cuous OLLINS ° pet this straight © PARDON MY mirth, but the hype that's being peddled over the wonderful twin towers project our betters are planning for Marine Drive and Taylor Way is the stuff of comedy. We are told that the edifices in question will be more impressive than the Forbidden City, more beautiful than the Acropolis, and more useful than the Colosseum. The cighth wonder of the world, in fact. [t will also put nine million bucks into the public purse. It will be ‘49 per cent park and public access,"’ and will ‘‘max- imize” this and ‘‘minimize’’ that, it will be a haven of quiet, and will even have a Poets’ Corner. “Do people really know what it is that they don’t want?’’ asks Godfrey Mead, who speaks for the Newcorp Corporation and scems to be alarmed about the rage being shown by the peasantry. Cp T here is also to be a ‘berm.’ But who knows what a berm is? has West Van ever had a berm and does it need one? Sounds like something a fellow could trip over.’’ 1 think so. What they don’t want, Godfrey, are those twin towers. They prefer the Royal Pontiac salesroom and its ap- purtenances. As for the Poets’ Corner, it will probably be brimful with hippies, men with lisps, and designer pants. And not a poet in sight. There is also to be a ‘‘berm.”’ But who knows what a berm is? Has West Van ever had a berm and does it need one? Sounds like something a fellow could trip over. As for that ‘‘gateway ap- proach,’’ forget it. Unless we can Jock the gate, that is. weer One of the weirdest tax com- plaints I’ve ever come across has been steered my way by Helga Ruiterman, who owns Raindrops Boutique in the South Mall in Park Royal. She owed two cents on her 1987 income tax for employees’ deduc- tions, whereupon the tax lads presented her with a $50 penalty for non-payment. When she demurred, they charged her $3.82 interest. “} have written to them every month disputing this, but they have ignored me,’ she said. ‘‘They just deducted the money from the regular monthly payments | have to make to them.”” She provided supporting evidence for all this, otherwise I wouldn’t have believed her. One cannot ask her tormenters what their side of the story is because they never discuss individ- ual tax matters. weet The Frenchification of this country proceeds in ways large and little. A Burnaby reader, Mrs. Elaine Schick, sent to the CBC for some pamphlets or brochures, her young son having a schoo! project to do on television. They sent her a glossy magazine. Entirely in French, it was, except for the second-place title ‘‘Cana- dian Broadcasting Corporation.”’ (Second to ‘‘Societe Radio- Canada,”’ that is.) “None of us understand a word of French,”’ stated Mrs. Schick. “This was a total waste of time, apart from the fact that it arrived too late for the project. If I re- quested another one it would probably be in Japanese.”’ Or in Urdu, Vietnamese, Man- darin, etc, Mrs. Schick. Let us not discriminate. Then there was the appeal for funds from the Kidney Founda- tion. It was addressed to ‘‘Mon- sieur Smith,’”’ of Bowen Island. Also, the guy who got his state- ment in French from *‘Trust Royal.”’ But the winner is Mr. John Plummer of North Van- couver who, noting that English comes second on the Prince Ed- ward Island logo for the Canada Games, complained to Premier Joe Ghiz. He got a letter back telling him not to worry about it. Odd notes: Reform Party leader Preston Manning came over like a right-wing Tommy Douglas at that meeting in West Van: amusing, hard-hitting and fluent....Some people thought J was being nasty to David Lam, the new Lt. Gov, when J made brief mention of his appointment. Not at all. Am sure he’s a fine chap....if you want to hear a Pat Burns speech on South Africa, go to the Canadian Friends of South Africa meeting in the PNE boardroom at Exhibition Park tomorrow night. Meeting starts at 8. There will also be a film featuring Dr. Christiaan Barnard Strike improves business From page 5 store buys its wine directly from a winery. B.C. liquor stores were the first target of the BCGEU’s strike. Twenty-nine thousand workers have closed down virtually all gov- ernment offices. About 2,000 of the 29,000 employees have stayed on the job in essential services. Both sides say wages remain the sole stumbling block to reaching an agreement. The union has asked for a 25 per cent wage increase over three years including catch-up increases for some jobs that have falien behind. The government meanwhile has offered about 17.5 per cent. Classifieds Sell 986-6222 9 ~ Wednesday, September 21, 1988 - North Shore News Seniors’ groups receive funds by groups of seniors enabling them to remain aclive and involved in their community. TWO NORTH Shore seniors groups have received contributions totalling $11,564 in federal New Horizons program grants for community projects. The North Shore Volunteers for Residents in Care Facilities Association will use $7,307 to ini- tiate a frail elderly drop-in centre at the site of their new offices in West Vancouver. A variety of daily living activi- ties as well as crafts programs will be organized. New senior volun- teers will be recruited and trained to assist the fraif elderly seniors in their community, The Lions Manor Tenants Association will use a $4,257 grant to organize a variety of activities for the residents of the seniors apartment building. An educational program, bingo, cards and pot-luck Junches will be offered. 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