sad letter to Mayor Lanskail asking him to make good on a promise to keep up the garden when its creator became unable to. Soon, fall prun- ing of shrubs and rose trees has to be done, and a mass of daffodil and (ulip bulbs planted.

Are there any other nearby community-minded gardeners, ! wonder, who'd like to lend a hand while Kevin (922-6389) waits for

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HE PROVINCIAL government deserves praise for promising to kick in more health funding to alleviate some of the financial burden now borne by the civic partners paying for the North Shore

Union Board of Health.

But while municipal leaders are now grinning over

the hoped-for reply from city hall? One thing | can promise: they'll enjoy taiking to him,

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SIGN-OFF: Ex-Brits gather at 8 p.m. tomorrow, Sept. 26, upstairs at the Elephant & Castle in Pacific Centre for the St. George Society's first social evening of the season. If you don’t yet belong, but quali- fy and are interested, call Margaret Jenvey, 877-1331, and tell her you'd like to drop by .., Urban planner Harold Spence-Sales is the speaker Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the a.g.m. of North Van Community Arts Council in the art gallery of Presentation House, 333 Chester-

field. Members’ guests welcome — ditto prospective members ... Congrats on joining the ‘‘Golden Club" to West Van's Cyril and Kathleen Andrews who yesterday, Sept. 24, celebrated their first 50 years of togetherness ... Happy birthday today, Sept. 25, to North Van's Wally Mulligan ... Tomor- row, Sept. 26, a 101-candle birth- day salute to Cedarview Lodge res- ident Gertrude Walker ... Half as many candles (and then some over) are enough for tomorrew's birth-

day greetings to Capilano-Howe Sound MP Mary Collins ... Also tomorrow, happy first anniversary to Rev. Johe Robertson and Ann of St. Monica’s, Horseshoe Bay ... And happy 42nd to West Van’s David and Beth Bakewell.

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stupid to try to have it all. If you get it, where on earth will you put

NUNS’ “FASHIONS” SINCE 1888 ...Models include Littie Flower Academy students (1) Sarah Creedon of West Van and (r) Sarah Thornton of North Yan. The display will be part of the Sisters of St. Ann centennial

Oct. 30.

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the anticipated government largesse, they should press the decision-makers for more details — when will the new program start and how jong will it be until it reaches the promised 70-per-cent funding level? An- nouncements that look good, but tack details usually turn out less promising than expected.

in the past, those funding the local board of health — the three North Shore municipalities and the North Vancouver school board — have had to put up more money for preventative programs than other municipalities supporting metropolitan health depart- ments. Ba el

With previous funding depending on political cir- qe cumstances — standing with the ministry, who the Ves : local MLA is, or favored programs to be implemented — the local funding bodies were saddled with a heavy financial load to bear. While the announcement fast week is reason for cautious optimism, the provincial government needs to start the program right away.

Municipalities will then be able to put a portion of the money previously dedicated to health department funding to other productive uses. The funding inequity has gone on long enough, and new that the gov- ernment has said it will address that inequity, it should do so without further delay.

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