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C i r c u l a t i n g in the D i s t r i c t of W e s t yancouver^Amjbkside, H o l l y burn ̂ W e s t o n . , D u n d a r a v e (1 ,0 0 per y©»*'« C y p r e s s P a r k , C a t t l f e i l d , W h y t e c l i f f , E t c * 5c per copy Vol. XV HOLLYBURN P .O ., WEST VANCOUVER; B.C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd» 1940 No. 19 M B ':B ir-s:iA w a v-.'!f'>s';,:;' • ►«>!.'««( -ftSBT'4W;sv4. ¥inÂ*»»WM.h nn Saturday of th is week the ratepayers will go to the iia?o vote on two money by-laws, the % st for f 160,000 for fhP construction, reconstruction and ^ of the W ater v X system, the second fo r $40,000 fo r motor buses t o ^ «n5̂ 1ri connection with the proposed enlargem ent of the S c ip a l bus system to and from the city across the Lions Gate Bridge, ci W ater By-law ThP reason in a nutshell for the submission of this by- io«; ifl that West Vancouver has outgrown its w ater supply. n.mWi he last year or two the population has m aterially in- S e f b u t n a to ^ ^ not the flow from the stream s on the S e which are the main;source of water, rendering it more fhafever necessary to ca ll .w pon^t^resen^e supp^; which f t municipality has drawn wheii required from the Capi- io«n Thp nresent pipes from the W te r . source are not large nough fo ru fe n̂ ^^̂ also the Keith: Road Bridge; which parries them across the Capilano Canyon has been condemn- ^ iendering it necessa'ry: e ither to build a new truss or re­ build the Keith Road Bridge, the la tter a p ro je c t^ t^ c<gt of which would be shared by North,.Vancou^^^^ and the Prov- Sial Government, if the last two are willing. Incidentally, fither alternative would cost , about the same, so fa r as West Vancouver is concerned. In addition about nine miles of old wooden pipe in the municipality have more than reached the bursting point through age, and m ust be replaced w ith»cast iron pipe. An adequate supply of water, being a prime neces- ii.„4t~is difficultAo understand.anyone,not..yQting fo rJ h is bv-law more especially in view of the fac t th a t i t only_. really represents a net increase of $36,000 in the bonded ̂ d e b te d - nesS~a's^^he7municipality-on-Januai^--lst-of-this-yeai^j4:!edeem=_ €d $125,000 worth of , w ater debentures. The Bus By-laiw ■ is probably the most contentious by-law th a t has ever been submitted to the^ ratepayers, representing, as it does, the climax of a b itte r dispute which has disturbed the peace and well-being of the niunicipality ever since the Lions Gate Bridge was opened. ' Indeed, the controversy has been waged so long and.,bitterly/,that we fear i t will still go on. Among a perfect welter .:of'hneertam ties one thing is admitted by all, nam ely,. th a t there., is not sufficient traffic offering at present, whatever the fu tu re may hold, for two bus transportation systems,; the. more so ^that so many ^ e using their own cars -and those of the ir friends to commute to ^ d from the city. Which^means; of .course, th a t sooner or later either the municipality, o r , th e Pacific Stages m ust cease operating across the bridge. The Reeve has stated th a t it this by-law is defeated, i t spells ,the;.end of_ jthe municipal system both for buses and ferries. n A"ccording"iro^'ifigures;Tnubnutted'7by--th^ -munioipnl- -their--bus--service to and from --th e -c ity -- is--th e . only ■ vr; , 1' Tm:} COMMUNICATION SPECIAL NOTICE Office of th e Reeve, Municipal Hall, August 20th, 1940. The Editor, West Van. News, 2227 Lawson Ave., Hollyburn, B. C. Dear Sir: , . Om Saturday, the electors of West Vancouver will be a ^ e d to The ninth annual excursion tp Keats' Island with the Boys' Band will leave Ambleside Sat­ urday at 9 a.m. instead of 10 n.m, ns previously advertised and returning will leave Keats' Island a t 4:15 p.m. This will give everyone ample time to vote on the by-laws also to attend one of the many bOn fires being ar-YVtJBU V ttiiuv/uvoi. wiMiMv H iwv.-.--- ■ . V4. m a n y u i/u xuvjb iLnjJuits u i - vote on the $160,000 W ater Im- raiiged by the Lions' Club in aid provement By-law, and on the of the: Red Cross. $40,000 Bus By-law, and I have This yeai/s band camp will no hesitation is recommending be the largest yet undertaken. , A 1. .. i their passing. The W ater By-law: Following upon the opening of " " X there hfthe Lions' Gate Bridge there has been a very substantial growth Arrangements are being made by Mr. Condon to take otire of a t least eighty boys for the week. With Mr. Ddamont in camp this year regular band ««« « *• 1 1 R. W. TIMBRELL DISTINGUISHBD in population, as evidenced by' practices will be held each day. the new homes being erected lU: The rest of the time will be nearly every part of the IMunir spent playing baseball, tennis, cipality. The main w ater pipe on volleyball, badminton, hiking Marine Drive has outlived .Ite ' and swimming, usefulness, and our smaller dis- , Tickets for the excursion tribution pipes, while .having should be purchased before Sat- sufficed during the earlier years urday and may be had. from any when_ houses were few and fd r of the band boys" or^fro^m--Mr: between, and when W est Vap- "Coridbn. couVTe was known as a delight SERVICE CROSS CUUVXO W«.0 M-K. ---- ----------------------- - ful-sum m er_caipping_i)Jace,3re_^Ij|jM Ij^^^^ now woefully inadequate. IA . FIRES NIGHT chain is only as strong as its Sub.