The Morth Shore Rows ts published by North Shore Free Press Ltd., Publistess Pater Speck, from 1138 Lonsdate Avenua Worth Vaacotver, 8.C., V7M 214 PETER SPECK Publisher 985-2131 (101) 7 Boag rot tse ae Human Resources Ma 96-2131 (133) 985-2131 (7h) 6-13 ao sa | 8 Mos! Esto Fax | Recmncens Pas potted, Alecventing , & Maka Gifies Fes: tert Shere Mews, founded in 1969 9s. sn independent wdurben newspaper and qualified under’ Schedule 111, Paragraph III of the ‘ « Excise Tax Act, is published each Wednesday, - Friday and Sunday by North Stiore free Press Ld, and distributed to every door on the North ‘Shore | Canads Post Canadian Publications Mail Salog: Product Agieement No, 0087238. Maititig rates available on request. Entire conten © 1996 North Shore quotes: of the week . use oxygen:for skin tanning. . Thm AY Pe J£p j ey af re NM e AN \ \ \Y \ Wy AAR RAY \ WY BAN \ orien 46 maibex Faith in future generations Dear Editor: "This is the most difficult letter I have ever written. A few days ago we Mar aerntertive si snmanrer Reareetatt Umi me NL lost our only son, Mark. He was 25 years old. _. The reason I'm writing is to give credit and praise to our young people who always receive lots of notoriety because of all the trouble they cause. But please keep faith with our future generation, those who one day will ~~ take care of us. . Our son had not lived in North. Vancouver for five years, choosing to make Christina Lake his home, therefore he had lost contact with many of «his old friends from school, scouts and air cadets. ‘ How wonderful it was to see so many of Mark's friends at his memorial “service. Those who in the past had kicked off their runners at our front door, left dirty handprints on our walls and slept in our rec room. : We are blessed with wonderful memories of Mark and we want to rein- force the goodness of today’s youth. Not only Mark's friends but also those of our daughters. Their care; love and support helping us through these dark day's will never be forgotten. : Thank you is totally inadequate: God bless every | one of you, especially aes Dave, Trevor, : my Ande lan,, Doig. We: love you all. . saenmaentninpimn ed desecration ofa national historic site.” Don Graham, Point Atkinson lightkeeper and vice- -president of the provincial lightkeepers union, on the proposed replacement of Q. fea 5, the air chime foghorns at the Point * “At the end of the’ ‘day . wa lt’s Atkinson lighthouse with electric going to be rejected because we. horns. (From an April 2! North botched ihe process.” . -": Shore News story.) : North Vancouver City Coun. OO Bill Bell, on the fate of Nick Vavaris’ application to install a pub in his Lower Lonsdale restau- rant. (From an April 26 North Shore ‘News story.) G Q ‘That's comical. ’*° North Vancouver dermatologist * Dr. Tom Taylor, on the trend to (From an April 21 North Shore’ News story. ), wey “A real pain in the butt.” Port Mann-Highway Patrol Staff Sgt. Harry Beveridge, . ‘describing | the Keith Road access _famp to Highway 1, which will be closed as.of June 1. (From an “(It) constitutes a needless April 26 North Share News story. ) news viewpoint “That's his private life.” On sorting out monarchy from its mattresses Noel Wright PRINCE CHARLES’ visit to Canada could be the best week the Queen’s embattled heir has known in months. Royalty’s ratings here are up. An Angus Reid poll in January found that — except in Alberta (51% for abol- ishing the throne) — the monarchy is more popular everywhere else in Canada, including Quebec, than in a 1993 survey. Quebec, of course, is in any case a write-off. Even the improved figures still me show only 23% there would keep Canada a kingdom versus 67% favoring a republic. But elsewhere in anglo Canada (minus Alberta) monarchist | Support : now stands at 54% to 40%. Even more heartening for 47-year-old Charles is the youth vote. _ Nationwide, with Quebec and Alberta reckoned in, the over-35s are anti-. monarchist by 49% to 43%, It’s the under-35s, including young Oucbaears, _ who are plumping to keep an hereditary sovereign as head of state by a 46%: 44% majority. , True, those figures hardly match the popularity eamed by Charles’ rand" parents, George VI and the Queen Mum, after the Second World War royaity’s finest hour in this century. But the current tour has at t least offer few personal pluses for His Royal Highness. : For the first time in 15 years he's in Canada as his own man um eetaUerOnRTAcerenes longer a mere supporting Payer to 46 In anglo- Canada (minus Alberta)’ monarchist support now stands at 54% 10 40%. FY biter © and yon. --250 Canadian pale ae accredi : c the’ hile only fo y copes — wish to continue ve having their pride and i symbolized by crowned héreditary heads of state over whose personal be ior they have no control, rather than by harmless tetired political hacks in op hats, replaceable every five years? Qne answer comes from the United Nations, Among the’ 10 best pl aces i " the world to live in. 1996 it lists no less than six —- Canada, Japan, Holland, _ Norway, Spain and Sweden — which are all monarchies. ; ‘Two other answers came froma couple of. loyal subjec “ while waiting in a cold drizzle to greet the prince in Ottawa: “1 said to tay friend’i didn't ‘care'who he slept with,” declared the woman ‘fo which the young man wearing a Uniion Jack tie added: “E Y reryone's s got scandals in their eapponta, If we looked at his uli lifestyl we woitl fs “ see he's the ‘man for us.” , MANY HAPPY r retums Avail 9 to West Van Kiwanian .n Dudley Samuds . wal Ditto Tuesday. April 30 to Mt Seymour Lion, Bi Harbourne. — ‘WRIGHT OR WRONG: Always count on a few punctures while saving ‘ along the road to success. “yl he up to the bar. The NDP is at the head tabie and the party of pleasantness is buying. The drinks are on the House. ; Thus far the bill is over $850 million and growing by the hour. - On the menu; Everything from ICBC rate freezes to I: YOU'VE got a vote for sale, belly - student job programs to. highway pro- Jects. Special of the day and everyone’s “favorite: os A tax freeze topped with a-dash of "mock: tax: breaks for the beleaguered middie Glass. Chef Glen Clark is hot on the political grill, which is balanced precariously on his political soapbox. —_- Those with appetites for showy souf- fles and other entrees vaid of substance will consume with guste. " Those who prefer their promises haif- baked will also find a good meal in Chef Clark’s pre-election menu. : But those with a huager for some real substantial fare that will do away with the fiscal. emptiiess fast approaching this province will opt for another menu at another. restaurant. Because even though Chef Clark has all-the tried and . true political recipes and the slick TV. « patter, the cost of his trsnspzrent. vote- ‘buying party Is reaiiy being birae dy all the patrons in this prevince and it will continue to be borne by’ subsequent gen- erations whe weren’t even invited to the mo irresponsible debauchery..° =. Separate cheques. will be fine. Just. check with your head waiter... | Pay-up time begins when the party’s ‘over the day after election day; and if the NDP is returned to power, the hang. —. over could be extremely debilitating. B.C.’s fiscal: health with be. shat for years, © But, hey, it-was ‘fun while it lasted +, Wasn't it?