A6 - Sunday, June 27, 1982 - North Shore News RENE pang GS editorial page EE Getting tough on civil servants Time to tighten wages Morality and law | The escalating controversy over the distribution of pornographic videotapes by a recently established North Shore outlet underlines once more the difficulty of legislating morality. The operators of the store claim they are conforming with the law as it presently stands and they appear to be technically correct. From that basis it is easy to argue that any tightening of the law — as demanded by the Concerned Citizens group which crowded North Van City council chamber last week — would be tantamount to censorship and a breach of the “rights and freedoms” guaranteed under Canada’s new constitution. Defenders of the store also stress that the tapes are rented to individuals for private viewing in their own homes. They maintain, therefore, that no element of public mischief exists — as for example, in the case of Vancouver's street prostitutes. This contention, however, is questionable, to say the least, at a time when rape, sexual assault and sex murders are increasingly commonplace. The primary aim of the material in question is to stimulate strong sexual passions — which means, in certain undisciplined or unstable individuals, they may be stimulated to the point of becoming a sex crime waiting to happen. When it does, private morality is suddenly very much the business of the law, as the Olson horror story and similar recent cases have tragically demonstrated. “Contributing to juvenile delinquency” is already an established offence in law. Should contributing to the rising cult of sex violence be regarded as any less harmful to society? Junk index The recession HAS to be finally bottoming out. Household refuse is reportedly down by 20% since January. Garbagemen who made up to $8,000 last year in garage sales by fixing and reselling things people threw away now find junk worth recovering is down to zilch — including a 60% drop in beer and pop bottles. When the disposable society sinks that low, there's clearly nowhere to go but up. ven WOSLE OF seCNETy ArED WED! VannUOUVES sunday news Display Advertising 980-0511 ita in ee ed Classified Advertising 986-6222 news Newsroom 985-2131 Circulation 986 1337 1138 Lonsdate Ave North Vancouver Bt V/M 2H4 Publisher eter Syooch Aspuciato Publishor Facotoeret Caravan Editor in C hiet Noel Wright Advor Vatny Ute ow tus Torey $ cease es General Manage: Administration & Personne! 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ROGER WORTH Canadians are concerned about the salanes paid to the nation’s one million or more civil servants, and with good reason. to hold the line effectively on civil service raises, a policy that appears to be winning widespread public support. This is heady stuff for a Parti Quebecois government that receives heavy support Mainstream Canada While economists for the various sides in the on-going debate on the issue provide contradictory Statistics indicating public sector wage increases are ahead of or behind those in the private sector, it’s clear our civil servants are doing very well indeed. No one argues, for ex- cample, that public sector increases in Canada are double those in the United States. The big difference, of course, is that in Canada, civil servants have the right to strike, allowing them to shut down whole sectors of the economy, and they've been using this power to win big gains. But the public's patience with public sector unions may be wearing thin. The Quebec government, for example, recently opted TURN OFF THE SUN — It's ume to catch up with nine recent letters driven off the mailbox pages this month by weighticr topics -— all of them about the most hotly dcbated feature in The News, our Page Five Sun shine Girl “Why don't you tell that twit of a photographer, Flisworth Dickson, to photograph the girls in the nude |. you might as well Keep your trash, we don't need wt” (Barbara Becht. man, North Van) “The picture of a beautiful herd or an ammal would be. sure, much more ap preciated by the majority of your readers" (Mes. Murphy, West Van) “You should have a Sunshine Man as well on thin paper wall be assoctated Im with discrimination | (Linda Salmon, West Van) “TH bet good ole Milsworth enygoyed taking this pacturc or rather piece of filth) much more than he cnpoyed taking prturcs of garl guides on young mxcer players ~ (DD MacBerate, North Van) “1 agrec with the suggestion of Sanshine Person rather than a Sunshine Giant © (Judy Reca Thomas. North Van) 91 would hhhe very much to be able to Caperying yore paper