6 ~ Wednesday, Muay #1,

19X88 ~ North Shore New:

“INSIGHTS

Reform Party spices. its”
history-making with fun

‘TAKING 150 BRITISH COL

UMBIANS for a ride —

Western style — ‘is the priority job this month for North

Van’s Ron Gamble.

Ron, you may recall, is a local
kingpin of the new Reform Party
which believes the only way to get
a better deal fos the West is a
reformed ‘‘Triple-E”’ Senate —-
Elected, with Effective powers and
Equal representation , from cach 5
province. The seven- month-old/
party docsn’ tet have any Com-
mons seats but they've rate
islation for a **Triple-E"’ Senate
anyhow and plan to tT next
week to a like-minded audiénce:
the Western premiers’ meeting in
Parksville on Vancouver Island.

’ And they're delivering it with
made- -for-TV showmanship.

Next Wednesday the document
will be carried to Parksville abvard
“The Constitutional Express’, ac-
companied by all the bells, whis-
tles, balloons and bands befitting
such media events, On arrival, if
all goes to plan, it will be:ceremo-

- nially handed over to smiling

‘-host-Premier Bil) Vender Zaim
witha plea to add it to the 2
mecting's agenda, The rest, they
hope, will be history. }

leg-,

if

/Vhat’s as may be. And anyhow,
__ despite its solemnjname, the
Reform Party earns Brownie

of points for spicing its politics with

fun. The train leaves Victoria at
8:15 a.m., returning at 5:45 p.m.
/ The 150 tickets at $50 include

/ lunch. If you'd like to be on TV —
/ even possibly a part of history! —

call Ron pronto at 688-8090 to see
if any seats are Ieft.

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A THERAPEUTIC GARDEN
planned for a North Van retire-

ment complex will feature inviting/

walkways, non-toxic plants, func:’
tional handrails, footpath lights,;
underground sprinkling and stable,
comfortable furniture. The brain-
child of Cedarview Lodge ad-
ministrator Lenore Paterson, it
aims to provide ‘‘healing’’ beauty
plus SAFETY for special care res-
idents with such illnesses as
Alzheimer’s disease. Fund raising
kicks of f Saturday, May 14, 10.
a.m. lo 4 p.m. at the Cedarview
Lodge Spring Fair — with lots of

“residents” that: has,: over. the?

capital construction Dedet this. year, it:is a’
money come fhropah for, the

pleasant surprise: to $

a

‘issue die: and has mustered :

/ around 12:30 p.m. A family fan |

goodies for supporters, of this
unique project. Drop by.

oer

POSTSCRIPTS: They bade
farewell yesterday at St. Richard’s
Anglican Church to former City
alderman Witiliam Wallace (1966- °°
1968) who died last Thursday at
80.. He also ran as a Socred can-
didate in the 1972 provincial elec-
tion ‘which swept the NDP to vic-
tory. An clectrical engineer by :
profession, his 1939-45 service in
the Canadian army was reflected in
his long, very active involvement
‘with the North Van Legion Branch,
/ (IR... Never short of bright new

/ “ideas, Gertie Todd has now added

a wedding chapel 'to The Perfect
Setting, ber one-stop bridal shop at
(24 West 16th, North Van. With
seating for about 35 it's reportedly
bigger than Lil Vander Zalm's sim-
ilar facility at F antasy Gardens and -
all you have to supply is your own *
parson, rabbi, /1.P. or whatever,
Ceremonial opening is this Satur.
day, May 414; from 2 10 4 p.m...
Happy Golden Years io Larne,
Rooth, 63,/who completed his final
run F ‘riday after 36 years as the
West Van Rlue Bus'system’s
longest-serving driver — looking
after his devoted “‘regulars’’ (in
the Words of one) “like a mother.
hen?" .... And to see how Lorne an
his’colleagues do it, don't miss the /-
annual Blne Bus Roadeo neat }
unday, » May 1S, fronv sim. one
ward with the prizes handed out ai
event with refreshments forall and |
even the possibility of taking part
ina mini roadca, it happens at the
North Van transit depot. 221 !
L loyd Avenue. “

WRIGHT OR WRONG: Most;

< people accept good advice grace:
fully, provided it doesn't ‘interfere * .
with what they intend to doe |

Managing Editor
: ‘Associate | Editor » .

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“the garden,/

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Sori Fair thls Saturday to False fands for is “thera

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