I*] •• Bit •'; Mi hi by Dave Fraser petition Ydrivei by Chatelech The latest proposal is not the after a close vote, i would have to be destroyed to through grants and donations to jil students, organized by Toynbee first attempt to move something McLarty said the people sign- facilitate the greens." establish their own operation. : A proposed lawn bowling and fellow student Nicole onto the | park site. In 1978 the , ing the petition are not against She suggested another piece facility at Hackett Park in Parandon. j Sechelt Village council con-; J lawn bowling but against "hav- of land be found to build the "This would free the already Sechelt has raised a storm of "They just fixed (the park and sidered a request to move the j ing public park space! given over facility which the district could beleaguered Sechelt taxpayer I protest among young and old " they want to wreck it again," 1907 Whitaker House into the | to it, especially space in Hackett lease to a lawn bowling associa­ from any costs that would be in­ a alike. Toynbeei said, who as a child, park but the proposal failed. JjPark where so many trees tion which "could raise funds curred by the district." I It was standing room only at used to play in the park with her Sechelt council chambers younger sister Leslie. Wednesday as a delegation of McLarty, a $echelt alderman 30 or more showed up to show from 1987 to 1989 before its opposition to the plan. resigning due tO| ill health, Sechelt Mayor Tom Meredith outlined i the park's history at . told the crown council was last Wednesday's imeeting. In prepared to hear the delegation 1957 the Union Steamship but not comment on the pro­ Company gave the land to the posal. A decision will'be' made Village of Sechelt for the sum of at the November 1 council $49.05 with the understanding it meeting in order that all seven would become a park. council members would have a Since its dedication, Sechelt chance to vote on the motion to has cleared and seeded the land give approval. and installed bleachers and Nancy. McLarty read a pre­ playground equipment. McLar­ pared statement on behalf of ty noted that Hackett Park was, Georgina Sager and Grace up until the late 70's, the single Hopkins, organizers of the peti­ largest project undertaken by tion campaign that swept the local Lions Club and was through the District of Sechelt home to Timber Days from last week. 1972. McLarty told the Coast News The park is used for baseball, 259 elementary and high school football, soccer, tennis, as a students, 91 Sechelt Indian children's playground and green Band members and 933 adults area for strolling or sitting at signed the petition over a five- park benches, as well as being day period. the site of craft fairs, Celebra­ But Sechelt Administrator tion Days and other community Malcolm Shanks told the Coast' gatherings. News there are no plans for the lawn bowling green yet. "It's McLarty pointed out the park still in the proposal stage." is open to the public free of He said council learned there charge and the gates are not was interest in such a facility locked, as would be the case after receiving a petition with with a lawn bowling facility. 300 to 400 names two months She says all the activities to Chatelech Secondary School students rallied to save their space built in their Sechelt park. (See story.) ago. date at Hackett Park are in last Wednesday after hearing that a lawn bowling green could be Shanks said 50 to 60 people keeping with the Sechelt Park -Dave Fraser photo attended a September 13; public Acquisition By-Law, No. 28, meeting on the proposal. All of which dedicated the site as a the 50 to 60 people in atten­ public municipal park and has m danceJaypuredyaJa%n bowling , never r^rkreK^ded, J&SdEtt&a ; ./m facility, Shanks said, with a said." •'";' ';. Y: slight majority - about 30 McLarty says with the I -favouring the Hackett Park building of a lawn bowling site. green the park would cease to be Meredith raised a few hackles public. "By its very nature the among the anti-lawn bowling lawn bowling green would have delegation by calling its list of to be fenced and locked when 1120 names of people opposing not in use to protect it from the strongly contested the facility an "expression of public walking on it and marr­ public interest" rather than a ing its surface. petition. He said a legal petition . "It is also my understanding, by Ellen Frith and will fill a "gap", McRae density, its location, the poten­ The issue of a mobile home requires a full, legal description after speaking to members of says, in the present real estate tial for creating traffic problems park with 75 units having only, , The second and third market in Gibsons. on North Road, the inevitable one access road was also an ob­ of the persons signing it and other bowling clubs, that green readings for Zoning Amend­ their addresses. Shanks admit­ fees do not take care of upkeep Although the development, destruction of the trees on that vious concern with several of ment By-Law No. 555-24 and parcel of land which contribute those in opposition. ted the petition received from which, in most cases, are met by Official Community Plan when first brought before coun­ the lawn bowling proponents the sale of alcoholic beverages cil in May 1989, was slated as a to the privacy of houses already In fact, the Municipal Act in the clubhouse after members Amendment By-Law No. 600-1 established along Reed Road states: 'A second access from a was not a legal one. were tabled at last Tuesday's first-time home opportunity for and whose removal may cause "It's not fair," Christine have finished their games." She young families, McRae told the public highway separated by at said this would also contravene Gibsons Council meeting in flooding, the apparent lack of least 200 feet from the first ac­ Toynbee told the Coast News order to allow Aldermen John Coast News the proposal has control over the potential earlier that day during a student the by-law. changed because, "We learned cess shall be provided to > each Reynolds and Gerry Dixon time ownership of the strata-titled mobile home park containing 75 to review the minutes of the a lot about it once we got into lots, to the development's it," he said. or more mobile home spaces.' previous night's public hearing deviation from the Official "Well, then there will only be on the issue which the aldermen According to McRae, Community Plan. had been unable to attend. "there's a whole gap missing in 74 in the development," McRae the market. "The community plan came told the Coast News, "The The by-law amendments are out in December 1988," said manager's unit will front on concerned with a 75-unit mobile "The bottom price for a Hans Ounpuu whose Twin North Road." home park proposed for a 12.2 single family house in Gibsons Oaks development presently acre parcel of land located just is $77,900," he said. "We have under construction is directly In answer to the necessity to south of North Road near Reed to provide something else or opposite the North Road access change the zoning by-law to ac­ Road in Gibsons. Gibsons hasn't done its bit." of the proposed mobile home commodate the development, The proposed park is describ­ The concerns, however, of park. "It's hot off the press. McRae pointed out at the public ed by Jon McRae, agent for the residents in the vicinity of the There's no reason to change it." hearing that a high proportion property owners, as a strata- proposed development are He stated at the public hear­ of the town is currently zoned titled development with a many. A petition signed by 29 ing that as a developer, he is not R3 which allows for mobile minimum lot size of 3500 square of those opposed to the mobile anti-development but he said he homes. As a developer, he said, feet, allowing each mobile home home park was received at feels the density of the proposed he would prefer to have mobile owner to own his site rather Monday night's public hearing. park is too high, will create too homes grouped in a well devel­ than rent it. The development is The objections to,the devel­ much traffic and will devalue oped park than to "have them intended as retirement housing opment range from its proposed other properties adjacent to it. spread all over the town." Dioxin readings i Ii seen 'encouraging' *,• ft A speaker for the trees P. 3 ?: and in the pulp from 315 ppt to by Ellen Frith 7.2. A cty to newspapers - Divest! ..P. 3 I The latest results from the According to the bulletin, the Federals reps report on dioxins P.4 Howe Sound Pulp and Paper September samples were taken Kindergarten teacher Sara Bujan P. 5 mill's dioxin testing since it over a two hour period by an in­ "Poverty Game" creator profiled P. 11 began 50 per cent chlorine diox­ dependent consultant, BC ide substitution in the first Research, and tested by Seakem Channel 11 P. 12 bleaching stage last month, are Analytical Services. Sechelt Inlet's Coastal Strategy P.