O . Wedaesdas, Junuacy 27, 198K North Shore News INSIGHTS Clad in the flag, John demolishes free trade HOW RAY MARINAKIS VOTES is Ais business. But the genial host of the Canyon Gardens must have at Ieast one soft spot for Opposition Leader John Turner. Mr. Turner's appearance last Friday at a joint meeting of the North and West Van Chambers of Commerce brought Ray a capacity order for over 300 lunches — more than twice the normal number at regular monthly chamber mectings. After the poached salmon and chocolate mousse came the main item on the menu which brought the North Shore's business, pro- fessional and political establish- ment out in force ~~ a 25-minute demolition job by Mr. Turner on the evils of the Mulroney free trade deal. Wittily introduced by Mayor shows thal we're giving away the store to the Yanks and getting nothing worthwhile in return. We still have no ultimate protection against U.S. trade remedy laws, said Mr. Turner, while losing con- trol of investment, capital markets, energy prices and energy sclf-suffi- ciency in what amounts to ‘‘a sale of Canada”’ — a sell-out of our sovereignty. Canada, he stressed, has built a different society from that of the U.S., based on the belief that not everything should be regulated by free trade market forces. Sup- poriers of the Mulroney deal, he charged, are the fearful ones who sored at $5 cach, will race down the river — with prizes for winning “towners" that include a 1988 Chev Corsica. Duck tickets for this major Rotary fundraiser are on sale at booths in Cap Mall and Park Royal South, at Shoppers Drugmarts and Save-on-Foods. POSTSCRIPTS: Congrats to West Van Legion's John Moore, award- ed the Special Celebration 88 medal at the Olympic Torch cere- mony Sunday at Cleveland Dam fot moral character and communi- ty dedication ... Proud North Van Legion parent (another!) is Branch e wednesday world. 118 exec member Bryce Gregg whose son Larry Gregg, still in his 20s, is B.C.’s Commissioner of Compensation and Stabilization ... Trip to Hong Kong was the grand prize won by North Van's John Baxter in the Friends of Vancouver Symphony’s 1986-87 fundraising campaign ... Still seeking volun- teers for her needed army of 2,000 is Loulse Dyer, North Shore coor- dinator for February’s Heart Foundation fund drive — call 922-0470 if you can help ... And don’t tangle with Ald. Stetla Jo Dean once they've finally fixed her injured elbow — did you know that back in the 1960s she and hubby Rolly taught judo at the North Van Rec Centre? WRIGHT OR WRONG: ‘Always forgive your enemies,"* said Oscar Wilde. ‘Nothing annoys them more." ® lack confidence in our future. “T believe ina Canadian future, not a continental future,'' declared John Turner. ‘the {2 Canadian Nags behind him made the point visually — in Naming Liberal red. He sat down to a standing ovation and a warm thank-you from his old Grit buddy, Mayor Don Lan- skail. No doubt about the man’s sin- cerity. But it might help the message if only he could be a little less tense, yo casier on those rather forced grimaces and gestures, and wear the flag with an occasional Nash of Canadian-style humor and humanity! Marilyn Baker, the leader of the former Natural Governing Party presented his set-piece theme with vigor and vehemence. Liberals are in favor of freer trade everywhere. But the fine print of the Tory pact eee WET DRY RUN: Honor was all that the winners in the North Van Rotary Club's media duck race took home last week, the prize money going to the charities of their choice — $250 for CBC's Bill Good, $150 for KISS-FM's Michael Jaye and a $100 for : CFUN's Dave Welsh. The Park Roya! Hotel event was a promo- ! tional dry run for the Feb.14 Great Capilane River Duck Race when up to 25,000 rubber ducks, spon- photo by Glen Erikson HONG KONG BOUND...Symphony friend John Baxter (centre) accepts ais prize from Gerry Goodridge, Ca- nadian Interational Airlines (right), while Alex Klopfer, Vancouver Symphony development veepee, looks on. JOHN TURNER...wearing the Maple Leaf. Sound i | | advice BUT A MUFFLE to your canary at the first sign “of spring if you live in the District of North a w Vancouver. A full-throated aviary aria exceeding ay. 80 decibels of non-continuous sound during the day is potentially considered an unneighborly act according to the new North Vancouver Noise Regulation Byiaw. Should you find yourself embroiled for more than 15 minutes in spirited over-the-fence debate with a disgruntled neighbor, less appreciative of the positive benefits of a bird in song than you might be, make sure it is the voice of the offended party that exceeds 55 decibels. \ Should you take the shouting match on the road, be sure you position yourself on the activity zone desig- nated side of the street while your opponent huris abuse from the quiet zone. The vantage point gives you five more legal decibels of sound to work with. Should the songbird squelching sourpuss roar off in a vehicular huff, filling your ears with the objec- tionable squeal of angry tires burning on asphalt, yeu will then be in a position to match the offended neighbor, noise bylaw tit for tat. Sound silliness aside, the new district bylaw adds some bite te what wus formerly a toothless regulation. The mechanical monitoring of ongoing disturbances is a reasonable respecse to sound pollution. 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