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6 - Sunday, May 12, 1985 - North Shore News

Editorial age

Highway killers

. recent roadside check of 2,943 vehicles
near Princeton found nearly 14% of
them defective, including a hais-

raising 70% of the 422 commercial vehicles.

Hew many thousands of other, uniden-
tified ‘death traps are at large on B.C. roads
as we again enter the peak motoring season
of the year?

When compulsory vehicle testing was
‘abolished in 1983, supporters of the move
argued that only a small proportion of acci-

- Genfs were caused by mechanical failure.
They blithely iguored the very logical prob-
ability that this was duc to the compulsory’
testing itself, whick uncovered many
mechanical ‘flaws before they reached the
danger stage.

It’s equally logical to assume that, year by

- year, freedom:.from testing is. sharply in-
creasing ® the number of. - faulty braking
systems, defective steering assemblies, out-

 of-alignment wheels and bald tires barrelling |
siong our highways and byways in search of
a crash. Moreover, current economic condi-
tions (especially record unemployment) don’t
encourage voluntary maintenance by finan-
cially strapped drivers.

- "Highways Minister Alex Fraser should Te-

., institute compulsory -testing without ‘delay.

... Either by re-opening government testing: sta-

: tions, with the former negligible SS" fee

‘ doubled or even quadrupled'as wecessary."Or

. by imposing a set fee for inspections by gov-

; ernment-licensed private service stations. :

One: potential. killer-vehicle- among. every
‘seven is too serious a hazard to ALL road

. users for Victoria simply to wash its hands of”

- its responsibility

Fed-up pawns? |

°s rebellious ex-school trustees.
are looking: for youth support, they seem ™
to be looking the wrong way. Organizers -
Of. Thursday’s demonstration to protest .the
“firing of the. Vancouver School ‘board -
predicted a turnout of 2,000 students but got °
tess than 200. The kids are ‘showing a lot. ‘more’:
sense ‘than some of the adults in charge of
‘their education — maybe fey’ re fed up with

being Political pawns. ’

- ° Display Advertising
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” 4199 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, 8.6. V7M 2H4
: Publisher Peter Speck
"Marketing Director Operations Manager

fe,
Ahad

a our years is a long time
. to do nothing with a
_. $1.5 mitlion chunk of

* prime ‘West Van waterfront

“< except pay the land taxes.
’ So now International
‘Land Corporation is back
/ with a ‘third proposal for the
/Fisherman’s Wharf marina

site.it- bought back in 1981,
-and.for which it originally.

planned 24 millionaires’
condos with private
moorages.
“shrieks. of. outraged boat
owners, the aldermen quick-
- ly turned that one down flat.

— ‘- Meanwhile, ILC went ahead
980.0511 |

with the purchase of the site
‘anyway and produced plan
No.2'-- this. time for only 13

drastically cut the number of
public boat berths by
squeezing the marina into a

-Heeding the

sunday brunch .
|

by Noel Wright

drooping land values plan
No.3 -- to which ILC’s Dave
Zelmer and Fred Russell in-
troduced your agent last
week -- surfaces before
council tomorrow. Just 11
condos occupying only 45
per cent of the total area.
Public waterfront access for
the first time, including a
small picnic park. Most im-

portant, a major upgrading - .

of the sacred marina facility
itself.

The 68 public berths: are ::
retained, plus gas barge and-:;.
- at age-76 leaves a vacuum in’
the lives of her many friends

boat lift.
cars. A. 15,000

repair yard. The: proposed’.
centrepiece. an ‘attractive,

two-storey Marine’: Service

shop, covered boat repair
space and a coffee shop.
Pretty obviously ILC has

FOUR YEARS and $1.5 million-plus later ... Interuational Land Corporation's, s third plan for
uk “Fistierman’s Whart evelopment: | fewer condos, much more marina. |<.

plans 1 and 2.

