A6 -Sunday News, August 24, 1980 editorial page Band-aid curfew North Vancouver District's plan to impose a 10 p.m. curfew on all its parks in an effort to counter rowdyism and vandalism is probably worth a short trial to “see what happens”, as Alderman Ernie Crist put it. But it’s unlikely to solve the basic problem. The basic problem being that our society does not provide these frustrated, bored youngsters with enough incentives and facilities to keep them out of mischief. Nor with enough discipline -- at home or in school. . Until these failings are corrected, the — rowdies and vandals will be with us. They may, indeed, still be in the parks after law-abiding citizens have dutifully left on the stroke of ten. There are plenty of places to hide out, especially in Lynn Canyon and Cates. Neither the District nor the RCMP have the manpower to patrol every trail thoroughly every night. - Even if they can be ferreted out of the park themselves, our young rowdies and vandals are unlikely to go straight home. They can be expected to transfer their destructive ac- tivities to other areas -- school playgrounds and the streets — where, of course, they'll at least be more out in the open and easier, therefore, for the police to deal with. Stiffer penalties by the courts, possibly involving parents of juveniles as well, might also help. But in the end it is society itself that is on trial. Until we find the right answers to raising the small minority of young people concerned to respect the persons and property of their fellow citizens, all the curfews in the world will be nothing more than temporary band-aid solutions. Food for thought At last we know what makes 69-year-old U.S. presidential candidate Ronald Reagan tick. A Washington report links his ap- pearance and vitality of a man 10 years younger to his daily diet of bee pollen — a natural “miracle” food popular with marathon runners, though causing allergies in some individuals. Will bee pollen eventually triumph over President Carter's peanut butter? 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ROGER WORTH Canada’s bankers, it seems, have difficulty un- derstanding the importance of the smaller businesses that are creating a majority of the new jobs in a country where unemployment approaches the one million mark. ‘What's ironic is that loan interest paid by independent business people is one major reason the banks are able to report ever-rising profits. Even when the banks have an opportunity to support the sector at virtually no cost to themsives, they are reluctant to move. Consider the case of Ottawa’s Small Business Development Bond program, which allows the country’s smaller expanding firms to borrow money at interest rates of five per- centage points or more below current market rates. Ottawa announced the scheme this spring, fully expecting quick and en- thusiastic support from the nation's banks. Instead, the bankers have balked. Amid justifiable com- plaints about foot-dragging by the federal bureaucracy CUP-RUNNETH-OVER DEPT. This month tt has to be Carson Graham School which never reason to has much suffer an ain fenority coniplex even in the off-season For August they produced Tracy Wheeler, Miss North Shore, who last week won the coveted Miss PNE crown ino competition with all the beauties of Bntish Columbia In same breath that has also produced Thomas Robern Stevenson, this years winner ot the Silver the Comes news Carson Governor General's Medal as the top Grade 1? student writing the 1980) provincial scholarship exams with a Y!/ 67 per cent average which comes within three percentage points of bealing the ckaminers al thei own game | must confess to a certain person interest in Miss Wheelers latest tnumph. having been one of the pudges who Chose her as Miss North Shore a couple of months ago dt, reassurny to have the PNE pudges confirm that omy cyesigzht isnt fathing Some of West Van v rotten old tree owners un Bastish Properties (the fotten apphes to the tees cather than Ubve owners wer’ respeornrsibts foot ler wna probably ee oe thheousaaads oof dedlaes following Lasse vatedaay Viole ot storm According 1, Mavors atl teeat Derrich Mumphreys one ot the cleven tree what fe dl ver tty. vee Parr tenge tye in providing a complete set of rules and regulations for the program, they have simply placed the scheme in a holding pattern. Still, one’ financial in- stitution, RoyNat Ltd., has overcome the complexities and restrictions related to the bond program and is offering money to expanding small firms at five per- centage points or more below normal rates. But RoyNat only has 29 branches across the country, compared to about 8,000 for the chartered banks. This means smaller businesses in outlying areas will have a great