Let it snow:
Snow-making guns were out in full force on local ski hills filling in for what had been a mild winter up to this point.
School board fired:
On Thursday, Jan. 18, 1996, Education Minister Art Charbonneau fired the seven trustees of the cash-strapped North Vancouver District 44 School Board citing their refusal to cut a ministry-ordered $500,000 from the budget. Bob Smith, Lions Gate Hospital president and CEO, replaced the trustees.
Support found for Lynn Valley pub:
North Vancouver District Council voted 4-3 in favour of the required rezoning for a proposed 65-seat pub to be built in the western corner of Lynn Valley Centre. The project still needed a liquor licence but after municipal approval they were optimistic they would get the go-ahead.
Park Royal Caprice:
The Park Royal Caprice was showing five movies including Georgia, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham (at premiere prices: adults, $8; children/seniors, $4), and Sabrina, The American President, Babe, It Takes Two and Ace Ventura 2 (at regular prices adults, $4; children/seniors, $3).
Self–serve gas stations stay:
After a long Monday night meeting council was split evenly on a motion to prohibit the conversion or construction of self-serve gas stations in the City of North Vancouver. Mayor Tom Reid broke the deadlock by voting against the zoning amendment.
Parkgate centre options eyed:
A Parkgate recreation task force was formed to examine funding options. The need for a Seymour-area centre was first identified in the mid-’80s with the project expecting to cost $8.9 million. – John Goodman
