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North Vancouver City council considered com- plaints aboutthe re-routing of bus services to feed the new Inlet ferry system during its Monday meeting and found conflicting viewpoints ex- pressed.

One complaint was about the parking spaces lost to the new bus stops along Lons- . dale which, it was claimed, detracted from business for stores affected. Another complaint, however, was that all the bus routes should run down the length of Lonsdale instead of along Chesterfield and St. Georges. The argu- ment here was that the Chesterfield and St. Georges routes take business away from merchants on Lonsdale —which should remain the traditional transit artery.

Meanwhile, complaints had also been received from residents on Chesterfield and St. Georges about the noise of the buses.

Council is referring. the complaints and suggestions to B.C. Hydro for consider- ation.

GO-AHEAD FOR GROUSE

North Vancouver District council gave the go-ahead Monday for the revised 340 million housing project plan- ned by Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd. for the Nancy Green Triangle. The project was first unveiled four years ago and, after several public hearings, an earlier. scheme was rejected by council last fall after strong opposition by local residents to its exces- sive density.

The .revamped develop- ment, now in acceptable form, calls for 245 single-

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family homes, more than 100 semi-detached units and 80

townhouse units.

In other business—react- ing to protests by numerous tenants—council rejected an application by Ridgewood Gardens apartment in the 3300 block Capilano Road to convert the homes from rental to strata title.

SENIOR CITIZENS’ COMPLEX FOR BAY

West Vancouver council discovered Monday that the federal and provincial gov- ernments are silent partners behind a senior citizens’ apartment complex proposed for Horseshoe Bay.

Because the owners must sign the land use contract, the names of Terrance and Margaret Fox of 6644 Nelson Ave. appeared on the land use contract application.

But council learned during the public hearing that the B.C. Housing Corporation will buy the land as soon as the contract is signed. The province will then lease it back to the Senior Citizens Retirement Society which will operate the building.

Proposed for 6644 Nelson

'Ave., the project is being

funded by the federal gov- ernment’s Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

A two-thirds subsidy is being provided to help the seniors with the rent which will be $250 a month for a one-bedroom apartment. There will be 36 bachelor and

nine single bedroom apart- ments. |

With Monday night’s hearing out of the way, council gave three readings

Free buses will be avail- able to take Lower Mainland citizens to the free ‘‘Canada

Get-Together’’ celebration, Thursday evening, June 30, at Brockton Point in Stanley Park. They: will pick up passengers along Georgia Street, beginning at Gran- ville and Georgia.

Stanley Park roadway to- wards Brockton Point will be closed to all traffic commen- cing at 12:00 noon and will not reopen until ifter mid- night.

North Shore residents heading for the giant cele-

bration. for Canadian Unity:

are advised to park their cars in downtown parking lots and board buses at regular bus stops along Georgia, west of Granville.

Free buses will also return and drop people off along Georgia during the evening.

Celebration chairman John Pearkes has called on the citizens of the Lower Main- land to turn out in large numbers to show the rest of Canada their support for national unity.

He suggested spectators should bring blankets and have a picnic while viewing the gala event.

Celebration planners ex- pect the event to generate

spirit and pride in Canadian heritage. They also expect it to be a lot of fun with fireworks, bands, puppet shows, singing, and dancing.

The celebration will begin at 7:30 p.m., at Brockton Point Cricket Pitch in Stanley Park. The pre-show will include marching bands, steel bands, youngsters per- forming on trampolines, strolling musicians, puppet performers and a = major native Indian presentation.

The variety show at 9:00 p.m. will feature Bobby Hales Big Band, Claude Valade, Debra Kay and Jim Perry, square dancing, group singing, and entertainers from stage and television are also part of the program.

Later in the evening, beginning at 10:00 p.m., a pageant on Canadian history will be presented. The script by Ray Logie will be narrated by W.O. Mitchell. The pageant will include a historical costumed tableau of Canadians from early explorers to the present day. ‘The show will close with ‘‘O Canada’ in’ French and English, fireworks, and street dancing.

The event is sponsored by

The Council for Canadian

nity, a private proup, mdependen: of government.

to the bylaw which indicates approval in principle. Final approval is expected in another two weeks.

At the same meeting

public hearings. were con- ducted on three cther land use contract applications. They were presented by:

eCloverlawn-Kobe for a commercial and office com- plex at 6350 Bay Street, Horseshoe Bay—which ran into some opposition from local residents.

®Hoodspith Publishing Co. Ltd. for a commercial and

office complex at 202-260

Sixteenth Street and 1539- 1579 Bellevue Avenue.

eG.C. Strutt and D.A..

Shatford for a three-storey apartment building at 2119- 2129 Bellevue Avenue.

The time taken up by the four hearings caused post- ponement of the main item

on the agenda—further dis- cussion of the proposal to build Canada’s first skate- board’ bowl on property adjoining Inglewood School or in some suitable alternative location such as Ambleside or Klahanie Park. |

The skateboard bowl issue —which has aroused strong oppostion from residents in the vicinity of Inglewood

School—will be considered at — '

next Monday’s meeting.

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