“THERE'S A RESERNOIR OF GOODNESS iN THE CANADIAN PEOPLE... THAT TENDS To Come OUT ONLY WHEN THERE 1S A GREAT CHALLENGE...” VIEWPOINT Right in the Noes O WE say No — in a collective voice so loud that politicians at every level of government should sit up and take notice. The resounding defeat Monday of the referendum on the package of constitu- tional reforms contained in the Charlotte- town Accord was as much a defeat for the forces of the established politicians as it was for the accord’s contenis. And it was a rejection that united Canada, because it came frien all regions of the country, not just a siog': disaffected area. In the end, the accord struck too many wrong notes — a reformed Senate with token powers, a House of Commons with @ guarantee of seats for one province that was not shared by others, an ili-defined commitment to aboriginal self-government and an amending formula that writ the above in stone. Indian Arm wants win-win situation And in the end, the threats of economic and political doom from the established political parties were Canadians to vote No rang empty. Most Canadians doubtless wanted to say yes to Canada, but they could not bring themselves to say Yes to the Charlottetown compromise. . Canadians have called the binff of the Charlottetown negotiators. We are now left with the Next One, and it should de left for several years. Canadians fave shown great passion over the past two months for Canada and what it means to them, but they have nei- ther the strength nor the desire to begin all over again. It is time to reflect on the Chariottetown catharsis and return with a different set of players, a better vision and a better deal for all Canadians, not just distinct groups of Canadians. os Dear Editor: I am writing this letter in response to your News Viewpoint ’ editorial, “‘What’s up dock?’’. The District of North Van- couver’s position not to provide a subsidized dock for Indian Arm commuters made it feasible to . proceed with our long-term plans which include the construction of a new commuter dock. As a private business, we can- not afford to allocate and spend the capital to build the commuter dock if there is uncertainty of the Publisher . . Peter Speck demand for it in future. Also, regarding the ‘‘no guar- antee after five years’’ issue, private business does not destroy its source of guaranteed cash flow after investing such a large capital to build the new commuter dock. The life of new docks is about 25-35 years. The moorage security for com- muters will not be an issue once the safety and lability issue is removed by building the new dock. The taxpayers will not have to Display Advertising 980-0511 Distribution pick up the bill for the district to act as divorce counsel if govern- mental bodies restrain from inter- fering. Our problems could be simpler to solve if the private sector is allowed:to manage its own affairs, as has been done at this marina for the last 50 years. Now, the majority of the Indian Arm commuters and Seycove Marina are working to achieve a win-win situation for both parties. K.J. Kim, president Seycove Marina 986-1337 A day to make § one proud of being Canadian MONDAY 'S RESOUNDING No vote is one ef the best things ever to happen to Canada. It showed Canadians of every kind democratically united in a common cause as masters in their own house. No part of the country and no racial or special-interest group re- jected any other. Even more im- portant than the solid 55% na- tional majority opposing the badly flawed Charlottetown deal was the fact that it came from six of the 10 provinces, coast to coast. But they defeated much more than the deal itself. They turned thumbs down on the whole pro- cess which preduced it — along with Brian Mulroney and the en- tire self-serving political, business, labor and media elite which at- tempted to ram it down their throats. As a result, Canadian politics will never be the same again. What we had was actually a peo- ple’s revolution — happily bloodless, in the true Canadian tradition. Democracy seized con- trol from the cabinet room and boardroom, and put it back into the people’s own hands. it leaves many problems still to be solved, of course. But at very feast “* creates no new ones. Quebecers can no longer claim to be “rejected’’ by the rest of Canada. They are suddenly very muci: part of the Canadian mains:veam -— in itself a big step forwasd towards eventually recon- ciliny their legitimate aspirations with those of all their partners. The nation-wide sweep of the vote brought jucques Parizeau little comfart. Progress on aboriginal self- government, economic union, social security and women’s rights never needed the Charlottetown deal. All these important issues are perfectly capable of being ad- vanced by political action and the judiciary within the existing Con- stitution. Above all, the immediate priori- ty for whatever leaders we have teft with any credibility is the economy, the vital key to progress in all other areas. This week Ca- nadians from Atlantic to the Pacific have served notice on such leaders that it’s time to start per- forming — and stop concentrating on protecting their own hides by squandering hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ money. Or else. . . Monday was the day my Canada included Quebec. A day we also gave the world strong reasons for confidence in the Ca- nadian people. A day to make one proud of being Canadian. Noel Weight HITHER AND YON eae SCRATCHPAD: Months before Park Royal engalfed suffering patrons in the current ‘‘revitaliza- tion’? mayhem, a tiny construction project initiated by its former PR/marketing manager Per Danielsen -— now an independent business consultant —- revitalized life for Beacon Hill resident Irv Sisson, 87. Irv, confined to a motorized scooter, can at last visit safely with friends in the nearby mobile park because of the asphalt ramp to the Capilano River bridge sidewalk put in by Per last year and he’s gone public with his thank-you -- that little plywood sign you may have seen on a log at the entry to the bridge, reading: ‘‘Sisson’s Ramp courtesy _ oe of Mr. Danielsen”.. Mean~ - ~~ while, partying types should drop» -. by the Fire Hall, 165 East 33th; sconest to pick up any tickets still * temaining for the seventh annual Halloween Dance sponsored by North Van City Firefighters, start: ing at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 . . Still with goblins and witches, * Maplewood Farm (405 Seymour © River PI.) promises 4 free pum- pkin to each of the first 100 - costumed kids to visit the farm. this Saturday, Gct. 31... Amd - many happy returns of tomorrow, Oct. 29, to Mount Seymour Lions birthday boy Reb Dalton. WRIGHT GR WRONG: Aiways remember, nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. Subscriptions 986-1337 Fax 985-3227 Administration $85-2431 —=a, Sh Wy > 2 aE Managing Editor... Timothy Renshaw Associate Editor....... Noel Wright Sales & Marketing Director Linda Stewart Comptroller... Doug Foot North Shore News, founded in 1969 as an indepenoem suourban newspaper and qualited under Schedule 111, Paragraph It! of the Excise Tax Act, is published each Wednesday, Friday and Sunday by Worth Shore Free Press Ltd. and distributed to every door on the North Shore Second Ciass Mail Registration Number 3885 Subscriptions North and West Vancouver, $25 per ear. 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