POLITICS IS polities, they say. All the same, a lot of peo- ple are upset al the fast-track way the Capilano-Howe Sound Progressive Conservatives have called their March 23 nomination meeting for the next federal election. It has to be legal, Lawyer John Lakes, the constituency president, wouldn't make thar kind of mistake, Would he? But anyone who wanted to run against Mary Collins would have to have had skates on to get into the race, €¢ constituency ceaches up to Pemberton and the News doesn't. Weird reasoning, y’know, seeing that the vast majority of members are here, not out in the boonies, And surely the Tories are not so hard up that they can’t plaster the ...anyone who wanted to run against Mary Collins would have to have had skates on to get into the race.’’ The letters in which the nomina- tion mecting was announced were: * dated March 7. And applications had to be in by March 15. That's a big cight days, during which any would-be Collins rival had to col- lect 10 signatures of support from jocal party members. You’can cut that down to six days, or even less, given the quirks of the post office. But some ‘members have received no notice at all, and the meeting was adver- tised in only one newspaper — the March 9 Vancouver Province — in the legal section. Members with fire in their nostrils say they don't read the legal section of the Province and that. that newspaper has the smallest circulation of any paper on the North Shore. ‘The'ad wasn’t placed in the North Shore News, an inquiring voice was told, because the new place with ads for an event of such local importance as this? There’s more. People wanting to vote for a candidate had to have oblained their memberships by March 15, too. But if they had forgotten that their memberships had lapsed, and didn’t get a notice, they were fresh out of luck. Not that it makes much dif. ference. Not if there’s only one candidate to vote for, just like in Moscow. Making his innocent rounds, eyebrows raised in surprise, your inquiring reporter asked a few people for their comments. Mr. Ron Wood, past president of the constituency association: “Yes, | got a letter. But it's kind of ridiculous. It would appear to me there might have been some footsteps, and they wanted to call it (the meeting) in a hurry."’ Mrs. Margot Furk didn’t get a YOUR SOLUTION FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. .. ~_ SPRING HAS ARRIVED at the ” NEWROYAL CITY CENTRE! 6 Introductory Rates Available ® © Four models of rental suites designed with you in mind * Centrally located * Near shops, buses, ‘ALRT, hotel, City Hall, medical clinics and hospitals © Affordable rent includes: — 3 nutritious meals tastefully prepared and served in our community dining area — weekly maid service — weekly linen & towel service _ - Sophisticated security systems . — Partly furnished — Self-contained units. fully carpeted including drapes and matching bedspread —~ Medical Alert system — Utilities including heat and _ cablevision | Daily monitoring by our friendly @ "and courteous staff * * Fully smoke and heat sensored with fire sprinkler system throughout * Two luxurious lounges to relax and entertain in ROYAL CITY CENTRE SENIORS’ RESIDENCE’ 180 Sixth Street, New Westminster 520-1155 notice. She's a keen Tory if ever there was one and has been a delegate co national conferences. When f asked her if this way of doing things was legal, she said: “Whether it's legal or nat is not the point. Sending out the letter on March 7 and then having.a March 15 deadline is obviousty culling it to the wire." Daryl) Frith, another prominent Tory: ‘No, I got no notice, It falls short of democracy, all tight.” Not much point in asking Mary about this, of course. She would only say it was the responsibility of the constituency executive, But inquiring reporter did try to talk to Mr. Lakes. Alias, he’s away on business until next week. Where will it all end? In purgatory. Or perhaps at a fish- and-chip shop. In any case, some people are talking about an appeal to the national executive. Well, we shail sce what we shall see, as the sage said. This may be the moment to tecall that in’ the fast Tory nomination contest in Capilano-Howe Sound, Mary Col- lins got $10,000 from local party funds for her nomination cam- DPaign expenses, Her competitors got nothing. That too was legal. wk ok ot Never fet it be said chat there are no laughs in these things. To vote at the March 23 meeting for the candidates of their choice (if there is a choice) members ‘‘mus! have attained the age of 14 yeurs.*" If allelse fails, there's nothing like bringing the family along, } guess. But isn’: that age limitation the worst kind of discrimination? How come the babies don't have a vote? J know two who are still on the bottle and just aching to make their mark.@ Man guilty of B&E A VANCOUVER man has plead guilty to break, enter and theft fol- lowing a March 3 arrest by West Vancouver Police. George Collin Jones, 19, of 205-1748 Fiast’ Pender Street in Vancouver, had been reported ac- ling suspiciously in the area near ftth Street and Keith Road. 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