DSTA SASL tae TORTS TRS ene LET edd TERI TL ty Ka } 8 i i ETON Ser SN Eg LEO ERTS TET, asec Be tacee See rte nian Sen GN SO AEE REE BAT SRE RR NEAT ME STORIES PTET I PEEL MAILBOX Humphreys says he wort run for mayor Dear Editor: May I, through your columns, thank the many people of West Vancouver whe have kindly en- couraged and requested me to stand for re-election for mayor this November. I will not be able to seek that office due to my various com- mitments. These include the Na- tional Parole Board, presently returning officer for the provincial riding of West Van- couver-Capilano, my engagements as a chartered arbitrator and management consultant together with attachments in a number of local organizations. I wish every success to Alder- man Mark Sager in his mayoralty nomination as | gladly sponsored him for the positions of school trustee and alderman in past years. Best wishes to Mayor and Mrs. Lanskail on his second retirement from municipal office and may he enjoy being West Vancouver's on- ly Freeman to which as mayor | happily proposed him on_ his earlier aldermanic retirement after 20 years’ service. Derrick Humphreys West Vancouver Car 1s biggest polluter Dear Editor: Ralph Meyer’s July 27 letter is typical of the North American commuter’s attitude: He would like cyclist ferries from North and West Vancouver to carry him easi- ly downtown, and after having once tried to ride from West Van- couver he found it too difficult. Try using your legs for at least two weeks first, Mr. Meyer. I ride dowatown, over the Lions Gate Bridge every day and really don’t see the problem, other than the poor sidewalk surface and its layer of ever-unswept broken glass. The doubie line of crawling traffic I pass, 90 per cent with one occupant per vehicle, is unbelievable, considering that most commuters do not need their car once at work. In spite of this, and the cons- tant articles in the media concern- ing increasing air pollution and congestion, very few people cycle to work, even in fine weather. There are probably tens of thou- sands of bikes on the North Shore, but it is very obvious that these are considered to be tcys — placed on the back of a car and taken to the park on weekends “because traffic is too bad.’’ If even one extra passenger is carried in a car, or if people used two-wheeled transport, the most elementary arithmetic would sug- gest that traffic congestion and noise and air pollution would be virtually halved, saving vast sums of new bridges and road im- provements and proving that some people can pay more than the cur- rent lip service to concerns over the greatest polluter of all: the automobile and its attendant petrochemical industries. Jan Fry North Vancouver DRAPERIES BY S. LAURSEN to SE 29 CUSTOM DRAPERIFS AND VALANCES Labour $7.50 per panel unlined, $8.50 lined CUSTOM BEDSPREADS AND COVERS Low, low prices on blinds and tracks For FREE Estimates Call 987-2966 Serving the North Shore for 19 years THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER FOR SALE BY POSTING 31 RESIDENTIAL LOTS BRAEMAR NEIGHBOURHOOD PRICES REDUCED Minimum Acceptable Prices a) Braemar Place: $213,000-$226,000 on an individual! basis b) Quarry Court: $2,037,000 on a block basis Selection of cul-de-sac lots of various sizes. Applications to pur- chase will be accepted as of 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 18, 1990. Additional cul-de-sac lots currently available for purchase on an individual basis in the Blueridge and Lynn Valley neighbourhoods. Applications will be accepted immediately. a) Tompkins Crescent/Dunrobin Crescent: b) Kerrstead Place: $195,000 $165,000 - $174,000 For further information contact the Land Department at the Municipal Hall, 355 West Queens Road, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7N 2K6 Telephone 987-7131 Wednesday. September 12. 