6 — Sunday, October 10, 1999 —

sail Ho

vast there, mateys. Time to pro-

vide some wind in the sails of a

roject that could benefit not

‘only scientific research on the environ-

ment but aiso turn into a majoz tourist
attraction on the North Shore.

Let’s hope there’ll be a large crew of
benefactors and participants eager to
climb the gangplank of what sounds to
us like the best idea to sail into North

' Shore waters since the Guinness family
thought a bridge might accelerate
development i in these here parts.

The Captain George Vancouver
Society is sroposiag to build a tall ship.
heré:.a 180-foot schooner named in
honour of the man who fent his name
to our city...

~ =While the ship would appear to
' replicate the heritage of Vancouver's

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art green technology and be offered as
a scientific research platform for uni-
versities, colleges and high schools in
B.C.

The society says it has been looking
for a small site to build the ship since
the beginning of the year and, of
course, funding to the tune of approx-
imately $2 million.

Besides offering unique training
opportunities to youth, the building of
this ship in itself sounds like a huge
marketing opportunity for the North
Shore as a whole. Surely one of our
municipal councils could help to find a
site that the public could access in
order to witness the growth of what
could be a lasting millenniai legacy.

Perhaps North Van City council
might like to think about a waterfront
site that doesn’t have to have a 132-

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ship Discovery, the intent would be that
the three-master contain state-of-the-

you said it-
; really: wanted him to go so I sent him off to
school and:P'll never forgive myself for it.”
43, Kate Asher, whose: 12-year-old son Matthew was killed
‘being hit. by #@ van when he was walking home from

recounting how Matthew had not wanted to go to
school che dayt hes was s killed. 1 From an Oct. 8 News story.)

You have to choose what you are gning | to do when

“you are’ dealing with ‘a’. vehicle. You've traded 285
‘horsepower for under one.”

North Vancouver’ RCMP Const. Rod MacLeod, on

cing part of the detachment’ 's bicycle squad. and dealing

ith’ suspected’ ‘criminals’ iai|.cars. (From. an Oct. 2 News

tory.)

agoa~ :
i We're size’ 13 foot in a'size 10. shoe.” 3 ;
liance Church pastor Brian. Buhler,
ole ig why. the: congregation needs to quadruple the
size. of its church. (From ai an 1 Oct. 6 News story.)

church isa an ‘institution, but 80 is the family.”
esident. June, Morris, opposing the North Shore
s,expansi 1 plans. (From the same Oct. 6

foot, laser-fit pole to advertise it.

Watchdog role now NI

UJJAL Dosanjh may have it in
his power to rendez an immedi-
ate and invaluable service to the
people of British Columbia —
and even eventually

to his cwn career.

If ex-premice Glea

Clark — like Adoif

Hitler — keeps his

threats, though not his

promises, our ambitious

attorney general could

trigger the event this

NDP- battered province

most desperately needs

in order to start healing:

an early election.

In August, following

the release of further court. documents in
the North Burnaby Inn “Casinogate”
scandal, Dosanjh did what his office lef
him no choice about doing:

announced publicly thar Clark was the
subject of a criminal investigation.: Two
days later B.C.’s diszstrous “boy premier”

;+. was at last forced to resign — while

for a dog-gone
udaeaarES ;

: D , Upset over
pf pe hat rune ity for ‘North ancouver
ver pipe that runs beneath his property. (Fro
News story.)

* (Minister-of-Everything Moc Sihota and:
, Highways Mi
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scething to get even wit!
league he regarded as his betrayer.

t has seemed ‘clear from the start that - -b

Dosanjh would almost certainly be a

front-runner, if not the front-runner, at. -

the February 2000 convention to choose
anew NDP’ leader. Hence the report _

. Within: days of Clark’s ouster that he and ©.’

a handful of close caucus cronies

inister: Harry Lali were |

their votes,in the legislature if Dosanjh
tooklover. =

286-2131 a phlin
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the cabinet col--

» Calli it an ultimate example of cog

off your nose to spite your face. Given
the party’s slim four-seat majority, it
could almost guarantee the swift defeat of.
a Dosanjh-led NDP government, leading
to a spring 2000 election 12 months

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before the end of the
NDP"s five-year man-
date.

_In short, exactly what
all the rest of us need
in the worst possible
way!

’ Dosanjh, however,

doesn’t find this kind os

bithes' of leadership mud-
and yon tive prospect. As a
result he has recently
been making noises
about quitting the leadership race alto-
gether in dis

For Britis! Columbia’ 's sake J hope he
changes his mind. And that Clark does-.
n't.

An immediate ‘start on repairing the
horrendous damage inflicted on this ..
province’s economy by the Glen Clark

is becoming daily more, urgent. But . . be

nothing can happen until the rascals are.
boat

Liberal government under Gordon
Campbell by even six to ‘nine months.
-becomes‘an important consideration.
-If chosen as NDP leader and premier: ;
in February, only to be prompt! defeated
“in the legislature by a vengeful Clark and’
. his Supporters, Dosanjh really pas ti little to

— the NDP the upcominy election
‘— whether next spring, next fall’or the
spring of 200)-~—- is unwinnable-anyhow.

wrestling a very attrac: |

out by the voters: Hence; the’ ore
- advancing of the date for electing a

~ So he tight just a as well get o

with his main job for the years a d
opposition leader, rather than linger
mere few raonths more as prémic

- doomed, discredited, lame-duck gover

ment. :
In fact, it’s a able that

not defeated in the legiclature by th

Clark cabal — it oul ultimately bene:

Dosanjh's image to call the electiori'ne:

spring anyway, imrnediately on assumin

office, and then conceatra deli

_ a class perforinance from the o

benches... .
So my message to U
to win the leadership.
an election. And the
tation as the best watchdog, a
a majority government's feet to the: fir

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