coud oes termed the disproportionate amount of A program to upgrade fire prevention systems in North Vancouver schools: may fall two years behind schedule if ‘reductions in government funding continuc. North Vancouver school board has. been told = that the provincial government has reduced the amount of funding for the five year fire prevention program by more than two-thirds. If future funding continues at the same rate, board experience. If in Free dea Gm OR Fr socrotary:treasurer L Len Berg. wil assist you with your selection Fully licensed and ample underground parking. Open every day from 4 p.m. 2168 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. Chx, MC. 926-6037 (8). — The “L-Sers: are — strong. supporters ‘of the idea of moving as fast as possible to - -golonize: the “high frontier” of ‘Space: There's | ‘a utopian streak running through the L-5: society’s literature, but — “money. that. City taxpayers are contributing to the rec commission ‘budget. North. Van ‘District ‘should pay a larger..share of the budget,. they : say, -because District residents use the centres far more than City residents.” In an. in-camera. ‘meeting of the two.councils last week it was agreed that a review of the bylaw would take place. ae Oe fully support the concépt “of’'a ‘consiltant's - Study and review of the ‘operating budget formula,” Bell said in his memo. But he went on to say “I | Funding: setbacks ‘said it would ‘put the program two years behind schedule. The board had asked to spend $1.6 million on fire prevention this year in an attempt to get caught up with the program which involves installing sprinkler | and monitoring systems in schools. | But the government reduced this funding to $512,000, which is about the © same amount as was spent on the program last year, GOLDEN CAPITAL - A wide selection of authentic can- tonese cuisine is offered within this attractive setting located on Marine Drive in West Vancouver. Along with | Peking Duck and the Hot Pot. one must also try thelr ton | plate which promises to be a delightful doubt, the manager Delivery fm . 4 3. then, that’s. as. it should be, isn’t it? I:mean; heck, I'm all in favour of exploring the: universe, colonies ‘in. other star systems, | the works. Lately,” “fhlowever, something . gather: unhappy es occurred. | . The “space- ~Jovers: * find ~ ‘ themseives embroiled. in a very serious . controversy over just who, exeactly,:is going to explore space: more to the point: who is going to exploit it? You:will have noticed that the Reagan z administration is’ backing out of the Law of the Sea Conference and has _announced its intention to “preview the Moon Treaty. The ‘two realms — the sea and Space: — have become linked in Ways that no one my concern eo: apparent in-- ge pressures may cutback to the Reveaion ‘Commission - budget”. - Under: the. current bylaw, Bell::said, ‘this would mean | “the. “District would autor 2 cally have to ciitback double that amount from its “proposed con- tribution.'to the rec com- mission budget. ~ “I personally am in- terested in secing the level of provision of recreational services’ in the District maintained or improved in 1981 and I would view with alarm actions by the City which would result in a cutback of these services.” Bell. went on to recom- mend that the’ “District give Food | : cooked Hot & Tasty at your lable SS AVLITAL JAPANESE VILLAGE Steak House AS Cc hes tertield Ave. NV 986-1155 anticipated. --debate—is-the L-5 Society's support for. the U.S. government's ° ‘position _ in opposition -. the Moon Treaty, which they see as ~Moén Treaty is simply that - big~ -business - won't get ' feel the District must retain At the root of the local having the effect of hobbling the American drive toward space. _ Obviously, these chaps — or somebody -— is having some influence on the- Republicans in Washington. The argument’ against the Reagan ‘packers have their - way, you'd have-to be a. ‘shareholder in Exxon to get _ anything out of the ex- : ploration of space, or the drilling of the seabed. In fact, the Moon ‘Treaty . seriously involved in space so long as it has to share its profits with the United Nations, or submit to in- ternational control. eee. folks left behind on. earth, and if the profits are going to. ~gréat. be as fabulous as space fans - So 7 ‘At a deeper ievel, hiowever,. the reluctance to share. the treasures “up there”. is tied to the reluc- tance to share the treasures down in the seabed. Both the Moon Treaty and the Law of the Sea Conference uphold the “common heritage principle”, which states that all resources in international two L-5 Societies here, you see. 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