Al10- Sunday, August 28, 1983 - North Shore News y Ellsworth Dickson Alcohol continues to play a sad and impor- tant role in the accidents on British Colum- bia highways. The idea of forced blood tests for suspected impaired drivers has been in the news recently. | Today’s question is: What do you think of mandatory blood tests for suspected impaired drivers? La Cliffe ‘North Vancouver I'm all for the idea 100%. This kind of law - Shame Sheils Vancouver It is important to get the drunks off the road and maybe the fear of mandatory blood tests will help the situation. Gafl Mills North Vancouver On one hand, it seems like an infringement on _ personal liberty, but on the other hand, it would help convict drunken drivers. Judy Vandenbrink Barnaby, B.C. A law such as_ this would not be unfair. Too many drunk drivers get off as it is. I'm for anything that will get the drunks off the streets. Gerry Plercy Surrey, England We have mandatory breathalyzer tests in England. 1 work at a hospital and it is sad to ace people injured through alcohol abusc. I think mandatory blood tests are a good idea. I'm told that in Norway drank drivers are sent to hard Jabour camps. “= Dy Mountain Resorts Ltd.*s-re~ _penal cent effort toa log 160-acres . on Grouse Mountain to replenish _ the company’s cash-strapped « coffers, District reaction to the Resort group’s scheme was seas to initiate an. emergency measures bylaw which could: legally block any intended logging onthe mountain. Mayor Marilyn Baker also dashed: off to: Victoria to meet with the Provincial En- vironment and Land Use Committee in hopes of resolving the threat. But to date, ELU officials have failed to come through with long-term answers for the dilemma gnawing at District's heels. Council, meanwhile fear- ing the worst, enacted their own solutions which prohibit logging. Baker explained that although the restrictive legislation appears redun- dant, they each serve their own purpose. “One specifically deals with a moratorium (blocking logging) on Grouse,” said Baker, “while the other af- fects all properties zoned PRO.” Furthermore, she added, the emergency _ measure bylaw would likely be scrap- ped if council decided to eventually adopt the PRO bylaw. If Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd. decides to go ahead and log the familiar North Shore ski slope and Victoria refuses to intercede on District’s behalf, under the PRO bylaw Grouse Resorts could be subject to a $500 fine. Also they could face spen- ding up to 60 days in jail if convicted. But given the scope of bylaw ties hardly ay effective Jong-term \ hopes -- E designate Grouse: properties . - untouchab under” the ‘Provincial: En-' vironmental Land Use legislation. “Basically, we (District) want to stop the logging threat, so we don’t have to deal with it at a future time. “And the cleanest. way to do this is for’ Victoria.to act . and bring Grouse Mountain under environment land use protection.” Sronically, if District opts to adopt the proposed PRO bylaw amendment, not only will Grouse Mountain Resort Ltd. bear the legisla- tion’s penalties, but so will . District residents whose homes are located in the PRO areas. Although people living in PRO protected zones could be charged, Baker pointed out that District would not likely press for prosecution if homeowners decide to cut down trees on their proper- ty. “The bylaw allows for site development,” she explain- ed. “It doesn’t mean you can’t cut trees down, it just prohibits logging opera- tions.” Concerns, however, are underlined among council members about the actual legality of imposing such a amendment in District. And Baker is keeping her fingers crossed that Victoria will be the final arbiter in the logging issue because, the last. thing she wants is a court fight challenging the PRO bylaw’s validity. THE OPTICAL DEPARTMENT OF LONDON DRUGS PRICES CAN’T BE BEAT! THE OPTICAL DEPT. OF LONDON DRUGS WILL MEET - OR BEAT THE ADVERTISED PRICE OF ANY OPTICAL COMPANY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SHORE. IF YOU DON’T BUY FROM US... § YOU’LL PROBABLY PAY TOO MUCH! a " one if THE OPTICAL DEPT. OF LONDON DRUGS ' INSIDE LONDON DRUGS: 2032; LONSDALE AVE. 087-2264, _ BCAA APPROVED. “Len Macht Spirits in the Material’ A orld I guess if I were really on top of it, I would have something all prepared, a real topic, you understand ... what with Labour Day rising upon us like some great, mellow sun, it seems the right move would be to indeed tell you about labour. Our labour, and the ambience we've achieved, and how we value our peoples’ expertise down at Crash Pad more than anything. All true too, but labour is sort of invisible, if you know what I mean. Its there,:then its gone. On the other side of the coin, materials are some- thing you can feel the weight of. Lawdy, Lighten My Load, Dept. We have been acutely feeling this weight down’at Crash Pad for sorne time now. It might interest the skeptics in the crowd to know that, even though we are the biggest, brightest body shop on. the North Shore, we too. have some skeletons in the closet. It isn’t all milk and honey. Last month we lost $1500 on materials. ‘The month before we lost $3000 on:same. Immediately’ a’ picture springs to mind of boxes of tape, cans.of paint and other general cargo streaming out the back: door after dark- one Auto Supply, if you will. I wish it were that Consider My Arm Broken, Dept. The problem stems from all body shops being locked into a ‘materials rate” with ICBC. This ts not to lay the blame with ICBC, who set the rate on information provided by body shops: as a whole. The bottom line is that the whole thing can end up inaccurate. But that is the reality we have to live with. The choices are simple — use poor quality materials and try to maybe break even, or use gpod quality materials and lose a little, which is what we do. We have established a Crash Pad Quality Circle to try and eliminate waste — (picture me, ranting and raving around the shop waving a sheet of half-used sandpaper | found on the floor) — and we're experimenting with bonus systems, all of which are going to help tn the long tun. Pil let the short run take care of itself. Hamburger Mary, Dept. 1 love comparing things to food, and this is no exception. the whole issue {fs like hamburgers: I figure it doesn’t matter how many times you cook cheap meat, ground round it will never be. And really, what else is there but the taste it leaves tn the customer’s mouth? Quality doesn’t cost — it pays! qa OTR LE URS Catto By Ne. Vou, 980-4581 CHRRTIFIER | ‘BODY | HOF. OPEN SATURDAYS!