Friday. August 9, 199* - North Shore News - 3 reenpeace protesters arrested \ in W. Van Demonstration in MP’s office leads to trespassing charges SIX MEMBERS of the environmertal group Greenpeace were arrested Wednesday afternoon after they chained themselves together inside Associate Minister of National Defence and West Vancouver-Capilano MP Mary Collins’ West Vancouver office. West Vancouver police, using bolt cutters, unchained four fe- males and two males. The Greenpeace members were ar- rested and charged with trespassing. The protesters were released Wednesday night and are sched- uled to appear in West Vancouver provincial court on Sept. 9, West Vancouver Police had earlier warned the Greenpeace protesters to leave Collins’ office by 4 p.m. Wednesday or face ar- rest. Greenpeace spokesman John Mate said the demonstration was held to protest the arrival in Van- couver of the nuclear-capable war ship U.S.S. Missouri. He said By Surj Rattan News Reporter is what are we deterring at this point? From my point of view, what we are deterring is democracy in Canada.”’ He added that Oitawa should not have allowed the war ship into Vancouver because the city, like the District of West Vancouver, has declared itself a nuciear-free zone, But in a letter to Mate from Minister of National Defence Marcel Masse, Masse said the federal government is NEWS photo Cindy Goodman A BIRTHDAY wouldn’t be complete without dancing. The North Shore Academy of Dancing is helping the District of North Vancouver celebrate its 100th birthday this Saturday on top of Grouse Mountain. The six 14. 16-yeaz-clds wiil present a mixed program of ballet, tap and jazz in the Paradise Bow! beginning ai *¢ a.m. N. Shore Health gets $1.3M NEWS photo Cindy Goodman SEVERAL MEMBERS of the environmental group Greenpeace held a demonstration in the West Vancouver office of Associate Minister of National Defence and West Vancouver-Capilano MP Mary Collins Wednesday to protest the arrival in Vancouver of the nuclear-capable war ship U.S.S. Missouri. West Vancouver police used bolt cutters to unchain the protesters before ar- Concerns raised over gov’t funding share of ’91 budget NORTH SHORE Health (NSH) has received $1.3 million from the provincial government to help fund the operations of the health department for its 1991 budget. But NSH medical officer Dr. Brian O’Connor said that because the provincial govern- ment funds 70% of selected programs, the funding deal is starting to unravel. “It’s beginning to erode again already,"’ said O’Con- nor. The provincial government will not fund enhancements added to programs, only infla- tion and wage settlement con- tracts, he said. “I’m not concerned at the moment because the discrepan- cy is not huge,’’ but he added that the North Shore Union Board of Health (NSUBH) is attempting to ‘‘make sure the gains we attained are not erod- ed.”* In May, NSUBH_ chairman Rod Clark and the three North By Elizabeth Collings News Reporter Shore mayors brought — their concerns to then-health minister John Jansen in Vic- toria who has since been shuf- fled to the finance portfolio. O’Connor said the changing political scene in Victoria and the impending election makes it hard to lobby aggressively. The funding received is part of a cost-sharing formula that requires the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture to provide 70% of the health department’s fund- ing while the NSH’s four fund- ing partners — the three North Shore municipalities and North Vancouver School District 44 — contribute the remaining 30%. West Vancouver School District 45, which pulled out of the funding partnership in 1987, plans to rejoin NSH. NSH currently contracts its health services out to District 45. While the provincial gov- -mnment funds 100% of health services in most B.C. municipalities, the five Lower Mainland and capital region municipalities receive only par- tial provincial government funding. In 1989, NSH, which has traditionally been underfunded in comparison with other met- ropolitan health departments, reached an agreement with the provincial government on the current 70-30 split. NSH’s 1991 $7,923,363. it includes $3 million from the ministry of health for con- tinuing care programs; $3.8 million from the funding part- ners (reduced to $2.5 million after contribution from municipal affairs ministry); and various grants from the pro- vincial government. budget is resting them. Greenpeace demanded io know from the federal government if the vessel, which saw action in the Gulf War, was carrying nuclear weapons while in Vancouver. Mate said the U.S.S. Missouri is capable of carrying 32 Tomahawk missiles. He noted that usually a quarter of them are fitted with nuclear warheads, for a combined payload approximately 100 times as great as the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. “They say that this is our con- tribution to the nuclear deterrence policy of the allies. The question cerned with the nuclear-free zone declaration. “The federal government does not support locaily declared nu- clear weapons free zones. Declar- ing nuclear weapons free zones in Canada would not contribute to the reduction of nuclear arma- ments,’’ wrote Masse. West Vancouver District Mayor Mark Sager said he understands the need for national security but added that he thinks the federal government should respect nu- clear-free zones declared in Canada. SE SEE EE a ae re index @ Automotives..........,20 M@ Classified Ads... 2.22... 23 @ Ecoinfo @ Editorial Page Home & Garden B Paul St. Pierre .. @ What's Going On Weather Saturday, sunny with cloudy periods. Sunday, mosdy sunny. Highs 23°C. Secend Class Registration Number 3385