"Schreck says he is not calling for Premier Mike Harcourt’s By lan Noble “News Reporter Schreck grabbed media atten- ‘tion Thursday with remarks such as “public discussion of leadership is thealthy,” but he told the News Friday he is-not calling for a lead- tship review. Schreck’s leadership: remarks came.in response to questions egarding the Nanaimo Common- wealth Holding Society scandal. "Earlier Thursday, Harcourt had fired cabinet - minister » Joan Smallwood for suggesting Harcourt mishandled the scandal. Schreck said he wants to make it clear he ‘still supports Mike Harcoun. “There's nothing wrong about publicly. talking ubout how the premier can do better.. That doesn't mean that | don’t support the premier. ft means that I'm a: supporter who believes that. any- body can’ always do better, It ‘doesn’t hurt to publicly talk about that,"' he said.. “One can be more helpful by not being blindly ioyal but by being constructively loyal,” he added; Liberal 2:North — Vancouver- Seymour MLA Daniel Jarvis ‘said Schreck’s remarks indicate he’s try- ing’to take the high road jand absolve himself of any blame. ; ; Schreck tried to distance the current. NDP government from the ‘scandal, saying the party. does not own the problems. oe “What we’re dealing with is a matter of history,” -he said. :“Not that anything within the Harcourt government caused those circum- stances, We had this bag of troubles dumped on our laps.” But that doesn’t sit well with Jarvis, “How do we know it's history?" he asked, noting that not all the evi- dence has came out yet with the RCMP still investigating. He noted many of the current members of the New Democratic Party were members in the early 1980s, when charity funds were channeled to the NDP. Schreck, the NDP’s vice: presi- dent and table officer of the party since 199-4, said he did not know about the charity funds that were ultimately used for NDP purposes : until the report of forensic auditor : Ron Parks was released on Oct. 13. He added he did not know about a $60,000 NDP repayment in 1993 to the party's newspaper until it was publicized in the media this month. Jarvis said he assumes that if Schreck was doing his job as a rep- resentative of caucus to the party, he should have known about the scandal when a copy of Park's report was given to Finance Minister Elizabeth Cull in June. Schreck, who had supported calls for a widely anticipated fall election, added he now expects a spring election. “Lt would be a fool to say this is an optimal time for the NDP," Schreck said. Saying he doesn’t like to com- ment on his own’ re-election chances, Schreck said, “I don't . think (the scandal’s) helpful.* Janet Schreck said-he had talked to Harcourt Friday . morning, : and the run-up to Monday’s referendum. By lan Noble News Reporter Ketchen, of Richardson Greenshield's West Vancouver office. said political issues have historically produced volatility in markets manager Sunday, October 29, 1995 — North Shore News - 3 he said. NEWS photo Torry Poters THE DRIVER of this grey Mustang was rushed to Lions Gate Hospital with undisclosed injuries on Wednesday after the car flipped over on the Upper Levels Highway west of Westview Drive. Relax, money minders say, referendum panic will pass Investors concerned DON’T. PANIC. That's the message local investinent advisers are giving their clients in tough-to-call Quebec should simply “ride this thing through,” she said, RBC Dominion Securities West Vancouver branch manager David French said he expects short-term volatility, but making investment decisions based on that volatility is a bad idea. “In the long run, { think cooler heads will prevail,” He added the best defence in the face of uncertain- ty is a well-balanced, globally diversified portfolio. Calming remarks were echoed by North Shore Credit Union investment services vice- president Doug Smith. “In our view there i is no panic.” he said. “You and I know the sun is going to rise next week.” Smith said that as Yes support has risen recently,: SE ae Mienebieattey expects Harcourt to show up for an event. Sunday in. support of Schreck’s candidacy in the next provincial election. the week before and after the event. “What that tells you is to stand aside and not react with a knee-jerk reaction,” she said. Clients with a well-balanced, quality portfolio more investors have called with questions about lock- _ing in mortgages, buying U.S. cash, and what to do See Phone page § on Be BROADCASTING, BANK- ING ‘and gambling ventures could bring economic self-suf- ficiency to the Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard: Indian band) and other First’ Nations. people, , Chief Leonard