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November General Meeting Recap by Laura Anderson The house was full at our November General Meeting and the talk on Neighbourhood character and Heritage Preservation in West Vancouver. Nancy Smith, representing North Shore Heritage Preservation Society, introduced the speakers -- Councillor Nora Gambioli, Stephen MIkicich, Manager of Community Planning for the District of West Van and Michael Geller, of Geller Properties. Joining the discussion were Rob Cheater of Trasolini Chetner, and Carol Howie owner of West Vancouver's Vinson House. Councilor Gambioli talked about the role of Council in heritage conservation and stressed the need for homeowners and residents to put their voices together and advocate for preservation of the elements that made West Vancouver the unique community it is. She also mentioned that municipal staff intend to bring forward a recommendation for a policy for trees on private property in 2016. The Vinson house project incorporates development Stephen Mikichich introduced homeowner options for conserving heritage resources, among them, heritage revitalization agreements (HRAs) and heritage conservation areas (Lower Caulfeild as an example). options also available to West Vancouver homeowners interested in heritage conservation and in preserving neighbourhood character. In 1913, Valient Vinson, future Reeve of West Vancouver, built a house on five acres in what was known as Upper Hollyburn (on the 1400 block of Gordon). The house was restored by Carol Howie and her husband to its original craftsman perfection. Geller and business partner Rob Chetner, known for moving the "two Dorothys" in Vancouver, plan to lift the house and move it forward to make room for parking in the lane. The renovation will incorporate a suite in the house and two in-fill cottages on the property. The garden will be redesigned in the style of the period. Miller Geller cited the City of Vancouver's Heritage Action Plan and the designation of Shaughnessy as a Heritage Conservation district. Following on his Hollyburn Mews development, Geller introduced the Vinson cottages. West Vancouver Archives. 009.WVA.MUL. - Vinson House -1911 Vinson House 2015 - photo by Carol Howie page 4