The‘year.1993 was no exception. ne
The’ fertile soil. tilled by}, the. likes of Naney

Valley, a West: Vancouver twin-sister duo, or
a future smillicnaire in the NHL, these cham-
pions‘have all benefitted’ from unflagging
support from their consmunity. :
Coaches, ‘volunteers and sponsors: ‘are
what make these achievements: pessible.
To win takes « extreme commitment by both
thletes ‘and ‘volunteers, but the commitment .
of. the: countless individuals’ and teams not
listed in the: year wrap-up is just as great.

tion meéting called by: ‘the Capilano. *
«Rugby, Club regarding’ their applica. ,
‘tion for: a Jiquor; licence in their’

lubhouse in Klahanie Park.

The meeting was’ attznded bya _
number. of-members. of the: Lower:

Capilano’ Concerned Citizens who

» Were, very, much against, a.class A’

They: seemed to be deaf to’ any ;

suggestion: that.a class ‘A licence

was divided into ‘several categories, ;

and: that a private club-licence was

nota ‘licence for. a | neighborhood

“Publisher:
“Managing Ed
Associate Editor. .

Peter Speck
Timothy Renshaw
.Noel Wright

i j fY

ot

TRIPLE. BY-PASS?...
NC... SORRY THAT'S
Now cosmenic
SURGERY.

IF EVER Canada dies, her
tombstone will record that
she finally succumbed to
viral consensus-itis,

Among prime examples is youth
violence — today's flavor-of-
the-month crisis which is currently
producing a huge and neverend-
ing torrent of research, surveys,
analyses and recommendations.
All aimed at achieving a consensus

on what to do about 13-year-olds

who mug old Jadies and I 1-year-

: olds whose playground fun con-

sists of stabbing other 1 l-year-.
olds with kitchen knives,

A peneration ago no responsible
parent or teacher would have
needed a consensus to answer that
question.

Yet last November, after
countless similar studies, the

, North Shore’s ‘‘Together Against

Tee ‘

Apart: from, hosting a number of national

-, “and ‘international events, the North Shore .
will send a‘contingent of athletes to compete

at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria.

There will also. be sports stories that you

“never hear about, like when a Sevéin-year-old |
_ soccer player scores her very first goal, the

‘sound and smell of the rain-drenched field at

: that moment. in time forever etched in ‘her

memory,

ments. °°"

has been. a

- pub open to the. public,

The members of, the club
_explained that they had and would:

always be able to get special occa-.;«
sion licences. The fact that their.”

nearest neighbors had never known
that licensed drinking took place’
told me that the Rugby Club, in the
_1G'yeers they had been ia operation
“in Klahanie Park, had Aever had’any
fowdy drinking. — :

“Worst-case scenarios should not
_be considered the norm, but this is
‘what the well-meaning protesters
“are using to drum up suppott.

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“It’s been said that ‘while the front page
chronicles mankind’s failures, ithe sports
/page is reserved to record our accomplish

Predictions for the: ‘upcoming year are
always hit and miss.

One sure thing is that: 1994 will be as ful
of local sports success stories as the past year

yo

their i initiatives, I believe in this
instance they are not correct.
The reality is that nearly all

“amateur sports are ‘supported by

either gambling or liquor. ;
. The reality is that amateur sports
are one of the best vehicles we have

for keeping young people from get-

ting involved in crime,

If I have.to choose between,
crazed bingo players and 'sedat
“drinkers, I will take the drinkers, A

lot less hypocrisy would go a. long
‘wry, to measured decisions. »..
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Violence’’ month . brought public
meetings and seminars almost

1 A This. tough: dove

“approach will

obviously be.

~ greeted with
horror by

politically cet

CONnSeNnSUS- —
_ seekers. 9

“every second day. And now, B.C.

Attorney General Colin’ >.’
Gabelmann has just launched an
18-month ‘‘action plaiy’’ on youth:
_and gang violence Involving

” parents, schools, and community ”
groups.

“The ‘consensus’? “emerging ’
“from all these laudable activities
50 far is that kids aren’t really to.

Vblame for shooting, carving upor.
kicking in the head: any inno-. - *
cént victim who takes their fancy.

. It's the family background and.
TV that make them do it... ‘!

’ But wait a moment — WHAT
kids? Let’s check with Statistics
Canada.

Despite the mess of family life:

that consumerism, working moms -
‘and easy divorce are supposed to. :

have made, 77% of Canadian”
families are still traditional,
headed by legally married moms
and pops.) 5,
Meanwhile,'at most 15% ‘of
school kids-are involved in any: ;
kind of criminal activity, and of
those, fess than 5% are. violent.
This means over four out of,
five of today’s school-agers —
though probably closer to 90% —
are normal, good, non-violent ..
kids. More. ‘than a few of them.
from single-parent and com-..
-mon-law households.

In short, the reality is a problem .:"

numerically much smaller than
_you might ever guess from the: .’
' Screaming headlines of Van-...;
-couver’s daily.tab. Which brings

US, nevertheless, to the second te ~

ality.

- We simply don’t have time to..
wait for the problem (limited
- though it still is) to be solved by:

“some distant utopian society which.

| “Seniors Tak

'.. call 987-8138.

road iad
HITHER ,
“has: ho more single: mom povert
no more.fV-mayhem, perfec
- parents and free daycare for
Peer pressure being what it is;
-. delay of THAT length’ would
allow the still tiny: cancer of yout)
violence'to spread to more and
more of today? s BC od Lor

Young Offeuders:

_Virsi, i in all cases of \
‘crime by juveniles | ‘the i name)o
accused and his’ parents ‘shoud be
published. (anonymity. could sul

“tence. results é in ‘deat
venile’ offende: iS “fre fo

‘in adult court and face, adult
‘penalties.’ ‘After. ally for the

attacker's, age is totally, i j
“ This tough-love’ approach wi

Ke obviously be Wy corte with b

a nal question: Since stopping the
: SPREAD of ron vi lence

this Saturday and Sunday, ‘Jan
8-9; at Dave’s Tree Care’s annual
“Chip-A-Tree,””: 10.a:m: to

p.m. each day on Extra Foods
parking lot, 17th and: ‘Lonsdale,
with all donaticns goitig to the
Canadian Cancer, Saciety..?. J

” the Neighbourhood. House
Walk’ ‘Friday
“Jan. 7; 9 asm?to.i-p.

Spanish Banks — $5 per person
valute’ forme
West Van municipal engineer E

- ward Richardson and wife Mz
who yesterday célebrated their:
“Golden Fiftieth’” :.. Cops

. we goofed about, Rafe Mair's Dec
31 birthday — twas only the 23rd .
anniversary of the CKNW sage’s

. 39th... But no kidding ‘tomorrow, :
San. 6 about Premier. Mike Har.
court who turns Sle :

WRIGHT OR ‘WRON To: enjoy
real peace of mind, don’ t insist 0}
giving everyone. else a piece of

_ yours