CKNW NEWS
North Vancouver waterfront development
Oct, 22 2006 - 3:20 AM
NORTH VANCOUVER/CKNW(980) - North Vancouver’s waterfront will look drastically different thanks to a $500-million dollar make-over.
The old pier site at the foot of Lonsdale will soon be home to a large residential and commercial development - including a site for the proposed national maritime centre.
According to North Van city mayor Darryl Mussatto, the centre would tell the maritime history of the west coast and the arctic.
He says the site could house exhibits from the Vancouver Maritime Museum, such as the historic, Saint Roch.
“They do have some limitations on their site. they’re not able to expand, they don’t have enough parking, and we have all of that and more,” he says.
The site will also feature 12-storey towers containing 1000 units of housing.