Please do mca having a hocp favurar Replace the Sumiianc Cort from the province's unions, and indicates the depth of the probiem. British Columbia and Newfoundland have also placed restrictions on civil service wage increases, and even the federal government is making noises about toughening its bargaining stance. In fact, Ottawa recently won a court battle giving the federal govern- ment the right to name large numbers of civil servants as “essential employees”, effectively watering down the strike weapon. Taking a different tack, Ontario is about to publicize the names and salaries of civil servants earning more than $30,000 per year, allowing the public to reasonably assess the value of some government workers. For the average Canadian faced with layoffs, unem- ployment and untold suf- fering through a difficult economic period, it’s dif- faculty to understand why civil servants -who aren't abonat to lose their jobs won't accept a little less. T's Wid PINE TREES AND LAKES AND RIVERS AND... CTMES... sunday brunch by Noel Wright by a comment an what women arc dong that 1s inspiring (Christine Mioores, North Van). “Why aren't there any Sunshine Guys? Why can't a girl sce a good. looking fellow? (Denise Duncan, Kim Brown, Sassen Wetsser.) “lt (The News) believes in pictonally reflectiog our over involvement in the sco suocusness of the fcmalc body ~ (Jam More, North Van) “We who object to your Sunshine Girls would really like a close up of those who wish to have a look at ‘all the pretty gah on the North Shore’ ~ (ectnde Taytor, West Van) Theo there are icttcr writen hhe Domald Ouarte of North Van “We capoy the Sunshine Girts Keep them coming ~ Plus ube 45) pes cent of News readcm who. according to Unc latest survey look for the Page Five Garlo on cvery sige taaaac The Sunshine Dycbatc cootimucs Kecp thosc brickbats and boagects coming HITHER AND YON, Dhiny thiee trom | yan Kawesnm Mawor were all at sce hex week cond when Commodorc Len Heskevington of the Docp Cove Yacht Club onpamnmod se nhowrs Valicy 3 a much enjoyed two-hour crutse for them with the aid of skippers Kevin Doherty, Shee MacLeod, Gene Mercter and Paul Shaak Seymour MLA Jack Davis will be gucst of honor at Tuesday's annual mecting of West Van Chamber of Commerce, 7 p-m. at Frank Baker's Salute the North Van Lions Qaab for once again putting om onc of North Van's best parades cvcr yesterday And don't forget to enjoy a shee of the Clubs giant & ft by 10 ft Canada birthday cake, being served from 2 oaward. Vhursday July | in the foyer of Lions Crate Hosapatal FOLK TALES: Ihe prowance's top lcgal beagic thes year oi West Vans Rewer Lechkhle, clevtced by eochamation as 1942 BY) presadicat of the BOC) branch of the Canadian Bar Axsocta tion Nomh Shore begt school athletes have erabbedi seven out oof this years) 26) province wide Neecy Greene Scholarships (worth onc grand apicec) fos mthle ts onsttancd achievement with = « holasen eying and bcade ship aaketc 4, 1Mine Calder (Haadseworth). John Crowtcy (Maftsacic ) Dong Iemsca CSettecrieed) Kxefh Lechhan (Wem Van Secondary) Rhew& Mantes (Argyic) BUT ITS GOT w BE HERE... 3000 MILES WIDE Finally, governments are learning that a lot of Canadians will support them when they instigate such belt tightening schemes. (Roger Worth is a writer for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. } Christine Willis) (Carson Graham) and Michael Young (Sentinel). The rest of Greater Vancouver won just two of the scholarships. with the remaining 17 going to the Island and the boondocks Mike Farasworth is the new president of the Capilano Socred Association which hosted Forests Minister Tom Wateriand at its) recent annual mecting Named as the North Shore's Honorary King and Queen in the new scmor citizens’ division of thas year’s Miss North Shore Pageant were George Scholes, 81. and Francine Chormy, 68 - for sprcuous vices Van's con community scr Congrats to North Ph Rossel on ins elecuon as president of the BC Associaton for the Mentally Retarded Down in Dallas carher this month was Fateh Damsl, presidcat clect of Lions Gate Rotary Club. attending Rotary International's convention with over 15,000 Rotanans and gucsts from 100 oF so countries Best of wishes to West Van's Ed Disher and Lori Katght, cclcbratng the first month of business at thers new Hentage Canada boutique on Watcr Strect And happy banking to Josephine Paish of North Van. winner of tceo grand thes mooth in Western Hapress Laticry WRIiCLET OR WRONG, Die trouble eith the future ts that tt arrives before ready for oa Start planmng your Lat Day wechem) nght ewny : Gastown s always were