-Lieut: R. W. Timbrell,! R.C.N., celebrated his first ap ; pointment to comiiiand by , ning the coveted Distinguished .'Service Cross for his gallahti^ cnaiii 18 uiiiy ao DUiw**© ~ -----a-- weakest link, and in ® xception^ Commencing at 2:30 o'clock ly dry years, such as the Saturday aftemoon a swimming one. with practically no snow, op ^yndarave Hollyburn' Ridge during t^ne u<.T.ov»+-a wiii v»i3 m!n fnr all w inter months, the situatioP isw inter months, the snuation is ^ special features will be really senous. We need a P |e n ^ .provided bythe^Royal Life'Sav- fu l supply,of. w ater a t for domestic services,-adequate . aordon Gillespie- a practically useless compass, out-of-date' charts . and no tide tables he took a 100-ton-yacht from Ramsgate and soon found himself in the hell off the beaches. Yet in spite of having his ship ashore for . five hours -dne-te-lts-cable-being-broken^Ay- in c h ^ g e of Gordon Gillespie who is now receiving entries'°in opf^eration vrith th is pap^ sic is being provided by courtesy of the Imperial Oil through Mr. .xi x̂ ecvxv. V., . Corkill and refreshm ents will be ich is for the.P" rc» f se of four pn the Pier. Admission' ses, may I point out th a t $40,- p^„ifq gKr qnd /»hi1drcn. fire protection, health protection, apd the encouragement of beau­ tiful gardens. The Bus By-laW: In regard to th is By-law, which buses, a bomb, he finally, got away, m ade three trips carrying 350 part of the whole systeni ^which/ is , P^y^^® way, and the Council wish to demonstrate,] their ability to run an enlarged city-service a t a cost which would call for cheaper rates being granted by the Public.] Utilities C oii^ission. Whether this' is possible or hot remains to be seen, but. it is -evident ^herPacific S t e ^ s --cohsider->the.,7Pi^sent and f u t i ^ possibilities of the trsfffic w ell worth while. troops, and salvaged . two Siore yachts before returning h is com­ mand to Portsmouth.. Not only his mother, Mrs. E. H. Jupp of 2015Jnglewood Ave,. but all West Vancouver have great reason to be proud of his m ition-and-Fthe^ay-i" The whole question simmers down to a m atter of public ownership or not. If. the r a t^ a y e rs w ish to and their own transportation system, then they will vote for the by-law and will for the sake of th e ir own pockets use the ir own buses. They have ngitated fo r over a year for the very opportunity, which the Council is offewng. them by way of this by-law. It is now up to them .to decide, always remembering that they may not have.another_chdnce'to do so. has won the first decoration to come to the municipality in th is war. We also take a certain perr sonal pride in the fact th a t he was, a t one time connected w ith this newspaper. 000 spread over 7 years ia lor a under the spon- comparative y small amount, and ggj.ghip of the Lions' Club of -is less-thanJia^j3.een_r.e q u ^ ^ -W est-V ancouver-and-the-cntire- .provide.a new proceeds-go -to - th e -R e d . ately there has been an eff ort to Q^^gg make transportation a political- A t 8:30 p.m. signalled by the issue, with a view criticising rockets a t Ambleside past Councils. May I say that ^nd Dundarave Piers, a spec- past Councils, have handled tnis g^ri^g of bonfires will be nroblem as honestly and as ei- lighted along the beach from -pos&ible:ri:n;icieffl..., -- . - , the light , of swiftly changing circum stances,. and _ there is no ST. PATRICIA SCHOOL . PIANO STUDIOS room for pblitios in municipal affairs wheih affect the pocket of_every individual taxpayer. Let us be frank and admit th a t transportation is a very difficult p ro b le m a n d one that ST. PATRICIA SCHOOL St. Patreiia School located the healthful atmosphere °bf ' West Vancouver, provides edu­ cational -facilities ]pf distinct' ad­ vantage to the needs, of pupils in. Nursery School, K indergarten and the Grades. ' , In the pre-schp"ol classes, Lllripon oy*/\ V\̂ r #%%% School re-opens September -8th~Transportation-js:provid€d^ For fu rther information, tele­ phone or write Miss Marjorie