18 - Sunday, November 12, 1989 - North Shore News THE WORLD ACCORDING TO Bryan Will Ni ever one to sit on the fence, Bryan Williams has become one of this country’s top lawyers by fighting for what he believes to be right. The strength of his convictions is evident from the following quotes gleaned from his conversation with Shore lines reporter Evelyn Jacob. ENVIRONMENT “The resolution of environmen- tal disputes is something that no Williams’ wife Audrey and the family canine. Derek Cave benefits received. Ferguson Gifford Barristers & Solicitors Suite 500-Park Place 666 Burrard Street Vancouver, B.C. VSC 3H3 PECUNIARY DAMAGES: A claimant is entitled to be fully compensated for all ear- nings lost as a result of injury due to accident. This should include earnings lost to the date of trial, and all future earnings which will! be lost to the claimant as a result of ongoing disability. It will be appreciated that in the case of serious injuries, this may well be a significant sum. Disability benefits which a claimant receives directly through his employment, or under an insurance disabili- ty plan, are usually not deductible in a damage action, and the injured claimant is still entitled to sue the Defen- dant for his full wages lost, without reduction for the In motor vehicle claims, however, a mandatory deduc- tion will be made for all no-fault wage payments, paid or payable by I1.C.B.C. At present, these wage-loss benefits are $145.00 per week and they should be claim- ed from the Corporation in every case that a car acci- dent injury results in lost earnings. Failure to claim may result not only in the loss of the benefits, but the right to sue for the full amount of your lost wages at trial. For advice concerming a major injury claim please calli our Personal Injury Group. 687-3216 one is directing their minds to. They're always talking about fighting for more or less logging, more or less fishing, more or less mining until ic becomes a mindless attack on the other side.” On his 1986 recommendation to Premier Bill Vander Zalm on South Moresby Island: “We tried ro draw a halance bet- ween the need for jobs and industry on the one hand and the need for preservation on the other. We tried to resolve a dispute that ‘wasn’t going to please industry — and believe me, it didn’t, and it wasn’t going to please the en- vironmentalists — and believe me, it didn’t. They both wanted it to go further.” NATIVE RIGHTS “The feds accept there is such a thing as aboriginal title — the pro- vincial government doesn’t. The rest of the world accepts aboriginal Wage Loss Derek Cave Dennis Quinlan Martha Konig . oa (wed _ AFI FLUE N CE? (ams SARTRE title — but not the government of B.C. We've simply hidden our heads in the sand and failed to be fair to these people.”’ THE HOUSING MARKET “It used to be that people didn't want to sell real estate to Orientals because it would drop the price of their property, and now the op- posite has happened. Then I started hearing things like ‘it’s us who are going to be pulling the rickshaws if we're not careful.’ That kind of thinking has got to stop if we're going to have a suc- cessful multiculrural society.” The Green Machine.” all your withdrawals. night, seven days a week? Machines across Canada. Machine banking can be! "Trade Mark of }P) Bank TL) tank wuthonzed user ot the trade Mark “TINGE LOE NCE: Lawyer Bryan Williams at work in his office and, below, relaxing with the paper in his West Van home. TD’s Amazing Green Machine NOW OPEN... at the TD Bank at 3190 Edgemont Blvd. and Connaught Cres., North Vancouver. Come on over to banking made simple at g SAVEON SERVICE CHARGES You could save up to $1.05 for every bill you pay at The Green lachine. Any bill that you normally pay in your branch can be paid at The Green Machine. As well, you can save up to 1/3 in service charges on © CONVENIENT Now you can do your day-to-day ¥ banking when it's most convenient for you. Why stand in line at the bank, when you can do so many banking transactions any time. day or ® FLEXIBLE You can use The Green Machine to make a withdrawal, deposit a cheque or cash. transfer funds between your accounts, or pay any bill normally paid at your branch. Your Green Card will give you access to your TD accounts through any of the over 800 Green Non-T'D customers - you too can make with- drawals from The Green Machine. Most banks and trust companies belong to the Interac® Network. Just look for this sign. . If you don’t have 2 Green Card with access to The Green Machine, come in and ask for yours today! We'll be happy to give you a demonstra- tion on how simple and convenient Green *\ 5 a By t _ a