A6 - Sunday, October 9, 1983 - North Shore News editorial page 3) Who's speaking? The opposition formally recorded by West Van and North Van City councils to items in the provincial government’s restraint legisla- tion raises some basic questions about council responsibilities. Elected council members are accountable for matters affecting the interests of all, or a majority of, municipal voters. On issues out- side municipal jurisdiction, councils also have a right and duty to represent such majority in- terests to the senior level of government. It’s debatable, however, whether last week’s protests directed to Victoria fit that definition. In West Van, Alderman Doreen Blackburn’s list of objections — covering human rights and a whole range of welfare items — read like an Operation Solidarity manifesto. City aldermen attacked the abolition of the Rentalsman, and both councils called for withdrawal of Bill 9 which ends regional district planning. These, of course, are perfectly legitimate concerns for affected in- dividuals or groups to address. But in the present case the REAL question is: whom are the councils speaking for? Have they a mandate from their own electorates to press for changes in provincial legislation that directly involve only minorities in those elec- torates? In choosing to step outside their own area of jurisdiction, are they representing the majority viewpoint of their community — or merely endorsing anti-government campaigns by local special-interest groups? It might be wise for council members con- cerned to ponder these questions. What a drag There is not one person in British Colum- bia, regardless of political persuasion, who can feel anything but the most acute shame and embarrassment over the nonsensical and childish acts in the legislature. When grown men and women resort to the silly actions of undisciplined children and a leader has to be physically dragged out of parliament, then we all must begin to question the wisdom and in- telligence of those we elect to serve us. (08 VONCE OF ORT A WEB VasrCOsrvER sunday news north shore news 1139 Lonsdate Ave., North Vancouver,8.C V7M 2H4 Publisher Peter Speck Associate Publisher Robert Graham Display Advertising Classitied Advertising Newsroom 980-0511 986-6222 985-2131 Circulation 986-1337 Editor-in-chief Noel Wrigtt Advertising Director Tim Francs Personne! 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And that’s why dear old Cable West TV, your friendly North Shore tube-feeder, is no more. From now on it will answer to ‘‘Shaw Cablesystems’” in honor of the top honcho of its parent company, one James R. Shaw. He’s presi- dent of Capital Cable TV of Edmonton whose sub- sidiaries, in addition to the North Shore, feed the Global Village into Nanaimo, Trail, Nelson, Langford-Sooke, Penticton, Kelowna, White Rock and Red Deer, Alta. They, likewise, will all become ‘‘Shaw Cable’’. So, too, will Mr. Shaw’s head- quarters operation in Ed- monton once he gets the shareholders’ blessing for that name change at next February’s annual meeting. Meanwhile, he and his board of directors are apparently free to call the subsidiaries anything they please. Hitherto, the latter, like Cable West, have all had in- dividual names reflecting the area they serve. Together with Edmonton itself, they form Canada’s fourth biggest cable TV system in terms otf total subscribers. Although the boss man stresses there will be no changes in the firm's opera- t10n or personnel, he describes the switch in cor- porate identity as ‘‘a new direction.’’ The Capital group, he says, ‘‘can now be recognized as one of Canada’s largest leading cable TV companies’’. Meanwhile, too, that Mr. Shaw himself can now be recognized as one of Canada’s ‘‘largest [ By WALTER BLOCK | IP ISA TIME of tcecession tt isatime of unemployment ft isa time of difficulty for all Canadians, particularly the Poor And yet the government in sists upon pouring billrons of dollars down an rathole called Canadas, dollars whieh Could be far better spent by then rightful owners, the Canadian ( hallenger airplane cndless hong suffering tarnpayers The cacculive yet program has lost tarpayers! Moncy CVED shih € the Liberal government took mwover in 1976 ($1 4 bilhon on 1982) alone) and the pro Bhostication, unfortunately ts for more of the same Says Prentice (What's a few more bablhbon?) Trudeau What do we do for that in dustry’? Do we lett sink? Do we write a off? Do we forget the potential tor Canada in the actonaulios iuncdustey ont doowe try to rescue a! Oduar Minisice pPornis Rhoatingdy ote the fact obvar Pecme sunday brunch by Noel Wright leading’’ cable TV moguls. And why not, of course? Why wait for a personal monument engraved in stone? x * * The News appears to enjoy leaving his present address this December, plans to relocate and ‘‘would like to meet some new, interesting people.’’ He’s 34, likes jogg- ing, swimming, music, danc- ing, sports and travel. “Petition for hang-gliding club denied!” a growing readership in Chillicothe, Ohio (where-did- you-say, Ohio?). Last week's mail brought letters from two residents seeking pen pals in these parts. The first from one Carson Sellers who writes ‘‘l pray this letter of hope finds you in the best of health and the highest of spirits”? (it did).Mr. Carson describes himself as ‘‘a sincere gentleman looking for sincere, open-minded and understanding people to cor- respond with. I enjoy reading and soft music. I am 6 ft., weigh 200 Ibs."’ If you want to splurge 32¢ to satisfy your cunosity, write to him at: #152-231, 15802 State Route 104, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601. Our second Chillicothe tan, William Webb, informs us he’s looking forward to private industry wouldn't touch the Challenger pro gleam with the proverbial 10 foot pole, as if this were all the evidence necessary to yusafy throwing further good moncy after bad But surely the answer is the very opposite’ to cul) our losses and run, to let it sink, to write Wott duastpecause it would be “ntee’’ ta be os leader in the cxaccutive jpotoin dustry docs not mean that Canadian gporvectnment bureaucrats can attain this end This is a VOrY won petitive industry And de mand os off, as recession scarcd corporations have a new “lean hungry’) look. all too ready tO culo out trip pencs such as caxacculive jet aircraft Our Prune Minister speaks as otf Moncy diverted to Canadan has no alternative uses In this view. ciuher we these Canadian spend Dillons ona dircam oof — tigh technology oor cise we tose outoon thas splendid opper tunity bn other words chon t be fooled ty all the cast over I've a feeling he hasn't had too much chance to enjoy his pastimes recently. His ad- dress is: Serial No. 173-729, Chillicothe Correctional In- stitute, P.O. Box 5500, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601. And no, he doesn’t mention why... * * * HITHER AND YON: Get- well cards, please, from all of you jocks for sportscaster and former Lions running back Tom Larscheid of North Van, presently in LGH for some intestinal repair work. A nuisance, to say the least, because Tom — after his highly successful stants at CHQM and CKNW — was due, just last week, to begin his prestigious new job as CFUN sports director. Now, ‘FUN fans will likely have a tun figures They are only bookkeeping legerdemain tn this fevered logic, the Challenger Project ‘really’ costs us nothing, stance there are nO Opportunities closed off to Canadians, because of these expenditures It may come as something of a surprise to Mr Trudeau, ahthough not to the rest of the country, that these dollars may be spentiin other) more productive ways for medical research. for better and perhaps cven say thas pohec, dare we by allowing cach Individual to decide for himself those may best be spent There is) a lesson to. be learned by the ‘failure’ of the marketplace to step into the breach and produce en cCoutive pets how Montes When private in vestors fear to down tread paths blazed by goscrament there ts always » teason tn the view of people who must place thei very own moncy atrish people who have sur viwecel tn oa ihe whieh re qQutrees Meocurbey mn such Jracdprnents the cntetpeise as month to wait before he starts programming their football North Van's Dave Catton, general cam- paign chairman of the 1983 United Way, says the ‘tremendous input from his army of 4,600 volunteers is keeping local campaign costs below 10 per cent, one of the lowest figures for any major fund drive in North America . ‘*Below The Honzon’’, an interesting new series of colorful and provocative abstracts by West Van artist Patricia Grohne, is on display this month at West Van Memorial Library. Well worth seeing if you’re into abstracts. Incidentally, Patricia is also making a name for herself these days with paintings on rain capes and umbrellas (now that’s a Christmas gift thought for the gal who has everything) .. . Visitors from tomorrow on- ward to the display of Irish artist Padraig Mac- miaghachain’s Deep Cove paintings at 367 Water Street (BRUNCH, Oct. 2) should look for the Federation of Canadian Artists sign — the Bruce Stapleton Gallery is in- side but doesn’t advertise its presence outside Learn how to keep the tax man’s greedy fingers off your retirmement income at 7 p.m. Wedneday (Oct. 12) when retirement planning counsellor Bert Wickham conducts a two-hour seminar on the subject at the West Van Seniors’ Centre .. . The same could be of particular interest to 63-year-old Roland Barre and wife Jac- queline of North Van. A retired printer, he’s just won $100,000 on the Western Ex- press .. . And congrats also to North Van’s Doris Olstead who collected five grand in the Sept. 25 Super Loto draw. r n * WRIGHT OR WRONG: If you never let people know how stupid you think they are, they'll invariably return the compliment. Have a very happy Thanksgiving, too! OUR money unlikely to succeed And if such people have rejected Canada and Challenger. there is very little hope indecd that the public sector can make a go of this project Governments, of course. need not unduly concern themselves with such pro blems Cut off from reality in then Ottawa dens, they need not bother with such plebsan concemms as profits, lagses, necting payrolls, cutting our products which do not sell Noris tt at all celevane that the government has already thrown billions into this ven ture Common sense shows the foolishness of pouring good moncy after bad the past and past mistakes are a tclevent to deciaon making today Canadair the Challenger and government involvement in business have all been a Kical tragedy for ¢ anada and the © anadian cconomy the sooner they arc all reseunded the betier C1 Hloch ty beocmarmiatol the bine omver Senior Praasecdt Preaser lnvtitute |