1990 - North Shore News - 7 PRESENTATION HOUSE Dave McIntosh Mark Gash Stephen Courtenay Harold Pinter’s THE CARETAKER CHINESE Language Classes for Children Age 5 and up with or without prior knowledge Classes held on Thursdays 4-6 p.m. Sentinel Secondary Schooi 4250 Chartwell Dr., West Van For more information please call Karen Woo 922-7330 or Edwin Lee 922-6928 YOU DESERVE TO MAKE MORE MONEY! GOVERNMENT | 12.30% | 11.85% | 11.55% 3 MONTH [6 MONTH] 1 YEAR CALL KEN GORDON T-BILL RATES 668-2055 ps , . ScotiaMcLeod ou own Mutual Funds? Cail for your FREE copy of the Mutual Fund Monitor ELECTORAL REDISTRIBUTION FULFILLS GOVERNMENT PROMISE British Columbia's new electoral map stems from a promise made by Social Credit during the 1986 Provinciait Election to eliminate dual seat ridings and make political representation more fair. The first step in fulfilling that pro- mise was made in April 1987 when the Premier appointed Justice Thomas K. Fisher to head @ Royal Commission on Electoral Boundaries for British Columbia. Over the next 18 months, in 35 communities. during 53 public meetings, more than 600 in- dividuals, Associations and Municipalities made representa- tions to the Fisher Commission. As a result of those public hear- ings, Judge Fisher determined that the number of MLAs should in- crease from 69 to 75, and that each Constituency should have, on average, 38.523 voters. Devia- tions from the average were to be limited to plus or minus 25 percent. The latter criteria is especially im- portant satisfying the “one man, one vote” principle in the Cana- dian Charier of Rights and Freedoms, and Judge Fisher was obliged to redraw tne existing electoral map to meet that tenet. Just four of B.C.’s ridings maintain their existing boundaries, under Judge Fisher's proposals, and only 23 kept their historic names. One of the latter ridings is North Vancouver-Seymour. The Social Credit Government ac- cepted and endorsed ail of Judge Fisher's recommendations in 1989, and legislation passed by the B.C. Legislature enshrined them in law. North Vancouver-Seymour has a population of 44,424 slightly above the average recommend- ed by Judge Fisher, but fewer than lived in the riding in the 1986 Provincial Election. The District consists of the area bounded by a line commencing at the intersection of the present boundary of the electorat district of North Vancouver-Seymour and the southern boundary of Lot 803: thence westerly following the southern boundaries cf lots 803, 869 and 951 to o northerly pro- longation of Lonscale Avenue: thenceiy southerly tollowing the northerly prolongation of Lonsdale and Lonsdale Avenue to Highway 4; thence easterly and southerly following Highway 4 fo its intersec- tion with the present boundary of the district of North Vancouver- Seymour: thence easterly, norther- ly. westerly, and southerly follow- ing said boundary to the point of commencement. That the effort succeeded is eviaenced by the new electoral map. af JACK DAVIS Reports By the Hon, Jack Davis, MLA North Vancouver-Seymour THAT’S HOW MANY CANADIANS ARE CYCLISTS Coal i PARNTPAC J 333 Chesterfield Sept. li to 15 | N.Van. 986-1351 Curtain 8 p.m. CAP WEEK You're invited to atrend “Mothers and Daughters in Community”, the first in a series of FREE leccures on women in the ‘90s. English lirerature instructor Carol McCandless will examine how generations of women strugele to find their places in history. Tonight at 7:30 at the Capilano College Students’ Lounge, Building N, Room 115. To find out more information about the series or to reserve a seat, call 986-1813. B> Comedy at the Fringe Capilano College instructor Bill Murdoch stars in the Fringe hit, ‘Sex Maniac’’, an outrageous comedy presented by the Kitsilano Theatre Company. Performances: Today at 4 p.m., Friday-Sunday (Sept. 14-16) at 7 p.m. at Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St. Waring: For mature audiences only. W Read All About It You're welcome to use our newly renovated and expanded Library. For a $10 annual community borrower's fee, you'll have access to the Library's impressive range of materials and services. (Periodicals and reference books are for use in the Library only). For information, please call 984-4944. Be Career In Caring If you are a caring person looking for a fulfilling career in the health field, consider training for a career as a Personal Care Actendant for the Disabled. Graduates of the program work with the physically disabled of ail ages to help chem live independently in the community. The fall 1990 program starts October | and there is still time to register. Call Health Programs now at 984-4947 to learn more about this rewarding career. i Parttime Computer Courses Extension Programs and Services offers you a wide range of computer courses, from basic to advanced. There are several NEW courses, including Legal Office Automation - PC Law, Computerized Bookkeeping with Bedford, Introduction to HyperCard, and more. Classes start this week, so call 984-4901 now for information and to register. CAPILANO COLLEGE 2055 Purcell Way North Vancouver British Columbia