*- households REFORM FUNDRAISER of OLD AGE security benefits for households with in- comes higher than $54,000 . will be reduced and elimi- “nated under the Reform Party plan to vanquish the federal deficit, according to the party’s leader. By Kevin Gillies Contributing Writer Preston Manning spoke on the .. North Shore at a pre-election par- ‘ty fundraiser on Tuesday, June . 29, at the International . Plaza. . Manning said Canadians want to maintain federal’ spending levels in heaith care, education, child _ benefits,. guaranteed income sup- “port (for seniors), veterans’ benefits and ‘‘old age security for below the national average household income of $54,000... “Approximately. 600 people paid $10 each to ‘hear Manning, along * with: Reform “candidates Ted “White ‘(North Vancouver), Herb .’ Grubel (Capilano-Howe ‘ Sound), ‘and Gordon Shreeve (Vancouver : South), present the Reform Par- ty’s Zero. in Three plan to élimi- / "nate ‘the, federal deficit in three years. ‘Manning ‘said that: ‘Canadians . Must”. attach’ priorities to their social spending..: : Sunday, July 4, 1993 — North Shore News ~ 3 uction plan outline Preston Manning explains Zero in Three concept at Int'l Plaza He said that his party advocates ; ; wothe’ reform of. the- Unemployment Insurance| program. ‘‘to make’ it .” self-financing.” " “Get: the » federal government :, out “of. the business of topping UIC up,”’. Manning said. “Manning said the ‘party also ad- ~voeates reductions in the Canada .._Assistance:: Plan (Welfare) and equalization payments to the pro- _vinces. : ~ Such feductions, he said, could : Forum ponders Lower Lonsdale’ s future | result in savings of around $9 : billion annually by. the third year of the plan. NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge ‘APPROXIMATELY 600. people paid $19 each to hear Preston : Manning speak at the International Plaza fundraiser. “The federal deficit is the dif. ference between the government’ s spending. and its revenue in ;any ' dian Mortgage .and given year. The federal debt, now estimated at around $490 billion, is Canada’s total accumulated to date. ; The Reform Party also plans to eliminate grants, subsidies and tax _ concessions to private sector businesses. By eliminating the Diversification Initiative, and its counterparts in Northern Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, the party estimates that it can cut $856 million from federal expen- ditures, The grants help new businesses. ‘“‘What these businesses and your businesses need is not a handout, but a government whose spending restraint helps keep low the cost of borrowing and keeps » tax rates down so they don’t crush the life out of your business,’’ Ted White said. Other areas to face the Reform Party knife: subsidies to Crown corpora- tions such as ihe CBC, the Cana- Housing Corp., the National Arts Centre, ” the National Film Board and Via Rail; @ the federal’ department of multiculturalism; ® federal funding of the Offi cial ., Languages Policy; # government-to- -government foreign aid; ®@ pension plans for MPs and senators. The party would also cut. the federal Cabinet from the current _25 ministers to 16 ministers. Manning reminded the crowd that the net national debt: increas- ed 60% in. the two years that Lib- eral leader Jean Chretien was. fi- © nance minister. - ; , ' - Gordon Shreeve suggested ‘that _ Prime. Minister. Kim. Campbell’s recent move to reduce the federal Cabinet from’ 35 to 25/ ministers was merely a an election ploy. ; | Area ripe for mixed-use development, Lonsdale Quay meeting told “LOWER LONSDALE meeds mixed-use redevelopment. - By Maureen Curtis Contributing Writer That was the overwhelming consensus at an Issues and Vi- ‘sions forum held Saturday, June 26, at the Lonsdale Quay Hotel in North Vancouver. The six-block area bounded by Esplanade to the south, Third Street to the north, Chesterfield to the west and St. Georges Avenue - to the east has major development ‘potential, It is close to the waterfront and has views augmented by a south- facing 9% slope. Lower Lonsdale also has histor- ical significance and is home to heritage buildings, ICBC’s head office and the Lonsdale Quay. The area is close to the SeaBus “and other downtown rapid transit links. i North’ Vancouver . City owns about one third of the area, which is largely undeveloped. : .. The} enormous potential _ for revitalizing what was the city’s nucleus at. the turn of the century has prompted North Vancouver City councils: to move slowly and consider all development options through an involved study pro- cess. But Coun. Stella Joe Dean, who has been promoting Lower Lons-' dale since the 1960s, says it is time