Ski “Threat of climate “change not taken _ too seriously - By Robert Galster News Reporter , robert@nsnews, com “THE best-groomed runs _and the fastest chairlifts in ‘the world aren’t going to ” make a hill of beans of dif- __ ference if there’s no snow, “According to Environment Canada’s Brie Taylor, this may very * well be the scenario North Shore ski ils will be facing in the not-too- distant future. “Taylor made the prediction in a Seport titled “Climate Change on B.C. dnd Yitkon, | “Milder temperatures could lead , ‘to. an increasing proportion of pre: fang a in the surrounding ski hills fallin as rain rather than. snow, resultin in shortened ski seasons,” wrote Taylor, ress Bowl Recreations - ayne | Booth isn’t wor, i a ont. subs ribe tu the global varming the- . Booth, . arming ¢ trend to speak o} He ead wen that’ eac 105 -year: period includes xceptionally good seasons, two exceptional-*: “1 think if you: were to ask the people in the Valley (after experiencing record snow falls lobal warming g they would. winter) about aiwion issue,’ She added a: government ‘should ‘have. invited® |. public to' an open house to. “the: revised “plan a ove added jouc creation is not urpose of. B.C: that. the creation : te Of} onvadh B. own’ al of nes att = a : Dall said no 9 major develop: \ts are planned for any parks at lowever, minor, com-. “users such ‘as. eco-tour ies and -canoe fentals ‘He: ad the public comment- on ‘adraft master plan, which ¢ ‘new plan will be held July 25 26 at Cypress. releasing . the ‘park plan, rovincial. Environment Minister. athy”: MacGregor ‘said. the pgtades: will-allow for’ casier vaccess-and better sanitation and sie the park... =: . She said that the plan comninits long-term protection for sig: nificant old-growth stands. ao ‘Booth, president of" ress Bow! Recreations Ltd., ‘he’s satisfied with the devel: opment. plans even though pro- osals for ‘in-line’ skating path- an amphitheater and climb- ralls were shelved. He would like’to havea new wad: chair that will replace the ‘Sunrise chair ready for next win- ter.-He’ estimates‘ that.all new facilities will be built within three ‘0 five years, . ypress' se ‘back . 30. oye and’ there is one id, Weather, fluctuations. are part of his usiness;, but in the-long run weather patterns are: local mountains. probably tell you to go fly a kite,” said Booth. Likewise, Grouse , Mountain’s , Promotions, Coordinator Leigh Tynan also doesn’ ¢ subscribe" ‘and: points to last» ito the Blobal warming theory: winter's snow levels as an indicator. ’ other mouniain in B.C.” DOREEN- Bahrey. iy up hex ey, is ready to'g | \ 1990s ideals.to cook and: ‘Sean for the man - She recently “, Me?to the News. The: North Vancouver woman “women face in trying to reconcile theit hatd- ought in -pendence with a natural instinct to nurture. : “As women we are tangled up. in terms,” she wrote, ' “Feminists, for example, means what? And do they mean well ... or are they man-haters? “Sociology tells us we are going agaist the grain. We are lonely, our Yin without the Yang. Her own loneliness results from the breakup ofa rela- - tionship with a man named Jack, She said she met him when she answered his ad for shared accommodation. “He was really looking for a companion, though,” said Bahrey. And soon after she moved in she began to take on the domestic duties in the household. « Not long after that the pair’ became romantically involved, despite the difference in Rn their ages; Bahrey is 53 and Jacki is 84. “When you get to this age it’s not such a big span,” she said, “He’s so healthy, We enjoyed life together.” .But it became ‘increasingly difficult for her to find enough time in the day to take care of Jack, their home _ “The amount of snow that fell on Grouse {ast ear was just amazing — 850 cm,”. said Tynan. y' j B } “The local mountains had more snow than any As for future weather developments, Tynan said . Grouse will cross that bridge when it comes to it, * “We haven't seen the results of global warming and we'll maintain skiing on the North Shore... “and if it happens we'll deal with it,” said Tynan. Even though Tylor S report is adamant c next . fat have, cooled o ~ just-has " hills cool to warmth | GLOBAL warming has a ‘ allver lining for. sunbaihars pursuing thelr pleasure on ‘Cypress ; ind othe: 1 ocal ski operators, however, don't buy, into the warmer, wetter. theory. ° ~ "50. years will see. some charges, it also doesn’ ttake the step to pinpoint a possible time frame for them “ “The specific.n ‘magnitude ‘and timing of hoi climate will change in the Lower Fraser Valley an the extent that these changes will impact. human ‘accurately predicted,” & dis goes a step further in icing the: in “If global warming is real Ny going to occur, the. « glaciers are. joing to melt and the water levels will rise (and) I'll have the only waterfront property | in the entire Lower Mainland,” said Booth, Incidentally, that property may ‘well include water er and sewer connection, a 4 and het viet bi ST guess T felt neglected, Twas trying to make a point, © put l ushed tou hard’ and instead [ ended up moving out.” “confusing. She ‘said she misses him: and “takes all of the * since then, she’said, things have been awkward and - blame” for their ‘breakup, “At one" point they discuissed marriage. Since’ ‘then - to say.the. word and she'll marry him, take care, of. im ‘and, work: from the front veranda. . “You" get,to a certain’ point and you realize you can ‘t do it all anymore, You lose, yourself,” ~ It's'a rare take on women’s role in society, “but Bahrey said she feels comfortable voicing her opinion: “You can | do that with maturity.” S She’s going public with her sentiments ‘because she’s findin it hard to express her feelings to Jack in person. en we talk, it’s about the weather ... about any- .. thing except how we feel. I don’t call him, I'm waiting for - him to phone me. He's so stubborn.” - ' But Jack, when contacted by the News, said, he has. reservations, “T liked her, but I’m too old to get married.” He has another concern: he wants to leave fis money to his son * and grandson. “That’s not a big deal,” said Bahrey. “We can do a marriage contract or something,” She just-wants.. to be with him. As she wrote at the end of her letter: “VI do the cookin’ , honey, you pay the rene. T know I've done you wrong.” Artist says neighbors need a life solicit sex and ‘the resultant media activities, and environmental health cannot be: ae f Now: she wants him to know he * From page 1 name of a company she registered to serve as the business identity for her art sales, But it is the phone number that probably led neighbors down the garden path. “Your can bet your bottom dollar she’s not selling horoscopes,” said ., one area resident who wouldn’t divulge her. name. “I think it’s dis- gusting for the building.” Kaiser’s response is simple: grab a life. “T think it’s pretty small- minded, ‘pathetic and obviously those people don’t have a life,” said Kaiser. “I think it's unfortunate there were people out there thinking that.” n spite of her outrage at the sug- gestion she is using her apartment to attention, Kaiser is no, Stranger to the limelight. In 1995, Kaiser made headlines across the Lower Mainland when she invited businesses and individuals to donate goods and services to refur- bish her mother’s North Vancouver house, The Hinglish House project ended up raising more than $30, 000 in donations. ; Sunday, duly 8, 1807 ~ North Shor News ~ Stolen car: ; recovered. $0 : 3-Was stop a me “ater with’ he : protected ote en r4 .Offen Act, at ing: " Port Mann Highs cca | Patrol RCMP. e is fiom the Fraser Valley area. Police say. they have: had previous ‘dealings with | one Pf the arrested “masturbated | in plain view - : on a busy street in ] Lower According to the North ’ Vancouver. RCMP, the man was allegedly masturbating. in front of a woman flag gin traffic for a road planade near ‘Lonsdale Avenue, ; a At leas three p people: ' called police claiming to. have seen the man exposin himself on the busy road a 1 p.m., according to North Vancouver RCM: (Comet. ‘ Tom Seaman... mh "Police, nan ed a suspect = J: who happened to kave been’ release m North. _ Vancouver RCMP cells seven hours earlier.” - -Police say the suspect was locked up the day | before for public i intoxica-. tion, | - John Reikort, 36; of . North Vancouver, is facing a charge of indecent expo- sure.