6 — Wednesday, August 10, 1988 - North Shore News INSIGHTS Our ‘North Shore army’ breeds The Right Stuff YOU CAN COME A LONG WAY in life when you start out at the Forbes Armoury (now the Lt. Col. J.P. Fell Armoury) in North Yan. Tony Humphries is one who knows the path well. He's followed it ever since that day in 1954 when dad encouraged the 16-year-old to enrol at the Armoury as a member of 6 Field Engincer Squadron Cadet Corps — an experience which persuaded young Tony that this was the life he wanted. After three decades as a career officer in the Canadian Forces, it’s had no shortage of variety and adventure, In addition to his Canadian Forces commission he’s also a graduate of the British Army Staff College. He’s served with the Air- borne Regiment Engineer Squadron, trained native soldiers in Tanzania, and done a stint with the UN observer group in troubled India and Pakistan. With rising seniority, jobs back home have included head technical services officer of the huge Canadian COL. TONY Humphreys ...path to the top. Forces Base at Camp Borden, Ont., executive assistant to the Vice-Chief of Defense Staff in Or- tawa and, in 1985, a posting back to his home turf as senior staff officer of the Pacific Militia Area HQ in Vancouver. Last month, promoted to full Colonel, he was given the dual appointment of commanding of- ficer, Regular Support Staff Pacific, and chief of staff, Pacific Militia Area. Which is a longwinded way of saying that former North Van Cadet Tony Humphreys is now the area’s top regular army officer. He might also be respectfully called a chip off the old block. His British-born dad served throughout the Second World War in the Southeast Asia theatre _ with the Australian forces, rising to senior staff officer at Army HQ. Later, Derrick Humphreys was to become, in turn, a North Van City and West Van alderman, and for eight years mayor of West Van. Meanwhile, in the part-time Militia (the regular army's first- line reserve force), another 6 Field Engineer Squadron ‘'grad’’ has been named to the top post. This month Col. ‘‘Jerry’’ Silva, who joined the Squadron as a sapper and rose to be its C.O., will be promoted to Brigadier-General commanding Pacific Militia Area. Our litde “North Shore army”’ on Forbes Avenue obviously knows a thing or two about breeding The Right Stuff. xe WORLD OF THE BLIND will be explored next week by 10 North Shore families who are hosting 10 Toll-free need ORTH SHORE telephone customers need the I option of calling certain Lower Mainland locales without being stuck with added long- distance charges. Under the present telephone set-up, North Shore visually impaired young visitors from Toronto under the Special Youth Exchange Program coordi- nated by Janet LeClair of Neigh- bourhood House. The following week, Aug. 22-29, a similar group of young North Shore people will fly east to be guests of Toronto families. Sponsored by the Metro Toronto YMCA — bui with strong community support locally, including donations from Cana- dian Occidental Petroleum and the North Van Kiwanis — the pro- gram aims to give physically handicapped teenagers a chance to explore, with their host ‘ttwins’’, regions and lifestyles in Canada that differ from their own, tht SIGN OFF: The Reform Party established its first North Shove beachhead Monday when a nominating meeting at the Coach House chose Ron Gamble as its candidate to ‘‘aggressively challenge’’ Tory MP Chuck Cook in the North Van Riding at the looming federal election Anything unused and unwanted that takes up more space in your home than it's worth rates a call to the North Van Eaples, 988-6670 — they'll be delighted to pick it up for their giant auction next month in aid of North Shore wednesday worid charities ... Happy 52nd anniver- sary today, Aug. 10, to North Van's Louis and Marjorie Cor- docedv who keep fit walking the Stanley Park seawalk ... And also today, many happy returns to North Van's Florence Currie. tae WRIGHT OR WRONG — as Mark Twain put it: ‘‘Training is everything. Cauliflower is nothing but a cabbage without a college education.”’ Photo submitted “BIG MAC” SCIIOLARSHIPS...$400 toward post-secondary education presented to (centre) Goiden Arches cinployees Frederic Schaefer, Lonsdale, and Matthew Seba, Marine Drive, by McDonald's executive veepee Ron Marcoux (r) und veepee Pat Donahue (i). Deor Me Multoney, Forgot Free Trade, how gba h ip eae Vande elping those who ate premier r Zalm? ealls to nearby municipalities such as Port Coquitlam or Pitt Meadows are charged at long-distance rates, inconveniencing local residents and businesses alike. Paying a slightly higher monthly base rate, Vancouver customers enjoy an expanded toll-free service area and can call all over the Lower Mainland through this basic service. With long-distance revenues being used to subsidize toll-free focal calling, North Shore calls to long- distance municipalities are helping to support this su- perior basic service for Vancouver. The North Shore is not substantially farther than Vancouver from these nearby municipalities, so added long-distance charges are unwarranted — B.C. Tel has unreasonably decided our area should not have the same service level as its cross-intet neighbor. Publisher ........... Peter Speck Display Advertising 980-0511 While some local customers may not want to pay Managing Editor... Barrett Fisher Classitied Advertising 986.6222 : A . i i ; WSO! extra for this added service, some will — and they Associate Editor... . Noel Wright Distribution 986-1337 should be able to get it. 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