to move ahead. Fellow city Coun. Rod Clark called for a non-traditional ap- proach to Lower Lonsdale’s redevelopment. He said a wish list should be compiled from all Lower Lonsdale stakeholders and that council should hire a world-class devel- oper or someone with the exper- tise needed to ‘sell’? the area to _its best advantage. Suggestions for that wish list included: : @ apark; @ a new museum in a renovated 50-year-old shipyard building; @ theatre performance space; ® an observation area; ® and a combination of commer- . cial uses and mixed density resi- dential development. But a host of lower Lonsdale hurdles must ‘be cleared to realize area revitalization. Lonsdale’s grade discourages people from hiking up to shops. Crime and @ lack of parking discourage shoppers. “A ‘lot of people see Lower Lonsdale as'a really cute area. Then they go out and talk-to the merchants and discover that there NORTH SHORE: Economic Commission’s Bonnie Pyplacz... area doesn’t have the right mix. isn’t the right mix,’’. said Bonnie Pyplacz of the North Shore Eco- nomic Commission. People who live in the area ei- ther don’t have the. money to do much shopping or they work out of the area when. the shops are open, she said. @ The SeaBus ‘transportation terminal is considered too isolated from the street system, resulting in safety problems. @ The area lacks formal public amenities, including cultural facil- ities and park space. @ The area’s population is largely made up of single: people, single parents and low-income earners. It also has an increasing ethnic diversity. Don Rutherford, of North Shore Neighbourhood House, said that safe, affordable housing for the area’s population should be a priority. Jim Ramsay of the Lonsdale Citizens Association envisioned a redevelopment that would provide housing for people of diverse backgrounds and income levels. He called for such area focal points as a Lonsdale trolley-car, an elevated seawalk and a cruise ship facility. Brenda Berck of the North Shore Arts Commission suggested mixed-use development, including cuitural’ facilitiss, to keep Lower Lonsdale open past 6 p.m., and therefore, much safer. UBC School of Planning direc- tor. Alan Artibise recommended council foster a sense of ‘‘time and place’: in Lower Lonsdale and encourage community pride. North Vancouver City will now assess results of the forum and list - study guidelines for the future. Western _pedophiles,’’ said Walton. vigilante ‘rapist warning’ sickens NV mom THE MOTHER of a 16-year-old boy was shocked Friday, July 2, that someone has distributed notices alleg- ing that her son is a rapist. By Anna Marie D’ Angelo * News Reporter ° “Its very. sick to me, There is absolutely. no substance to this,’ said the mother. The News' obtained one of several’ notices found Wed- nesday, June 30, on top of a vending box in Edgemont Village. ; . The notice stated, “Rapist, “your neighbourhood has «a rapist.” It named the boy and gave his home address and telephone number. But ‘North Vancouver RCMP Const. Dick Walton said the police were not aware - cf the person named or a : - rape charge, Meanwhile B.C. Civil Liberties Association . execu-..: tive director John Westwood.” said: over the past two: years, these ‘type of notices have been released by members of ~ the public: and police about pedophiles; ” He saidi a. person falsely accused in a notice can sue: for libel in icivil court, but the process is expensive and takes -& lot of time. - “J's probably not worth- ‘while because if you find the person that did it,’ it’s likely the individual doesn’t. have’ |: any money to pay a settle- ment,’ said Westwood. aoe ~Added Westwood, ““If ,a: person «is : using this as .a- method of punishment rather than protecting the communi- ty, I think that it is wrong. “Our association, in almost 100% of the cases, thinks it’s | inappropriate that members of the community conduct notification campaigns,’’ said Westwood. ! Westwood said the police should alert the community about convicted sexual of- fenders in. appropriate cases - by taking into account: ® if the offender is assessed as being dangerous; @ the number and nature ‘of the offences; : @ parole reports; e rehabilitation and ‘other treatments. But . Walton’ said _ local police. did not have the authority to alert the com- munity about convicted sex- ual offenders. ; “There is a very strict poli- cy. Names are not published except. in extreme cir- cumstances. It takes a high . level.of authority, sometimes out’“of Ottawa, to name Meanwhile, the boy named in the Edgemont Village notice was not available for comment. ; His mother said she had no idea who would create and . distribute the notice.