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"LOVE THAT BOAT — and well he.

may! It’s taken this North Shore resi-
‘dent to some of the world’s most ex-
otic . places, surrounded by. top
‘: Hollywood stars... : :

” For the past five years freelance

“film director Bob Gray of North Van

shas been retained as production
-umanager for the two-hour specials of
““Loveboat’’, one. of TV’s most
+popular and longest running shows.
:The three specials. produced each

_ year feature the Loveboat crew and..

their passengers on extended cruises
far .from their“ regular .. Mexican

“Riviera run — to such destinations /

‘as Europe, the Mediterranean and
-the Orient. All the off-ship scenes are
‘shot on location, .as'in last night's
‘Loveboat episode on Channels 4 and
13: a cruise to Egypt with shore trips
‘to its. ancient: glories, including the
‘temple at Luxor. ©

In ‘military ‘terms, Bob’s' job on -

these occasions” ‘is ‘that. of

-quartermaster-general, responsible _

for arranging and directing all ad-

ministrative details’ of the © film-< :

shooting expedition, which may con-
sist of 130 or more people. He begins

“.by setting up the. visit with the

foreign government in question, in-
volving any necessary visas, permits

and peciutes which should be acecmpaned by a siamped, addressed envolope

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and other immigration formalities.
He deals with union requirements
pertaining to the trip. Then come the
‘101 ‘“‘housekeeping’’ chores — ac-

commodation,. meals, transporta-

tion, supplies, health care, schedules,
you-name-it.

A member of the Directors Guild -

-of Canada, Britisl-born Bob arriv-

ed here 28 years ago. His main work

captain and a city.

eel Wright

Rev. ED WALLACE... inorig a2.

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lies in the field of film and video pro-’

duction proper. But his Loveboat
Stints abroad have qualified him for
at! least two other skilled
occupations. - ;

Running a luxury travel agency for
the jet set — or replacing gopher as

Chief Purser on the Loveboat itself! Y

eon

ENGRAVED ona headstone i in the

VIRGINIA STEPHEN...seeking
young West Van talent. ‘

| Joggers running on

“EXERCISE will not make you

healthy. It will not make you live
” tonger. Fitness’ and health are not .

So claims cardiologist: .Henry

‘Solomon in The Exercise Myth .
"(1984 Harcourt. Brace Jovanovich), ~

-his perceptive: and. closely-argued
attack: on. the ‘fitness, craze which
“grips. millions of North Americans:

“~Dr. Solomon says that almost
nothing you have been told about
‘the benefits of exercise is true. It
won't extend your life, protect you

' from a killer heart attack (or heal

your ticker once you have suffered
one). Even the so-called ‘trunner’s
high’’ eludes all but a few

‘ dedicated joggers.

Laced with statistics and the
results of numerous studies, The
Exercise Myth contends that:

There are on record a signifi-

a

cant number of exercise-related
cardiac deaths,

eA heart attack victim on a.

“cardiac rehabilitation’ program
is wasting his time and money, and
possibly risking a. further cardiac
event. An exercise stress test is not
precise enough to uncover evidence
of coronary disease.

*The ‘‘athlete’s heart’, a
slower, at-rest heartbeat, is a
valueless target to aim for. ”

To work out too vigorously, or

at least a B-plus grade.

dividual ministers.

government in protest.

unionized minority.

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graveyard. of a peaceful English
village is the name of our neighbor
across the Inlet whose first century
we celebrate this year. Since 1798 the
remains of Captain George Van-
couver have rested beside the church
at Petersham in England’s county of.
Surrey — and there, this spring, a

: West Van priest 'will re-dedicate the ~
~. bond between the gallant captain and |

the city whose future’ site he
discovered.

Rev: Ed. Wallace, rector of St. .
Stephen’s Anglican Church in West .

Van, has been honored by an invita-
tion from B.C.’s Agent-General in
London, Alex Hart, to'conduct a
special service at the Petersham
church to ‘commemorate ‘Van-
couver’s centennial. It will take place
Sunday, May 11, with members of
the royal family. in attendance..
The choice of, Rev. Wallace is
doubly appropriate. . The -North
Shore, too, .shares Capt. _Van-
couver’s name. And when you get
tight down to it, he obviously.

discovered the site of West Van-at’

least an hour or two before

; Penetrating the ¢ First Narrows! :

nee

‘YOUTH TALENT in the perform-,
ing and visual arts last year raised '
funds for three substantial scholar-

ships for West Van school students

“at the West Van Community Arts

Council’ s first ‘Showcase of Spring
Stars’’:::This year, reports exec,
director Virginia Stephen, the Coun-
cil is aiming for. a similar target (or
better) with its renamed ‘‘Scholar-

ship Showcase '86’’ and she’s call-:

ing for a bumper turnout of gifted

wrong

to run too hard and too far is in-
viting damage to joints, tendons,
ligaments, and a whole range of
orthopedic horrors, not to mention

‘‘exercise-induced asthma’’ or.