R. MoGillivray, 2667 Haywood Ave. W. 5l6, HiOLLYBURN BUSINESS , / , COLLEGE viits pxt> • BCXiywl children ar^ fitted by an informal constriipf.ivp mii/io'Ti/>a-Pew' - the --- Ujr <l»ll constructive guidance fo r . tuc more forma! routine of- the.. M e s . Standards of the -B.C. I department of - Education are ' fellowed. ' s: - Class- workx ̂in rhythm band, i piano, singing, music apprecia- i Jjon, dramatiesrand dancing rin ?? he ^ rly stages, give a fo u n d a -: non for successful individual ac- ^mphshment in the . h igher . h ̂ aues, where examinations: re- festivals are used as a I _^mulating-rather-than-a-com-^' Pehtive factor. Ah the b j^n ess courses ayail- 3 ^ tyable /in the city can be obtained a t the Hollyburn Business Col- lege,F: 14th and Marine Drive (aboW McNeil's Rexall Drug Store). The fall term s ta rts on T ueitoy , September -3rd, and s tu d ^ ts are prepared for the Civil Service-exams.- Any inter- estea are asked to call or phone W est 341 for full particulars. ^ '5 'W/en's health is in .the ist ̂ ̂ leading, child special^ ^^nners and de- for insisfi^^^ circumstances, are insisted upon at all tim e s ., - ' t e s S f instrtiction: is. :Pro-, l^nt but non-sectarian. . , - ^ E S T VANCOUVER ]: ' COLLEGE West--Vancouver--College, day I and boarding school for hby^:. located a t 1425 Gordon Ave^,\ will reopen for the fall te iiu oh Friday, September 6th. The- curriculum includes/, Grades 1 tq 12, special kindergarten clasl, physical education, music, etc; For full particulars kindly call-or phbne the principal. West 637^M. ,St. Batricia School Piano Studiosconducted-by-Miss-Marj- orie R. McGillivray, associate, teacher of J. D. A. Tripp, ;have an established branch of ' the piano work in Kerrisdale and the city. Arrangements for p a rt time study with J. D. A. Tripp or his supervision at stated in ter­ vals may be arranged. Class work or individual for young children including rhythm band, and conducting,'correlated with singing and dancing, .gives a solid foundation for la te r work. - -Conducting and_acbompanying; in the band are a means of hold­ ing interest. Examinations, re- citals and festival work are used as, a stimulating factor ra ther than competitive. , Miss McGillivray will be pleas­ ed^to meet all interested in piano studv a t her West Vancouver studios, 2667'H ^ o o d A y e :rw r 516. Early registration ensures a choice of times. :Ambleside' to "Horseshoe Bay. - Members of *the Lions' Club have been busy on the waterfront w ith their friends. A blanket perm it is being issued by the F ire Chief for beach fires on this occasion with the usual proviso th a t all "fires will be extinguish- uiiiicuiu iixvwx-cxxx -- before they are left. The big- can only solved gradually ac- will-be eart' of Amble- cordifig t0 public use or demand. and other public fire§ We have our ferries with a very, Street, West -m uch--reduced passenger list, g Eagle Harbor and Horse- but still carrying half a million ^ • , a Sso Everyone/ will be welcome at Iwation of d ^ k g. these public fires where refresh- have f r i t v in ntiehts, entertainm ents, com- municipal buses , , munity singing and a jolly good order . „ ĝ ;iii tim e is guaranteed. Tide will be, and services, and there are s iii ^ . q.^g ,*„gf rjiTht fo r a others who " t h ^ S d f T h i s " m be '̂ an to any great ®̂ **.?*> occasion to be remembered so care what system ■*. ® . > jet'g gU tu rn out and make it a H*aXg Rea L etter Day fo r West Van- defioite « couver and the Eed Cross. For in.mmd these those who would like to see the T ® * speetaole- *he water, a to â^̂ arranged from v ^ich m l l K s ^ ^ o ^ ^ ^ Ambleside to Point Atkinson, the-users of-differcn^^^^^ u " leaving W est Vanjjouver Dock at transportation w h e t o 8:30 ^m ., retunfing about 10 P-«i. The fare will be only 35c a J™® for adults and 15c for children through the generosity of, my c ^ e f ^ . nftrinir* the P erry Departm ent the pro:̂ !the-' Bus Bv-law and urging ^ .j j also be-turned-over-tr I t is useless to send men over*- seas without proper equipment. How about helping by lending the Government monOy through the purchase of W ar Savings certificates. others to do likewsfe: . fv,P Rpd rrc«B 1. I t is extremely likely th a^ , *" ® ^ ' X • . ^ .v ,... there is little possibility of a I f ram should interfere these .substantial reduction in rales aa events will bev ̂ t p o n e d until long as aTprivate company has a the following Saturday, . complete' monopoly. 2. Our own g r a t i n g records ' - S ta rt th e childre/i on the right show th a t 'i f : the i Municipality road to save by giving each a uses equipment,, such as is suit- W ar Savings form with a stamp (Continued on page 4) attached.