George said. Monday night at.a public meet- ing held by a West Vancouver church: 7 SPIRITUAL HEALING TAPPED : CHIEF LEONARD George will use traditional spiritual methods : in ‘a bid ‘to’ reverse the recent North Vancouver District Council ; . decision against the extension of Roche Point Road. : . _. “Before we take council to task and before we take constituents to task, we’re bringing in another holy man to work with us and go ‘into the sweat lodges and re-bless the land again and take away any negative context of the land,” said ‘George. | _.. George said he’s willing to bet that the problem will clear itself “up. He said he does not betieve in “confrontation and wasting my time and being adversarial. “People have experienced that enough:.' ‘We could play dirty bali ‘by saying to the District of North Vancouver we're not going to- build the ice rink. Then they would turn around’ and say we're not going to give you water services. Then, OK, ‘we’re going to skut down Doliarton Highway, and it would go on and on. In the press around the world it would be another bad item.” In. addition: to native spirituality, George said the Tsteil- Waututh have drawn upon Chinese Feng Shui and a dowser in the construction of condominium developments. ; George told the fast of four native issues seminars at St. -Francis-in- The-Wood Anglican church that native people need to take a greater interest in business. He said they should become “hunters of the city _in the way that our ancestors were being hunters of the forest.” He added: “We can do that with the same prin- ciples and the same ethics.” : George said he is leading a drive to open a native-owned, native-run specialty TV service that would give First Nations people across Canada a stronger voice for their concerns and culture. On behalf of ‘the :Tsleil-Wautiith traditional council, George is pledging the first $25,000 and s hoping to convince another 25 bands to do the ame for a feasibility study. - “E think the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television -Telecommunications Commission), -if they're cing to give a licence to anybody in Canada, it would be that idea.” George said, “T hate to say it, put it’s politically correct,’ :He estimates it would cost $18 miltion i in start- p financing for such an operation. “If you own your own (TV station) you can say exactly what you want on exactly what terms and ~ exactly to whom.” he said. “You can add an edu- cational and spiritual dimension and educate whit we feel is our strongest point.” George hopes for approval within a year. He said it would be an example of what “Indian peo- ple can do without permission of treaty neyotii- tions with government and just use what's there. “To me, buying something tike (a TV station) and empowering it is exactly what self-govern- ment is. In the meantime, George is planning for the launch of Native Strategic Investments, a public company that ‘will be offered on the Vancouver Stock Exchange later this year or early in the new year. The company will provide development financing. to native bands across B.C., and eventually across Canada. George said it is necessary because. _ -banks won't deal with Indian bands because they are perceived as a risk. . “What we hope to do is bypass the financial institutions for.a time... period until we can gain solid credi- bility with them,” George said. 7 A native-owned bank. however, is the long-term goal, oF “T sce it as a viable way of really : becoming 2 contributor to Canada : to be a real player-instead of depender, 10 get strong at our weak est point. A’ bank that we create could finance any other nationality as well, We only touch our money once its Indian people, we get it from the paycheque and it goes, straight out of the community.” George also revealed details of a proposal for a three-tiered legalized gambling: system that would help pay the cost for treaty settlement and self- “govern ment. He emphasized the casino proposal is ini the early stages, He said 40% of revenue would go to the oper- ation of the casino and the host band, Another 40% would end up in a fund for self-government. The remaining 20% would benefit registered char- ities. “Why (the government) is talking to us at the: treaty table is because they want to rid themselves of fiduciary responsibility of managing our affairs, but they don't have the money to give that over to us.” he said. : _“bean't think of anything else that would gen-: crate as much money and as quick money as gam- ing would.” 66, To me; buying something like (a TV station )and - empowering it is’ ; exactly what self gov i ernment is. P+ _ Chief Leonard George WE Authe hay ote &