APRIL 10, 1998

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New B.C.
Party takes

root in
North Van

Robert Galster
News Reporter robert@nsnews.com

THEE New Democrats are
reeling, the Liberals aren’t
exactly surging and the

provincial Reformers have
fallen off the map.

As hopeless as the situation appears to
those who take their politics seriously, John
Motiuk has a solutioa. Check that, Motiuk
says he is the solution.

Miortiuk, 57, bas founded the North
Vancouver-based British Columbia Party
and says he wants to form the province's
next government.

The diminutive Motiuk showcases a
blustery approach that to date hasn't
sparked a flash-tlood of grassroots support.
The newly formed party boasts between 50
and 100 members, a number sure to grow,
according to Motiuk.

“I'm told Pm a Diefenbaker clone by
my supporters. I’m a populist,” said
Modiuk. “I don’c have a (exact membder-
ship) count because every week people are
out there bringing people in. We have a staff
that’s working, similar to W.A.C, Bennett.”

Which brings the topic around te a ten-
dency of the provinee’s vorers to elect the

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“Metro grows p26 Super pickup p27

Soccer league expansion
affects N. Shore squads

Big kick

WEST Van secondary captain Carly Dean (right) protects the ball from Carson Graham's
Milina Mitenkovic during senior girls’ secondary school soccer action earlier this week
at Loutet Park. West Vancouver won the game 3-2. (For more soccer news see page 26).

Ford completely

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Double Exposure
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North Shore
This Week p17

Anna Marie D'Angelo

News Reporter
dangelo@nsnews.cum

DOROTHY Hancock
was dropped off by a
HandiDart van on Nov.
28 at Park Royal
Shopping Centre.

The 80-vear-old West Vancouver
resident had medical problems, bur
felt well enough that morning to do
some food shopping in the Marks and
Spencer store in Park Roval’s south
mall.

The next thing she knew ske was
in a cloud of pepper spray and abou
to collapse.

Moments before, three robbers
wearing gas masks smashed glass cases
and stole jewelry from) Lugaro
Jewellers, Handguns were brandished
by the thieves, who sprayed about five
store staff members with pepper spray.

During their getaway, the robbers
spraved a path of the chemical in the
mall. No one has been charged with
the robbery, and the West Vancouver
Police continue to investigate the
incident.

NEWS photo Terry Peters

See Compensarion page 5

V rec centre plan panned

Catherine Barr
Contributing Writer
STRAY golf balls and shrinking greens are
just two of the reasons Gleneagles Golf
Club members want West Vancouver politi-
cians to rethink plans for a new $8.5 mil-
lion recreation centre.

“As a dub, we do not oppose or criticize the plan nor do we

take any positions on the need fora western (recreation and com
munity centre),” said Gleneagles Golf Club president John Rea,

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Gleneagles golfers want
proposed facility moved

“We only oppose the building of it on the golf course.”

Rea, speaking on behalf of the golf club, approached council
Monday with some of the concerns member have about plains
to build the meility on part of the exiting Gleneagles Golf Course
site.

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would be built at ibe end of the existing 8th and PSth shared hole
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shortened by approxinsately 30 vards. .

Golf cub members believe the encroachment would open (he
door for further reductions.to the course. :

“Te's a short course now,” said Rea, “And ever if someone 1s
not badly hurt, it will be, “Let's move it back some more.” He
fears that the course could eventually become an executive style,
par three course or even a “pitch and putt.”

‘The club maintains that the ceatre would be better built across
the street on land purchased by the municipality trom BC Pail.

The club has prepared a two-phase proposal of its own, along
with plans they want council to consider as an. alternative.

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