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Judge backs forced sale of complex Some owners say they’ll be squeezed out of NV market JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
A recent B.C. Supreme Court decision has paved the way for owners of an apartment and townhouse complex in NorthVancouver to sell to a developer — despite the wishes of some owners to stay put. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon recently sided with the majority of owners of Seymour Estates on Lytton Street, who asked the court to approve the sale of the entire property. That decision satisfied the vast majority of owners, who argued in court they’ll get more money by selling as a group than they could individually and avoid potentially costly repair bills as the 40-year-old complex ages. For a small group of owners, however, the decision could force them to move off the North Shore, where they have community ties, if they can’t find similar affordable housing — or out of the housing market entirely. For those people, “This is a huge deal,” said lawyer JohnWhyte, who represented six of those opposed to the sale. “This is their home. It’s a major investment.” The court case highlights dilemmas faced when one group of owners in an aging housing complex wants to sell, but others don’t. In the case of Seymour Estates, that is complicated
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Campaign on for Tim Jones Peak BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
When the call came in that someone was in trouble in the North Shore backcountry, North Shore Rescue’s team leader Tim Jones moved mountains to see that person was brought out
safely. Now, two weeks after Jones’ sudden death on Mount Seymour, a campaign is underway to see a mountain peak named after him. In the days following Jones’ death Jan. 19, someone in the outdoor community pitched the idea
of renaming the second peak of Mount Seymour — known colloquially now only as the “second pump” — Tim Jones Peak — an idea which is now rapidly spreading online. “I think Tim would like it.Tim spent a lot of time up there. He walked his dog up there.The team
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cabin is up there.We’ve done lots of rescues on the second pump and that’s where he passed away,” said John Blown, a North Shore Rescue teammate and friend of Jones. The official process for renaming a geographic See NS Rescue page 5
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