6 ~ Friday, June 26, 1987 - North Shore News “THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER f wef ore 4 6=s Display Advertising 980-0511 ye Classitled Advertising 986-6222 Newsroom 985-2101 Olstribution 986-1337 Subscriptions 986-1337 Publisher: Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Advertising Director Peter Speck Noel Wright Barrett Fisher Linda Stewart North Shore News, founsed 19 1904 at an independent suburban Newspaper And Qualified under Schedule lil Paragrage, It of ther Tecise Tas Act 6s Duttished act Wertnesday Fiatay and Sundey ty Newtn Shore Froe Prosy Lid ated die tidnutens 10 ett y Oo 0 the Motil Ghote Second Class Mait Regisizaton Number 3245 Supscepions NOnn xtad West Vane coe, B25 pret eae Mailing tates aualabe on recast Submissions arm welcome bul as CANE Accent InspoNseNhty lor UN Ob. tad Material inciuding ManUsCHOTs 3M) gactutes which shod be accompanied Dy a stumped, addiassed ernekget Q + FRIDAY 1139 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 Pit menace Entire contents © 1987 North Shore Free Press Lid. All rights reserved. he baying of pit bull dog owners over Van- couver’s new vicious dog bylaw is more the misguided bleating of people suddenly aware that they must take responsibility for their pursuits and possessions. Vancouver City now defines vicious dogs as pit bull terriers, related terrier breeds and any dogs mixed with those breeds. Such dogs must be on a leash and muzzled while in public, and fenced in while at home. Violators face fines of up to $2,000 or two months in jail. But pit bull owners are foaming at the mouth with protests of persecution and vows to defy the bylaw. And yes, they are being persecuted. Thank God for such persecution. We need more of it. Pit bulis, which make up one per cent of the U.S. dog population, have killed 12 people in the past 18 months in the States. New examples of their inbred savagery are now documented almost daily. North Shore councils should take immediate notice and adopt a bylaw similar to Vancouver’s now, before the hounds are loosed on this side of the inlet. : But why step at pit bull owners? Immediate steps ° Ee should be taken requiring all urban dog owners to take 5 5 Vics is Gon, 3 58,489 (average. Wednesday Fiday & Sunday) SDA Division total responsibility for their animals. They have for too long played upon the good graces of the non-dog owning population, who sit and smile helplessly as hounds trash their garbage cans, spread feces over their yards and run wild on public beaches. It is time for society to tighten the leash and apply the muzzle to the masters, not just the menace. How media pros package the Christian message Noel Wright MEDIA AND MESSAGE are the same, declared Marshall MeLuhan. The Christian Science Church’s annual meeting this month in Boston, Mass.—attended by North Shore delegates Honor Hill and Joan Olynyk—suggests’ the high priest of modern com- munication knew a thing or two. The meeting reportedly focused closely on the role of the church’s own print and electronic media, where Christian Scientists take a back seat to nobody. Their global publication, The Christian Science Monitor, daily circulation nudging 175,000, usual- ly has a single religious article. Otherwise, its news reporting and features covering every corner of the earth put it among the world’s great newspapers—right up there with the International Herald- Tribune, The Washington Post, The Times and Le Monde. -It recently opened additional news bureaus in Manila, Canada, the Persian Gulf, Kenya and Tokyo, and has now launched a shortwave radio station in Maine for news and religious programming aimed at Europe, the Soviet Union, the “GET OUT FAST!”...That’s the word from NV Distzict firefighter Lt. Ken Fleming to Grade 3 Fromme Elementary students during a fire safety Middle East and west Africa, A second station in Saipan will soon beam to Asia, the South Pacific and east Africa. The ‘‘media- message’ is subtle yet strong— Christian treatment of the world’s news, packaged in top-flight pro- fessional journalism. McLuhan would have nodded approval. eee GET WITH IT right away is the advice from Ella Parkinson, exec- utive director of the North Van Arts Council which sponsors the Great North Vancouver Clam Chowder Competition set for Sunday, July 26. Now in its third year, the 11:30-4:30 family fun day in Lonsdale Quay waterfront park is shaping up to become North Van’s big annual community bash, complete with food, beer garden, costumes, prizes, entertainment, art displays, craft fair—and, oh yes of course, the clam chowder championship itself. Applications | for the latter and for craft fair tables are still available, but hurry, says Ella (988-6844), because time’s running out fast. NEWS photo Mike Wakelleld lesson in the Ronald McDonald fire safety house. POSTSCRIPTS: It’s bye-bye to- day (Friday)—and all the best!—to Gordon Chow, popular manager of the International Plaza, who departs for his new job as g.m. of the prestigious 450-room Edmon- ton Inn. Taking over the top spot at the Plaza on July 20 is Michael Liang, hitherto executive assistant manager at Toronto’s Sheraton Centre .... A smart salute, please, for 1983 West Van Secondary grad Ian Heselgrave, son of Mr. and Mrs. 3.A.C.. Heselgrave, who received a B.A. degree in com- merce and a commission as Second Lieutenant in the Canadian Forces last month from the Royal Military College, Kingston. He'll be serving as an air navigator officer Elected 2nd vice-president of the Canadian Food Service Executives Association is Shirley Hammond, director of nutfition services at Lions Gate Hospital. A fellow North Van nutrition specialist—- Catherine Rocheleau, director of dietary services at Cedarview Lodge—also won a seat on the board of directors at the Associa- tion’s annual general meeting ... New 1987-88 president of the West Van Kiwanis Club is Jack, Wilks, taking over from outgoing past president Brian Hanna. Elected with him at @ friday focus veepees Larry Coles and Jack May, treasurer Arthur Holmes, directors Gordon East, Ed Fockler, Terry Higgins, and Frank Wilson ... Meanwhile, Margaret Walker of the CNIB has a big thank-you for the Capilano Kiwanis Club, whose generosity extends far beyond its own bound- Paul | Stuart, Des Vosper, Brock Webber ‘blind children from Castlegar and : Dawson City respectively to attend the CNIB’s summer camp on Bowen Island by paying their plane fares. ean WRIGHT OR WRONG: Life would be so much simpler if all the aries. The Club has enabled two good guys wore white hats. the a.g.m. were . Photo submitted IAN HESELGRAVE...degree of- TAKING THE SALUTE...Commodore Walter Lee and wife at the an- ficer. nual sailpast of Burrard Yacht Club — 92 vessels with 548 people aboard.