40 — Wednesday, April 14, 1993 - North Shore News Arts groups need homes now, Says N VD’s Crist A NORTH Vancouver District councillor wants the North Shore Arts Commis- sion to advise the municipality on how it can _heip find. space for homeless “non-profit arts groups. Coun. Ernie Crist says it is in- cumbent upon. the district to pro- vide space for such groups who have :no place . to create, rehearse ‘or perform their ‘ work. These: groups need help now, he Said, and cannot: afford to wait’ for results of: the. government-funded North Shore Aris Commission’s Regional . Facilities Study, which '_ hasbeen in the works since last “year and - will probably not be _. made. public in‘its’ entirety until . next January or February. ““*We have: at least four dance groups -on. the North Shore with | no Place to go. It's an absurd sit-~ vation. An -arts ‘facility is not a _ really. expensive ‘thing — we pay $2 million a year on road patching for.. God’s sake. : These people don’t need a palace,”’ said Crist. : Crist said there have been ump- ‘teen -discussions ‘about : the need for cultural facilities and yet many groups are still forced to make do “in basements or end up leaving the “North. Shore ‘altogether.: ‘All we / do. is talk, talk, talk, and nothing «= is~ being : done: Probably nothing --will “even come of. the (regional) - ‘facilities Study. The arts commis- ‘. ‘sion. is afraid of its‘own’ shadow. They’re too afraid: to ask. for any: : thing. ” / One way. to alleviate the situa ‘tion, “he said,.would be for the” - district, to’ build a cultural facility: CS ir Maplewood Industrial Park and ~., lease it out, to non- rprOfit | groups * at @ nominal fee.“ : “Coun. Paul Turner, who repre- sents’ North Vancouver District on. thearts commission; ‘said : Crist ‘is simply . . grandstanding. **He’s” never’ ‘spoken’ to’ me ‘about’ this (Maplewood. mark : idea). ‘before. ‘hard to; improve: ‘the® situation for: hearts. and: if he: has: a ‘positive uggestion | to make, let’s hear it.’” ’ municipalities are facing a short.” age’ of. ‘cultural. facilities and that. or..Crist to say nothing ‘will come f the: Regional. Facilities Study ‘before it-is even finished isan in- sult. to’ the. People, who worked. on’ . Its” “ easy ‘to “say “nothing will « happen.’ But to stand’ on: the side-’. - ‘lines: and. throw -rocks at it-is not oing to help the arts.”? “Brenda Berck, the ‘arts commis- sion’s . cultural’, development Tof- ficer, ‘said ‘that if the problem has : only just come to Crist’s-attention..’ ~he hasn’t been reading his mail.:.-”- "It's. absolutely. the’ ‘case. that.’ arts | “groups are ‘having difficulty” :. finding \ facilities. It’s ‘also - abso--' -lutely not the case that, we’re do- . ing nothing to’ -help.. The real problem. is,. there are*‘not very: many options at the moment and - ‘: that’s the reason we’re continuing: . with the facilities study.” °° 7 What '.Crist should’ be doing’: said Berck, is convincing: council ., members ; -and North’ Shore tax- payersto provide more support © ‘for the arts. ° ’ , Penmagic - new , VE “From poge 39... ‘ software -and™: : services for pen- :* interface computers, personal communicators and personal digital assistants. «Prior to coming to PenMagic, * - McIntyre was. vice-president . of -sssales and. marketing with Prologic “Computer Corp., a developer and ' marketer. of: ‘fourth-generation language and databases for client “systems. - [ 's new, It’s unique. Ie sa breakthrough fo for those who- want a mortgage that gives them. every advantage. It’s “called the RateCapper Mortgage and it gives you all the : security ofaS year fixed term combined with the flexibil: ty, of a variable rate... ; , The difference is, we'll start t you off below the RateCapper “fixed rate. Then as the prime drops, your rate follows suit.» * "So, you get the savings of a variable rate mortgage. If rates go down you save. If rates go up, you're protected because you can never exceéd your established RateCapper 5 year fixed rate. It’s sa win-win \opportn nity. Andi it could mean significant savings in interest payments. over the 5 year term. Talk to a Royal Bank mortgage specialist at any Royal B branch, today. They'll tell you all about the RateCapper Mortgage. They'll even : show you how. you pet up to $1000 .worth of Homeowner’ S Gift Certificates with every new ~ Royal Bank mortgage. There are terms from 6 months to 7 years, plus our new Rainy Day Option™: If you want all the advantages of the RateCapper Mortgage working for you, visit any Royal Bank branch ¢ orcall 665- 8613 i in Vancouver or toll- -free 1- 800- 663-2193 i in BC. - More C Canadians Choose Royal Bank For Home Mortgages. ™ Trade-mark of Ruyal Bank of Canada -