THE FOLLOWING is a list
of recent North Shore emer-
gency incidents:

March 6
Number of medical aid calls: 3
Number of false alarms: 0
Number of public service calls: 0
Lynn Canyon Park
Hazardous material.
March 7
Number of medical aid calls: 3
Number of false alarms: 2
Number of public service calls:
2000-btk, Hyannis Dr.
Natural gas leak.
: March 8 ;
Number of medical aid culls: 6
Number of false alarms: 0
‘Number of public service calls: 0
200-blk. Lloyd Ave.
“Propane leak.

~ Number of medical aid calls: |

> Number of false alarms: 0

300-bik. East 11th St.
House fire.

_:. March 7
Number of medical aid calls:
. Number of false alarms:.2 .

“March 8
~ Number of medical aid ‘calls:
: Number of false alarms: 1:
400-bik. East 13th St."
Smell of snioke.

‘Number, of routine calls: A7

umber of Code: 3- emergency

alls: 8. ;
March 7
‘Number of routine cails: 20

Number ‘of’ Code.-3 emergency

calls: 11
; “March 8. ,
“Number of routine calis:,21

“Number : of: : Code 3 ‘emergency /

calls: 17.

oo ': Residential
“3500-bk: Mt. Seymour Pkwy.
“Entry gained via basement win-
ow..:Stolen: “karaoke® machinery,
CR anda woman *s leather Jacket.

- 2100-bik. Kirkstone Rd.

Method of entry unknown as no

Signs of a forced entry could be

found. Stolen: fax machine, fleece

jacket, camcorder, liquor and cell
phone.

$800- bik. Colwood Dr.

Entry gained by prying off pad-
lock. Stolen: circular saw.
3490-blk. Mt. Seymour Pkwy.

Entry gained via lifted base-
ment window. Stolen: stereo, VeR,
jewelry and camera.
200-bik. West 4th St.

Entry gained via bedroom win-
dow. Stolen: stereo, 25 CDs, jewel-
ty and $100. .°
1300-blk. Mahon Ave.

Entry gained via lifted kitchen
- window.”

Stolen: liquor,
rollerblades, ski boots and 50 CDs.
1900-blk. Hyannis Dr.

Entry, gained via basement win-
dow while victim was ‘at home.
Stolen: bracelet and gold ring. -

_ 2500-blk. Colweod Dr.

“Entry” not gained. Attempted
break and enter was ‘abandoned
because the victim was at home.
2100-bik. Rufus Dr.”

Entry gained with help of a tad-
der through a second storey win-

.dow, Stolen: bananas, beer, bottle

_— Park Royal South 922-2255 -
Pacific Centre Atrium/Upper Level 682- 6711

em Parkway iS |
Bea

ASAE CNA LT TROON HEISE

of wine, stereo. and purse.
10060-blk. Ridgewood

Entry gained via smashed rear
basement door. Stolen: camcorder,
walkman, CDs and a cordless
phone. . .
100-bIk. East 4th St.

Entry gained via access to
underground parking lot. Storage

~ room lock was then forced. Stolen:

two bikes, golf clubs and two pairs

Total number of accidents: 21°

44 ;

Dollar value of damage sustained:
$71,900.

Seymour Phovy. at Fairway Dr”

“fed White, MP.
#202 1200 Lynn. Valiey Rd.
North Vancouver _

“March 15495

V7J 2A2

‘Telephone: 666-0585
Fax: 666- 0509

"GOVERNMENT JOB CREATION |

Human Resources Canada recently

sent me five different “job creation” pro-.

posals for the North Vancouver area.

Each one offers to “create” jobs under

the Section 25 program, partly funded

through Canadian Jobs Strategy (CJS). .

Section 25 proposals aim to help
people on Ul maintain and develop their
skills between jobs. The programs tend

to be short term in nature but some ©

groups indicate in their applications that
the jobs could become permanent.

Questions | ponder while reviewing
these applications include:

(1) Would a, majority of taxpayers be

likely to approve this proposal?

(2) lf a permanent job results from the -

short term subsidization: of | this
emptoyer will it be a private sector
Job or a publicly funded job? . ;

{3) Is this @ subsidy of the activities of a
special interest group?

(4) Could the employer create the job
by obtaining the funds from some
other source?

WHO APPLIED?

| always try to show Section 25 pro-
posals on a random basis to as many
people as | can before | advise CJS of
my decisions, Although this is not a sci-
entific polling method it does give me a
cross section of opinions about these
government job creation programs.

Here is a brief summary of the five
secent applications:
(1) Wild Bird Trust of 8.C. wants
$33,871 for 1 Supervisor and 5 Field
Technicians to build a 700 metre trail
through Maplewood Flats. | turned this
down as the jobs do not lead to feng
term employment in the private sector
and the work could be done by volun-
teers. Call 922-1550 if you can help
them.

(2) Lower Lonsdale Business Association
(Tel. 980-8571) wants $11,754 to hire 3
people to beautify Lower Lonsdale by
building planter boxes and temoving graf-
fit, | feel they should lobby North
Vancouver City Council to use municipal
taxes, rather. than. Ul,
this project.

to.. pay for

(3) Canadian Mental Health Assoc-
fation (Tel, 987-6959) wants $41,250 to
assist in the development of “our finan-
clal and human resources and create a
dafa monitoring system to demonstrate:
our ‘cost-effective services” with the
hope of establishing the need for a
Communications Secretary’ and ..a
Votuntear Coordinator. | was concerned
that this project is bureaucracy building
and most people | showed it to said that
healt is a provincial responsibility and
the money would be’ better used for
front line staff.

(4) Presentation House (Tal 986-1351)
wants $35,554 for a Market
Researcher, Gallery Researcher,
Workshops Coordinator, and. Bar
Services Manager. This is clearly a sub-
sidy of the operations of Presentation
House but.| received a split vote on
whether to approve it. Your input please.

(5) Ability Art Centre (Tel. 985-2849)
wants $33,150 for three people to help
set up a centre for applied art skill train-
ing using a program developed and
implemented by instructors and artists
with disabilities. A very dedicated found-
ing member carte to my office to give
me a detailed presentation on this one.

I think it would require ongoing taxpayer |

subsidies but | know that Canadians are
compassionate and like to idea of help-
ing disabled people to become indepen-
dent. Is applied arts training the way?
Your input please,

WHAT GETS APPROVED?

Applications | turn down are usually
sent to the Minister for approval, but

, even if he also rejected them the money q

would probably be spent elsewhere. | -
am doing what | can to reduce the

waste but only the Liberal Government

has the power to stop it..

Some Government job Creation and
training programs require organizations '
to take on a specific number ‘ct Native
ladians, Women, Visible Minorities,and

Disabled. | routinely reject these applica- « §

tions because they encourage discrimi-
nation against the people most likely to
benefit trom the program by requiring

employers and trainers to make deci- ;

sions based on race or gender,

oe , Two- vehicle

Two-vehicle. accident.. No

‘charges or injuries. Approximately
-. $12,000 damage... :

Hwy. l overpass at Fern St. .
: accident.: “No:
njuries or charges. Approximately :

Total number of vehicles involved: ~.$7,000 damage.

St. Andrews et 16th’ St. a
Two-vehicte . -accident

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