6 ~ Friday, October 30, 1987 - North Shore News THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER Publisher Managing Editor Peter Speck Display Advertising 980-0511 4 "7 Barrett Fisher Classilied Advertising 986-6222 Newsroom 985-2131 Distribution 986-1337 Associate Editor Noel Wright Subscriptions 986-1337 Advertising Director.....Linda Stewart North Shore News, founded in 1909 as an independent suburban Newspaper and ouaiied utdet Schedule nt, Paragraph tt of the Excise Tas Act. is published each Wednerday, Fiiday and Sunday by North Shore Free Press Ltd und disthbuted to every dau on the North Shore Second Class Mis! Registration Number 3885 Subsenplions North and West Vancouver, $24 per year Maing rates avatiable on tequest. Submissions are welcome bul we cannal accept fesponsdility for unsolicited materia: including manusenpts and prclures which *hould be accompanied by i a stamped, addressed envelope | Po | fl e Fe Re SUNDAY _ WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY . 1139 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 HE COMPLACENCY with which North Van- couver City residents regard municipal politics continues to gather gales of community yawns. In the 1985 local election, a scant 18.6 per cent of city dwellers worked up the enthusiasm to re-elect five of six incumbent aldermen. North Vancouver City WVayor Jack Loucks returned unopposed. This year, Loucks will begin serving his sixth term, five of which he has won by acclamation. And though seven aldermanic candidates wiil challenge five incum- berits for the six available city aldermanic seats, all thee available North Vancouver school board trustees’ seats have been retained by acclamation. City residents could argue that what appears to be apathy is really just an understated show of confidence in the handful of elected officials that run their com- munity. But they would be hard-pressed to look you in the eye. The truth is most people, not just those on the North Shore, give less than a hoot about municipal politics though they have the most immediate impact on the lives of community residents. People only care when a condominium suddenly springs up in the lot across from their home or their quiet street suddenly becomes a busy thoroughfare. They care with a vitriol unmatched, but it is usually too late. North Vancouver has been lucky thus far in that its government has been far better than its participation deserves. Entire contents © 1987 North Shore Free Press Lid. All righls reserved. 58,489 (average. Wednesday Friday & Sunday) SDA DIVISION INVASION OF — CRACKDOWN MILITARY GOVC INVASION OF _IRANVAN SOUTH: AFRICAN VARIOUS AFRICAN CTHMOSUNAKA INGHLE — VTURKEY —AVGANISIN REVOUUN REPRESSION DESAI SEE POWER IDIAMIN. L, KHADAFFI THA HM YE | CAAA A A] A HAY He a EA) LH HA AR AH Hi RA A Ee tt HLH AEE HE ATER RA ie af {eorn te, (ars. Noel Wright ‘ | me Nw & § @ friday focus @ HAGGARD RESIDEN‘S of the 1400 block Argyle in ‘West Van are reading the tide tzoles with fear and trepidation these days, accor-° dine to one cf the sufferers, doward Brown. Trouble is that big yellow Cat: don’t like deep water—so whenever it’s low tide any time trom £0 p.m. on through the early hours, the bulldozer night shift moves in to work on con- struction of the municipality’s new $800,000 groyne at the foot of 14th. The crashing of metal on rock makes sleep impossible, reports Howard, ; adding that neighbor Dr. R.G. Goodall even had to flee to a hotel the other night in order to get his needed rest for a heavy schedule of operations next day. Municipal hall murmurs sympathy but, as long as the tide’s right, its noisy Cat’s nocturnal prowlings seem unlikely to cease. EVERY REDG-BLOODED kid dreains at one time or another of being a fire chief. For three thrilled North Shore youngsters the dream NEWS photo Mike Waketield PINT-SIZED FIRE CHIEFS...( to ") Joey Bovill (North Van City), Jeff Tilton (North Van District}, Grant Wallace (West Van). At rear, district firefighter Gerry Parkinson. . District came true last week, at any rate for 24 hours. Grant Wallace of West Van, Joey Bovill and Jeff Tilton of North Van were chosen by draw for the honor through the ‘‘Get Out Alive’? program featured dur- ing this month’s earlier Fire Prevention Week. Smartly decked out in helmets and other fire department regalia, the pint-sized Fire-Chiefs-For-A-Day were pick- ed up at school by a pumper truck, toured a fire station, supervised a mock fire at the North Van training centre, visited with Mayor Marilyn Baker, had lunch at McDonald’s and: wound up with a fireboat ride. How lucky can a little guy get? vee } POSTSCRIPTS: ‘‘Whodunit’’ lovers have another treat coming up for the next two weeks from Peggy Keene of the North Van Community Players. After her big success last year with ‘‘A Murder is Announced”’, she’s now pro- ‘-duced the Agatha Christie classic “Murder at the Vicarage’? — play- ing 8 p.m. nightly until Nov. 14 at North Van’s Hendry Hall, call 980-3473 for reservations ... It’s still I! weeks away but Elizabeth Shepherd believes in the early-bird approach, She’s North Shore supervisor of the 1988 Kinsmen’s Mothers’ March for the disabled and she’s lining up volunteers now for the week-long neighborhood canvass starting Jan. 15. If you can spare a few hours then, call Elizabeth at 984-8941 Also seeking interested volunteers for longer range projects in her up- coming program of events is Rete McKay, parks coordinator for North Van City and District (985- 7761). Rete needs help with old- fashioned games for’ children in Mahon Park, the annual clam chowder contest, a toddlers’ face painting contest, a seniors’ baking contest and Scottish Highland dancing ... And congrats to West Van Secondary, and its grads Monique Andrie, Mike Chen, Juliet Craig, Charles Day, John Deiedger, Stephen’ Grant, Roger Greger, Bryn Johns, Anna Kem- ble, Cameron MacQueen, Scott Mawdsley, Mark Meiville, Mohammad Motamedi and Karl Uhrich — who won 14 of the totai of 26 provincial scholarships awarded in the district this year. / / WRIGHT OR WRONG: If a ‘clut- tered desk is the sign of a cluttered: mind, what does an empty desk indicate? NEWS photo Mike Waketiotd MEET SAMMY THE SEYHAWK...new mascot made by Seycove stu- dents to pep up school functions is introduced by (I to r) Jill Krizovensky, Jessie Huntington and Koko Yamamoto.