‘MELTED CONVEX security mirror, one of several destroyed by intense heat in the Shoppers Drug Mart fire Saturday. See more pictures and story p. i IG. Lam photo}. Capilano. MP Ron Hunt- ington has called an extra-_ ordinary meeting of constit- uents for Monday, May 16, at 8 p.m. in the Avalon Hotel. North Vancouver. Its . purpose is to expose to North - Shore voters ‘‘the disastrous course’’ being followed by the. present Liberal govern-. ment. Mr. ‘Huntington, who will, deal with both focal and national issues, told. the North Shore News that his decision to hold the meeting stems from ‘‘my increasing concern over the inability of the present government to manage the affairs of this _ great country. ‘I feel it imperative that I have an open dialogue with the constituents of Capilano, so that they too may be more aware of the disastrous course we have embarked ‘ on," Following Mr. ton's Hunting- open. address an The appointment of a 37-year-old West Vancouver man to head the new British Columbia Buildings Corpora- tion was announced today by Hon. Alex Fraser, minister responsible. JOHN R. PITCHER BCB boss The new chief executive officer of the crown corpura- - discussion by all present will be encouraged. Everyone in the Capilano federal riding {West and North Vancouver) is welcome to attend. © r. Huntington was elect- . ed. as Progressive Conserva- tive -MP for the riding in the July - 1974 federal election, when he defeated the incum- bent Liberal, former federal CAPILANO MP R Huntington ” Fisheries Minister Jack Davis, by 4,401 votes. It was one of the major upsets of the ‘election in B.C. tion is John R. Pitcher. He has had wide experience in banking. and real estate development in Canada and the United States. His is the first executive appointment to BCBC which is responsible for meeting the space requirements of provincial government minis- trices. His appointment is effective immediately and will be followed by others to the = gencral team. ‘Head office of the . B.C, Buildings Corporation will be in Victoria. manapement Mr. Pitcher was ragional manager for western Canada of Polaris Realty (Western) Limited and general man: ager of the Barbour Centr: development in downtown Vancouver at the time of his appointment, The Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Rafe Mair, and the Minister of ‘Municipal Affairs and Hous- ing, HughCurtis, have jointly announced the formation of a task force to study the question of a universal New Home Warranty Program. Senior officials of the two ministries will join forces, and the Housing and Urban - Development Association of. Canada will be. asked to name a represent itive. In April 1976 the B.C. Council of HUDAC initiated — a warranty protection plan for. new homes known as the *‘New Home Warranty Pro- gram of — British Coiumbia"’-“(a_ division of Pacific New Home Services Incorporated), a .non-profit company registered in Brit- ish Columbia. The program has not been as successful in British Columbia on a volun- tary basis as it was in Alberta. In Ontario, last year, legislation was brought in to make such 2 program com- pulsory. In Quebec, there is a universal program which gives a builder the option of ‘ BUSINESSMEN ond SHOPPERS _ LUNCHEON i In thio Now Gardon Dining-Room 4 Sing-a-lang, floor show, dancing and | - : My no cover charyo. Exciting monu selections : vee FREE Parking. “ M ‘ 1 SUNDAY SMORGASBORD if $1 Discount for Golden Agers, and + ministers from 11:59 a.m. to 7:01 p.m. Spall boa Mets hy EWG b pO Obs gle Meat educational exceeded the boundaries of | having a -crous about a commercial ‘that they defer such action CELEBRATE In tha ATTIC F- “The familly type buffet whore overybady At eats for lons than wt home." RANK BAKER'S ATTIC | Marine Drive at Taylor Way, t Wost Van 922-3224 CNG MAT Clg Nish pW RV OGNE GE, Mattel dea ge od At aL it cole e nm wow . they describe _ as ‘‘tntense. confict with the red tape and bureaucracy of the North Vancouver School System,”’ a group of concerned parents have. banded. together in a concerted effort to make themselves heard. Arda Froese, a mother who first pecame invoived in the schools seven months ago after discovering her . nine-year-old: daughter was - being taken out of the classroom for experimental group counselling, is head- ing up the group, composed of parents on the North Shore and the Greater Vancouver area. *‘Our concern is that the system has providing basic education for our children and has instead satisfactory bond as an alternative to coverage in an acceptable warranty pro- gram. **Theze is something ludi- society which provides more protection for one who buys a pair of socks than one who buys a $65,000 home’’, said. Mr. Mair. ‘‘This applies to both old and new homes butr since HUDAC already has a plan underway, we should as the first step, consider universal coverage for new housing’. 4 My ministry thas beer _ with © closely involved HUDAC in this program’’, said Mr. Curtis, ‘‘but I think there are now ample grounds for the government to con- sider some invoivement. HUDAC has suggested to municipalities that they might adopt by-laws making such a program mandatory”’ he continued, ‘‘but my ministry has written to al! municipalities suggesting since it might be more advisable to undertake such a warranty program on a province-wide. basis’’ HINT AAR hE MEL A eb oe cre oe 2 ae taken tak the realm of a pseudo-therapeutic activ- ity."’ says Mrs. Froese we Fo>a “