t’ -- me comes town ng giant,- council *butt . heads i Local actor over future store’s design ; gets scary BY TIMSHOULTS who attended the meeting Squarnish’s Shawn Editor with Weston. i MacDonald at The store is part of an five- ‘f ! Arts Club ]Canadian Tire didn’t want to year expansion plan for the /ear the words “big box” as it chain, which has more than h more tho 3 mihipounced its plan to come to 430 stores across Canada. The ;ifidthe $quamish - but they heard Squamish store would include Lem anyway. a 2 1,000 square-foot retail obert Weston of Canadian area, with an auto service cen- Properties tre and garden centre with nity based busi(CDP) announced to outside terrace. ull-time OPeninSquamish council July 18 that The store would be locally service technii I-brand repair,,anadian Tire was the main owned and operated and Ve offer: contin,enant for the proposed would provide about 70 full- ling; excellen Wbenefit packI ,5 5 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r*e-f o o t time and part-time jobs to the c resume in conl$~ribaldiVillage malI/condo community, Holfield said. Contac-Mode,~evelopment at the comer of But the first reaction from liance CentrMamquam Road and Hwy. municipal staff and council- e, Alberta. ------------------ lors was concern over the QII 38,000-square-foot building’s design, which Gardnea a would anchor the first would involve a flat roof - / roll of the project, which contrary to the District’s Fourth 780-849-6670more informa. Ohso includes a 25,000 square- design guidelines, which call bot retail development, a new for peaked roofs. ilding for the Diamond “Canadian Tire is very reti- cad branch of the Royal cent to change their building ‘w ;. Larae capacirfint(%madian Legion and a four- [style],” said architect Iue invwher4reen movie theatre. Michael MacDonald. “We Index nanufacturerskidders. Frer. tphe project’s second phase have not done it in several i Top Story A3 -6899. bvolves another 79,000 hundred stores across Opinion A6 uare feet of commercial Can ad a .” A6-7 ace plus 55 condominium The chain would develop ! Letters the site with extra landscaping Valley Voice A10 ’re very excited to be and other elements such as a IAN CHIEF ! sports B1 canopy on the front facade to JACQUES~HE said Trent Holfield, Monique Aisbett of the relay team “Girl Power” runs out of the water at the SQTV 65 velopment coordinator for balance out the roof, Holfield third annual Squamish Triathlon - a Memorial to Bob McIntosh Sunday at Alice Classifieds 63 ian Tire’s Western told councillors. Lake. See page B1 for full results and photos, anada Real Estate division, corztinued on page A2 This girlc(f e$nitc!)! light on Stawamus Chief kriows how to phy u InnectionsxomB .i mean game of hide arid . BY IANJACQUES they became separated. because the terrain is very Black Tusk searched from just not sure what to think.” go seek. Reporter “When the family got back rugged and he was not pre- above. Naturally, after the search, CONST. ANGIEBERGUNDER down to their car he was no pared for a stay in the Around 7:30 a.m. Adam a relieved David was praising PAGE A5 where to be found,” said woods,” Dubeck said, adding was located, tired and hun- the efforts of the volunteers. Id night on the backside Squamish Search and Rescue that Adam was wearing only gry, but otherwise unharmed. “I’m just happy to get my (SAW Municipal a shirt, hiking shorts and hik- “It looks like he hiked out son back safe,” David said. 99 trail of the Stawamus I Sunday before being Coordinator Nathan Du bec k ing boots. on a trail that we were just “It’s our first time out on the by Squamish Search early Monday morning. More than 35 volunteers going to mark,” Dubeck said. mountain and we’re all quite “They searched for him from Squamish, Pemberton, “He is quite dazed and dehy- relieved. I would like to pub- n Sundav afternoon, 22- themselves, but when they Lions Bay, North Shore, drated right now, but he is licly thank all the people that ar-old Aiam Rich,. his didn’t find him they called Ridge Meadows, Central telling us that he apparently volunteered their time. I’m her David, his sister and a RCMP.” Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, the found an empty tent and was amazed at the professional- nd from Vancouver went Squamish RCMP then Sunshine Coast and Surrey helped by some campers in ism and the leadership that a day hike on the Chief. called SAR around 11 p.m. combed the area throughout the area. We have yet to con- was shown here. Stroman sinc n their way back down, and a search of the area the night and into the morn- firm this because we can’t “These are just amazing apparently ran ahead began. ing, while an RCMP heli- find those people and consid- people.” group on the trail and “We were concerned copter and a helicopter from ering his condition, we’re im. .......................................................................................................