ship
f the unit dong 4 fee.

put; into ; place,;.thé ‘club, had: ar

- ranged a’ buy-back option ‘with the ;
credit ‘union’ to repurchas the’ club -

by June 30...

But sa sb ss “We basical yo

ay ito t.

rom “approximately:
approximately”.:1, 150 10

“club tnemberships have

eae |

Jip Sunday, May 29, 19882 North Shore.News

‘NO OPPOSITION. IN. BOARD ‘SIA TE

Abortion” issue
diffused in

hospital board -
annual election |

FOR THE. first time in its: over 30-year history, the. North

“and West -- -Vancouver Hospital Sazicty's nominating ° com- -
_mittee has approved two pro- -life-endorsed nominees in’ its
‘slate’ of candidates for. the annual Lions: Gate Hospital

board elections.“ ' |

Asa cesult of that decision and a

subsequent decision. by .the Nosth 5

Shore Pro-Life Society (NSPLS) to

~ field. no opposition: to. the board’s S$:

nominees? the™: traditional:
ideological head-butting over LGH .

‘abortion . policies. willbe absent .
‘from: the annual * hospital: board '

elections ‘for the: ‘first: time in. 10

s years. ah

In’ place of those’ elections,
scheduled to take place at the hos-

. Pital's June® °22 annual. gencral

meeting, ali five candidayes will be

acclaimed | to fil the; , available
Seats. an ,
OP me very ¥ pleased,”! LGH ..
president” Robert -Smith’ said ~
Thursday night. “'It shows a’matu-.”
_ rity son’ the board's. part. And 1
‘think this will be a, great-opportue :

he ‘board to strengthen
itself. 2! at

¥ Smith said the Supreme Court of |

“Canada’s Jan.,28 5-2.vote that rul
“ed the country’ s abortion daw

“lead | to/sa.. dropoin. the “istill- high
* abortion’ rate at Lions Gate.’?

“He said the. decis

‘pital society to include two NSPLS"

nominees ‘in its ‘slat ‘ta really,

"hopeful. sign and.a ' change in tone

that we find: agreeable.: It’s’ possi-

» ble that people on, both sides of the
(abortion) issue, “will-be skeptical of:

approach,, ! but. if

= there ‘is! a’ possibility of. change
~ without going through the assle

By TIMOTHY: RENSHAW. ;
News Reporter, oe

Vancouver District, has resigned.

’ Grant: Spitz - will ‘consequently
Serve a one-year term. fe

_ tn addition to Spitz, Jiil Shine,”
who’ joined. the .board td fill: a

‘mid-term vacancy for West Van-

ecuver District, will’ begin § serving a

*~ full three-year term ‘after the. hos-

pital society's’ Junc 22 general

“meeting as will Sue Lumb, also - a
- from West . Vancouver; District,”

Colleen’ Donald from North’ Van:
couver: District. and. Victor” Benn-
ington from North: Vancouver ci

» life candidates won board seats.

“Of the 17 board members, 12 are .

: elected and five’ are Nonh'sh one
a He added. that the NSPLS-en-.
| dersed- incumbent. board: members
“have: been: “total...nge single-issue
“board members, -and {think the:
. board has appreciated that’

three year: ‘pear mies can Serve :
maximum ,/ of,