6 - Wednesday, October 21, 1987 ~ North Shore News Display Advertising 980-0511 Classified Advertising 986-6222 Newsroom 985-2131 Distribution 986-1337 Subscriptions 986-1337 North Shore News, tour TAGS at at ondepengun’ of Baragiaign Wot ihe being Tas Act 04 pablo ed eatt Veer e tl id dtebuted to very door on the Worth Shore Gecond 0 and Vest Vancou.eer $25 pet ye. ACCEDY FOS GONSIDUty f6f UNSOUCHE Publisher Managing Editor Associate Editor Peter Speck Barrett Fisher Noel Wright Linda Stewart News Viewpoint Flighty position ORTH VANCOUVER City Council members are being flighty, rather than down to earth, over a proposed heliport facility for the former Park and Tilford distillery. Council has given into its gut reaction of fear when residents protested that the helicopter landing facility would greatly increase noise in their nearby neighborhood. In the frenzy following its kneejerk response, council has disregarded the recent peace offerings from studio builder Cannell Studios to allay this concern. in a compromise solution, Cannell has said it will limit landings to 20 per month, and do its utmost to avoid any disturbing, late-night landings. But that is not good enough for city council, which would rather see this use deleted from the project, despite a staff recommendation that the heliport be permitted with the limitations suggested by Cannell. If it is not satisfied with the proposed limitations, city council can — through various bylaws or agree- ments — set limits at 18 landings per month, or 15, or whatever it wants. As to increased noise over other parts of the city © an TAYE EY when the helicopter makes its approach, this concern, ! 07k Mi Oot : ( i ’ / } too, is based on emotion rather than reason. ‘ CMY YL RY SUNDAY. WEDNE DAY « FRIDAY 1139 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 miday and Sutitay by North Se veer Free Press, 6 tan Regstrahon Number 3885 Supscrphons, Aaiing tates asarable on request Supmissions ale we'come Dut we TET NCIBCING TINUSC ODS aNd faCtures vhieh SNGUIG be accompanied ee Entire contents %: 1987 North Shore Free Press Lid. All rights reserved 58,489 (average, Wecnesday Friday & Sunday) ar woo Located just a step from the waterfront, the f . , : c heliport’s flying pattern would be over an industrial any, 0 aan: eae PDS } rather than residential area. ' RR \\\ \ a : With most matters of development, including the heliport facility, city council is in the cockpit. Council members should remember this and take the initiative to regulate a heliport facility rather than ban it. umnesia evident as ribbon was snipped MEMORIES WERE SHORT at Sunday’s gala opening of the spanking new shopping mall on Caulfeild Plateau. A project of Bell Canada Enter- prise Development Corporation (BCED), the mali was bitterly op- posed by a group of Plateau resi- dents and became a major issue in last year’s municipal election, which saw former mayor Derrick Humphreys ousted by the present incumbent, Mayor Don Lanskail. In order to proceed, BCED needed an adjustment to the size of the mall property, made necessary by topography. Humphreys gave the casting vote in a council deci- sion that the adjustment stituted only a ‘‘minor amend- ment’? under the terms of the orig- inal land use contract and did not, therefore, require the overail ap- proval process to be reopened. Humphreys’ interpretation of the legal situation was upheld by the B.C. Supreme Court which threw out a petition by protesting resi- dents directed against council’s decision. This enabled BCED fi- nally to proceed with construction. con-" Nevertheless, on lfast November’s hustings, Lanskail continued to express categorical opposition to the development and indicated that, if elected, he would make a specific effort to halt it — even though that was no longer legally possible short of launching and winning an appeal against the Supreme Court ruling. Time plays odd tricks. On Sun- day a sniiling Mayor Lazskail cut the ribbon at the opening of the new mali. Humphreys — whose correct interpretation of BCED’s legal rights had made the ceremony possible, thereby contributing to’ his defeat at the polls — was not invited. CELEBRATING its first birthday last Wednesday was the 65-strong North Shore branch of the B.C. Arthritis Society. Guest speaker was the latter’s founder, 83-year- old former teacher Mary Pack, a remarkable personality who'll be profiled Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. in the CBUT-TV. program ‘The Best NEWS photo Tom Burley HAPPY MALL OPENERS...(i-r) Mayor Don Lanskail, BCED’s Wally Pierce and Peter Arbuckle. Years.’’ Meanwhile, North Shore ‘president Barb Crowson (985-1794) is seeking members for the execu- tive to be elected at the 7:30 p.m. meeting Nov. 11 in the LGH auditorium — everyone welcome, she says, and you don’t have to be an arthritis sufferer in order to help those who are. te POSTSCRIPTS: Christmas looms, so don’t be fooled once again into thinking you’ve still got lots of time! Item One — North Van City is planning a special carol ship sailpast close to Waterfront Park on Sunday, Dec. 13, and organizer Rete McKay is inviting the choirs of 35 North Van churches to par- ticipate. Church choir directors, some of whom may not yet have received her letter, are asked to call her soonest at 985-7761 or 987- 4120 ... Item Two — North Shore Family Services announces its se- cond annual Winter Family Ball, Sunday, Dec. 20, will be held in Pan Pacific Hotel Convention Centre. The ‘‘black tie optional” affair (tickets $45 a head) is for parents AND kids and runs from 5 to 10:30 p.m. with dinner at 6. For info call chairman Jill Flemons, 926-3502, or 988-528! Latest helpmate for small business is Dr. Jon Jessimen, Cap College associate dean of instructional ser- vices, who-was recently named ad- visory board chairman of the North Shore Economic Develop- ment Centre — a College-funded brains trust offering information and assistance to North Shore en- trepreneurs Still pressing the highways ministry to look into the feasibility of four lanes on the Lions Gate span, Zoltan Kuun, chairman of the NV Chamber of Commerce transportation commit- tee, says: ‘‘If Canada can send a satellite into orbit, we certainly should be able to examine the structural possibilities of a bridge.”’ ... And Ela Parkinson, exec. director of the North Van Community Arts Council, invites you to the Masked Auction, 7:30 p.m. Friday (Oct.23) at the North Noel Wright @ wednesday world ® Shore Winter Club. The $2 admis- sion provides celebrities, enter- tainment, music and a mask, plus all the attractive goodies you can bid for. Proceeds will go to an art scholarships fund. : WRIGHT OR WRONG: Giving up a bad habit invariably brings on a worse one — that of bragging about it. NEWS photo Cindy Bellamy GOOD NEWS FOR SKIERS...Mike Dropko sits atop the giant “pall”: wheel for the new chairlift on Mount Seymour which will create six to eight additional runs for the mountain summit.