1993 orin Shore News - Day ana CAVIAE tet CRDi COCKTA! and working in Chicago, he and his wife Loris still have their house in the Properties and they vacation here whenever they can. They still think of West Van as “home.” And we know that Vietor hits had a desire to return home per- manently for some time now. Very interesting speculation! HAPPY EASTER! While the panel of judges is still out deciding between the candidates for the position of the new exccutive direc- tor for Tourism Vancouver, a surprising but rather logi- cal big name is now on that shortened list of nine can- didates. wee Having watched the former premier of the So.‘et Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, go through his paces during his Vancouver visit, one wonders who will play his role in the movie that’s bound to come. While Gorbachev made his fundraising dinner speech at Mark Andrew's Hyatt Regency before more than 1,040 paid guests, he and his medical doctor daughter, trina Verganskaya, bedded down at John Williams’ Pan Pacific Photos submitted SCIENCE WORLD volunteer Monroe Mackenzie (far feft) shows off the bubble exhibit to Mikhail Gorbachev, who becomes a willing participant. Daughter Irina looks on with interest along with Science World's president of the board, Michael Francis (far right). JOY TELLS ALL Popular hotelier and West Vanner Victor Burt is currently in Chicago as the general manager of the prestigious Drake Hotel, one of the leading hotels in the world. _ Victor had been the general manager of Hilton International's Hotel Vanccuver for many, many years and is a former vice-presi- dent of Tourism Vancouver and had sat on the board for 18 years. When the hotel’s management contract changed and Canadian National took over, just before Canadian Pacific moved in, Victor was lured away from Vancouver by the Hilton hierarchy to run their world-famous Chicago property about 10 years ago. He’s been there ever since. Despite the fact that he’s living Hotel. The red-headed frina is tall and slim, has great legs and looked very chic in a light wool coat ac- cessorized with a very elegant purse and matching shoes, They stayed in the very same suite that his successor stayed in last weekend when Boris Yeltsin arrived to take over the world’s spotlight. Gorbachev charmed his hosts and the dozens of people who cheered him as he entered and left the hotel, at the Hyatt Regency where the dinner was held, and at Science World itself where he spent more than two hours. People shouted good wishes to him as he boarded the luxury yacht, the Hotei, for a tour of the harbor. Lt.-Gov. David Lam was there as was the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Fraser, B.C. Premier Michael Harcourt, Ad- vanced Education Minister Tom Perry, Port Corp. Chairman Patrick Reid and Wendi and Buz Knott, who hosted His Excellen- cy’s harbor tour. The former Russian premier seemed to thoroughly enjoy his shipboard luncheon of Saltspring Lamb and cold poached salmon almost as much as he did the gourmet dinner of Queen Charlotte seafood salad, BBQ salmon and filet of beef later that evening at the Hyatt. lan Tostenson’s award-winning Calona Pinot Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon were served at the din- ner, while Sumac Ridge Estate and Grey Monk Estate wines quenched his thirst on the Hotei. Science World president and en- trepreneur Michael Francis was the evening’s enicee. Businessman Danny Gaw said Grace, Science World’s honorary chairman, Barbara Brink, propos- ed the toasts. Vice-chairman Drinda Scott in- troduced the guest speaker while Nurjehan Mawani was the even- ing’s moderator for the Q-and-A period. Buz Knott delivered the official speech of thanks to the political VIP. People left the Hyatt truly feel- ing as though they had had their money’s worth! I hope they did, since the dinner managed a net return of $125,000 for Science World’s education programs. Apart from the fundraising dinner, the energetic former head of the Soviet Union took time from his few private hours in Vancouver to do an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press show. It was aired across the U.S. Sunday morning and Tourism Vancouver should be paying Mikhail for his complimentary comments about our city. He compared Vancouver's beauty with that of San Francisco and said he'd like to see much more of it! And here's some more political news. Very busy community worker and businesswoman Mar- sali Maclver has thrown her hat into the ring for North Van City council. 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