“runner’s anemia.”’ (Dr. Solomon
notes. that. no one seems to. recall

the full story for which: the, mara-.
thon is named, i.e., after running.
26 miles the runner dropped dead!) .-
Dr. Solomon’ does: not counsel’
total. inactivity. He recommends. an

brisk walk of 3 a ‘mile: in’, “1S, to” 20

It’s smart policies to keep your options open as long as
possible, which explains why he didn’t announce an elec-
tion date or even a date for the recall of the Legislature.
Timing is the key to vote-winning.

He was smart, too, in making no attempt to defend the
credibility of his cabinet after the recent rash of so-called
scandals. The public memory is notoriously short and the
average British Columbian presently has much more serious
problems on his or her mind than technical breaches of vague
conflict-of-interest guidelines or the bedrooin life’ of in-:

Mr. Bennett’s indication that the Compensation Stabiliza-.
tion Program for restraining wage increases will be tightened
has organized labor crying foul, with the B.C. Government
Employees Union breaking off its contract talks with the

But his emphasis on job security and job creation — “not
more money for those already working’? — should certain-
ly win approval from the non-union majority of the B.C.
labor force and its 13% of hard-core unemployed. And his
promise of more money for hospitals and education (read,
also, more jobs) will appeal to a still wider public.

Until recovery strengthens, it doesn’t take a degree in
economics to figure out that none of the latter groups have
anything to gain from unrealistic wage, increases for a

If the Premier talked tough on this subject, he also talk-
ed sense to the greater part of his audience.

: fabric.

West: “Van.

’ minutes.

vince last Wednesday disappointed a good many peo-

Pi Bill Bennett’s ‘‘upbeat’’ TV address to the pro-
ple and angered labor circles. Nevertheless, it deserves

youngsters in grades 7 to: 12.

The big show — an evening of per-
formances plus.a visual arts exhibi-
tion — takes place in April, with all
proceeds going .to the scholarship

_ fund. Auditions, judged by panels of |

professionals, are now. being arrang-
ed for vocal ‘and/or instrumental
‘music, acting, dance; drawing, pain-
ting, print-making, ‘photography and

Kids who shine*in any of these

fields ‘should call Gini at 922-1110
‘weekdays or’ Peggy at 922-2991 even-
ings pronto for details. The money
“you help ‘‘Showcase’ earn could :
, become your own! :.

: POSTCRIPT: Look: for. colorfe ;
‘clowns from Handsworth ‘School |
entertaining SeaBus. and. SkyTrain :
-commuters next Friday. morning,

Valentine: Day:-~' theyll be‘raising”

* money for. the Variety Club Fund for

children with ‘special :needs, 2...

’ Honored last ‘Tuesday for. jong ser- .
‘ vice at the North Van District. awards.

banquet were municipal employees a
Bruce Campbell, - “Frank’ ‘Carberry,
Jack Hastings, Don Johnston, Nor- -

-man Pennock, Walter Soule and

Ruth Thomassen .. . and congrats to
UBC Alumni scholarship ‘and bur-.
pote winners Jacqueline Wilson,
tivia Chang and Reka Vasarhelyi of
North Van,- plus Dawn Cheng,
Audrey Cheng and Donald: Bobert of

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WRIGHT OR WRONG: The big:
gest idiot sometimes asks questions

‘the smartest man’ can’t answer. ” oe

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Anything faster (hor-
rors!) would be jogging. :

A controversial book to be sure,
and one that sloths and layaboiits
are bound to brandish and quote

from, like Chairman Mao’s little,

red book. Nonetheless, an entire.

generation,’ with: lots: of help ‘from -

the thedia, has. ‘swallowed © hole
the: fitness. and . exercise . ‘message.
Perhaps‘ the time’ is: Tipe - for’ Dr.

Solomon’ s dissenting | voice to be wee ee
heard... ae pees