To be honest, however, I
can’t find much wrong with
Plan No.3. To me it looks as
if the ILC boys have taken
their lumps. and, this time,
done their homework with
care, Council, of course, will
award the final grades — but
the latest scheme at least
rates ‘A’ for effort...

nd * *

BEST. LADY GOLF PRO

- on. the-North Shore, they

‘called : her -- and: the. death
last: month of Rena Edward

atthe’ Murdo Frazer par 3
“course, where she reigned as
pro from. its 1974 opening

way it should be played, and
she knew what. it’ took.
Named Sportsioman of the

Robert Graham Berni Hiltiard- small area at the eastern end. learned a lot in the past four.
’ Advertising Director - Sales Circulation Director That one, 160, bit the dust years about the mood of the __-
Dave Jenneson .- Bill McGown after council dumped the local boating fraternity,.on @
‘ Editor-in-Chief . whole issue on the lap of.a- whose behalf: this column - &

Noel Wright oO

Production Director
Chris Johnson

Advertising Director
- Administration.
- Mike Goodsell’
’ Classitied Manager
Val Stephenson

' Photography Manager
Terry Peters

North Shore News, founded in 1969 as an incependent suburban
ewspapet and qualiied under Schedule Ilt, Part (i, Paragraph dtl of the
Excise Tax Act. is published each Wednesday, Friday and Sunday by
North Shore Free Press Ltd. and distributed to every door on the North
Shore. Second Ciass Mait Registration Number 3885. Entire | Contents
8 1885, North Shore Free Press Ltd. Alt tights reserved. . .

~."« Subset North and West Vancouver, $25, per year. Mating tales
“available st.

“No responsibility accepied fot ‘unsolicited material metuding
manuscripts and pictures which should be accompanied by a stamped.
, addressed envelope.

Member of. the B.C. Press Council

s 55,770 (average, Wednesday
SOA OVISION Friday & Sunday)

-slow-moving task force.
After three years of

gave the corporation the

hard time it deserved over.

year as long ago as 1945, she
was 1953 B.C. champion
and several times Vancouver
City champion. She culmi-
nated her competition years
as five-time captain of the
B.C. Women’s Golf Team.
“Golf,”? she once declared,
“is mostly mental. it's a
battle of wits -- your own!’’
To that every golfer could
add ‘‘Amen” and last week
North Yan District parks
boss Dirk Oostindie spoke
for ail’ of them who had
benefited from her love and
mastery of the game. ‘“‘We

shall miss this ageless lady,"*.

he said.

e ££ &
HITHER AND YON:
Covered in literary glory is
West Van Secondary School
which this year has grabbed
a record three out of four
top places in the Royal
Commonwealth Society
(B.C.) Essay Competition.
Colin Stacey took the grand
prize (three weeks in the
U.K. and a $500 bursary).
First prize ($275). went to
Dan Singer and third ($175)
to Viggte Rubin, while

’ Jocelyn Ford won a com-.

mendation ol Curtain calls
‘for West Van's Judith Mar-
cuse of Dance Projects and
Repertory Dance Company
of Canada, recipient of the
Vancouver YWCA’s Woman
of Distinction title in. the arts
and. culture category’:

Golden year wishes to St. ;
Francis-in-the-Wood parish-:
-joners. Ronald::and-.-Elen —
who |. celebrated’

_ Westcott.
‘ their Golden Anniversary
Thursday. Retired since 1976

and. cusrently” treasurerof -
the West Van’ “Kiwanis;: -
Ronald ‘isa. former, U.K.
soccer professional : “(Liver-.-. :

pool and Arsenal) who, at
73, still beats young golfers
with 80-81 rounds ... Mean-
while, North Van’ Liberals
have chosen Don Williams
as their new presideri, ‘stic-

ceeding. Betty Macintosh, . -
with | Michael ‘Karabelas’' as:

his: veepee ... "And “at, least.
three North Shore students —='

Nicole Liddell of West’ Van‘ -
Secondary, Arleta Vogrig of |.
Seycove and ‘Amanda Young ;
of Hillside’ ‘=" ‘now. know.
what makes ‘O:tawa tick (or:
fail. to) after. attending the
Forum for Young Canadians.
there,-a unique, six-day civic’

education program.

‘one.

oy

GAMBLING GOODIES ... Dr. Barrie ' Purves (centre)

photo submited receives $1,775 cheque towards purchase of .a surgical |
ore

aspirator for Lions Gate Hospital from Terry Nichols. of
Lynn Valley Lions (eft) and Harold Horwood of Lions Gate
Rotary. Money was raised at a Lions-Rotary casino night. ,

.PEN POWER . -- left to right, winning West Van Secondary
easayists Viggie Rubin, Jocelyn Ford, Colin Stacey and Dan
inger.

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