INSIGHTS Ail members need do is be nice to the English! MOVE RIGHT OVER, pushy St. Patrick and roistering Rabbie. There’s a new kid on the block who's had it right up to there with Burns Night haggis and the 17th of Ireland shenanigans. Well, not QUITE a new kid. He's been around before — though in such a modest and quiet- ly mannered way that nobody took any notice. Bul this year the patron saint of Merry England has the gloves on and is coming out fighting fer the respect long due to him. Revival of the local Society of St. George, originally founded in 1981, is being spearheaded by English-born Vancouver lawyer Roger Dawson, its president, and British Consul General Brian Watkins, its honorary patron. They're intent on proving that no true-blooded English types need take sccond place to bagpipes and leprechauns, A key component of their beefed-up campaign is The Brit ra : pub-restaurant at 1766 Alberni, where an English pub-style night from 7 to Hi p.m., with a $5 buffer dinner plus entertainmem, is now being held every Wednesday for Society members and guests. Last Wednesday they launched a vigor- ous six-week membership drive there with a multi-media show by British Airways and BritRail — which are offering draw prizes of an air trip for two to Britain anda first class BritRail pass. Tickets are on sale at cach Wednesday get- together. On April 23 the wearing of red roses will be mandatory. Highlight of the celebrations will be a big St. George’s Day banquet in the posh B.C, Club on the Expo site, with tickets already reported to be sell- ing briskly. For $39 a plate you get a traditional English dinner (oxtail, 0. 5 ¢ “se roast beef, Yorkshire pud and ti- fle), table wine and Consul General Watkins as guest speaker — which guarantees at least one good speech. The prize draw will take place, Toasts will undoubted- ly include Will Shakespeare, whose birthday it also happens to be. And after that, who knows what other revelry as Merry England's sons and daughters let down their hair? All of which suggests that St. George in Canada has finally caught up with the 20th century, If you'd like to join the fun, order banquet tickets or simply learn more, call Roger at 222-2313, They're not snobby. Even Scots, Irish and native Canadians can qualify as members — just so tong as they're nice to the English! one VISITING FIREMEN: Royalty comes to town briefly next Friday, March 18, when King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrive AEROBICS FANS in West Van follow the stars,..leading the class were (left) North American champions Sharon Inkster and Craig Shervey. Wilderness fools HEN A Vancouver man stumbied out of the bush recently after spending 10 days lost on Mount Seymour, he dramatically. underlined from Victoria to complete a two- day B.C. tour ... Meanwhile, last Friday brought Transport Minister John Crosbie on a quick swing through Lotustand to turn the sod for a new Fraser Surrey Dock railyard, announce airport projects ata Richmond lunch and dine with the Chamber of Shipping at the Bayshore. POSTSCRIPTS: For those into acrobics the workout of the year happened Wednesday at West Van Ree Centre to celebrate the unveil- ing of its new aerobic mirrors and exercise cycles. The classes were led by visiting continental champi- ons Sharon Inkster and Craig Shervey, 1987 winners of the American Acrobic Competition in Puerto Rico ... Presented with a special award for physical ex- cellence at the Police Acadeny graduation exercises last month was Constable Bradley Stephen of West Van, now amembes of the Vancouver Police Department ... And congrats to North Van's Teresa Kirschner and West Van's Robert Koepke on winning two of SFU’s three coveted 1988 ex- cellence is teaching awards. Robert has been an SFU history professor since the university opened in 1965; Teresa joined in 1968 as pro- fessor of Spanish studies. eae WRIGHT OR WONG: Yester- day is experienc. - Somorrow is hope, Today is getting from one to the other as best we can, @ eek i TERESA KIRSCHNER...teaching excellence honored. PHYSICALLY TOPS...Cst, Bradley Stephen (right). 8 continuing problem: hikers unprepared for, and ig- norant of, the very real dangers awaiting them in the North Shore wilderness. ; cs Dressec in clothes unsuitable for winter camping and packing only a few oranges for food, the man ;janned to spend a night camping on the mouniain, but later got lost. . The message of caution inherent in regular warnings and frequent searches for skiers and hikers lost on lecal mountains continues to fail on deaf ears. And when pristine wilderness is just 26 minutes from downtown Vancouver, it is easy to understand how people can be lulled into a false sense of security. Though there are many pamphiets and brochures available on safe hiking, the public is not paying atten- tion. Education efforts must therefore be doubled. When hikers or skiers get lost through their own foolishness they should be made to pay at least part of their rescue costs. That money could then be used to raise public wilderness awareness. Such an initiative would provide a two-fold solution: a financial penalty/deterrent to casual approaches to local wilderness and instruction on what the correct approaches are. The mountainous areas of the North Shore provide a backdrop of unspoijed natural splendor, but with this splendor. comes an obligation to enjoy it wisely — without risking the lives of dedicated search volunteers who must rescue hikers or skiers from their own fool- ishness. ANRCMPORICR ZZ JUST ETHER OUTOF HIS TIRES. 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