deal of difficulty taking advantage of the plan. That's why it is urgent that the banks get involved. As the December 31, 1980 “And this is the steam roller case, Doctor.” sunday brunch by Noel Wright storm -- knocking oul power locally for up to 12 hours were on private property Numerous of them had been allowed to grow unpruncd and untuopped to the point where they were snagging power while stall victims of prolonged power the owner of freezem. many of whom lost them entire stock during the 12 hour defrosting Which wnt funny when you remember that a home freezer can casily hold twooor three hundred dollars worth ol already hoes. upright the oulage even The were food the Holly burn Country Club lost an catire dinner Among others, for the Junior National Tennts Cham Pronaship = participants Spectator WU was hosting Have a pood hard look at and those forest pants in your backyard this weekend and othe damage theyre capable of domg te you and Your meats cn the ne wt bap bhow TICRE TED: A tew weeks ago according boone of onset spies B ¢ Rail copinees teaok Smith way whee ting the KRisyval Pbadsc wait. dd passenger cay briskly through West Van oases when his eves et aoe be bre v abode sight Standen CO Se WAN One oot Went No. Prove St Deobdenng taba pe be ve bbe cd oat tthe Cotbe sottvnnny Vere contr tive Mi rseaee vprend Peabl at se cans tral beeen Be Ubbevge ce cereprtaeas Invoues tease hvade He ude est ates eure tye Kowal bdaa ta. hurry to pet home The legal speed limit tor trains through the municipality. io appears. is 3X0 mph | the same as for cars and the Royal Hudson occasionally clocked at But has been that according lo Director of Devclophhent Dr. Bob Collier theres a genilemens agreement between West Van and B ¢ Rail that mally be kept around 1K 19 miph Scawalk pORBerS ra topo ondition have confirmed that the PSO car freight, usually observe that laenoet Ihe Royal chose to figure specds wall oor down to problem owith the says ir the Hudson Colher is that steam locomotive doesn have oa the natural carubers ALC Somctimes gets speedometer ser that cuginecr s the better of his judge ment Pmust romember to try cbnaet one on the offfeer neat trae Porn poutbe dd coven ventas tthe Shoulder wih the flasheap red biyht behind me Odie of the baste se prcerprhe al We ad Sunclay sy © oobhes bestival mn Anite Sache Pak will be Ken Parker bie spot boas Lor the day bop Sabmeon barber ue and prosemtily Coperaeneng at Bow te serv OOO ne aly between tdoaoin avd peo dhe Tbety she hayhted es tree Iheoen Solunteer teee tres ane omohky Veoovews al Vike tee bend a Prada 26 Oto da This new venture by the Wiest Naan © hamiber ook ( stysttee tae 4 Shaping ape tee ce ec rer oe See . g ~% cutoff date for the program comes closer, many smaller firms may miss the boat on this innovative job-creation scheme. Or they may simply shelvg expansion plans because interest rates are too high. Canada’s small and medium-sized enterprises deserve better support from the bankers who play such a crucial role in the fate of independent business people. The nation’s § jobless should also be concerned because unless smailer firms expand they will un- doubtedly be walking the bread fines for a_ longer period of time. It doesn’t matter much whether the federal bureaucracy are at fault in the scenario. What's im- portant is that the dif- ferences somchow get sorted out so that the chartered banks can offer the service to customers at all of their 8.000 branches. (Roger Worth & Director, Public Affairs, - Canadian Federation of Independent Business.) the Labor Day weckend weatherman cooperates (what the organizers would actually hke we a week of heavy rain immediately beforehand, to help the fish upstream). Aside from coho- watching from ‘theo nver banks, there ll be demoun- stravons of sailing. wind: surfing and = kayaking arranged by Frank Karocz and tus Parks Board stalf Plus the Coast Guard hovercraft open to public inspection. Plus = archery. kute-flyang. Rod & Gun Club demos and (just pussibly) sky ghding Paul Baker 1s handhng the sale of 5.000 coho balloons with) proceeds to North Shore schools for salmonond enhancement = programs Mark Sager ss in charge of non stop catenaimment from noon to 10 pom. including band dance. mime. campfire guttar sing alongs and story telling and a closing concen with a concerts. secret oshowbyw cclebrty West Van Chambcr president Reth Stom producing a pamphict on the hattory and covironment ol the Raver (de chestrating at all are chairpeopic Mike Nicci aad Per Danicben. Daon't (perish should Capilano fun it yoo take oan thank bevvosnpe bos mins the the = thwught) hare to umbrella along. the fish wall be how rain’ WRIGHT OR WRONG: Ihe world to derail woo train of caucst thing tn the Preven tat