"By Blaworth Dickson: A week | " Redorat: Communications - Minister: ‘Jeanne Sauve said that _ pey-televiston is. inevitable. he said the government will announce a firm policy ‘on pay TV this fall. The aim is to allow the introduction of commercial free eevpported other progtams su solely by cable-subscriber yments. Pay TV is already use at some hotels in downtown Vancouver where a selection of movies can be viewed. 2 for Heblitat-watchers by _ _ im __Intomnationally resowed architect | . “4 . Architecture is both nec- essity and folly. ; It is our man-made envir- ; onment—our second skin to which we look for protection and, shelter. In the beginn- ing, it is our creation; but in the end, just by being there, ‘it will change us. the ‘technology. that crea- tes our man-made environ- ment is neither good nor bad . but. must. be understood _ within the needs of human. life. .Not only its physical . needs, but also its psycho- ‘logical needs. Human emo- tions are not fulfilled by - solving functional problems, — yet in the past we have built: our: cities according . to functional-technical and re- lated. economic issues. We are only too acutely aware of the'results and the | failures that’ have sprun ' from ignoring our: emotion self. It is only human that we - will rebel against the ‘arion- mity that modern apartinent butidings and modern office buildings have ‘forced. upon ia Inc vidual creativity and we most efficient and each one. delivered. Nesth Vencoave ae _ ally opposed. ” "gone wron wrong with ‘our. envir- . what we can do to create an _ environment sense in’ planning. . _ planning to to specialists would . "deliver flyers: The North Shore. News offers the delivery of flyers, brochures and pamphiets on the North Shore. . We already cover every: door on the ‘North Shore~all we .haveto do fe insert your flyer into our paper, and pay our carriers a. ‘bonus: for . ¥ ews A , a diviaion of north abcre freee prema tick Tt ‘sounds Iike a ood ‘idea if I think it’s a ridiculous idea. - the. billing method. ‘can be _Why can’t we. see first run . - Bimple. movies _ presen “system of cab bviston. PH bet - that it’s going to cost more to - see many -of the same ' Programs we see now. we have to have .. $10 :worth - of .quasters on. hand. I sure like the idea of no commercials. ; 9 * habitat. Each. is equally rtant: and ‘each cannot st without the other. I cail: . these! cosmetics, . relation- ship and ‘common sense. Cosmetics to our environ- ment .are not a frili ‘but a necessity. the. conformity bred by ating overhead wiring ‘and. mass-society are diametrte: . ” great strides toward making. ‘our-environment more live- “We have seen what has able. The category of cos- metics also incudes: the | : w onment. can no look to We can learn. from. the traditions of many European — villages: ‘where “it is. an. unwritten - law . ‘that . “ench | more ‘Feapon- sive to our needs. ‘Though our. age. ts, char- acterized by. the ‘complexity. of specialization,’ the ‘prin- | .ciples’ of planning human habitat are not as complex as — -some'so-called experts would want, us' to believe. Infact, : there’, .is;much evidence to suggest ‘that. through . the ora have of ‘specialization ave fost. our common spring. | In order ‘to have an come a human habitat, we . Architectural relationships are ‘the’ common courtesy. . needed in a tivkig When you ; . , furnish your living room you - know that you Bust relate | “the job | of ‘each plece to each other. You ~ ‘don't’ put an “orange: crate | To | leave | ‘to abandon = common. sense. Citles are for people mot the other way sround. Our’ human habitat needs - .@are and maintenance not just in a drab functional way, ‘but in a vital organic sense, so why do you think we can ‘treat acity street differently? - Tho: only tool we have to: so-called zoning bylaw which » does”: control ‘density ‘and’. “separates isses,’ but which ‘To this end, we can outline says nothing about relation- a three-pronged approach to. abl ps. cet po economical an Deants Writes - ‘the. improvement of “our a Simply .elimin- © _ planting more trees would be _ ‘maintenance ‘of buildings. “house be. whitewashed in the | “a environment that can be-. ” cannot. Agnore relationships.: — - beside @ dining room table, : order our environment is the * . | ot aaa an ees ie a, Sel ee cee Deeb eee a nn OF Nozth Vanceaver mm I think that T¥is'a good ‘idea’ if: a pay is: -a’, wide selection of movies ‘and ‘it does not cost too. much.. : “we ‘have. long suffered ‘without any concept of how to relate. our. buildings t each. other. It is : ‘simple . mindedness to assume that proper relationships: can be formed without one. We - need rules and we need them _ now. ‘ mo, a ‘planning. “We can. call, it | common sense. To. illustrate, we ‘can. ‘examine. traffic: and: related: . , ve Mas BE Se - transit systems are depen: North Vancouver ’ Pay TV has been opera ating in land for.some time. now. Althou Ay it is expensive, I do. think system compared to what we . have here. dent on people being. able.to -walk to them. But,: do’ we. build high-density housing around transit stations? No. Land prices are cheaper away from transit stations, so apartment buildings are