22. Among the charges erty. court. FORMER COQUITLAM- MAILLARDVILLE MLA John Parks declared this week bis candidacy for the Social Credit nomination in North- Vancouver-Seymour. The riding seat has been va- cant since the death in March of MELA and Energy Mines And Petroleum Resources Minister Jack Davis. A lawyer and businessman, Parks moved to Nerth Van- couver in 1989. In May of last year he nominated Davis as the Nerth Vancouver-Seymour candidate for the upcoming provincial election. Parks was to have served as Davis’ cam- paign manager. In a 1983 upset victory, Parks beat ont NDP candidate Norm Levi for the Co- quitlam-Maillardville seat. Parks lost to NDP candidate John Cashore in 1986. “Said Parks, ‘Social Credit and ali British Columbians have together persevered throughout the 1980s to main- tain a manageable debt load while at the same time pro- viding essential social services and programs. But as_ was clearly shown by Bob Rae’s NEWS BRIEF: Trial set in Pattison case THREE ADULTS charged in connection with the kid- napping of millionaire Jim Pattison’s daughter have been ordered to stand trial in B.C. Supreme Court. Chad Kart Dafoe, Chadwick Shayne Mulvahill and Christian Snelgrove were raised to Supreme Court after a preliminary hearing ended Wednesday in North Van- couver provincial court. A trial date will be set on May facing Mulvahill, 21, Sneigrove, 19, are kidnapping, unlawful confinement, extortion and possession of stolen property. Dafoe, 20, is charged with possession of stolen prop- Meanwhile, a July 16 preliminary hearing is scheduled for Homan Houshiar, 17, Kamyar Pourghannad, 17, and Narnami Kataoka, 16. The three youths are also facing kidnapping related charges after being raised to adult The charges stem from the Dec. 21 kidnapping of Pat- tison’s daughter from her North Vancouver home. Parks seeking nomination and JOHN PARKS April 29 budget, the NDP has a philosophy that puts the de- mands fo their special interest supporters ahead of the public as a whole.”’ The Socred constituency will nominate its candidate June 18. Parks joins Gordon Frampton as a condidate for nomination. The winning riding candidate will be up against New Demo- crat Dominique Roelants, North Shore residents contribute to forum ALTHOUGH there was no con- sensus on major issues, several people taking part in a discussion Wednesday night at North Van- couver's Capilano Callege over Canada’s future called for mere national spirit to help solve the various of problems facing the country. By Anna Marie D’Angelo Contributing Writer “Part of what is lacking is a national sense and will. If you could get something that drives forward like a train and says, this is Canada, all the other stuff will be just politics,’* said Bill Schermbrucker, a Capilano Col- lege instructor. Schermbrucker was one of 10 people taking part in a Citizens’ Forum discussion held at the col- lege. The forum on Canada's future is a federal government commis- sion started fast November and headed by Keith Spicer. The forum bas collected ideas and opinions through nationwide townhall meetings. “tt is difficult to feel pride in your couniry when your govern- ment panders to another country (the United States),’’ said Deborah Demers, another discus- sion participant. But Bill Van Luven, the Capilano College administrator who set up the meeting, said Ca- nadians were proud in a subtle or more Canadian way. “One thing we do pride ourselves on is our guod social programs, at least compared to the United States, said Van Luven. Two other participants said they were unhappy about the lack of information available concerning important problems in Canada. They said people needed to know exactly what native Indians wanted in aisriginal claims. And the national debi should be ex- plained in a nonpartisan and thorough way. Other the three-hour meeting Quebec, the environment, im- migration, universality of social programs, bilingualism, multiculturalism, constituent assembly, political recalls, refer- endums and the poor job done by elected officials who “instead of getting the hook, zvo 10 the Senate.” topics discussed during included DEEP COVE residents won't have to travel miles anymore to attend the theatre, take in a concert, or view artwork. By Evelyn Jacob News Reporter That’s because the Deep Cove Cultural Society has finally raised the money if needs to begin con- struction on its long-awaited cul- turat centre, which has been in the planning process for four years now. The new centre ceuld open as early as December, according to Damian Inwood, Deep Cove Cul- tural Society president. Inwood says North Vancouver District. has received eight con- struction bids and expects the winning bid will be announced at district council’s May 6 mecting. IF so, construction will begin this month, with a provisional groun.l-breaking ceremony plan- ned for May 21. The $1.1 million, single-storey centre, which inciudes an outdoor amphitheatre, will be built on the corner of Gallant Avenue and Panorama Drive. It will be the new home to Deep Cove Stage, which has been ren- ting Presentation House Theatre; First Impressions Theatre, which has been operating out of Bur- naby’s James Cowan Theatre; the Seymour Art Gallery, currently housed in the community wing of Seycove School; the Deep Cove and Area Heritage Association, which has also been occupying a room in Seycove School; and the Pro Nova String Quartet. Inwood said North Vancouver's Metropolis Dance Company has also expressed interest in space, and that room will be available for rental to other community groups. “I’m delighted,”’ Inwood said, **t’s been three vears that I’ve been working on this. It's been a lot of hard work. We’ve kept go- ing and managed to keep the en- thusiasm up despite the length of time.”” More than half that time was spent waiting for word on funding from the federal government. “*lt took two years before they said they couldn't give us the money,’’ said Inwood. ‘It was very frustrating being caught up in all of that bureaucractic red tape.”’ Construction of the centre will cost roughly $890,000. Thus far North Vancouver District has con- Mercedes- Benz BMW Porsche Toyota Acura Honda The desirable trades are found at: Mercedes-Benz, Novi huve See this issue of Automotive Classifieds 1375 Marine Dr. North Van 984-9351 Sunday. 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