46 - Sunday, February 5, 1984 - North Shore News ‘Butt it out! West Van council’s anti-smoking bylaw, which has ‘its: second Teading tomorrow, is a bad idea all round. Not because of anything wrong with the intent, but firstly because it is . justify & meats. . Particularly hard hit would be local restaur- ants, compelled to reserve half of their accom- modation for non-smokers, as well as to in- stall costly physical barriers and ventilation systems. The potential for empty tables and business lost to competitors in more tolerant neighboring municipalities is obvious. Strict enforcement — without which any law quickly f into. disrepute — would, in any case, be: dif icult, if not impossible. And the proposed maximum fine of up to $2,000 for absentmindedly lighting up in a prohibited area is‘So savage as.to:be ludicrous. ‘The: biggest: flaw’ in the’ proposed bylaw, however, is that it’s simply NOT NEEDED. All premises, private or public, already have a right to forbid or restrict smoking. Numerous of them have long exercised that right — including theatres, hospitals, doctors’ offices, law courts and other workplaces. In many more establishments the same result is obtained not by an. outright ban, but by polite ‘‘request’’ signs. With non-smokers now in a 70% majority, public opinion does the rest. How many smokers did YOU count last year in department stores and super- markets? — Education and peer pressure already assure ultimate victory for. the non-smokers. West Van council should stop playing Big Brother and butt out this. offensive, unnecessary bylaw. Stay clear, men REAL Women (an. acronym for Realistic, Equal, Active for Life) have sounded the bat- tle call against government-funded feminist organizations, rejecting their ‘‘monopoly to speak on behalf of all. Canadian women’’. Claiming 10,000 members, the new women’s group backs the traditional values of home and family and vows to fight radical feminists on the issue. Relax awhile, male chauvinists — you can sit this one out! sunday Display Advortising 980-0511 news Classified Advertising 986-6222 y north shore Newsroom 985-2131 n ews Circulation 986-1337 . - Subscriptions 080-7081 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, B.C V7M 2H4 Publisher Peter Speck Associate Publisher Editor-in-Chief Advertising Director Robert Graham Noel Wright Tim ¢ rancis Personnel Director Classified Manager Circulation Director Bernt Hiltard Vai Stephenson Production Director Chris Johnson Bill McGown Photography Manager Terry Peters North Shore News, tounded in 1069 an an an Independent Commrmunity Newspaper and quatiied under Schodule Il Pari iit Paragraph WI of the Excise Tax Act is published each Wednesday and Sunday by North Shore Free Preus tid and distributed fo every Goor on the North Shore Second Claas Man Registration Numbe: 3885 Entire contents « 1094 North Shore Free Prees Ltd. All rights reserved Subscriptions North and Wost Vancouver $25 per year Mating rates evailabie on request No responsibilty accepted for unsotcted maternal inciudang Manuscripts and picturas which should be accompanied by a stampod addressed envelope Member of the B.C. Press Council BOA ea 64,700 (average Wednesday & Sunday) <> sm G THIS PAPER IS RECYCLABLE THE TORY PEACENIK comes to town this week, though peace isn’t the only problem on his mind. - When Pierre set off around ..the globe on his self-appoin- ted peace mission, PC leader Brian Mulroney — now merely counting the months until he takes over the government benches from the tattered, punch-drunk Grits | — quickly sensed a new urgency for the Tories. They must at least match Mr. Trudeau’s closing act with an official ‘‘dove’’ of their own. Peace-seeking might just possibly become a_ vote- catcher. Thus the opportunity for Mr... Mulroney to kill two birds with one stone. He for- mally named the Rt. Hon. “ JOE-CEA peace vs. bills Joe Clark, sometime Prime Minister of Canada, to han- dle ‘‘the very important mat- ter of international affairs as it relates to the peace initia- tive’? — an assignment, inci- dentally, which might also just happen to keep the rival Mr. Mulroney humiliated last June busy and out of mischief for the time being. Mr. Clark, who's flying to Vancouver to hold a hearing on international affairs at UBC next Friday, is still lagg- ing some 20,000 jet miles behind Pierre along the peace trail. Meanwhile, on Thurs- day (Feb. 9), at a 5-8 p.m. reception in the PNE’s Dogwood Room, he'll be dealing with a more personal problem bequeathed to him by Mr. Mulroney. The invitation to the party faithful specifies ‘‘'a minimum donation at the door of $15 per person ... (to) assist Mr. Clark to clear his financial obhgations in Families seek By ALFRED EDDY B.C. Branch, Canadian Bar Association SIGNS OF THE TIMES? Family problems from divorce to death -— seem to be the main Icgal problems worrying people in B.C. That's according to the 19,143 calls to Dial-a-law, the free public legal information service operated by the B.C. Branch of the Canadian Bar Association. in its first year of opera tion, Dial-a-law recorded a list of the top 10 legal sub BILL LAIDLAW ... keep right on going connection with the Leader- ship Convention.’’ No target figure is given, though one local Tory official speculates Joe could still be in the hole for $50,000 or more, in addi- tion to losing his crown and his official home. Makes it difficult for a fellow to con-- centrate exclusively on **peace’’, whether at the .. global or the party level . . x * * _ The increasing incidence of retirement earlier than’ ex- pected is providing a market for a consultant business with a difference run by North Van resident Bill Laidlaw and : his partner Joe Rogers. Third Career Pre-Retirement Ser- vices, which has just celebrated its... first anniver- sary, aims at educating peo- ple — well in advance — that retirement is not the end of the road but a‘ continuation of their journey ‘to a “‘third © career’ which they themselves can determine, Pension and income planning are part of the service, of course, but the main emphasis of the workshops that Messrs. Laidlaw and Rogers organize for employees, through their employers, is on an active, productive, satisfying life after the handshake and best REV. JOHN ROBERTSON ..-help in family crises jects most requested = by callers They were | Separation agreements, 2 Requirements for divorce, 3 Common law relationships, 4 Making a will, 5. Dividing up family assets, 6 Probating an estate, 7 Suing someonc, 8 Custody and access, 9 Uncontested divorce pro cedure, 10. Mechanics of separation. Dial-a-law is a phone-in program that can be used by anyone in the province It features recorded tapes on 75 common legal problems that concern many people today The phone call is free and the information ts free. In the Vancouver toll free by Noel Wright wishes. An upbeat idea, of which you can learn more by calling 985-9426 . x * * Like mom like daughter: Debra Mills, Handsworth grad, just 22 and recipient of a UBC Halterman Scholar- ship, recently received her B.A, degree, majoring.in psy- - - chology. Now, she’s also: been invited by the UBC Commerce Faculty to take its... . doctoral program in_ mark ing — all this in addition ‘to already being married * “fo three years. And mom? She’ North Van District Alderman. Joan Gadsby Which, : figures . * x * FOLKTALES: Celebrating their 35th anniversary Thurs- day, but temporarily: 2,500 miles apart, were North Van-- Burnaby MP Chuck Cook (in- Ottawa) and wife Dale (in . New chair- North Van) . . man of the West Van Family Court Committee John Robertson, rector of “St. Monica’ Ss Horseshoe Bay .. .. Satur- days 3 to:6 p. M.. find D Kie . oul ‘and ‘criminal lawyer Leonard T. Doust. . . - Elected":1984. Chief Rabban of the Gizeh Temple, H:.Q. for 40 B.C. and Yukon Shrine Clubs, is North Van business man Ken Smith, together with Cecil Rees of North Van as Recorder .. . Striking scenics and abstracts by West Van artist Firouz Chabousi, a professional ar- KEN SMITH . enShrined for service is Rev. = the busy. city: ‘consultant business in 1. North “Van: -— call her at 986-3509. if you need to get ‘known. in:the nicest way . ‘chitect originally from Iran, are on display through Feb. 28 at West Van Library ... Honored recently for 60 years service in the Legion’s Ladies Auxiliary, 90-year-old Elsie Pharey of North Van worked in a U.K. munitions plant during World War One (see picture within-. her. -pic- ture) . . . Former media rela- tions lady for Lions Gate_ Hospital, Vicki O’Brien now runs her own’p.r. and publi- VICKI O'BRIEN ... get well known nicely “ho iE FHAREY Congrats: to Don. Taylor and his 20 ors’ “employees, now marking the 25th anniversary of Taylormotive Auto Centre on Pemberton ... At the North Van District annual banquet Tuesday in the Ca- nyon Gardens Mayor Marilyn Baker will present 25-year awards to District employees Rein Waterberg, Bill Vanderkiey, Bill Chapple and Chuck Easter ... Also honored will be retirees Wilf Faulkner, Bill Hayden, Doug Chapman, Ron Smith, Bert Dupasquier, Henry Rosnes, Demitro Beynon and Car- mine Duva ... And last but not least, retired alderman Mike Lakes. * * * WRIGHT OR WRONG: It's the easiest thing in the world to be wise. The big problem is the timing. legal aid areca the number is 687-4680 and those outside that areca call 112-800-972-0956 The Dial-a-law operator will play the tape covering the legal in- formation subject that) you request The tape library covers a wide range of law topics in cluding civil rights, consumer law, criminal law, employ ment, family law, immigra- tion law, landlord and_te- nant, mental health, real estate, small claims, wills and estates and juveniics and the law. Another 50 topics will be added shortly. In its first year of opera- tion, Dial-a-law recorded 10,439 calls from women and 8,704 calls from men Many people requested tapes on more than one subject. The calls in metropolitan Van- couver averaged two-to-one to those from other parts of the province. The Dial-a-law operator ts on duty from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. When the tape you listen to is finished, the operator comes back on the line, and, if re- quested, may be able to pro- vide names of other organiza- tions which can give further information or assistance. The service is not intended to give specific legal advice but gives practical {nforma- tion about law as it applies in British Columbia. And it’s all free