SS SEENRE eR SA nee og CTHNIG HaTREDS 5 i esta EIS SAS c ER A ae, ee TEAR RRA Ways NSS VIEWPOINT Summer solution ccuver Regional District’s first-ever outdeor watering ban should con- ‘vince the regional body to push for the authority {0 ‘institute regional watering “restrictions every summer, not just when * the: Lower. Mainland faces a critical water ‘shortage. - The | recent 10-week watering ban was -fnstituted June 25 after the GVRD board . ‘Of directors agreed that levels in the North Shore watersheds, which supply 80% of ‘Greater Vancouver’s fresh water, were too low to. allow. continued unrestricted ‘sprinkling by residents in the GVRD’s 21 member municipalities. ‘The ban saved an estimated 20.3 tvillion litres (4.5 trillion: gallons) of fresh water, which is a: Staggering figure by any measurement. »~ Summer irrigation and sprinkling in the = T HE SUCCESS of ‘the Greater Van- Lewer Mainland increases water consump- tion by up to 100% over base usage levels. And Lower Mainland summer months have become increasingly ¢Gry in recent years. The weather, coupled with the area’s booming population, has placed ever greater demands on the finite storage capacity of loca! water reservoirs. Expanding local capacity would require flooding of more North Shore wilderness area and ultimately have « negative impact on local environments. Cutting local water waste is far more prudent. Besides a few brown lawns, the toll on local residents from ithe recent watering ban was minimal. Annual outdoor water- ‘ing restrictions would raise awareness of | wasteful water habits and ensure focal res- idents have enough water to see them through chronic dry spells. ps ‘LETTER OF THE DAY Medal winner deserves hero’s welcome Dear Editor: They. are the examples we want commitment and it is unlikely that OQMMG ; SSS a Sess seams SEES AEE Double gold medal winner and North. Vancouver District resident essie. Monroe should be given a ‘hero’s welcome by the mayor and -~ ‘gounci! -of ‘the District. of _ North * Vancouver . because this i is exactly what she is. *: Official receptions on: such oc- “casions “are, ‘in fact, standard practice, in- most monicipalities throughout Canada and the U.S., not to speak of other countries "+ where Olympic champions, as a ‘rule, are treated ike national heroes. ” Peter Speck .. Timothy Renshaw right . Linda Stewart Doug Foot (ort: ‘Shore News, founded in 1969 as an -Managing Editor . Associate Editor Advertising Director .. Cemptrolier Noel Wi our youth to look up to. They in- spire us and we should all rejoice and be proud of their achieve- ments. Subsequently, I congratulate the mayor and council of West Van- couver who according to the News gave the Olympic gold medal winner from their own municipali- ty precisely such a reception. I suggested to the mayor of the District of North Van that we do the same for our sold medal win- ner Jessie Monroe. In fact, I men- tioned it twice. I did not get a Display Advertising 980-0511 Real Estate Advertising 985-6982 Newsroom 985-2131 FPL VOICE OF MONTH AMD WEST VANCOUVER Distribution Subscriptions 986-1337 Classified Advertising 986-6222 Fax 985-3: Administration 985-2131 we will follow suit. . However, the North Vancouver Recreation Commission did invite Jessie to officially open the new additions at Ron Andrews recCen- tre on Oct. 1. This, at least, -will provide the public with an opportunity to show their appreciation for our double Olympic gold medal win- ner and hero Jessie Monroe. Congratulations and thank you” Jessie. Coun. Ernie Crist North Vanceuver District o 3 Printed on 227 10% recycled 986-1337 oneylenders _ curiously weak in simple math FUTURE HISTORIANS, analyzing the 1990s with 20-20: hindsight, won’t have much difficulty identifying one of the chief architects of the recession that wouldn’t go away. Your friendly neighborhood bank manager. Make that your friendly trust company or credit union manager, as you prefer. No offence to these worthy characters personally. Like the _ man from the government, they simply wanted to help you — together with themselves. Oddly however, considering their trade, many of them had apparently never learned simple math, At least, that’s one conclusion to be drawn from the latest Bank of Canada report on consumer debt. It shows the ratio of ‘‘house- hold” liabilities — mortgages, loans and credit cards — to the disposable income of the individ- ual or individuals who have to meet them. The current figure is a record 78%. In short, we're in hock on the average to the tune of almost four out of every five dollars left after basic spending on shelter, food and clothing. It’s the bill for shopping until we dropped in the Yuppie-driven 1980s, So today, instead of saving 18%. of our disposable bucks as we did 10 years ago, we're stashing away a mere 10%. Most of the rest is needed just to keep the collection wolves from the door. And that -—- the moneylenders now announce with the proud air of solving a major mystery — is why the recession goes on and on. We're short of spare cash to spend ourselves out of it in the mails, And since this causes lots of layoffs we're hanging on to any few (nes we do have, in case OUR job is the next todisappear. But where were these financial geniuses when what we most needed to hear from them every so often was a firm and kindly sno"? Eagerly saying ‘“‘yes’’ to - everything we asked for, as they happily piled up profits from ren- |. ting us other people’s bucks — that’s where. - fit wasn’t only Paut Reichmann, . and his peers who brought the chickens home to roost — leaving the biggest banks taking billion- dollar cold baths. With the bank ‘rate now at a 4.93% low, they say. they must still charge Joe Card- holder 16-17% onhis plastic because so many other Joes are no- longer repaying them atall. Meanwhile, all the loan shops _ remarks have more than ‘nin are now vigorously competing for. customers to lend them funds for their rent-a-buck inventories —'ai ding, when top economié talen on its payroll and wall-to-wall : puters add up to 1.6 million jobtess. Did nobody ever teach the fi- nancial wizards about. the equa-*: ‘tion where ‘‘a” minus ‘ MINUS hi ide A eae TAILPIECES: Straight ‘As fro Grades 7 to 12, top 1992'grad;:to B.C. physics student, high’ ‘school soccer alj-star, basketball team MVP, chairman of West:Van Youth Advisory Council, Canada Day Junior Service Award —~ jus a few reasons why West Van with seven sa great-grandchildr ‘and - happy 41st _ Van "s Rolly and Stella: Jo Dean: Wott ont suburban paper and qualified under Schedule 111, Paragraph ii of the Excise Tax Act, is published feach Wednesday, Friday and Bete ay Sa on neohome, Ree tributed to eve! ron ti jor ore. pare rmaraeria id Gass, Mal agitation | Number S88. av» meowenoay rmony Subscriptions lorth and West Vancouver. $25 per = 1 139 Lonsdale Avenue, year. Mailing rates available on request. syorth Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 ions are welcome but we cannot accept Entire contents © 1992 North Shore Free Press Ltd. All rights reserved. ‘north 'shore. SOA OIMSION MOST OUTSTANDING all-round North Shore student Mic : Mustard (left) receives first Jack Davis Scholarship for UBC front: 61,582 (average citcuistion, Wednesday. Friday & Sunday) Steve Davis, son of the late long-serving MLA and MP. responsibility for unsolicited material including manuscripts and pictures which should be accompanied by a starnped, addressed envelope.