Net - 7 The magic touch of the Party Wizard High Profiles: 28 Classifieds 986-6222 Distribution 986-1337 GVRD initiative will sacrifice N. Shore’s autonomy - Crist A GREATER Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) initia- tive to obtain the legislative clout needed (to adopt a regional development plan is being called a blatant power grab by a North Vancouver District councillor. A report from a GVRD task ” force on regional land-use and By Michael Becker transportation planning has News Reporter recommended that a 75% ——— unweighted voting majority of regional board members, who The task force had also initially represent. 18 Lower Mainland called for an amendment to the municipalities and other loca! Municipal Act that would have governments, be required for the required municipalities to show a adoption of a regional land-use regional board how local official and transportation plan, community plans reflect ‘the ob- Said Coun. Ernie Crist, ““What jectives and policies of the we now have is the first step to a regional strategic plan.”’ coercive regional form of gov- That recommendation has since ernment. Municipalities are giving been deferred. up autonomy to regional govern- West Vancouver Coun. Pat ment.”’ Boname is a member of the Individual municipal GYRD GVRD task force. votes are currently bused on popu- Said Boname of municipal reac- lation: Lions Bay has one vote, tion to the proposals, ‘‘The con- West Vancouver has three, North — cern is, I think from everybody, is Vancouver City has two and they don’t want to see an imposed North Vancouver District has level of government, and = they four. don’t want to see compulsory Said Crist, ‘‘In the past if the compliance. It’s a great fear. It region wanted you (a municipali- has to be consensus with the ty) to do something (that the caveat that decisions on specific municipality didn’t want to do), land-development issues should you just didn't do it. Now 25% — stay at the municipal level.” would be out of luck. It’s like a The GVRD board will consider marriage. As long as it’s volun- the task force’s recommendations tary, it works. Once there is coer- at its Wednesday, March 10, cion, that’s it.”? meeting. Sex assault rocks family “IF GOD is so good, why a youth court worker. do I hurt so bad?” He must live with — his parents and obey their rules. He is restricted from direct contact with By Michael Becker any children under the age of 10 News Reporter unless accompanied by an adult. He had to write a handwritten apology to the victim and his A 34-year-old North Van- parents. couver single mother has asked Last month Federal Justice herself this question many times Minister Pierre Blais said he was over the past year. considering changes to the Young In 1991, at age six, her son was Offenders Act. sexually assaulted by a 12-year- Blais suggested that perhaps it old boy entrusted as the child’s was time to publicly name young babysitter. offenders who commit violent To this day the parents of the — crimes. victim wrestle with pervasive emo- The act currently guarantees tional ghosts, an unholy trinity of | anonymity for offenders aged 12 guilt, fear and anger. And their ta t7. son has been robbed of a precious Said the mother, *‘f would like innocence. to see a registry set up. The com- jua North Vancouver court fast munity should know his history. July, his young assailant was He abolished his own rights when sentenced on a charge of sexual — he did this. assault, “TH never forgive him. I want The young offender was him put away. If his name is ordered to report once a week toa publicized, maybe it would force youth court worker. He must also him to correct himself. He gets a attend a Youth Court Services second chance, but what about my Adolescent Sexual Offender son? This could affect him the Treatment Program and follow- _ rest of his life,’’ she added. Up programs as recommended by See Nightmare page 3. im NEWS photo Cinuy Goodman Ship to shore MINERAL CONCENTRATE from B.C. mines is toaded onto the World Quince at Vancouver Wharves’ North Vancouver terminal. The company has been operating on the North Shore for the past 32 years. Business reporter Surj Rattan will begin a series on toca! waterfront in- dustries in next Sunday's News. . pene POA PR BOE S EET Sor 95 ME ptorers Gears PANN ASL PP RAE PS OSU LTE TR TEC Onan OT EPCS UP UOT RE Tbs a NTN - r oe % ee tye . CAEN EU ARU ETI Wen ne fia NOGA NO ene MG DU ona aa eee NEE: sr HRS AE GURU TSG eH ERE : REACHING EVERY DOOR ON THE NORTH SHORE SINCE 1969