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          NATURIST ACTION COMMITTEE
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DATE   :January 29, 2006
SUBJECT: Wreck Beach
TO     :All Naturists and other concerned citizens


Dear Naturist,

An article published yesterday in The Globe & Mail gave the impression 
that the University of British Columbia (UBC) had relented on the 
issue of residential towers that are planned to loom over Wreck Beach. 
The article portrays the long-standing controversy as having been 
resolved.

The newspaper article is quite misleading. Unfortunately, the matter 
is not resolved.

Beginning with an opening phrase that reads, "The buff battle of the 
bluffs is over, according to the University of British Columbia," the 
newspaper article merely repeats UBC's spin concerning the towers and 
the Official Community Plan (OCP) that is supposed to govern 
development.


STATEMENT FROM THE WRECK BEACH PRESERVATION SOCIETY

The Wreck Beach Preservation Society (WBPS) has released the following 
statement:

"The buff battle of the bluffs is NOT over! With characteristic 
disregard for the governance role of the Greater Vancouver Regional 
District (GVRD), UBC's Board of Governors defied the recent GVRD Staff 
request to lower the remaining two towers to 16 storeys. 

"This so-called balanced 'scaling back of the project' does NOT 
address the needs of over 6000 students who signed the anti-Phase 2 
petitions out of 47,000 signatories. The simple fact is that only the 
GVRD can determine if the towers are in compliance with the OCP.

"UBC has no business whatsoever pronouncing its development to be 
consistent with the OCP by usurping GVRD jurisdiction over planning in 
Electoral District A, in which Wreck Beach lies. If the UBC towers are 
not further lowered, they will violate several GVRD visibility 
resolutions. 

"It is time that GVRD parkland stewards call UBC's bluff or the 
obscenities will continue."


NO ACTION IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME

This is an Update. Neither NAC nor the Wreck Beach Preservation 
Society is requesting that you take action at this time. Your 
responses to past calls for action have been effective and 
appreciated. Thank you!

The Wreck Beach Preservation Society will determine what future 
actions may be appropriate. Watch for NAC Action Alerts, Advisories 
and Updates on this issue.


MORE INFORMATION

For background and additional information on Wreck Beach and this 
situation, visit the Local Issues section of the Naturist Action 
Committee web site. Here's a direct link to NAC's Wreck Beach 
discussion:

  
http://www.naturistaction.org/Local_Issues/Wreck_Beach_2004/wreck_beach
_2004.html

For the latest from the Wreck Beach Preservation Society, visit:

  http://www.wreckbeach.org.


PLEASE HELP NAC HELP NATURISTS!

The Naturist Action Committee is the volunteer nonprofit adjunct to 
The Naturist Society. Largely by working with and through local groups 
like the Wreck Beach Preservation Society, NAC exists to advance and 
protect the rights of naturists throughout North America. Protecting 
freedom is expensive, and unlike other organizations, NAC has no 
membership roster on which to assess dues. NAC relies entirely on the 
voluntary generosity of supporters like you.

To donate to NAC online with your MasterCard, Visa or Discover Card, 
go to: 

  http://www.naturistaction.org/donate/

Or you can use the address below, or call toll free (800) 886-7230 to 
donate by phone. 

 NAC 
 PO Box 132
 Oshkosh, WI 54903

Thank you for choosing to make a difference!

Naturally,

Bob Morton

Executive Director
Naturist Action Committee 

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Naturist Action Committee (NAC) - PO Box 132, Oshkosh, WI 54903
Executive Dir. Bob Morton   - <execdir@naturistaction.org> 
Board Member Judy Williams    - <judyw@wreckbeach.org>
Online Rep. Dennis Kirkpatrick - <naturist@sunclad.com> 
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