*.~~~*~~ ...................................................*.......................*.*..***.................................... This Week ollywood homecoming About Town callv-born actor comes back home for film shoot Maureen Gilmour has all your community events ew fire chief named - e We’re on the town at the Loggers Sports sponsor party Windermere Sea to Sky Real Estate 892-3571 A2 II Tuesday, July 25.2000 I The Chief II Squamlsh, B.C. Bits & Pieces Weather Watch ! -- BY TIMSHOULTS according to Robert Weston with the theatre is when they pate building a theatre Editor of Canadian Development are prepared to proceed,” Squamish in 2002 to open Properties, the project’s pro- Weston said. time for Christmas that y lhesday Wednesday Thursday Friday It’ll probably be two years ponent. “They will not come into Coun. Chance of Chance of Chance of Cloudy with i before the curtain goes up on Weston told Squamish this market until they see our expressed disappo showers. showers. showers. showers. a new permanent movie the- council July 18 that CDP is development proceed.” with the timeline, Low 13. Low 13. Low 13. Low 13. atre in Squamish. working with three groups to He confirmed one of the out that the exciteme High 21. High 23. High 24. High 23. A four-screen theatre is still put a movie theatre in the groups is Landmark community in the plans for the Garibaldi complex, but that theatre Cinemas, which is proposing Garibaldi Vi1 Village mall-condo proposal construction would come at a 15,000-square-foot cinema for the movie theatre, n at the corner of Mamquam the end of the first phase of with four screens and 800 retail space. Road and Hwy. 99, but will the 155,000-square-foot pro- total seats. “That’s the be one of the last buildings to ject. Landmark told CDP in a asking for go in the project’s first phase, “The concern we’ve had letter that they would antici- said. District must-- - maintain-------- ------ auidelines:- - ~ Mavo&jie; New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter e- I Vancou -continued page A1 said. an issue,” agreed Coun. made before,” he said. ,t:after tv July 30 Aug. 6 Aug. 14 Aug. 22 from But Mayor Corinne Lonsdale added that another Wendy Magee. Weston said CDP plans t Lonsdale said the District’s national franchise, Tim Coun. Raj Kahlon praised submit a development perm design guidelines for proper- Horton’sNendy’s, was able the new design, saying it was application for the project t The.-______ Tides ties fronting Hwy. 99 need to to accommodate the District’s better than the last plan CDP mid-August. -------- be maintained. guidelines despite the chain’s submitted: “The whole image The application will requii “I believe that’ll be very standardized building was big box,” he said. public hearings due to rezot important to the community requirements. Lonsdale asked CDP to pre- ing, and municipal staff antilcpurts at large,” she said. “They “I doubt you’d ever find a sent new conceptual drawings ipate it would take up to thninjuncti Date Low Tide (feet) High Tide (feet) think Canadian Tire, they council that is more keen to for the store to council in time months to get approva .‘ think big box.” have good development in the for its next meeting Aug. 1. before construction cod9 , quan July 25 - 12:W a.m. (14.80) The store design is the sec- community. That’s what this Holfield said he would take 7:26 a.m. (5.60) 2102 p.m, (1 1.94) Start. v9tes ond-smallest of five different council was elected for,” said the roof design issue back to p.m. - Canadian Tire wants to sta’ &emt 6:47 (9.94) building designs used by the Lonsdale. “But we are not Canadian Tire’s head office, July 26 - a.m. construction bY thNat i on 12:48 (14.66) chain, Holfield said. going to do it compromising but warned council that the November in time for a sprir$&~day 8: 18 a.m. (4.31) 3:28 p.m. (12.80) - “For what we’re proposing the values this community chain could simply decide not 2001 opening, otherwise &IIion 8:04 p.m. (10.87) for Squamish, I hope not to has.” to build in Squamish. will put off construction fpl gover July 21 1:32 a.m. (14.57) hear the words ‘big box’,” he “It [the roofl is going to be “That decision has been six months for a fall openitljlands 9:09 a.m.
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