Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - North Shore News - A39
NEIGHBOURHOODS Noteworthy neighbours
New accessible play space built in NV park
THANKS to Let’s Play, a partnership of the Rick Hansen Foundation and the Province of British Columbia, North Shore children with mobility impairments and their parents and caregivers now have access to a fully inclusive play space.
photo courtesy of the West Vancouver Archives/submitted by the West Vancouver Historical Society
THIS photo shows a northwest view of West Vancouver from Sentinel Hill in 1913, a year after West Vancouver became a municipality. Today the area is approximately 11th and Esquimalt and the ferry docks and ferry building, at 14th and 17th, can be seen in the background. This was Ambleside in 1913 — a developer’s dream.
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MLA Jane Thornthwaite (centre) is joined by Kirsten Sharp, a Rick Hansen Foundation ambassador (left), District of North Vancouver Coun. Alan Nixon and Coun. Mike Little and Tricia Gardner, École Dorothy Lynas parent advisory council playground co-ordinator, at a newly opened accessible play space in North Vancouver. Students from five schools participated — Mulgrave, Cedardale elementary, West Bay elementary, Collingwood and Chartwell elementary. While Chartwell was the defending champ, Mulgrave won the tournament by one game. Chartwell came second and Collingwood third. Two annual invitational lasermaster game tournaments for children were also held at
the West Vancouver Community Centre. This week the Federation of Lasermasters is organizing its annual Technology Lasermaster Summer Camps at Collingwood and Hollyburn Country Club for ages 6-13. Info: 604294-5662. Send details for our regular Noteworthy Neighbours section to emcphee@nsnews.com.
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Town Hall Meeting - ANAVETS, 225-245 East 3rd Street
Date:
TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010
Time:
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location:
Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall 170 West 3rd Street
The purpose of the Town Hall Meeting is to receive community input into the proposed Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment to the ANAVETS site, located at 225-245 East 3rd Street. The meeting shall begin with an ‘Open House’ format, followed by a presentation of the proposed development and then discussion. An OCP amendment is required for the market apartment building (Building 1) as it exceeds the 4 storey height limit in the OCP. • Building 1 - Proposed 5 storey plus basement, market housing apartment building with 104 dwelling units and 128 underground parking stalls. • Building 2 - Proposed 4 storey plus basement Senior rental apartment building with 76 dwelling units and 23 parking stalls.
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Interested members of the public are invited to attend the Town Hall Meeting and make comments on the above. If you wish to view the material online please go to www.cnv.org
Mayor Darrell Mussatto Councillor Pam Bookham Councillor Rod Clark Councillor Bob Fearnley Councillor Guy Heywood Councillor Craig Keating Councillor Mary Trentadue
For information, please contact: Ms. Barbara Westmacott Planning Technician II Community Development Department 141 West 14th Street North Vancouver BC V7M 1H9 Tel: 604-990-4216 or bwestmacott@cnv.org
Bob Worden Ramsay Worden Architect 355 Kingsway Vancouver BC V5T 3J7 Tel: 604-736-8959 or bworden@rwa.ca
141 West 14th Street, North Vancouver BC V7M 1H9 | Tel: 604-985-7761 | Fax: 604-985-9417
City Clerk Robyn G. Anderson randerson@cnv.org
www.cnv.org
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According to a written statement, the space, which was opened June 15, is located at Indian River Park, next to École Dorothy Lynas elementary. Let’s Play has awarded 47 grants to schools, municipalities and community organizations for the creation of accessible, public play spaces. Government provided $2.5 million for grants up to $50,000. Additional funds for the play space came from the District of North Vancouver, École Dorothy Lynas’ parent advisory council, Act Now B.C., Kiwanis Club of North Vancouver, Mount Seymour Lions Club, Rotary Club of North Vancouver, Deep Cove Lions Club, Royal Bank and parent donations. The new swing set in the park was donated by Habitat Systems Inc. Several contractors also donated their skills and equipment. Info: www.rickhansen. com/letsplay. ••• Larson elementary teacher Trish McMordie’s Grade 3 students participated in Tomatosphere, a science-based project involving more than 12,300 students across North America. According to McMordie, her students planted two groups of seeds: one group was the control group and the other had gone to space and spent time on the International Space Station. The data will be used to see if plants can be grown in space and if space travel affects the germination of seeds. The project gave McMordie’s students an opportunity to learn more about plants, space flight, nutrition and the environment and to practise their skills of measurement and observation as well as reinforcing their concepts of the scientific method. ••• North Shore youth have been busy this spring with events organized by the Federation of Lasermasters. The society’s president, Peter Embleton, says the annual North Shore school versus school lasermaster game team challenge was held May 26 at Chartwell elementary.
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